New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-18
BRINGS BACK BELT
After String of Victories in
France Seeks HOnOrS Here.
KLAUS WANTS HIS CHANCE
Rivers Says He Will Bring East
Proofs That Wolgast
Fouled Him.

Billy Papke. Of Kewanee, the former
middleweight champion Of the world is
expected to return from his successful
trip TO Paris some day this week on the
President Lincoln. Papke won all the
bouts in which he took part in France,
and numbers among his victims the for
midable Georges Carpenter, the French
middleweight champion, who was stopped
in seventeen rounds. The French Fedora
ton Of Boxing has awarded the diamond
belt emblematic Of the championship Of
the world TO Papke. the base Of the
award being Papkes victory over Jim
Sullivan. the middlewelght champion OF
Great Britain at the time. and his subse-
quent victory over Carpenter.
Papke is anxious to secure match with
Eddie MCGoorty, whom ne considers the
best middleweight in this country. Vic
tory over McGoorty he thinks. would
give him clear title to the middleweisht
crown now that he has beaten Dave
Smith, the champion OF Australia, Jack
Harrison. the middleweight champion OF
Great Britain who succeeded Jim Suli-
van. and Carpenter.
The middleweight situation. however,
will never be cleared up until Frank
Klaus gets his chance. Klaus has gone
down the line in this country and abroad
until there are few who care 10 meet
him under anything like fair conditions.
Moreover he is legitimate middeweight
In all his bouts IN this city Klaus has
boxed his best battles at l57 pounds, a
full pound under the recognized limit.
Papke IS absolutely unable 70 make the
weight limit and although McGoorty
weighed l55 pounds for Mike Gibbons, he
was far from his real self
Papke will leave New York at once to
go 10 his home in Kewanee FOR several
weeks He broke a bone I'm his right
hand In a bout with Bernard. the French
middleweight, several weeks ago, and in
tends to give the injury plenty Of time to
knit He has been offered a match with
Frank Klaus at Monte Carlo in March.
Jose Rivers. the sensational Mexican
lightweight who is to meet Leach Cross
iu "A ton-rounA bout on January AT the
Empire Athletic club will leave for this
city on Thursday and will arrive here
on Tuesday or Wednesday Of next week.
He has telegraphed the Mcmahon broth
ers. who are handling the match, that he
is I'm perfect condition and expects little
troIblc at the hands Of Crogs. In a letter
he said of his match with Wolgast.
81 don't want to say anything that
might detract from the glory OF Willie
Richie. the present champion. but if jim
Griffin had been in the ring when ] met
Wolgast then Joe Rivers would be cham
pion to-day. Wolgast fouled me, and &c
was no accident either. I still have the
aluminium cup that ] wore in that bat
tie. and / will bring it East with me. II
is driven in more than inch from the
force of the foul blow that knocked me
down IN the last round when I knocked
Wolgast out but failed TO get the de-
cision. had Wolgast whipped from the
second round on, and was making him
look foolish. / landed on his Jaw clearly.
and Just as hit him he sank home that
low punch which put me down How
ever. I'll fight Richie soon, and then |
will bee the champion. anyway"
one more hope may be entered in
the lists tonight when zone Round
Davis. and Solder Kerns two big
heavywelghts. meet for ten rounds at
the Fairmont \. c. Of The Bronx.
Davis has gone down the line whipping
one after another. mostly by knOckouts.
Kerns, too. has been successful in his
battles, and n fast bout doubtless will
result from the meeting
Word comes from Los Angeles that the
white heavyweight elimination boxing
tournament may not end on New Years
Dav with the McCarty- bout.
Bombardier Wells, the English boxer,
"Gunboat" Smith and Frank Moran, OF
Pittsburgh. have been suggested as de-
serving an opportunity TO meet the win
ner.
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