El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-09-03
Gossip Of the Pugilists;
Sidelights On the Battlers
By 7. S.
Andrews

terweight. who must be getting into the
middleweight class
There is no doubt that Ketchel is in
a bad way physically, but until he
knows he cannot get back into shape II
would not be right TO try and deprive
him of his hard earned title. However,
If there Is any one who has first claim
to the title, that person is Billy Papke,
for he once beat Ketchel for il and lost
afterwards in a battle that might have
been called a draw. according to many
critics at the ringside.
Papke has given Ketchel the hardest
fights Of his career and he has beaten
all others who have opposed him at the
weight Therefore, If any one should
be given the preference. it is Papke-
Klaus is also a fine middIeweight and
fast coming to the front, having boxed
both Ketchel and Papke in short bouts
He is a sturdy youth and of the Papke
kind of fighter, being strong and ag-
gressive at all times and fairly clever
There is another boy who has a right
to look in at the title, more so than
Harry Lewis, for he is a middleweight
and is deserving of recognition That
boy is Eddie McGOOrty of Oshkosh, Wis,
who made a tour of England and Ire
land last season, defeating several of
the middle and heavyweights over
there. McGoorty is young and more
clever than any Of them, and if he does
not have a setback he stands an ex-
cellent chance of wearing the crown be-
fore the end of 1911. Hugo Kelly Of
Chicago is really too far advanced in
years TO think of annexing the title
now, but there was a time when he
was a most dangerous contender
Those three great rivals for feather
weight Honorable Attel, owen Mo
ran and Jem Driscou. the last two Of
England-are having a hard time get
ting together in a championship match
At present DriscoH is in England, hav-
ing returned home, owing TO illness, az
ter his bout with Pal Moore in Phila-
delphia last spring. 1t developed that
Jem had malaria and he was Obliged TO
lay off for several months owen Mo-
ran is in California with his manager,
Charlie Harvey, and fights frankie
Burns on August rs in an effort to try
and lift the lid on the coast for short
round contests.
Abe AttelI is in British Columbia,
where he fights Eddie Marine at Cal
gary soon, and has two more matches
in that territory soon after. so Abe will
not come east for some time When he
does, there are matches awaiting him
with Jimmy Walsh, frankie Conley.
Ad Wolgast and others. The West Side
club Of New Orleans is endeavoring to
match Abe with COnley or Walsh
Charlie Harvey. manager of Moran,
writing from Frisco about the situation,
says owen intends to meet this
Burns, whom he should beat, and will
leave right afterwards for the east,
where he will see the ang-Kaufman
bout at Philadelphia. The game is not
very good and it seems hard to set it
going right. Jimmy COffrOth is work
ing along the right lines, if they leave
him alone. and I think he will succeed,
but it will take a little time.
Il Moran is in good shape and may try
TO get bout at Milwaukee on his way
home or at New Orleans, as the club
there wants him. ] would like to match
him again with Abe Attell, for you
know 1 have always felt confident that
owen could beat Abe in anything at
twenty rounds or over, but you must
hand it 70 that clever little Jew for
anything under twenty I understand
that DriscOn is all right again and
will come over. 1t should be great
race between the three for top hOnors
and no mistake"
Not content with landing Billy Papke.
the crack middleweight, for tour Of
Australia, Hugh Mcintosh, the hustling
promoter of that country, has signed up
Packey Mcfarland, the star lightweight
fthis country, to go to the antipodes
and meet four of the best Hghtweights
to be pitted against him. Mcfarland
has practical victory over Freddy
Welsh of England, and is trying to get
WOlgast to meet him under the same
terms as the Welsh match. 1S3 at 3
o'clock, or even s o'clock, but the latter
will not give away an hour However,
Packey is going to meet all corners. and
| if sWolgast is among them he says so
much the better In addition to these
stars there Will probably be Ray Bron-
son. the crack Indianapolis lightweight,
and Jimmy Clabby. claiment of the well
| terweight title.
Hugh D. Mcintosh, the Australian
promoter is surely grabbing up all the
stars in the American boxing world.
| In addition to signing UP Billy Papke,
who now claims the middleWeigh