The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22


act as human punching bags for Ketch-
el, and as the former champion is down
fine and in none too sweet disposition,
both men are likely to realize that the
billet of sparring partner to a man
who mauls like the Michigander is no
easy task.
Papke will box eight rounds today
He wiz divide his sparring between
AL Kaufman and Ollie Cornett, and as
each of these fellows is of behemothic
proportions flashing good work can be
looked for. Kaufman and Papke are
Of friendship equal to that of Damon
and Pythias, but when they get the
gloves on they indulge in real fsticuffs
and do not allow friendship to stand
in the way of real hard and, bitter
boxing
BETTING STILL STATIONARY
The betting on the outcome of the
big Thanksgiving day mill at COffFOth's
arena has grown so brisk that COM
missioner Tom COrbett is confident
that more money viii change hands
| on this contest than. on any fight that
I has occurred here this year.
At first there was a great disposition
on the part of the betting public TO
favor Papke, and at one stage many
wise spectators predicted that the
betting would close at as good as TO
on. the Illinois man, but in the last rev
days there has been such an influx of
Ketclsel coin that the betting has re-
NAMED stationary.
Tom Corbett declares that he does not
look for any further switch in the bet-
ting and says he thinks the present
odds Will prevail until the men nave
settled their difference. Last night the
Ellis street commissioner posted the
odds a 10 to ON Papke, and had plenty
of Ketchel money at eVens that the
Michigander would safely weather IS
rounds. Ketchel money has been COM
| ing in freely in the last two days,
and unless some of the PaPke admirsrs
\ place heavy commissions directly be
fore the battle, it is not at all unlikely
| that the Michi gander may even advance
slightly in the figures now offered.
! Fight followers of an analytical turn
1 of mind are already at work dissectinS
the points in favor of each OF the com
/ batants in the Thanksgiving day event
and 1t is quite surprising to see the
number of really intelligent hSht fans
| who hold Ketchel on even terms with
| his cOnquerOr.
In discussing KetcheFs chances last
night one follower of the sport, who
| studies the styles OF boxers, declared
tnat he liked ketchel because the
Michigander is not only terrlac NIT
ter and can take an awful mauling but
because of his ability to hit rapidly
and from almost any angle
KErCHEL AN ELUSIVE HITTER
You very likely have observed" re-
marked this man, that Ketehel unlike
MANY heavy hitters, does not have TO
! get in any particular position to land
/ effectively. He seems to hit from any
! where and everywhere and his blows
/ have the force of trip hammer back
I of them. Then again. Ketchel- IS
dan gerous man TO the very last ditch
! / have often noticed that when most
/ of the hard hitting scrappers get well
pummeled for a couple of rounds
! their punch willis and loses its effective
4 ness. 1t is not so with ketchel.
Now it is not hard to recall the
| KatcleI- Kelly fight Up to the time
I that aEetcheI brought over that shift.
Kelly was giving him an unmercl1ul
! gruelling The Italian hit the Michigan
| man often and hard enough 10 drop
an OK. He battered him midriff and
! topsail. but Ketchel weathered the
storm and that punch he handed Kelly
| In the third round convinced even the
most skeptical that Stanley's guns are
not impaired even under the most des-
perate and cruel onslaughts-
/ i There is certainly a deal OF point
and meat In the argument Of, this
| Ketchel admirer. The Michigander IS
a desperate fighter and as ruthless un-
der fire as ever a pirate that hoisted
| the Jolly Roger. There is dash OF the
piratical in the Ketchel style of fight
ing He fights and fights and tnen
! fights some more He does not seem
to know how to nurse himself, and once
he. scents victory even from afar he
is as relentless and eager for the issue
IL W
! is the reason for the spectacular style
| of fighting the Michigan. maulers pur-
! Sues He neither asks nor extends
/ quarter, is eager at all times to take a
chance. and in all his fights has shown
| more than Willingness to take a
| punch or even two to land one hlnseI II. II
/ While this style of fghtiug appeals 10
| the fight fans and makes a man popu-
lar with the spectators. il is not al
1 Ways the most effective. Throwing all
caution to the winds in fight is as
disastrous as 1T is in any other line
| of endeaVo When Ketchel gets StunS
he does not seem to realize the advant-
age OF parleying for time and holding
on until his judgment clears
GOOD SECONDS INVALUABLE HELP
Ketchel,s fault of fighting wild could
be remedied to certain extent by haV-
1 ing good ring generals IN his corner.
handlers who could hold the leash on
i the Ketchel anxiety. and it would pay
the Michigan man in the extreme 70
get the best handlers procurabie In bis
| corner for the coming encounter. A
second with the experience or Spider
Kelly would be very valuable asset
| in Ketchel,s corner for the coming con-
test 1t has been said by wise fight
| fans who saw the Papke-Ketchel fight
in Los Angeles that the Incompetence
OF the Ketche1 seconds had big share
in deciding that contest against him. a
turfman who follows the game. ex-
pressed himself recently on the point
and averred that when Paplxe closed
KetcheTs eyes in the opening round the
Michigander's seconds were at loss to
know how to act. and that KetcheI got
no relief from his predicament until
some fight fan. who knew the game
managed to prevail on Stanley's sec
4 onds olance the closed optic and reduce
the swelling.
81 PAPKE Is STYLISH MIILMAN
1t has been a long time since any
1 Tighter has appeared in California who
seems to know how TO use his two
1 hands as well as PaplSe. The Illinois
i ThunderbOlt is ambidexterous and hits
well with either hand AT one time
Billy favored his right hand, but he
soon learned that his left was a very
useful offensive member. and he has
been doing deal of execution with IL
in all his recent fights.
3. Billy is keen ring general and z
very cool and tantalizingt anita gonist
There are fight fans who marvel that
Papke did not do for Ketchel in less
than IL rounds In Los Angeles whan he