Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-12-08
LONG DISCOVERS
ANOTHER WONDER
BELIEVES He HAS ANOTHER
KETCHEL
MATCHES HIM FOR PRELIMINARY
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Yank Campbell Inpresses Jeffries
Club Manager and He Is Matched
for Bout with Montana
Jack Sullivan

Is another Ketchel about to be I'M
covered in the preliminary match
signed yesterday by Baron Long? The
big promoter, after securing the sigma
lures of Montana Jack Sullivan and
Yank Campbell to a set of articles call
ing for a ten-round argument between
them on the night that Kelly and
Papke meet. is authority for the state
ment that a whole lot can be expected
from the winner in the line of future
ring brilliancy.
81 don't know how good Campbell is,
but if he trims Sullivan there must be
something to him." declared Long.
Just take a look at the dope book
and you will see where Sullivan held
Ketchel to a twenty-round draw in
Butte, and the formers scrapbook
bears evidence that he has never been
defeated.
You remember how I<etchel came
out of the brush and set the sport
world to talking by trimming Joe
Thomas at Marysville? He really won
the fight, but they kept Thomas going,
and the best Stanley got was a draw.
But just see how he has gone ahead
since, until now he's the greatest mid
dleweight the world ever saw, Bob
Fitzsimmons not excepted
1t is not at all beyond the possibili-
ties that Sullivan may be champion
yet undeveloped, for Ketchel came
down out of the same neck Of the
woods and was soon on top. The other
Montana man claims he met many of
the same men the champion had such
a hard time beating, and in many in
stances trimmed them. Should he whip
Campbell, Sullivan will be pushed right
ahead, for Long figures that the for
mer is classy enough to give any of
them a run for their change, and could
take Sullivan's place in case the Mon
tanan did not pan up to the assay.
Billy Papke started in to work for
his part of next weeks entertainment
at Vernon when he opened up his Ven
ice training quarters and went through
a few stunts for the benefit of the as
sembled fans. Four rounds of boxing
with Al Moore was down on the for
mer champions program, and road
work in the morning, and handball
and shadow boxing, together with some
pulley exercises after lunch resembled
a days real labor.
The Thunderbolt must understand
himself better than anyone else, for
he looked fine and fit, in spite Of the
long rest he allowed himself before
buckling down to the training grind.
Boxing will be inaugurated today, and
with Yank Campbell and Kaufman
on the job, the Illinois man promises
to get in shape before a week from
tonight rolls around.
Molly Mcdonald put Kelly through
another hard day at the South Side
resort, and the Italian showed the BEN
eft of it by balancing the beam at
100 pounds when weighing in time
came. Hugo is right On edge, and in
all probability Mcdonald will rest him
UP a bit toward the end of the week
and make Sunday the last occasion for
strenuous measures.
Kelly was sent out for a long road
spin yesterday, and then lolled around
until called out for the afternoon per-
Torrance. A good gallery lined up at
Jack Doyle's place, and to entertain
them the italian started out by wad-
ing into the sandbag for five rounds.
Rope skipping for like number OF
periods came next and then Maurice
Sayers was called on to shadow box
for five minutes. A short session with
the pulleys followed and then the main
part of the show, boxing with Mantell
and Montana Sullivan.
In the latter Kelly finds man who
can stand the gaff and also is rather
clever. Hugo kept on top of his OPP
ponent all the time, but he was forced
to extend himself to keep out of harms
way when Sullivan tried with his
wicked right uppercut. Mantell was
rather easier for the Chicago boy, and
his lack of speed gave Kelly chance
to show how extremely scientific he is.
Two rounds with each man were gone
through before Mcdonald called halt
for the afternoon.
If a vote on the question could be
taken today it probably would result in
popular majority for Kelly over
Papke. The Italian has a host of
friends in this city, and while one and
all admit that the Thunderbolt has a
superior punch. they claim that he is
not fast enough to reach Hugo with
anything that can put him out. Kelly,
on the other hand, is expected to land
on Papke almost at will, and he is ex-
pected to win for that reason.
Jim Jeffries, after almost deciding to
referee the bout, is expecting the Italian
and the Thunderbolt to put up one of
the hottest battles ever fought in his
arena. "I have been reading the east
ern reports of their former meetings,
as published in yesterdays Herald"
said the big fellow, land it is a cinch
if they fight that way again something
decisive will happen long before the
twenty-f1fth round has been reached"