Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-09
SECOND FIGHT in
WEEK FOR PAPKE
KEWANEE FIGHTER ARRIVES
TO MEET FLYNN
MIDDLEWEIGHT AND BROTHER
ARE IN VENICE CAMP
Smiling Illinois Thunderbolt Accepts
Big Contract of Two Tough Bat
ties In Eight Days With
CHEEKY Confidence
BY A. E. DUNNTNG

With hardly a mark on him to show
that he had been through one of the
toughest battles of his career, Billy
Papke, by grace of Referees Roche al
most the champion middleweight of the
world, and his brother-manager Ed
Papke, arrived yesterday morning from
San Francisco to take up quarters IN
the south, prepared to enter training
for the bout with Jim Flynn, TO be
staged next Wednesday night at the
Maud Junction arena. Battle scars
have no terrors for the handsome and
clean-cut Kewanee boy Despite that
he was announced the loser in the 90
round argument by the third man,
Paqke came out of the fray with few
marks of the conflict other than
bloody nose, while Ketchel had badly
cut eye and discoloring around both
optics.
1--WE have had several offers to fight
a return battle with Ketchel, and Billy
also has been offered several very at
tractive theatrical engagements both in
California and the east. However, we
will not sign up for any business propo-
sition until the bout with Flynn is
over and the Ketchel matter is decided.
Since Billy showed the world that in
his return TO form he can whip the
Michigan man we have been besieged
with offers to fight and to do all sort
of footlight Engagements, but there is
positively nothing doing until our pres
ent contracts are disposed of. Billy is
still in grand shape. The fight with
Ketchel was a terrific one, but he has
come out of it with his strength and
punching ability unimpaired."
Papkes Go to Venice
After a short talk with Promoter Nc
Carey and a trip around town to see
1t, l. 1r.gA
for Venice-b -by-the-Sea, where he has
taken UP his old quarters, and will work
with Ad Wolgast through the re-
mainder of the training period Of the
two men.
Papke will do little boxing. as he had
q wholesome amount of that sort OF
work last Monday afternoon, and feels
that with the battle with the Pueblan
ahead of him he does not care to take
any chances of tnjuring his hands He
will work out lightly, doing gymnasium
and road work. Bill Aldrick will handle
him as rubber and Ed Papke will be in
charge of his camp.
The Illinois man shows the stuff or
which champions are made by accept
ing such q contract as fighting two Of
the toughest middleweights in the bus
mess within an eight-day period. This
is a tremendous undertaking, and when
II is considered that he met the cham
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vicious battlers in the ring on Monday,
and then will clash with a man rated
a light heavyweight a little more than
q week later, the ThunderbOlts game
ness and sterling ability as a fighter
cannot be questioned. The number OF
men in the ring today who would be
willing to duplicate this contract prob
ably would fall far short of the count
of the fingers Of one hand.
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"Wolgast for mine," says Papke in
discussing the coming Nelson Wolgast
controversy q figure that Ad is too
clever for the Battler and will beat him
fairly and squarely. OF course, 1t seems
like a hard fight and not an easy one
to pick; but if Wolgast is In his best
condition it will be a farewell party TO
the Battler's title.
"Jim Flynn? oh, yes; he gave me a
tough fight the last time we met, and
while [ am making no excuses, which
I think the public knows is not my
custom, I will be in far better condition
this time. I expect to stop Flynh pe-
fore the limit. He has no punch TO put
me away. I am cleVerer and Just as
fast. and I will carry the battle to him
and win just as speedily as possible
Busy Day at Camps
Yesterday was a busy day at the
camps of the rival cOntenders who are
10 meet in the double card arranged
for the Ellls week pugillstic attrac-
tions of the Pacific Coast Athletic club.
Dovle's South Side Athletic club. where
bleachers have been added to accom-
modate big crowds, was the scene or
local interest, of course. Flynn ana
Nelson were the headliners, and each
went through a stiff afternoon of prep
aration in addition to the road work,
which is the serious portion of the
training that few fans see or appre-
ciate
Nelson put in an hour on the road in
the morning near Vernon, and in the
afternoon he played handball in the
South Side Athletic club courts for
twenty minutes, and after a lengthy
use of the ring apparatus he ended up
the days work with three rounds Of
boxing with Mike Kutchos and the
same number of sessions with Aldo
the Turk Nelson is nearing the 1873
mark without much effort on his part,
and he does not seem to be concerned
over this branch of his training
Wolgast at Venice did regular road
work and ring exercise, but cut out the
boxing, as he figures that he Will need
more strength than science when ne
stacks up against the champion.
Billy Papke went out to Venice soon
after his arrival from San Francisco
yesterday and did some light work in
the ring. Papke is in such splendid
condition that he will require little fur
ther preparation for his mill with Jim
Flynn. Flynn kept up the strenuous
work he mapped out for Himself when
the match was made, and he declared
yesterday that Wednesday evening
would see him in the best condition Of
his career. Yesterday he did his usual
road work in the morning and in the
afternoon he boxed five hard rounds
with Arthur Collins.
The sale Of seats for the two con-
tests will be placed on sale at o'clock
Saturday morning at the various cigar
stores on Spring street The prices will
be 50 for the gallery, IS and $3.50 for
reserved seats. and boxes at $40.
To Ride Horse TO Chicago