Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-03

FIGHT ENTHUSES
ARRIVAL OF milwaukee BOY
STARTS FANS TALKING
SOUTHERN RING FOLLOWERS GO
NORTH FOR BATTLE
McCarey VIII Watch ketcheI-Papke
Contest Next Monday at Rlngslde.
Flynn Trains for July
Program
BY A. E. DUNN1Ne

Wnlle just at present lne dpplSdSA
ing Ketchel-Papke argument, to be
staged at San Francisco Monday after
noon, overshadows all else in the pugil-
istic world, and the fans are eagerly
awaiting the hour when these two old
rivals will climb into the ring for their
fourth meeting, the arrival of Ad VOL
CAST, the Milwaukee featherweight, and
the anticipated arrival of Battling Mel
son today, have set the local mitt fol-
lowers on edge, and the game in the
southern part of the state exhibits signs
Of vigor that has been lacking since the
last battle of real championship cali
ber.
The coming ten-round struggle be-
tween Wolgast and Battling Nelson at
Maud on Tuesday evening, July l3, is
one of the best battles on paper which
has been hooked up for the Pacific Ath-
letic club patrons in many a long
month. The winter and spring have
come and gone since a bona tide titular
contest has been placed before the Los
Angeles cranks. They are ripe, hun
CRY, eager for a bout of that class
which brings into the very atmosphere
something of the tremendous portent OF
its consequences to the two gladiators.
That indefinable impression of an event
of world wide interest such as is con-
veyed to every nerve of the spectator
at a famous turf classic, ring contest
or an unusual episode in the daily trend
of affairs, has long been lacking, but a
week from next Tuesday night the very
rafters at the old fight shed will reek
with the significance of the OCCASION
which will not be lost on either man.
Ad Is Ambitious
Ad Wolgast is after the lightweight
championship. Not only is he anxious
to defeat the Battler and thereby
realize his ambition, but he wants to
do it so thoroughly that there Will be
no doubt in the minds of the assem-
blage when the tenth round ends that
he has won decisiVely and is the bet
ter man. There is no man in the world
who so well realizes what a rough
and battle-scarred route he must ira
verse to carry away the plum from
the doughty little Battler. There are
few men today who care for Bats
game. There are fewer who will Ven-
ture on the opinion that they will win
from Nelson by a knockout in ten
rounds, but this is just what Wolgast
says he will do.
Comfortably established In his quar-
ters at Venice Ad is awaiting Monday
before entering into hard training. He
is doing light work, however, and will
pitch into the serious portion of his
preparation after this brief layof.
Nelson is expected to be at work by
Wednesday at the latest and will be
on view at Doyle's South Side Ath-
letic club quarters.
Local Fans Go North
A party Of local fans, including Tom
McCarey of the Pacific Athletic club,
went north yesterday afternoon to be
present at the ringside when Ketchel
and Papke meet. There is tremendous
interest locally in the bout, due to the
fact that Ketchel received his first and
only knockout at the hands of Billy
Papke in a Los Angeles ring, the battle
taking place at Venice arena in Sep
tember of last year. Reports have come
south from unofficial quarters that
Ketchel has neglected to prepare in his
former serious fashion for this bout,
and this talk, coupled with the reports
of the splendid condition attained by
Papke, has led to several Wagers with
Papke as the object. McCarey will
watch Ketchel's work with special in
terest, since he has the signature of
the middleweight champion for south
ern battle.
Flynn Is at Work
Jim Flynn, the fighting fireman, is
hard at work at Doyle's conditioning
for one of the toughest battles he ever
affixed his signed agreement to. The
Pueblan realizes that he will meet a
lion in Ketchel and is preparing him
self to be in shape to carry the battle
to the champion all the way, since it is
in this manner he hopes to win. Flynn
has entirely recovered from his lapse in
condition previous to the Montana Jack
Sullivan go, and claims he will be in
his best form when the men meet at
their ten-round bout on the night fol-
loyxriDcy tba NaIcOD- WOIp1 gt cO0fast
AS the battle will be at catchweights
Jim is taking it a little easy until the |
hot spell subsidies, not caring to take
off too much flesh, but the first cool day |
will see him grinding away at furious
rate, as Jim has set his heart on re-
deeming himself for past reverses by
whipping Ketchel.