The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-21
A DAY OF FIGHTS
Tomorrow to See Three Bouts
on Pacific Coast.
Atteu and KiIbane VIII Put on
Headliner.

san Francisco, Feb. 21--This com
ing Washington's birthday. so far as
the Pacific coast is concerned, VIII De
notable for the number OF puslllstlS
events that will take place san + ran n
cisco, Los Angeles and SacrdIn e ~
Will all have boxing events ana II II y
had not been for the mild form OF
catalepsy that attacked FrSuuIe
Walsh, Daily City, too. would nav
had a place on the pugilistlc map;
In Los Angeles, Abe AtteH ano
Johnny Kilbane are to box Tor the
featherWeight championship. AS ever
when Attell is to ply his trade tne l.
is speculation as to what klHo Ol ai'
exhibition he will furnish.
Gifted with rare boxing talent the
little Hebrew rarely performs tWlce
alike. At times he acts IN such d
manner as to suggest that ne Is III
different to public opinion and news
paper criticism alike but even at thdt
he seems to operate on a pTlnctple
that averages up to his own satls Ia
ton Very often after being clouteo
for a wretched showing ne Will lol-
low with a display of fistlcuHs tndt
brings him praises from every quarter
on account of the way ne SAM u W 49,. -
good fights and bad ones he IS never
sent entirely to coventry Dnti tHe
day he is licked decisively he Will al
ways remain card
As Abe is in disgrace over his lasI
agement=banished from the New
York rings for six months, in taGt-
if is more than likely he will box
tooth and nail when he faces klloane-
If he does not he viii depart AlOAil MS
go Klaus Old Ring Man.
Frank Klaus and Sailor Petroskey
are to box in San Francisco ana inns
particular contest is supposed to nave
some bearing on the middlewe l
championship. The consensus u -
pert opinion in the east IS that re I5a. 10
and Eddie McGoorty are the heaullu
Il
emf and it is expected that the PAR
named will dispute the title some
where in the west before the year IS
much older. .zo
hut it is hardly on the cards Tor MN
to dispose of Klaus. He lacks pro
fessional experience to begin with II
is probable that any attributes ne pos
sassae are also possessed by Klaus and
that Klaus has the experience 70 top
off with.
record for shortest time IN retlr eIl en-
will tackle Frank Mantell at Sacra-
nento on the birthday. In his DAY
Paple put up some slashing fights pu1
for a year or two there mas Deeh d So
falling away in the excellence or ms
1rorlr some of Papke's friends claim
that increasing weight made the III
nois Thund erbolt' loggy but WnAteV-
ar the cause he has boxed Wretchedly
on occasions and has lost his grip on
Billy Papke Too Heavy.
one time spoken of as the man pest
entitled to claim and defend the mid /
dIeweight crown left open with the
death of Stanley Ketchel Papke's
name is no more coupled with the i
names of those who are thought TO |
Dossess championship calibre- EVEN /
IF he shows one of his periodical /
flashes of form and whips Mantel de-
cisivelv. it is doubtful if he Will De
regarded as a middleweight champion
shin candidate, for unless rumor IS
extremely unreliable, Billy Is no"
husky heavyweight
The fact that Papke has placed
himself under the management OF
Tom Jones again is water on the wheel
of those who contend that q fighter
can never meet with full measure or
success unless he is handled by a
skilIful fighter.
Papke, while in his tantrums after
being defeated by Ketchel at Colma'
broke away from Jones. Recently
Papke made Overtures for resump-
ton of business relations, stating
frankly that he had never had day
Iucx since he parted from Cherokee
Tom At first Jones declined to have
ANYTHING to do with the Thunderbolt,
but when Ad Wolgast, who Is also un-
Pant,e. Jones took hold again.
As Jones is shrewd, resourcefuI
@e110vv he may be able to send Papke
to the front gain. but scarcely as a
m ddIeweight if what they say about
RfIlv's poundage is true Perhaps
Tones will plan TO have Papke become
heavier still and exploit him as W mite
hope.