Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-07
PAPKE BARRED
IN FRENCH RING
FORSIXMONTHS
By Ed w. Smith

~HICAGO, ILL. April From
the East come the broadest
kind Of hints that the French
Boxing Federation either has acted or
Is about to act severely in the case OF
Billy Papke, Of keWanee. Ill., Tor ms
alleged foul tactics In the recent bat
tie in Paris with Frank Klaus. OF
Pittsburg The Partisan boxing au-
thorities are said 20 have decided
upon a suspension Of six months TOR
the Illinois man.
Just how much truth there Is IN
tins is hard TO say al this time. When
Papke returned TO this country from
Paris ne gave ont the statement that
Klaus was fully as much 10 blame ~
the battle q he was and that the ma
foul. q crash OF heads was nobody
fault in particular and that as II nap
pened that Klaus got the worst ~ u
he quite naturally was given the bat
lie on a foul.
The fact that the Partisan authori-
ties did not see IL in this iight-if II Is
true Papka has been 1uspended-ls
highly interesting and brings out the
fact that Papke's field Of operations Is
now limited should he decide that he
would like to put up some battles
while in this country and pending his
return to France, where he is said to
be matched with both Klaus and Car
peutier in return engagements
Papke Got in Bad.
II this suspension goes II VIII carry
over hnto next september but Papkt
said he did not intend 10 return 10
FrauCe until that time, anyway Just
before Papke went TO Paris on one OF
his trips he got in bad with the box
ing commission in New York because
he declined 10 go into the ring WIN
Frank ManteU at one OF the New
York clubs. Papke said he mad hurt
his hand I'm getting out Of taxi that
night IN front Of the club house. but
the commissioners figured that Pap
ke's heart was injured when ne OBJ
served that the "house" was mighty
small and that his bit would be even
worse than that Papke sailed Tor
Paris the next day and his suspension
followed.
The New Workers. tried to get tho
French authorities 80 recognize their
ruling. but failed, the Papke -Carpen-
tier fight then being only a couples OF
weeks OFF. The contracts were signeo
and forfeits up, so the French people
we're helpless. or said they were.
Hence Pauke had tho laugh on the
New Workers. but his suspension
there still stands, and just now the
laugh is rather on the Illinois boxer.
West Open to Bill.
IL Is said that the New York ana
Paris rulings viii be observed by the
English authorities, but this does not
hurt Billy much. as he is not looking
10 Great Britain for any work. AS
there rs no concerted effort In othei
parts Of this country TO support the
lnliugs in New York, the entire West
stin Is opeu 20 Papke. II he chooses TO
work and the promoters decide they
want his services.
Cutler Denies Report.
Incidentally Jess Willard also IL IN
Dutch with the New York boxing men
because he failed TO explain away his
failure to fulhll an engagement IN
Buffalo during the holidays when ne
had an injured hand The mention u
Willard's name brings to mind the
fact that Charley Cutler, the manager
he ran out on here in Chicago. says II
is an absolute mistake that ne ever
lroaste7 the big fellow after his d.
'aression. Cutler left the city yester-
dav 10 pick up some wrestling en-
Racements in and around Montreal
Before leaving he dropped around 20
tell as that reports Of his having said
willard was a mutt and all that SOFA
Of stun are not true. u think Just az
much OF WIZARDS lighting ability as
ever / did" Charley said HE has
the makings OF champion and even
II he has treated me shahbily am not
going 10 change my opinion of his
ability