Arizona republican., 1911-08-23
MORE THAN A MATCH
 FOR BILLY PAPKE ILLINOIS THUNDERBOlT WAS A DISAPPOINTMENT. Outfought by Sailor Burke in Almost
 Every Round.

NtW 1OTk, AuS. --.-sSdllOT buThts outfought Billy Papke. who claims the middleweight championship. in a ten round bout here tonight. Papke's showing was a disappointment to the big crowd and he was hissed and booed after the first two rounds. Burke carried the fight in nearly every round and while he showed no science he belabored the Illinois man with a will, that earned him the applause in every round. He was scarcely marked at the close of the fight.
 Papke seemed unwilling, or unable to make a showing. Each weighed about 165 pounds. Among those pres ent was the Marquis of Queensberry. under whose rules the fighting game was regenerated. Two newly appoint ed state boxing commissioners were also at the ringside and closely watch ed the movements of the men.
 Round one-Burke rushed, and sent a left to the body without a return. Papke reached the face and received a hard left in the stomach. They were swapping hard short punches in the center when the bell rang.
 Round Two-They rushed to a clinch and roughed at close quarters. Burke was the better at mitigating. sending hard lefts to the body. Papke worked for short arm hooks to the body and took several hard jolts in the face in return. Burkes round.
 Round Three-Papke rushed. but ran into a right uppercut. Burke rushed and Papke slipped to his knees in his own corner. Burke forced pace, land ing lefts to the face. Then he rushed Papke across the ring landing several hard body blows. Burke's round.
 Round Four-Burke sent Papke to the ropes with left and right swings to the head. They slugged all over the ring mixing fiercely. Both were cautioned holding. Papke sent in 9 half dozen lefts and rights to the head, body, and right upper-cut on the jaw. Burke was getting wild. Papke's round.
 Round Five-Rushed to a clinch and the referee had a hard time pulling them apart. They clinched repeatedly slugging at close quarters, casting science to the winds. Burke was on top of his man at every opportunity. Burke's round.
 Round Six-The sailor landed four rights in quick succession to the head. Papke then put Burke on the ropes with two hard left swings to the jaw They tugged and pushed each other all over the ring. Burke's round.
 Round Seven-They rushed together, Burke shaking Papke with a left to the jaw, Papke sent straight left to the face. but Burke was right back with two hard lefts to the face. Pap ke's left eye was closed at the ring of the bell. Burke's round.
 Round Eight-Papke missed right swing and clinched. There was in fighting at close quarters. Burke cut loose with lefts and rights to the face and body, Papke covering. They were clinched in Papke's corner at the bell. Burkes round.
 Round Nine-Papke cut loose with right and left hooks to the jaw, and two left uppercuts. Burke landed two stiff lefts to the face. Clinch after cIinch came without a blow being struck. They were clinched at the bell Even.
 Round Ten.-Burke rushed with left to the body. Burke put quick in succession four lefts to the head, Papke answering with short arm blows to the stomach Burke slammed right twice, hard to the head and they were pummelling each other hard in a clinch at the bell, neither hearing it. Burke's round.