The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-16
CROWD
HAS ITS FUN
CUT SHORT
Battles Sudden End DiSapPOinfS
Great Gathering of Fans;
Betting Light
BY GEORGE VAN SMITH

As a contender for the middle weight
championship of the world Hugo Kelly
lasted just 1 minute and % seconds
at Jimmy Cofroth's Mission street
arena yesterday afternoon
In Kellys brief season of conten-
ton for world wide championship hon
ors. and incidentally the long end OF
a so per cent cut of fine gate Bill
Papke hung a right cross on Kelly's
eye, accompanied by left to the jaw,
which combination took Kelly to the
mat for the count OF eight, and in
conclusion stuck his right into Kelly's
midriff section. when Kelly'S curtains
came down and he declined to pay any
attention to the count tOlled of by
Referee Eddie Smith and Time Keeper
George Harting
One of the biggest crowds that ever
found it's way into the Mission street
arena saw a new record established
in the matter of the disposition of the
middle weight title yesterday after
noon.
No bout has been staged in San
Francisco for nearly year that held
so deep an interest for the fans. When
/ the gates were opened at noon a wait
ing crowd was on hand. And before
the humorous preliminary skit in 10
! laughs. put on by Reilly and Foley,
was out of the way the bIeachers were
packed to standing room. When the
main event was loosed by the signal
/ of Billy Jordan the boxes and main
floor were reminiscent of that other
bloomer championship bout between
! Champion Bill squ.res and Champion
I Tommy Burns at the launching OF the
4 cross the line light shop.
FANS WE'RE ExPECTANT
! The festivities We're graced by the
presence Of only two women, and they
behaved in a manner to escape any
attention from the big crowd. a stiff
I breeze blew across the ring but the
sun shone warm and the fans settled
+ themselves in anticipation of a keen
afternoon's sport So pleased were
they that they received with becoming
and dignihed quiet post norton
message from Joe Thomas. ehalleng-
/ ing the winner.
I Battling Nelson climbed into the
ring. was introduced as '1ightweight
champion OF the world by Billy Jor-
dan, bowed his acknowledgements OF the
I cheers which greeted his presence and
his refusal to respond to the insistent
cries of speech" sent up By the big
crowd in anticipation Of a cute little
roast for Packey Mcfarland.
BETTING LIMITED
a legislature with both eyes on the
public passed an anti pool selling Law.
which put the betting ring in the
down and out division and deprived
the arena of not little OF its &C
customed color. but there was some
individual betting in which Papke
ruled a 10 to favOrite.
Papke was first in the ring. but was
followed closely by Kelly. who through
Rough House Macdonald. made his
only strike OF the day by winning the
toss for corner. The stin breeze made
the men anxious to have done with
the Photographic preliminaries. and
when Referee Eddie smith went to
Papke's corner to deliver his final In
structions. Papke brought them TO
quick end by swapping: There will
be no posing; I'm going to make this
fight from the start And he did.
Two minutes later Kelly was in the
land of peoples and being packed TO
his corner by his seconds.
The receipts OF the fight were given
as $500 OF this the fighters received
SO per cent or $4,000 They divided il
so per cent and 40 per cent. Papke re-
ceiving s2,574 and Kelly $1.71s.
"sLIM- WAS sTUNG
Gordan Murray better known as
slim" famous la crosse player and
holder OF the Auburn cars motor rec
ord around the bay. was a bit late in
getting out TO the fight arena yester-
day afternoon
Hastily alighting from his car he
rushed up TO the box Office. purchased a
five dollar seat and tore through the
door.
But this was as far he got The
crowd was rushing out just as he was
rushing in. The fight was over and
slim was stung. II was the worst
singing he ever fell for at that and
he can't get his money back