The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-05-20

nlmSCE naQ lie either tHlOWA INT ny
contest or else declared all bets or
But instead he tolerated the rotten
frameup and in this way aided and
abetted the pugilistic goldbrtckers.
Welshs' action certainly was Sc
we're blow TO his friends They could
scarcely believe that he was the same
man whom Billy Jordan had intro
duced as the Honorable Jack Welsh.
Whatever chance Welsh stood OF ref
ereeing the big battle slipped away
from him last night Welsh has
dropped many points in the estimation
Of the fans, who always stuck by MN
in the past
II the public can not be protected
in the lighting game, then why toll
crate the game2 What is the reputa-
tion Of q referee worth If he does not
show courage enough TO put an end
10 . fake when he sees one2 These
are questions for the fans TO ask and
Tor Welsh TO answer. 8ut his answer
should have been spoken in the ring
at Dreamland last night.
The Is round frameup was quickly
Matched and they began to bet. On
general form il looked as though Papke
would hardly knock Thomas out with
in Is rounds. This. Of course. took
the eyes Of the wiser bettors and they
scooped in a lot of that money. The
sharpers were shrewd enough not to
send in too much at one time They
played their cards we'll.
For the last FIVE days the 10 round
wagering waxed very lively in the
poolroons all along the line. The stu
dents OF the game, those who are sup
posed 20 know a fighters form and
class, went after this money in fiocks
and droves and IL was all eagerly COB
bied I'D by the ace in the hole gam
Ill Il fa-s f-a
dirty plot.
The men had not been in the ring
two minutes ere the crowd at the ring
side fathomed Papke's purpose. They
could all see that it was 70 be l6
round affair and they all knew that
Papke owuld necessarily be compelled
10 stall around. loaf and hang on till
the crucial moment.
SURE THING BOYS
MATCHED FLIRTT PLOT
When the betting opened up on the
contest several days ago, Papke was
quoted a to ! chance. AS poor Thomas
has been beaten so often within the
last two years. nobody wanted 20 bet
on him. There was absolutely moth
ing sIrring on result wagering. so
TIE sure things boys were compelled
70 scratch their heads and devise ways
and means Of taking the public down
the line for a few thousand dollars
who the originator of the low scheme
IS nobody was willing to venture last
night, but they were all willing to
admit that Papke was declared in on IL
early and that his bit out Of the clean
I'D amounted to quite a tidy sum.
Whether his brother-manager Ed bet
the money or whether their agents
acted as the commissioners, remains to
be determined later on.
After the fight, Papke had the brazen
nerve 70 say that he could not get
warmed I'D till the sixteenth round
This was so very raw that it sounded
funny to everybody who heard it.
Poor Thomas was too sick to say any
thing and perhaps II he were in condi-
ton TO commit himself, he could not
have thrown much light on the frame
up. It is barely possible that they
did not let him in on the ground floor.
It IS to be hoped that last nights at
fair will kill Papke as a 4ing attraction
not only in this city. but wherever the
lighting game is known. A man who
viii deliberately act as he acted is not
worthy OF notice from the men who pay
their money TO support the game It's
too bad that the old vigilance commit
tee is not on the job. Then We would
have some action.
The Oakland Wheelmen have Papke
and Montana Dan Sullivan signed for
a 10 round bout across the bay next
month. For the good Of the sport Man
ager Mel Moffatt would make a great
hit by canceling the match bright and
early this morning, If he has not al
read ydone so. According to rumors
last night Moffatt instructed Papke to
be on his way and TO cut Oakland en-
route
Papke always had the reputation of
being a ring hound" or. in other
words, a fighter with a chicken heart.
but his reputation as a faker was never
fully established till last night. But
faint hearted as he might have been. he
could not have acted shy with Thomas
in z legitimate manner, for Thomas
was a beaten man before he entered
the ring.
They started in during the first round
By adding around OF course. there
was some excuse then. for many good
night has q poor beginning. But when
the second and the third and the fourth
were reeleo off in the same way. the
crowd began TO get wise and when
Papke would tear like mad bull at
Thomas and then clasp him in a fond
embrace they could not keep the laugh
ter from exploding.
Occasionally Papke would SO far for
get himself as 70 deal slightly rougl,
poke 70 Thomas On several occasions
poor Joe nearly took the count from
the effects of these. This always acted
as good warning to Papke. for then
he would slow Up and cut his clownIike