The San Francisco call., 1908-10-08
Kelly and Papke May
Fight Here
BY It. p. MagiIIigan

When Promoter Charley Lercart OF
the Pacific athletic club learned of the
ban on the lighting game in Wisconsin
he Immediately got Dusy. and up 10 an
early hour this morning was pouring
kilograms into Chicago 10 try and 10
cate Sylvie Ferretti, hugo Kelly's man
ageT.
Lercari stated that If il lay within
his power ne would land the Papke-
Kelly match for his October date.
Lercari ana Ferretti are personal
friends Of long standing and the matcn
maker of the Pacific club declared early
this morning that il he could possibly
secure the consent of Papke TO meet
Kelly tnat the match is as good as
made
Kelly and Papke would make a very
attractive card, and Lercari declared
that he would make an unusually good
oner TO secure the match
lie said that the LangfOrd-flynn
match was positively on, and he de-
ciared that his reason for calling of n
probable match between this PAIR was
that both men are afflicted with a mul-
tipHcity of managers
Lereari heard from Dick Hyland. who
IS on his way here from New Jersey.
F1Snting LICK wants an Engagement
before Lercari club. but Charley says
that IL ne can land the Papke-KeIy
bout all other attractions win be sue
tracked.
Now that Governor Davidson Of Wis
consin has closed the dOOrs of the
badger state TO pugilism a legiti-
mate sport in that commonwealth he
! has Lett California practically without
rival in the lighting game.
The governors disapprOVaI of the
sport viii be sad blow to the
pug1lists and their managers. for Mil
Waukee was rat grazing ground for the
ring men ana easy money was plentiful
for high class boxers.
Wisconsin recently disputed Calif0r-
ma aS claim 10 supremacy in the matter
OF big purses Tor fighters. and Mil
waukee promoters not so long back
outbld San Francisco promoters for a
7 aN-El nj rCrHa
patronlzed Ihat battle TO the round sum
OF 100000. Billy Papke. the middle
weight champion of the world. was TO
I nave fought Hugo Kelly for the title
at Milwaukee on October 10. but the
governors ruling Will prohibit IL and
transferred to San Francisco.
Promoter Charley Lercari is stin -
match for his Pacific athletic club for
October can make him one. Although
Lercart has worked hard TO land a
suitable match and separated himself
from considerable money in telegraph
tolls to try and induce a pair of CLASSY
boxers to light for him he has failed SO
lar 10 land any or the good men,
Joe OConner. manager of Stanley
Ketchel left for Point Arena last night
TO visit his fighter. who is trying 10
recuperate some of his vitality. O'Con-
ner will be away for several days. as
he wants to unload some fatherly adj
Sol Levison received a letter from
Tom McCarey of Los Angeles yesterday
in which the southern fight prOmote-
requested LevisOn to try and get him
some talent for the four round game
in Los Angeles. NIcCarey wants 10
stage an intercity bout between Los
Angeles and San Francisco fighters.
Frank Mcdonald mas taken charge OF
the affairs Of Harry Lombard. whom he
says is the lightweight champion of
Canada. and he wants to match him
pounds ringside Lombard has met
some fair second raters. but he is an
ambitious lad and wants to take a
the coast. Mcdonald saws that he
would like to match his man with Lew
Powell. Dick Hyland or Cyclone Johnny
Thompson and he declares that he will
split the money TO suit his opponent
Lew Powell is out with challenge
to meet any boy in his class. Powell
directs his challenge specifically at Cv-
clone Johnny Thompson. Dick HyIand
or Johnny Frayne. and he says he can
dig up suitable side bet Powell has
not been doing much fighting Of late
and is anxious TO make a match as
soon as possible.
Gregory Mitchell and Terry Mustaine
viii leave Tor Los Angeles either Sat
urday or Monday night. Mustaine is
TO night Jim Barry, the Chicago heavy
weight. % rounds In Los Angeles on
the 9th Of this month.
JACK Gardner. Chicago scrapper. is
in the city and casting about for a
match. Jack SAYS he will fight any
man on the coast at 15S mounds. So far
the promoters OF San Francisco have
not fallen over each other in a STAN
pede to land the Chicago lad.
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