The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-05-16
TOOK ONLY ONE MINUTE AND
THIRTY SECONDS TO DE-
eide THE MATCH.
KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS
KelIy's Aspirations for MddleWeigh!
Championship Gone Glimmering
--Papke Virtually Holds
The Title Now.

| San Francisco, May lo.-One MIN
ute and thirty seconds of ScDc,uieI
| IS round contest was sufficient to
ldcmonstarte that Hugo Kelly, Of Chi
cagO, Is no match i'll speed or Skill
with Billy Papke, the Illinois thunder
after half a dozen short rallies, Papke
stood unmarked, while Kelly lay un-
conscious in the corner of the ring
with a deep cut over his right eye
and his chances for the middlewcight
championship gone glimmering.
Faster and stronger than he has ap-
pcared since his battle With Stanley
Kctchell at Los Angeles, Papke vir-
tually toyed with his opponent III
several clinches he smothered Kelly's
attempts at in-iighting and pushed
him away, only to land stinging rights
and lefts that found the Italian almost
unprotected. Kelly lost the battle
when Papke landed his first clean
right and left to the jaw.
Took the Count.
He went to the floor for the count
of nine and arose without sufficient vi
tally to resist the finishing punches
Prior to this Papke had shot tcrrif-
ic hook to the temple which laid opea
an inch long cash just above Kelly's
right eye The blow was the opening
wedge. Kelly appeared th weaken
and Papke, without an instaft's hesi
tation, rushed him to the ropes, shoot
ing rights and lefts into his miasec-
tion.
Kelly fell face downward, aud was
counted out AS the referee counted
ten Kelly struggled to raise himself
on his elbow but the effort exhausted
his last spark of vitality and he lurch
ed back unconscious. His seconds
carried him to his corner unconscious
while hundred spectators climbed
into the ring to smother Papke with
congratulations.
Papkos wonderful speed ard
strength was the feature of the brief
contest His taller opponent appear,
ed weak and awkward by comparison
with the Kewanee hoy and at no stag
lid Kelly have a chance to show his
cleverness. Half the ninety seconds
was spent in clinches. Papke wrest-
led and flung Kelly about with utter
disregard of the Italians greater
heighth. Against the ropes, whittier
he was rushed twice or three times,
Kelly was almost helpless and it was
in this plight that Papke's clean blows
were landed.
The battle, which took place in the
open air, was witnessed by approx
mately G,000 people and was the
fourth meeting between the rival
middIewcights.
Papke Was Favorite.
Papke was the favorite in the bet
ing with odds of 10 to s. While not
technically so, Papke's victory car
ried virtually with it the middleweight
championship title, inasmuch as Stan
'ey Ketchell has stated repeatedly in
public his Inability to make the mid
lie weight limit
Today the battle was practically
)ver before half of those present had
settled in their seats The blows
were struck at such a fast clip that
hey could be followed only iwth diff
ficulty, and until the first knockdown
was not realized that Kelly was 50
seriously damaged. All of Papkes
ffective work was done at shor.
range. the blows travelling but a few
nches. and the men standing shout
Ter to shoulder. The fight consisted
of but three important blows, Papke
landing all of them.