Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-03
PAPKE KNOCKS
OUT TREMBLE
F0RGETS HIMSELF AND LANDS
SLEEP WALL0P
EXPRESSES REGRETS AFTER
WARD THAT 1T HAPPENED
Sentiment Seems to Be Changing and
Illinois Boy is Gaining Supporters
Every Day--Eots Of Short
end Money In Sight

Billy Papke put his sparring part
ner, Jim Tremble, to sleep for rev
seconds yesterday in the first rouho
OF their workout bout at Venice, ana
did not intend to do it, either. Ordin-
arilv the thunderbolt is careful boxer
in training and does not punish his
sparring partners, but few SECONDS
after the start of the first round OF their
bout he forgot himself and let go
walton straight to the point, and down
went Tremble. Pauke regretted the
occurrence and quickly aided Jim to
arise and stall out the round so that
the audience would not be treated TO
the spectacle of a real, genuine, na1ne-
bloWn-in- -the-bottle knockout.
1t has been Papke's practice to box
carefully and without Furnishing his
sparring partners, and the knocKout
would not have occurred had he not
forgotten himself. 1t demonstrated,
however, that he has knockout
punch, as well as the champion, ana
Indicates that he has not been slugglng
at his real speed in the training camp
1t will not occur again If he can pre-
vent it, as he expressed his regrets
afterwards and said that he would De
more CAREFUL in future.
Sentiment regarding the possibilities
of the result of the Labor day scrap is
changing fast, and tho fans are begin
ming to ask themselves how Ketchel
came to be such an odds-on favorite.
Now that they have had ample time to
visit both camps and see the fighters
in training and compare their pros
poets, they are unwilling to rely fur
ther upon hearsay testimony and are
banking upon their own cool judgment.
One indisputable evidence of the change
s,, Sc found in the fact that
Papke money is dead easy to find now,
where it was out of sight two Gays ago.
There are any number. of big bettors
around town who will take the short
end of the betting if the Ketchel sup
porters will give the desired odds OF
to 1.
For a time it began to appear as
probable that, owing to the predomin-
aIice of Ketchel coin and the almost ut
ter lack of Papke money, the champion
would go into the ring an overwhelm-
ing favorite, but since the fans nave
been comparing the scrappers by OBJ
servation of both in training, a well
defined sentiment has been aroused that
Ketchel is not going to have such an
easy time of whipping the Illinois boy
as at first was believed. Many of the
local fight fans who are close observers
and good judges of fighters have veered
to the short end in the last twenty
four hours.
One prominent sportsman summed
up the situation last night as follows:
II fail to see where Ketchel figures -
be a to 1 favorite on form or any
thing he ever has shown in the ring
since he arrived in Los Angeles. Since
seeing both of them at work am for
the short end, because I find Ketchel
to be a slashing, rushing, open fighter
whom any cool-headed fighter can hit,
and Papke is both cool-headed and can
slug. Papke has a terrific wallop and
if he ever cracks Ketchel on the jaw
with a square swing or hook there Will
be a new champion made right there.
Papkes confidence also impresses me.
The fellow has good sense and do not
believe that he would come all the way
across the continent just to pick up
the losers end of the purse. He has
fought Ketchel once and under a great
handicap, and should know what he is
going up against. For these reasons l
listen attentively any time he talks
about his chances, and While he does
not boast he talks good hard sense,
and I feel that he is going to be awful
hard to whip"
Ketchel worked out yesterday before
the usual crowd of about 500 or 600
fans who filled the bleachers around
the ring. He appears much thinner
than when he first began to work, and
to look at him one would bet a little
that he could do the Welter limit with
out hurting himself. Many fans who
saw him for the first time shook their
heads when discussing Ketchels
chances with Burns.
But he worked with all the dash and
energy, if not more, that he has shown
since he began training at the South
Side Athletic club, and during the
bouts with his slarring partners
showed that speed and punch that has
won the chamniOnShin for him s1-
though he was more careful in putting
over his wallop and boxed under a
strong pull. He seemed to want to be
slugged by his sparring partners and
his general work and condition was
impressive.