Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-08
DOUBLE CARD;
FANS ENTHUSE
TWO BIG BOUTS FOR ELKS'
WEEK PLEASING
BILLY PAPKE is ON HIS WAY TO
LOS ANGELES
WoIgast Will Train With kewanee
Boy at Venice Camp, and Bat
and Jim Flynn Are Work.
Ing at DoyIe's
BOXING
BY A. Il. DUNNING

All that multitude of fistic followers
who ever stand ready to call the turn
on all events and are equally quick
to score a promoter when they think
he Is not presenting the cards they
should see, have turned coat on the
present fight situation, and today those
loquacious mitt enthusiasts who
month ago were loudly demanding "a
little more class" find on looking over
the McCarey program for the Elks'
week celebration that they have more
real ability and prospective mixing
piled into two nights than western
fans or indeed any fans In the United
States have ever seen before. McCarey
deserves all credit for taking the risks
involved in staging two such big
matches as those he is presenting next
Tuesday night and the following even
ing. Nine out of ten fans would con-
slider the Wolgast- attraction of
sufficient class to satisfy all their
longings for the appearance of top
notchers. but on top of this card Me-
Carey has brought together two of the
toughest and most sensational middle-
weights in the world-Billy Papke and
Jim Flynn.
Papke wired last night that he is
on his way to Angeltown, and before
time is called for the baseball fiends
In the afternoon the Kewanee Thun-
derbolt, flushed with the sense of VIC
tory well earned, though lost by the
peculiar tactics of tho northern fight
promoter and referee, will have planted
foot on southern soil. Billy Papke
will be a mighty glad boy to reach
the southern lands again. He was
never particularly delighted with the
prospects OF battle In the north, be-
ing aware of the peculiarly close rela-
tions existing between Stanley Ket-
chel and the San Francisco fight trust.
But doubly will Billy hail his return,
after the raw deal he was given In the
Monday contest. Papke will go into
training at Venice and will work with
Ad Wolgast. Jim Flynn Is already
thus have the two rival camps aligned
themselves for the coming contests.
Light Men Meet
Nelson and Wolgast are working
hard to get in shape for their ten-round
bout at McCarey's pavilion next Iues-
day evening, when the lightweight
championship now held by the Battler
will be at stake.
Yesterday Nelson went on the road
in the morning at Vernon and at noon
he came to Los Angeles and happened
to meet Wolgast on Spring street, the
two joshing each other on the outcome
of the battle. Each one voiced his de-
termination to win the contest and n
big crowd gathered about them to hear
the discussion. In the afternoon at the
South Side Athletic club enclosure Nell
son occupied the handball court for
fifteen minutes, and then entered the
ring. and after using the apparatus
for half an hour he put on the gloves
with the Turk and boxed three rounds,
and then boxed three with his brother
Charlie.
Wolgast at Venice did six miles on
the road in the forenoon and in the
afternoon he exercised in the Lagoon
arena, hitting the bags, skipping the
rope, working the pulleys and ended up
the days work with eight fast rounds
with the mitts, using Hobo Dougherty
and Herb White for sparring partners.
Wolgast weighed 125 pounds at the fin
ish of his toll.
Jim Flynn is working assiduously for
his ten-round contest with Billy Papke
which is scheduled for McCarey's pa
vilion for next Wednesday evening. and
yesterday he put in busy day. He hit
the highway for five miles in the morn
ing, and in the afternoon he boxed
three rounds with Billy Winter and
four with Arthur Collins.
The remainder of the card for next
Tuesday evening was arranged yester-
day and will consist of the following
contests: Billy Morris VS.. Abdul the
Turk, ten rounds catchweights; jim
mie Erwin VS.. Kid Cleveland, six
rounds, catchweights, and Hobo
Dougherty VS.. Kid Barnes, six rounds,
ca tchWeights,