The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-24
WRESTLER GOTCH
MAY ENTER RING
1t Is Said That He May Turn
Prize Fighter to Meet
Johnson.
CONFIDENT THAT HE
CAN WHIP BLACK MAN
COrbett Has Promised to Train
Him for a Bout in a
Year.
BY JEFF THOMPSON,
Wire 10 The Tribune.


the world IS champion wrestler, may turn
prize fighter. Gotch believes that he
has the stuff in him to beat Jack John
son and he certainly doesn 7 lack con.
1idcnce, Gotch is not anxious to take up
the fight game and plug along at it be.
cause the gamo doesn t offer many pos
sibilities these days. However, he will
be content if he can meet the negro
champion within the ring inside of Il
u year, Gotch is one of the many who
tshaye challenged johnson. "Tom' Shar-
key believes that he can "come back -
sufficiently to wallop the negro. Tommy
Burns has half promise from johnson
for fight In London in about year.
Al Kaufman, the village blacksmith,
stands likely chance of getting Il
wback at the big heavyweight first.
There has been some talk III the cast OF
matching Young Barbour, the million
are amateur, against the negro, but
over 200 pounds and is as strong as
Johnson. although he has never done
any boxing.
Jim Corbett has promised to train
me and l believe / can get into condl-
tion to whip the colorcd man. says the
Iowa mat artist. 81 am strong and nat
u:ally quick and it won take me very
long to get the hang of the game. /
know that L don t stand much show at
present but wait till johnson s theatri-
"a! tour Is over and his Joy riding is
Adone we Will have a man not so hard
30 whip as The one who went against
Jeffries.''
Papke to Fight Ketchell.
Billy Papke, formerly known in the
Dugilistic armament rs the S'1llinols
Thunderbolt, may meet Stanley
Retchell during the frontier celebration
IN Cheyenne, Wyo.. In August. Ketchel,
who used to be known by the appella-
tiou, E'The Michigan Assassin - cleaned
up big bank roll on Johnson Is victory
and has not been behaving himself in
his best manner. The Thunderbolt has
met the Michigan Assassin four times
On June ID, 1908, he lost ten-ronnd
bout to Stanley In Milwaukee. On Sep
tember Z of the same year he knocked
out ketchel in twelve rounds at Vernon,
Cal. A little over two months later, on
November &c, he changed his role from
that Of thunderbolt to Ajax defying
the lightning and was knocked out by
the Wolverine in eleven rounds at
Colma.
Their latest fight was also at Colma
on July 5, 1909. Papke lost the decision
IN twenty rounds of fierce fighting
,men would be Il great drawing card
il is most unlikely that it could be held
Ill Wyoming, as the governor of that
state has put himself on record as firm
]y opposed to fighting or boxing con-
tests of any kind.
Billy states emphatieally that he has
no desire to meet Sam Langford, the
brunette from the Hub. He says: 81
do not refuse to meet Laugford because
j am afraid he would beat me, but be-
cause ever siuce my career began / have
steadfastly refused to meet a negro.
ANYBODY else at tho middleweight limit
of I5S pounds will be taken on; there
my not wanting to meet Langford is
because ] don't believe that he can
make q weight as low as l5S. Iangford
is in reality q heavyweight, and his best
fight weight is nearer to 115 pounds.
But he's good man, ana you can I
take 1t from him
Billy trained with Jetfres Mt Row
ardennan while preparing for his light
with Joe Thomas which he won in ff-
i teen rounds. and says that in his opin-
ION the former champion worried him
self into state or physical collapse
before lie ever entered the ring with
johnson.
Papkc has returned from the coast to
his home at Kcwance. Ill. Papkc is an
enthusiastic Elk and was delegate 20
the convention which was recently held
in Detroit,
Dearth Of Good Fighters.
There is a dcarth of good fighters.
Stanley kctchel stands ready to lose
his middlcweight championship. Abe
'httell has about come to he end Of his
fighting string rs feathnCweIght cham
pion One has to think twice before
hc remembers the name Of Nelson q
conqueror Ad Woigast. There is much
dispute over tic ban title which is
held by Johnny Conlon. The only
championship about which there is no
doubt is the heavyweight Ecid BY John
son.
Joe Woodmau and his protcgc. Sam
Ilangford. have arrived here from Gail
fornia; LanGford says, that he is the
logical opponent for Johnson III his
next fight. Tire Boston negro says that
he is willing 10 put mp $4,000 rs guar
sj6ntce OF his sincerity any time,
The moving pictures promoters have
had more trouble with films of the
Jeffries.J johnson fight than an other
Indeed, so many difficnItcs have be
set them that, il another great prize
fight is ever held in this country. wifi!
as much interest as the recent heavy,
weight championship fight held. ii is
doubtful whether pictures will be taken
About "Parson' Davies,
"Parson' Davies, formerly the best
known of the fight promoters. is no:
mending very rapidly. Davies is spend
ing tho summer at the beach. near here
He cannot walk and he has lost all his
old.time interest in the fight game
Speaking Of his career. Davies said
1I've had my day and / am more thar
content to LET others occupy the stage
, ] think during The time I was con
nected with. the prize ring as the man
tager Of various Of the great Fighters
Kaw more ring history made than tht
lfuture generations will ever sec. i
Is unfortunate, but [ am afraid ths