The Alaska citizen., 1910-11-21


 truth when he says he is as good as he ever was, but as the best he could get was a Graw after fifteen rounds of milling with Anton La Grave a: San Francisco recently there is reason to believe that Bat is bit optimistic about himself
 La Grave is just novice at the game and had Bat been the Bat of old he would lave slowed him away loEg before the expiration of the fifteenth round. La Grave was frightened al the reputation of the old champion and ne was easy pick inrs for Bat in the earlier rounds The hard.hcaded Dane drove his younger adversary round and round the ring. but whenever he tried for a knockout with a right to the jaw, the youngs,er always got in the clear.
 When La Grave realized about the the middle of the contest that Nelson was jus, an ordinary human being with tive hands and two feet he began fighting back and then Nel- son looked worse tkan ever. Old-time ring followers in Frisco were con- vinced after watching Bat perform that he was about ready for the dis card.
 He had the inclination and he bored in just as he had always done, but the old-time steam and vim were missing He showed more clevcrness in blocking than he used to display, but that may have been because La Grave was not making it very tough for him. Of course Bat bored in. for he knows no other way to fight, but he was not the ring-tailed terror of old.
 La Gr2ve was nervous at first and for three or four rounds it looked as though the old champion was go- ing to have an easy time of 1t Driv.
 
 then with the old right cross which helped him to the title. Nelson drove his man around the ring After three or four rounds of this, La Grave steadied down and fought back. He showed little science, but was rug ged and game, and his youth staved off defeat which threatened him as far along as the twelfth round Nel- son show ed cleyerness in blocking. but this was offset by his wildness. He missed time and again with his right across to the jaw
 In the last round La Grave stood Up without tlinChing to a give-and. take slaeging bout that brought the crowd 10 it's feet. The men were harmering away without evidence of distress when the gong changed.
 Nelson is a hard man to dope, however. for after making a joke fight he is apt 10 come back and put up one of the best exhibitions of his career. But surely even an iron man like the Dane must be about worn out by the terrific ham, mering he has had, and it will be if he comes back and puts up a dashing fight, such as carried him to victory over Britt and Cans.
 CHICAGO, Oct 1S The death of Stanley Kstchel, the pugilist. of Springfield, Mo-, has precipitated the championship situation into more or less of a muddle. Four claimants to the title stand out prominently, and of these three have faced the former champion in the ring, while the fourth would have had the opportunity before long had not ketchel died. This last is Eddie McGoorty, of Oskosh, Wis. The others were former Champion Billy Papke, of KeWanee, H., now in Frank Klaus, of Pittsburg, and Hugo Kelly, of Chicago
 Papke claims the distinction from the fact that he was one of the | very few that ever beat Ketchel | Papke knocked him out in the 12th | round of bout at Los Angeles two | years ago. This is the one decisive beating the past champion suffered in his career, although he was down | for the count in his battle with Jack Johnson at Colma, Cal, year ago. | One of these claimants for the cham will probably go down when Klaus and McGoorty meet in their bout at Milwaukee scheduled for Friday night last, but postponed on account of McGoorty's injured hand. |
 Jockey Tom Loates, who died at Brighton, Eng, recently, left a for tune of about $1,125,OO0, largely the result of his careful investments un- der the guidance of Leopold de Rothschild, his chief employer | Loates twice won the Epson derby | in 1889 on the Duke Of Portland's 1 Donoban. and in 1893 on H. Mccall mont's Isinglass In this latter race the time 2:33 is still a record for the event.