The Detroit times., 1908-11-25
|PlPkE and KETCHEL
BOTH PREDICT
TEN ROUNDS
SUI EACH VARIES IN THE ioEN-
THY or THE ALLEGED WINNER
BETTING sTiLL 10 TO 2 ON
THE CHAMPION.

BAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 25.-While
the promoters and managers were
lighting their battle In court. yester-
day. Pape and Ketchell went along
with their training as usual. There
was no boxing at either camp, the
lighters being of one mind as to the
importance and necessity OF keeping
their kunckles free from sprains or
J brutasa
Ketchell did road work In the early
! morning and came back TO camp Ia
/ state OF profuse perspiration. After
IL shower and rundown he took the
/, Inevitable spin In his automobile and
was back IN time for lunch. In the
Afternoon he played handban In the
! gymnasium and punched the bag for
q, while. He weighed 159 IL after be
! ing sponeed and dried OF.
This means that / am at weight"
Ioaid Ketchsil. Tomorrow | will dry
loat and even AT that will not have TO
lguffer from thirst. Up TO the presen'
IL have had as much water. tea and
milk as / care to drink and now l
lwi Ill simply shorten the allowance and
II will gst grRaaally lighter and be d
flew ounces under 168 pounds at weigh
ling time. I will do n little work and
1 will take little stroll on Thanksgis-
ling. The hard grind is over and ex-
spect 20 nurse my strength until I get
kPapks before roe In the ring"
| Il leaked out last night that Ketcheil
is hacking himself heavily and that
lO'Connor Is following the Michigan
1pugkliat's lead Between them they
lexpect to wager about $4,000 on the
}result Of the match. Ketchel sent out
IL fow kilograms assuring his friends
I In BStte and further east that he Is
lin the finest shape and that he expects
Ito win after a lively tussle. He places
the hmtt OF the fight at ten rounds.
I; II was q light day for Billy Papkc.
4 He trudged In the roads In the morn
ling and did his warming up work In
1.-THE Shannou's gymnasium In the aft
lerncon. He went q few rounds with
the punching bag and tossed the big
IL. edicine ball. He described his ex-
Iercise a. merely fooling around.
n Papke was a shade under his fight
ing notch and he had all the esrmarks
tof 3 man who had come to his weight
naturally and without hardship. He
was 90 jolly as a sand boy and as he
N
IDood spirits will continue with him
until he toes the mark
light viii be over within ten rounds
But he does not agree with Ketchell As
I to Who Will turn the trick. Billy thinks
the Aght viii be lively. q repetition
~ what occurred ut Los Angeles. only
a. 80 -
llninh.
! ''Kstchell says he will go right after
me-" said Papke. I'm glad to hear t.
intend to 90 right after him. so there
Will be collisions right from the be-
ginning. am willing to make a small
wager. too. that I'll get IN the first
Erunch."
Papke says he Is going to bet a
|coupie OF thousand on his chances.
When asked II he advised his
! friends to bet ON him. Papke said:
That's a thing I never do. never
Yet asked anyone to put dollar on
fme. but have this to say. II my
frieuds feel the way I do about II.
they viii bet that the fight won't go
(Qver ten rounds and l will be the
winner"
The betting still stands at 10 to !,
I rather a remarkable thing as II has
been at that figure practically sin ,e
wagering began. Once In a while a
report II read that the Papke money
- growing scarce. only to be followed
~ counter report to the effect that
the Ketchell coin IL giving out Tom
{Corostt. who handles the bulk OF the
Icommfsstons. declares that the money!
- envy ut both ends. and that at pres
lent there are no prospects that the
Iodds viii change.