The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-22
KETCHEL GREETED
LIKE A KNIGHT
OF OLD
Thousands Stop Traffic in Mar.
kef Street TO Cheer the
COnqUering PusiIiSt
Bv WILLIAM ]. sLATTERY

BV WILLIAM ]. SLATTERH
Not since the days when John l.
sullivan was king Of the roped arena
did any boxer ever make such a tri-
unphaut entry into san Francisco as
did Stanley Ketchel yesterday 2fter-
noon. Nobody seems 10 be able 10 ten
lust why the town went ketchel mad,
hut il did. and there is no chance 10
dispute this issue. ANY time one man
can tie UP the cars IN Marker street
and caase people TO fight for chance
10 gaze AT him, he must have some
scared on the front seat Of a big
grasped in his good right mitt' the
puzilist had them ali cheering for him.
He proved 70 them all that he IS quite
a whip. too. He handled those four
he swung in and swung out ana
cracked his whip proved 10 them all
that he knew this game
At every prominent corner ketchel
pulled up his team and, plunging his
hands into his pockets, brought them
ont full OF dimes and nickels and gave
the small boys a chance TO get rlch
quick K looked just like the good old
times of the London prize ring. and the
veterans who watched the show felt
young again. They had visions of the
old California club, OF sullivan, Coroett,
FirzsimmOns and the other great ones,
now forgotten. Ketchel had revived
this branch Of the game for them once
more.
was seemingly the ruling sensation,
his manager Willis Britt. played no
small role ia the invasion. Willis
looked radiant in a light suit of indie
scribable color. 4 straw hat with q
ribbon that would make rainbow
look fOggv. one Of Broadways latest
swagger sticks and silk soX OF a sea
t[etcbel was met nv lin, Coffroth and
big bunch Of the local sports. At
every prominent corner the tallyho
was stalled by the crowds They
and hoped that he would bring the
heavy weight crown back To the white
race. Ketchei was the man OF the hour
and nobody else had lookin.
He's the same old erratic ketcheL
the only change being IN his clothes.
They are the real Broadway cut and
everything else matches. His face is
srfl "A bit pallid. hut ne is as hard as
= rock and his eye * Just q : bright as
IT, used 10 he. He SAYS that ne made
l5S pounds FOR O Brien in Philadelphia
and that he win have no trouble get
ting ready for Papke.
When 7 told every body that ! would
heat - Brieu i'm three rounds they
thought I was crazy. saws ketchel
But knew that I could. the first
time I met him ] did not tear in. fear
ing that he had something left. But
the last time IL was different. / knew
PEELED To do was TO wade right in. II
was very soft and easy.
After spirited conference between
Britt Cofroth and I'd Papke repre-
SentinE his brother. Billy Roche was
last night selected 70 referee the mill
This action was not taken until the
fight was almost called of Roche :
name was picked out of a hat by Louis
Blot. and. he was agrees BILE 10 al
parties. he landed the important lob.
When the meeting was called Papke
insisted upon Eddie GraneS. while Britt
said that any body would suit him COT
froth did not want Papke 10 go on rec
ORD 50 strongly for one man and sug-
gested that other names be mentioned
but Pspke was obdurate and in the
frenzy Of the moment the promoter
threatened TO call the match of.
FINALLY II was agreed that the names
OF ali the prominent referees be placed
in hat and that Blot pull one out. It
happened 10 be Roche's. Everybody
had TO be satisfied. according TO the
agreement entered upon.
KetcheI viii start work this morning
- Millerrs. where he has always
trained for has nights In this city. He
is just as confident and as full of life
and action as he used to be- He has no
fears about making the weight, and
esither has Britt. who feels certain
that he can do this just as handily here
as ne did in New York and PhiladeI-
phia. Kefch will have a big staff of
sparTing partners He generally needs
plenty or them. for he uses them
barshlv and they generally wear out
with Ketchel are his father, Thomas,
and his brother. Leon, IL years of age.
Neither ever Travelled far away from
home until their brother took them TO
Chicago some few weeks ago. They
never saw Stanley in an important fight
and they came all the way to San Fran
cisco to cheer him on against Papke
the afternoon OF July D.
Papke is already at the grind at the
Seal Rock house and is doing nicely
He weighs about 165 pounds, and Is
as brown as the proverbial berry. He
likes the ocean breezes and the morn
ine fogs and the other trimmings by
the sad sea waves, and he is as con
f7dent as ever that he viii be able tC
put the crUsher on Ketchel when HI
gets him in the ring Papke's especia
chef is on the Job, and he is being a,
jealousy guarded as a treasure bag
There viii be no chance for Billy t
make a wall about the cooking thi,
time. He bosses the kitchen as vel
as the gym, and nothing can get b,
him.
Dick HyIsnd is working like a beave,
for his go with Leach Cross Saturda,
afternoon Yesterday he boxed efgh
rounds with four youngsters and HI
made them all sidestep around tn
ring. Manager Jack Perkins is hopin,
that the ODDS will change from eve,
money and make Cross a favorite H
is sure that Dick viii be returned ;
winner this time
Cross is still bothered with the ba,
eve that Mike Twin Sullivan gave hin
Sunday afternoon, but this does no
stop him from tearing around ans
working as hard as ever. He continue
to impress all the fans who are watch
ing his workouts, and most of then
expect big stunts from him. If eros
fails to prove a whirlwind fighter tn