Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-30

siderable walking and running. Thompson
and Bronson had the sailors make an i'm
prOvised punching bag, which they in
stalled on the deck n the second cabin
and made good use of it. In this man
ner Cyclone took off fully ten pounds in
weight and got down to near his fighting
weight Bronson also took off consid-
cradle weight as he had gained quite a
bit the first week out. and is now almost
in shape for any of the Australian light
weights. Clabby was anxious to add a
few pounds to his bones. as he is just a
little light at present and prefers to be
nearer the iJ0-pound mark than at the
welterweight limit of 145 Papke Is feel
ing in fine spirits and says he has no fear
of the outcome of his four battles, no
matter whether they are middleweights
Or heavyweights. The IllinSis champion
feels so confident that he has written
Hugh Mcintosh in London to go ahead
and arrange match with Tom Thomas.
the English champion. for the title of
Great Britain. Papke also plans a fight
or two in Paris after his English engage
ment; in fact, he may take on an extra
man in Australia if asked to do SO before
starting for England.
Bronson is hot after the lightweight
title, and if he wins all his battles in
the AntipOdes he will Immediately go
after AID Wolgast for the championship
and endeavor to get on with Freddy
Welsh in England before Packy McFar-
land gets to the other side of the pond
Promoter Mcintosh has offered purse of
$50 900 for a contest between either ,BrOn-
son or Thompson and Wolgast, to take
place in Australia, the distance to be
twenty rounds.
This is probably more than any club in
America will offer at the present time.
Bronson can easily make the weight for
Wolgast, but with Thompson it will be
a harder job although the Illinois Cyclone
says he will make 1:,3 pounds ringside
whenever the champion will agree to
%zl. h. It'll ole on
the side, but this goes only for a CHAM
pionship match. Clabby will in all proba-
biity be matched with Young Joseph or
Harry Lewis in England for the welter-
weight title of the world, as Mr.. Mcintosh
has intimated that he will make the date
for the Milwaukee champion some time in
February.
Walter Owens, the Indianapolis trainer,
who is with Ray Bronson, will have
busy time of it on the trip. as he has
pra ctically arranged to train Thompson
and Clabby in addition to Bronson, and
he may also help Papke in case Duke
Mullins does not arrive in time from
England. Owens has been a trainer FOR
the past five years and has made a sue
cess of his work. 1t is the intention of
Owens to open "A school of physical Gull
ture when he returns to the states.
4 peculiar incident in connection with
the changing of time at the equator, after
passing it. to be correct, was the wiping
out of Ed Kilpatrick's birthday. Ed is
a brother of Charlie Fitzpatrick. the well
known American cycle performer, and
intended celebrating his fortieth birthday
September -, but in this case the 25th
does not come around at all, for when
they went to bed Saturday evening, the
24th, they woke up next morning to find
that they had lost day, 1t being the
10Th. Now Edward IS wondering whether
he Is really forty or thrty-nine years of
age. He will! have no chance to celebrate
now until September %, 1911.