The San Francisco call., 1908-10-15
Gleason Wires Papke
His Transportation
Weight Champion Should
Arrive Early Next
Week
By T. p. MaqiIIigan

JACK Gleason, match maker for the
Occidental athletic club. received a
telegram from Tom Jones. Billy Papke's
manager. in which the latter said that
he and his protege were ready to
leave Tor the coast Immediately on re-
celpt of transportation.
Gleason Immediately hotfooted ii to
a convenient railroad Office and had
the transportation telegraphed to the
mIddle weight champion and his man
ager. Tne- pair are now at La Sale.
ILL.,. and if they start at once should
arrive In. this city the early part of
next week
ketcheps ability because he waIloped
nim so soundly at Los Angeles. and
ne viii train al least a month to pre-
pare himself for the Thanksgiving day
The local fight fans are very anxious
70 get a look at Papke in action, and
When ne pitches camp here he is sure
70 10 have good crowds daily out to see
Gleason also heard from KetcheI and
the latter will return and start his
preparatory work for the fight at
Crohs gardens in Alameda about No
Johnny Murphy. the Fighting Harp Of San
rranclsco. who Is to meet his old rival. Lew
aogH; roweH; before the Pacific athletic club the
18th OF this month. arrived in the city yesterday
morning and~wfif- start training at CrolPs in
Alameda In a day two.
put, put him on edge: as he has been quite busy
i',ie ne,t ringman OF late and he looks keen for
very nicely in Los Angeles, and. while he is
not as oily with gold the traditional goose,
ne had nice piekings in the southern city.
Ine little fellow Is pleased with himself
as bug In rug and is brimful Of confidence.
murphy 8 victory over Maurice Savers has put
him in high feather with himself and that
Angeles.
Johnny says the game in the south is very
McCarey clubs have plenty of work for the
Do1ers. and while the purses are not as tempt
Ing as they are in San Francisco. they are Of
size not to be shifted at.
In beating Sayers Murphy won over very
tough, rugged and pretty skilIful fighter. Sayers
tried against the best Of them. and none of
them ever beat him conclusfvely than the
popular little Fighting Harp OF San Francisco.
When Cyclone Johnny Thompson arrives in the
city, and that should be tomorrow at the latest.
all OF iercarfs boxers for this month will be
There are those among the fight fans who
ride thompson much too high the back OF
their regard OF a certainty the Cyclone. while
neither the glass OF fashion nor the mold OF
form as ringman is useful performer. To
watch the Cyclone fight is great treat. He
Of class. but he fights an honest battle. much
after the fashion OF wash lady exchanging
fighting folk with the mental equipment OF
yearling rabbit hold Thompson champion.
at the worst, near champion III he Is
one or other OF these things, then he has never
shown it.
Robbing Thompson OF not one whit Of an
honest ring record. there is nothing in that
belligerent document that smells OF class.
Fight fans of this city can easily. recall
Ihompsons bout with Dick Hyland. At that
beach with his pugilistic warmth. Still. HyIand
gave Thompson merry a lacing and sound
hiding as any ringman was handed for long
recall the referee OF that fight. but that gentle
man handed Thompson draw. Truly. Thomp-
srevedore In an ENHANCEMENT with a fellow
craftsman, but Hyland was the man who landed
all the Furnishing blows in that contest Thomp-
son stood up gamely. stoutly and made a slat-
terny, stubborn fight and through maudlin SYM
pathy got a draw.
from it. As an honest. willing performer the
Cyclone is deserving OF more than a modicum
Of credit. He is good pugillstic platter.
VINO lacks every one OF the qualities Of stake
performer save gameness and a heart OF oak.
Also 1t is not without the rim Of the memory
Of fight fans how the Cyclone burst upon
ringman knowns George Memsic 10 some
and Jimmy Burns to others Those of the local
pugilistfc colony who that fight. and were
as free from prejudice the palm OF a mans
hand is guiltress OF feathers. declared that Mem
sic handed Thompson such lovely lacing that
the only marks Of real Identification left open
to his friends at Sycamore, ILL.,, were the
famous Thompson caulIhower ears.
Thompson Is conscientious workman. eager,
of a dollar. loves his friends, bulls the unwary
and sympathetic. but as for having real class
a ringman he lacks that quality as much as
a pachyderm lacks the soft and refining COM
plexion Of Paris beau.
1t will be merry night Of gloves in Oakland
tonight when Matchmaker Eddie Smith will
stage the Reliance clubs monthly boxing show.
The bouts will be held at the Piedmont rink
on Twenty fourth street and Oakland avenue,
and fans from this side who want to see the
bouts should catch the Key Route ferry boats
and take the Twenty-second and Broadway
cars at the mole.
Bob Emmett and Fred Cooley pair Of
husky heavies. will furnish the windup Of the
night. while~ Fred Ward and Sam Nelson will
appear In the semiwindup.
Both these bouts should furnish some rare
fighting Cooley and Emmett husky heavies-
Emmett has the heavier wallop OF the pair but
it is question If he is game as Cooley.
With six rounds In which to complete the lob
there should be knockout in this battle
Nelson is very well known TO local fight fans
His good showing against Kid Harrison in this
city gave him place in the ranks Of the