The San Francisco call., 1908-11-05

L
ager says he is not and probably
In stature Papke is short, compact
and round This fellow seems to be the
man of mystery of the prize ring. He
surely defies all the natural laws by
which fight critics gauge the qualities
and prowess of prize ring heroes.
In the days when black Joe Walcott
was the ring demon they dubbed him
the Giant Killer" This lad Papke
seems to have succeeded the Barbados
Terror In the right to be called the
Giant Killer for when he beat Ketchel
he surely conquered the handsomest
ring figure pugilism has known in
many years.
And the light figure that he can
make is not worrying Papke. In fact,
the Papke people are confident that
Billy will again beat Ketchel. After
seeing Papke and studying his ring
record we readily see a reason for his
friends calling him the Thunderbolt.
Surely this man must have some OF
the qualities Of the thunderbolt in his
makeup when he can beat such lions or
the ring as Ketchel
is NATURAL FIGHTER
Asked for an explanation of Papke's
remarkable ring record, one would be
at loss to answer on any physical
basis. Papke is powerful man for
his inches, that Is true. He is clean,
straight hitter, a fighter of wonderful
stamina and pluck. The Thunderbolt
is your natural fighting man.
Of Papke those who have seen him
fight declare that he is one of the
greatest, If not absolutely the greatest.
middle weights the world has ever
known. They say of the Illinois man
that he has punch that is as per
suasive as the caress of policeman's
night stick.
The compact muscles of Papke are
as strong and relentless as leather
they used to have an instrument or
torture. which Prussian delicacy called
the iron maiden Malefactors against
the laws were wont to be squeezed by
this lady From the bearlike grasp
this fellow Papke hands one. 1t is
doubtful If a squeeze from the iron
maiden would not be preferable to
hug from the Illinois Thunderbolt.
Papke will need to do very little
work for his coming bout with
Ketchel, and what work he will do
will likely be of a kind that will build
up his weight instead of tearing 1t
down. Billy took a jog about the hills
of Marin county yesterday. and that
was all the work he did He has not
even looked at a gymnasium IS yet.
and will hardly do any inside work
before Sunday, when he will box with
Bad Bill Aldridge and Ollie Cornett
for the benefit of the fans who wish to
see him in action.
KETCHEL BEGINS WORK TODAY
Stanley Ketchel did not begin work
at CrolPs, in Alameda, yesterday. as
he was supposed to do, but he sent
word to his quarters that he would be
on deck today and begin work for his
match with Billy Papke.
The reports as to Ketchefs weight
seem to have been exaggerated. as
Stanley is not much more than 10
pounds above the required weight now.
fine shape, and his defeat at the
hands of the man whom he is going to
oppose Thanksgiving eve does not
seem to bother him in the least
"a n fcrQ nd hfr1Ir l1o a
bit overconfident last time he met
Papke. and that it was this over
confidence that led to his downfall.
Ketchel realizes the worth of the old
fall, and he will hardly be as
scornful of Papke when he meets him
Thanksgiving eve as he was when he
met him Labor day.
Ketchel purposes to get in the very
best of condition for this fight. and he
expresses supreme confidence as to the
outcome. He is thoroughly convinced
that 1t was his failure to exercise eau
ton and care in his last battle that
lost it for him, and he does not pur-
pose to be caught mapping on the oc
casion OF his next fight:
Jack Burns. who is booked TO fight Joe
Willis at Vallejo next Wednesday night. will
leave for the battle-ground today. Burns and
Jack viii win from Willis, aud in that event
they propose TO challenge the winner of the
Kaufman Mustalne ngnt. whlch taxes place in
Los Angeles November 10.
Harry Lombard. champion of Canada. and Kid
Dalton. Jack Grace's scrapper. viii hook up at
will be given battle with Cyclone Johnny
Thompson. Eddie Smith will referee tonight's
fight
Jack Grace. who is handling Dalton. thinks
his boy is conner and says that if he wins
from Lombard tonight and later defeats Cyclone
hat hat
talking about the lightweight championship.
Lew Powell is hunting quarrel There are
folk who claim that trouble is never hard to
find. but Powell is not of these. Lew says
he is ready and willing to fight any lightweight
in the business and names among others Johnny
Murphy and Freddie Welsh. The radiant haired
serapper AYERS that he can beat either OF these
lads and says that he is willing to fight either
on any terms they may. name:
Billy Delaney and AL Kaufman left on the
Owl for Los Angeles last night. Kaufman is
engaged to fight Terry Mustaine before Jeffries'
club near Los Angeles on the night OF Novem-
Der TO-
Delaney thinks that Mustaine will only be a
smith will put the Nevadan away long before
the twenty fifth round is reached. IL he beats
Mustaine Delaney expects to match Kaufman
against Jim Barry any other fighter who cares
to fuss with him. Kaufman has been quite
a busy ringman of late and has won =, al his his
recent fights in such decisive fashion that the
fight fans beginning to see in him future
heavy weight champion
Unless the lid is acutlaly clamped on the
game in New York Joe Thomas viii meet Sailor
Burke in Gotham for six round tilt on the
night of November IL Joe writes to the sport
ing department OF The Call that he Is In fine
shape and that he expects to beat Burke.
Thomas is doing his preliminary work at STRAIT
ford, Conn.
In letter to the sporting department of
The Call Gregory Mitchell. who Is managing
r., AKA 1o hoe pd