The evening times., 1911-06-07
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Billy Papke and Jim Sullivan
Of England Have q Twenty
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middleweight championship-Btlly
Papke Of the United States in this
corner. and Jim Sullivan of England
In that corner-as the headline event
on the pugilistic calendar for the
present week and q number of classy
bouts also on the bill, followers of
the boxing game will have lot to
speculate over for tie next few days.
Advices from England were to the
eject that Papke and Sullivan will
clash before Hugh McIntosh's London
club on Thursday night. The route
will be twenty rounds, and the weight
will be at the British scale. 100 pounds
at 3 o'clock.
Sullivan is the recognized British
title holder. having won the cham
pionship from Tom Thomas before the
aristocratic National Sporting club of
London several months ago.
Papke is conceded to be the best
middleweight of this country. now
that Stanley Ketchel is no more The
only blotch on Papke's escutcheon is
q Questionable decision that Cyclone
Johnny Thompson gained over him In
far-o6 Australia last winter.
Few boxing critics concede Sullivan
q chance against the tornado from
southern Illinois, even the partisan
British writer's admitting that their
champion does not class with the
American. Papke is said to be back
in his best form, and the English
weight Of 100 pounds at 2 o'clock will
suit him much better than the Ameri-
can weight Of 1853 ringside. Papke is
seeking clear title to the champion
ship and In order to obtain 1t he will
have to pummel his way through sew
eral good middleweights who have
come to the front since Ketchel's
death.
Would Meet Thompson Again
One stumbling block is Thompson,
and Papke h eager to meet him again.
In their Australian bout, Papke did
not train as he should have done, and
his failure cost him very dearly.
Thompson has claimed ever since
that he defeated Papke fairly, and in
order to show that he really is the
master he is willing to give the
Thunderbolt another chance, but in
nothing less than twenty rounds.
There has been some talk Of Thomp-
son going over to England to meet
Papke, but Johnny has not made any
arrangements to go to London, but
in case Mcintosh should care to bid
for the match he will consider prop
osition to cross the big pond and meet
his rival for the title.
If Papke whips Sullivan, as he un-
doubtedly will, the terror from the
Sucker state will have legitimate
right to herald himself a champion of
the world, Johnny Thompson notwith-
standing. 1t is an honor that Papke
will strive hard to win.
That Mexican star, Jose Rivers, who
has been bowling 'em over right and
left, is booked to meet a tough con-
tender in the person of Tommy Dixon
of Kansas City, next Saturday after
noon at Los Angeles, Cal. The latest
achievement of Rivers was close
decision scored over Johnny Kilbane
of Cleveland. That bout went twenty
rounds and, though Kilbane made
showing that gives him ground to dis
pute Rivers claim to superiority, still
California critics, almost unanimous
ly, say that the Mexican had a mar
gin that entitled him to the verdict.
The bout between Rivers and Dixon
is an important one, because the win
ner will be in line for an early match
with Joe Coster, the New York star.
who trounced Frankey Conley of Ken
osha, Wis. at New Orleans last Sun
day afternoon. Coster, Dixon and
Rivers are challengers for the 1922
pound crown that Abe Attell still
clutches, and it is probable that when
the first three named settle their
rivalry, the one who survives will be
pitted against Able In real feather
weight championship battle.