The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-05
North Enders
After Papke
And Mantell
Mission Club Calls OFF Proposed
Bout Between AfteH
and Cove

II Billy Papke wants TO come back to
san Francisco TO tight next month he
can have match with Frank Mantell,
under the auspices OF the North End
club. which holds the permit to stage
the professional fight then. Match
Maker John Desmond for the North
Enders wired Papke an offer Of s. per
cent OF the house, 10 be divided between
himself and Msntell. but the Thunderbolt
wired that he wanted a fat guarantee
Of $4,000. Thus the affair stands. and
.1nless Papke is willing TO make some
sort OF 2 concession the proposed match
is in danger OF being sidetracked soon.
.. ManteI who is now being managed
by the veteran Sam Fitzpatrick, the
man who brought Johnson to the front.
IS only 100 willing TO fight Papke on
most any old terms. Papke knocked
aut ManteI in one round in Boston
So April Is. 1908. Msntell however, claims
that st. was one OF those lucky punches
ike that which Papke slowed Hugo
kelley away with two months ago. He
seems very anxious TO get another
track at Papke, for he still believes
that he can outgeReral and outlook the
latter with a fair start.
:: MantelI has been coming TO the front
very rapidly Of late. When he discoV-
cred that he could not get on here some
months ago he went to lighting in the
bushes with good success. He met and
defeated all corners and wound UP his
campaign by outpointing Jack CTwin)
Sullivan in a fast 20 round mill in Sac
ramento on the night of July last.
According TO its present plans the
North End club viii hold its show on
the night of Labor day, September 6.
If this plan is carried out, Promoter
Jim' Coffroth viii meet with opposition
provided that he also intends TO show
on that date. Labor day has always
been a good day at the Mission street
arena in the past. and the chances are
that Cofroth viii not overlook il this
time. But thus far he is without a
card
=. The fans seem TO think that Papke
should take on Mantell or somebody
else in this city soon in order to square
himself for the poor showings he made
against Ketchel and Flynn last month
Papke, however. is an independent sort
OF chap and generally wants the cash
guarantee.
Judging from all accounts, the pro-
posed % round battle between Monte
.Attell and Percy Cove, which the Mis-
sion club was TO have staged on the
night Of August 20. has been called
Of. Match Maker Sidney Gester and
Attell had an argument over the clause
in the contract which forbids the little
Hebrew from fighting in the meantime
and they could not agree.
Attell has been matched to fight
Johnny Reagan in Oakland next week
This did not look good to Hester who
took Monte to task about it. Hester
insisted that according to the articles,
Attell was not 10 engage in any other
eight before he met Cove. Monte. how
ever, insisted on getting some extra
change and the result was that he lost
the better match.
The fans will receive this news with
regret, for the match looked like a
very attractive one. Cove is the frea k
OF the modern ring, and everybody
wanted 10 see him fight, especially as
ne was 10 have gone against a boy like
Attell, who is now recognized S the
bantam weight champion. Hester saws
that he will have another one for the
fans Immediately.
In behalf OF Eddie Menney. the Los
Angeles bantam, Barney Levy is out
with challenge for either Cove or
Attell. he does not care which. Mennev
used to be quite boy. He fought
Attell TO standstill in four and six
round mills and beat the best of them
in the south. There is a possibility
that Hester will put Menney on in
Attells place.
Willis Britt left last evening for
Point Arena in Mendocino county.
where ne viii join Ketchel. Britt
plans 10 bring Ketchel back on next
Monday and on the following day thew
viii start for New York to get ready
for the meeting with Langford. which
IS billed for some time in September.
Britt says Ketch will need a couple Of
weeks in which to train.
This makes it look as though the big
match is on this time for keeps. There
has been so much stalling and fddline
about IL in the past that most of the
fans were skepticaI But with Britt
and ketchel on their way to New York
and Langford waiting for them. the az
fair viii have taken businesslike turn
and the unbelievers will begin to be-
lieve.