The San Francisco call., 1908-11-23

lIOUSA 1iG were q WcltCA NCASlll- III
boxing with Cornett Papke displayed
unusual punching power and aggres
siveness. He skipped and hoped
around Ollie like an eagle picking
snake to pieces. Papke's wonderful
GOODNESS impressed the fight fans pres
ent. He is a ring mathematician. who
lows clear and we'll defined system.
Billy makes few false motions, and is
about the best judge of distance seen
on this coast for years.
HAS FINE HITTING STYLE
The Kewanee mans way of hitting
impressed every one present. Any time
Papke starts a blow it is PRETTY sure
to find a resting place He hits short
and true as a trivet. Very few OF the
Papke punches range more than a foot,
but he puts his body and a lot Of
snap back of them Billy uses either
who We're on hand recalled visions of
Jack Dempsey, the great Nonpareil. as
soon as they elapped eyes on the Ke-
which IS Papke's better han hand. He
uses either member freely and sends his
blows in so quickly and so straight
that it is no easy task getting away
from them. He has a left hand that
would bother the eleverest man in the
world and one that is sure to distress
ketchel more or less, and that right
chop of his is about the neatest punch
put on display here in years.
The champion has absolutely no fear
of losing to Ketchel He is abso-
lutely at ease on this point and laughs
whenever any one suggests that Stan
ley Ketchel is the Michigan lion.
Why, il he's the Michigan lion. then
I'm the Michigan lion tanner, and III
show you few new tricks in lion tam
ing on Thanksgiving day. i don't think
Ketchel will last more than 10 rounds
His left hand is the only one that is any
good TO him, and l doubt IL by Thanks
giving he will have forgotten that
drubbing / gave him in Los Angeles
on Labor day.
Papke is supremely confident. and il
is not a feigned confidence either. 1t
is highly natural for man who wal
loped another as badly as he did
Ketchel in Los Angeles to feel no fear
over another bout with the same fell
low.
In the bout with Kaufman. Papke
followed a different plan of action than
that pursued with COrnett. He was
far more2 shifty and showed the box
AL and proved cOnclusively that he is
very hard man to reach.
HAS WONDERFUL DEFENSE
The short blows that Papke uses are
wonderful aid to his defensive work.
After he let's go and lands he has no
great ground to cover to get back on
guard He hit Kaufman time and again.
but when AL tried to reach Billy he
IOuHQ tile ldtlST dS well COHtGdlcQ uAQtE
his gloves as a turtle under its shell.
In the matter of physical makeu
Papke is hardly as impressive as
Ketchel from an artistic standpoint. but
for lighting man. His back is broad
and well aFched and finely rounded at
the shoulders. His body is compact
and substantial and is constructed
along lines that indicate he can take
world of beating in that section. The
Papke muscles are long and heavy and
not of the SNOWY kind, except the BIZ
ceps. which are unusually heavy for
middle weight.
Billy is built largely along the lines
of John L. Sullivan, as that gladiator
appeared when he was al his best. and
Papke gives forth the same impression
of force. He is heavily padded with mus
Gle around the back of his shoulders.
but they are not the useless muscles OF
the Snowman. They lay close together
and are as pliable and easily kneaded
as dough.
that section a very difficult target, and
his shoulders are so we'll developed that
they form an almost perfect foil against
swings intended for his jaw.
Through the chest Papke is a very
thick fellow. giving out the idea that
he has wonderful recuperative ability.
In makeup Papke looks the fighter. In
action he heightens the effect, and
when he launches forth for an assault
on an opponent he leaves no doubt as
to his g{HtpEE qTaldses bsadwork and boxiur
ability he is plainly the superior of
Ketchel, and while in sheer force OF
hitting he may not be quite the equal of
Ketchel. his ability to land his blows
is so much superior to the wild swing
ing of Ketehel that il more than equal
ICES any slight advantage ketchel may
have in force of blows over the Ke-
vance man.
NAMES SECONDS FOR FIGHT
Papke will do his usual routine
training today and tighten 1t up to
mere formal workout Tuesday Wednes-
day he will break camp and come over
to the city, where he will put up at the
Fairmont until he is ready to go TO the
scene of the battle.
Tom Jones announced Papkes sec
onds for the battle yesterday and they
will be: Tom Jones. chief handler:
Bad Bill" Aldridge. Al Kaufman and
Ollie Cornett as assistants Papke
weighed 15S pounds after his days
work
The largest crowd that has yet Wis
tied Miiletts since ketchel began
training at the Colma "prepping" quar-
ters was on hand TO watch the Michi-
gander work out yesterday. There
were so many on hand when the Michi-
gander got ready for his workout that
KetcheI contemplated working in the
open so that all could see him. but
the chill in the atmosphere forced him
10 forego this plan, with the result
that about half those who went down
to see him go through his workout
had to remain outside of the gym
nasillm and satisfy themselves with
the accounts of the Michigander's work