The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-11-18
SPORTING WORLD
RESUME Of YEARS RING BATTLES
SHOWS THREE F|s7|C; ENCOUNTERS
all question Of doubt that he is Joe's

The lightweight championship now
rests In the best Of hands. Just what
Nelson will do with the title remains
to be seen. He may fight or he may
retire. II the tow-headed champion
chooses the; latter course no one will
have the right to criticise him. By
his hard, honest efforts he has earned
the right to retire and rest upon his
'laurels.
Should Nelson care to try for more
dollars In the ring he will find plenty
of work cut out for him in advance.
Two progressive little youngsters,
Freddie Walsh and Packey McFar-
land, together with several lesser
lights, are ready and willing to take
chance at Nelson's title.
Mcfarland Should Fight Walsh.
Mcfarland is the noisier Of the lot
who are clamoring for Nelson's atten-
ton. In this connection 1t appears
to me that the Chicago boy left an
unfinished job out here in California.
l refer to Freddie Walsh. The little
English champion gave Mcfarland
the fight Of the latter's life. He held
Mcfarland to twenty-five-round
draw.
Taking this fight into consideration
as we'll as the records Of both boys,
1t seems to me that Mcfarland and
Welsh should meet again. The sur
vivor would then be in position to
demand Nelson's attention. Or, in
the event Of Nelson announcing his
retirement, the winner Of the Welsh
Mcfarland bout would be the logical
successor to the lightweight throne.
AS 1t is the present lightweight sit
uation hinges about these three good
men, Nelson, Welsh and Mcfarland.
The second and probably the great
est surprise of the year was sprung
when Billy Papke SO decisively van
pushed Stanley Ketchel. Ketchel's
career had been of the most sensa-
tional order. He had whipped every
white living middleweight, including
Papke. So invincible was Ketchel
considered at the time that there was
strong talk of grooming him up for
the heavyweight class.
Papke's Win Ridiculously Easy.
Papke defeated Ketchel with such
ridiculous ease that the sporting
world gasped with amazement. The
middleweight championship of the
world went. to Papke with this VIC
tory. There was much talk about
a first-round lucky" punch. This
talk nettled Papke just as the fiuke
talk aggravated Nelson. The result
was that Papke readily signed up for
another battle with Ketchel. The
two middleweights are now in train
ing. What the result of their third
meeting will be- can only be guessed
They meet before Jack Gleason's
club in San Francisco on Thanksgiv-
ing day. Ketchel as brave as a lion
declares that the fearful beating he
sustained at Papke's hands. will have
no effect upon his future fighting.
Papke is SO confident of his ability
to repeat with !Ketchel that he has
already signed to defend his title
against Hugo Kelly, the match to oc-
cur within thirty days after he has
met Ketchel.
Tommy Burns il the next champion
to place his title in jeopardy. The
heavyweight champion takes a big
chance when he faces big Jack John
son in Australia next month. It
would be in keeping with the startling
events of the year for Burns and john
ooAA ~ -puG up q o0uCdIAOAol UoIllO.
What the result will be, / don't care
to hazard an opinion. With the men
in training thousands of miles away
it will be no easy task for the Amer
lean betters to arrange satisfactory
odds.
Attel Risks Title Twice.
Abe Attel was another champion
who risked his title this year. Abe
met Owen Moran twice. The feather
weight champion retains his honors
by reason Of the fact that a draw
decision does not take away cham
pion's prestige. Twice Attel and
Moran fought to an even break. At.
tell Is still the champion but the Eng
lishman has the honor Of going forty
eight rounds on an even footing with
the marvellous Hebrew.
There are no more feathers left for