The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-16
WRIST SLAP
PUTS KELLY
TO THE MAT
Lightweight Champion Says the
Ff0hf Was Like His Own
Theatrical Stunt
By BATTLING NELSON
0SEhtwefEht Champion)

/ went 10 the arena TO sec real
battle What did I see? Well ]
saw
Being in the fighting business, fight
ing for money-not for the love OF
fhe game any more-I am really
ashamed to express my opinion as
would Ike TO. There is no one who
admires the boxing game any more
than Battling" Nelson-that is, good,
clean, honest boxing, the kind that |
expect TO give the San Francisco
public on May %. when / meet
Fighting" Dick Hyland in the same
ing where Billy Papke and Hugo
Kelly pulled of their?
1 left the Farmont hotel at las
O'Clock with my party, consisting OF
Robert Laum, Abdul Hamid (the
Turk. Chief Jack Grace, Dick
Wheeler, Big Ed Donkhurst, Ed
Baldry and Charley Dalton. We ar
rived ar the arena. Entered with the
compliments OF Promoter Coffroth.
We saw the one minute Lett
the arena and arrived by 5 O'Clock IN
our automobile at the Valencia the
afer. where I do the identical stunt
that Kelly did. only our bout lasts
three rounds. Paul AcAllister doing
The Papke part and ] the Kelly part
You can see our little go for theater
prices where YOU had to pay real
fancy prices Tor the Papke-Kelly-S
Events HOVE RAPIDLY
Rinesidc. $50 p. m. Papke enters
81 Kelly enters 2:53 the old re-
liable let or 70 kid Billy Jordan,
introduces The Illinois Thunderbolt,
R5,fv Papke.~ PA he introduces The
cb5eazo cracker JACK. Hugo Kelly" Che
s.aouls have said the Chicago faker' ,.
z.zs he Introduces one OF California;
fo-euoEr referees. Eddie Smith OF Oak
md 2.zs Jordan reads telegram
f-oz Joe Thomas, challenging the win
me- s.s7 Asia Bill Booth and Can
nm Bail smith" enter the arena
.,lscorerei-appls introduced 30
10 lzrze a1dience-inore applause
zzss -lle champion globe trotter. Jack
C--zce.~ Challenges the winner OF Asia
r11-Caanon ban bout for SO side
a1rrsvse- Z.3s camera fiends busy
e-s1,as5rsz Il battle Of Bunker hill
~ fse old reliable said. This VIII
BE- - round contest marquis Of
C--eeasasr1y rules. let 'er go
Yapke and Kelly come into clinch.
s-3ey break. Kelly misses 4 left hook
(o~ Psnke's jaw = foot. clinch, Pspke
7sroerruts Kelly on the wrist Kelly
s-7-s~-lS Oh the mat as if hit I got
- fyv1a ny seat and said: ''Stung:
good nizsts amt Il a shame and
s.z~zas 20 leave / could see we We're
aasalnz another gold brick Not as
~ Infe~lor agh1er. but Kelly should
20 ts50oe5 81 San Francisco CCoima)
aaf5g BE- shows us that he VIII al least
zsye fue public a little run for its
ssoa@y. Be DID good job-only took
two fsIls-the nrEt from 4 slap on the
-rrizt and the second did not see be-
@ use ] was hurrYing for the exit SO
az 10 get out OF the mob and into my
q utonobsle and get 20 the Valencia
laezfer and show the matinee audience
aou it wsS done in my little stunt, a
~ ~Pspke-Kelly.v
PITY F-OG CoPPROTH
poor Jim c0nrosb IL 10 pltied--aot
eeussre6. He - always out after all
ise Big matches that look good TO the
L aoIse. because he wants 10 satisfy the
lans. Not knowing be was 10 be stung
he matched PaVke and Kelly. don't
feink The public viii blame Coffroth,
for : think he Is entirely Innocent
& aerwise. ] would say so. Just as soon
~ act
Tae Gssst looked bad from the bet
Csg stacdpoint-for Kelly looked all
Cssr 10 be Installed fzvoTite. but
yoss could hardly find a dollar TO be
paced on aim. The Papke money
was % % early 81 The morning. II
soon Seli 10 10 20 8. then 10 70 and
wBt bcESiSg az that price Several
bets were made az 10 70 s-there's your
dope 81 nutshell. Now figure Il out.
don't think Papke wzs in on any
5oa IIeIiyg Well. ] said he should
- szrre6 fso.a fighting here Cthe best
g zatl4z city 81 the world
70 tie P1bilc-I ara not trying TO
rsezs aay 1aster for personal reasons
RAJ trglag 80 1orcs myself before The
VNssle was asked 10 describe the
5'zp<e-1.eiiy battle 0such as It was).