The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-16
KELLY OUT IN
NINETY SECONDS
Ellv Papke Shows New Life
and Speed and Quickly
Gets His Man.

r,---isHa May l5.-One minute
pan -..-,, seconds Of a scheduled for
- I'D contest was sufficient 10
80 that Hugo Kelly Of Chi
E no matet i'm speed or skin
81 pr- p4rke the Illinois thunder
!" A. ths end Of this brief period
half q dozen short rallies, Papke
UT .----srsad. while Kelly lay uu-
4"ua III the center of the ring,
~. -7ssr CIT over his right eye and
-li 1..- for the miduleW eight
-.biB gone gIimmeriug.
r.. mi stronger than he has ap-
a5..- 49, his memorial battle with
.--is- EetthaI az Los Angeles, Papae
rt,lsirv ;0yed with his opponent m
I ...--I arirahes Ee sIn0tnered he!iy
..---ts II fnfgLtIug and pushed nun
-. .-rry 20 land singing rights and
70 ,tst found the Italian almost UNI
t..--.T Kelly lost the battle when
- landed his first clean right ana
=, The iaw. He went 10 the floor
~ -,1rt az nine and arose without
.-.i.r- vitality tl resist the finish
..r.Has Prior TO this Papke had
q terrific left hook to the temple,
- laid 0Beu an uCh-long cash just
- t-sfie,z right eve. The blow was
1 .ors-ire wedge. Kelly appeared To
..t.r and Papke without an in
.,+.s hesitation rushed him TO the
.-.os s1sotirg iefts and rights into his
'5so.tfar. Kelly fell. face downward,
~ mas counted out by Timekeeper
tIasti1r As Referee Eddie Smith
.uuta5 'ten" Kelly struggled 20 raise
msaf on bis elbow. but the effort eN-
sustad DIS last spark Of strength and
: 1urebad back unconscious. Seconds
"a --ie5 him 90 his corner I'm a state OF
Inconsistencies. while a hundred spec
,tors climbed into the ring 20 smother
Pa0ke with consrs tUlations.
Pspke Shows Speed.
pspkfs wonderful speed and
sfraneth was the feature of the brief
eo7tast. His taller opponent appeared
esE and awkward by comparison
! ith the KeU1nce boy, and at no stage
aid Kelly have q chance TO show his
i ewmess. Half Of the ninety seconds
as spent in clinches. Papke Wrestled
sud flung Kelly about with utter dis
4 gard Of the Italians greater height.
against the ropes, whittier he was
4 shed twice OF three times, Kelly was
Utmost helpless. and it was in this
Blight that Papke's cleau-cut blows
! ere landed.
The battle which took place in the
spen air. was Witnessed by approx
llateIy 5000 people. ana was the fourth
nleeting between the rival middle
! eights. Papke Was the favorite i'm the
Betting at the odds Of ten to eight.
While not SO announced. Papke's vic
bry carries virtually with IL the mid
eleweight championship title. indsmuch
IS Stanley Ketchel has stated repeat
ally in public bis inability 10 make the
rliddleweight limit.
Iodays battle was practically over
feioie half Of those present had settled
ID their seats. The blows We're struck
such fast clip that they could be
Followed only with difficulty, and until
pc first Touchdown it was not realized
1hat Kelly was So seriously damaged.
M of PGpke effective wor., was done
short range, the blows travelling but
E lew inches and the men standing
boulder Co shoulder. The fight con-
isted Of but three important blows,
'apke landing AN Of them.
The One Round.
Pound l-Papke forced Kelly AGAINST
Pc ropes and the latter. after missing
Hs1t swing hooked his right to the
tomach. They worked at close range.
pom tghung carefully. At close quar-
rs Kelly swung short arm lefts and
.snS 10 the head. Papke. forcing
{Nely TO the ropes. swung right and
iett hard 90 the jaw and a hard
'snt 70 the jaw, putting Kelly to the
l'oI ior the count of nine. a deep
ash vas cut over Eelly's right eve
.ea l1a effects of Papke's pummel-
ing The Chicago tighter came up very
essy. lie was easy prey for the Il
NOS thunderb1lt. Papke lost no time
Alisnlng matters. He laced out a
'shl and left catching Kelly on the
'.-' OF the jaw. his head striking the
i'I WIN q resouudinE Whack. He lay
.'le' blood streaming from his right
Pie was quickly counted out by
le unskseper. but it was at least ten
-1S before ne recovered his facul-
'.'- fdnEe was declared ne winner