The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-23
BILLY PAPKE IS
 PE[TED BY BURKE Middleweight Champion Is Outfought in Ten-ROund
 Bout in New York

New York. August 22.-Sailor Burke Of Brooklyn outfought and battered Billy Papl<e of Illinois. who claims the middle weight championship, for 10 rounds at the Twentieth Century Athletic club to- night.
 It was a disappointing mill to all those patrons of boxing who expected dif- ferent showing from the western man and the crowd hissed and booed con tinually after the first two rounds
 Burke went to his man at every stage of the fight and while he did not show any scientific work he belabored the llli- nois pugilist with will which earned for the Brooklynite a hearty round of cheers as he left the ring with scarcely mark on his body.
 Both men fought poorly and Papke seemed either unwilling or unable to live up to what was expected of him. Two of the newly appointed State box ing commissioners were near the ringside,
 closely following the movements of the fighters.
 Papke was the first to enter the ring and was followed a minute later by Burke. Both men were over the middleweight limit of 15S pounds No weights were an- nounced, but each looked to be about 165. Among those close to the ringside was the Marquis of Queensberry. who was writing a descriptive story of the fight for a New York newspaper. When the crowd recognized the distin- guished visitor there were loud cries of l speech. Speechl" but the marquis stood up and simply bowed his acknowledge ments.
 Round l. Burke rushed in and sent left
 to bodv and face. Burke landed these blows without return. Papke sent a
 left to the face, but did not try hard un- til Burke hit him a good left stab to the stomach When the bell rang both started bantering each other in the mid dle of the ring.
 Round g. They rushed into a clinch and rouehed 1t at close quarters. Both played for the body and roughed it on the ropes Burke had the better of the in-fghtine and sent a straight left to the face Papke was working in short body punches and
 took a left and a right on the head Burke's round
 Round 3.-Papke rushed in but was met with a right hand uppercut. Burke rushed and Papke slipped to his knees in his own corner. Burke set rish over to the ear, Papke countering llsht- ly Burke set the pace and landed left to the face He then rushed Papke across the ring, both trying body blows
 at short range Papke either was uh-
 able or unwilling to make a good snow l ing. Burke's round.
 Round A. Burke sent Papke to th'
 ropes with right and left 10 head an'
 body Then they slugged wildly al
 over the ring. Both were cautioned
 for holding, and then Papke landed hal
 dozen lefts and rights to the neck
 and head and right uppercut on th'
 forehead Burke was bit wild Papkes round.
 Round ,. They rushed to clinch ant l the referee had difficulty in pullins them apart Half arm work to severa clinches followed. with science cast t | the winds. Burke was on top of hi man at every stage and the crowt "booed7 both contestants. Burke' | round.
 Round G.. The sailor landed fou | rights quickly to the head and bod, and Papke sent back two lefts to th' | face with Burke the ropes. The. tugged and pushed each other all ove
 the ring, Burke landing one good left hand uppercut to the chin. Burke | round.
 | Round z. They got together quicki. and exchanged lefts and rights on tn face. Burke shook Papke with Ter hook on the jaw Papke sent straisn left to the face, but Burke went paci | with right to body and left to moutn Papke's left eye was in, troupie al .n' l bell. Burke's round.
 Round S. Papke missed right swint for the head and after clinch tner was a hot exchange at short quarters Burke then went after his man ant