The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-02
Little Brother Of Famous keWanee
Champion 10 Chased Among
the Best Feather
weights.
IS CHAMPION OF ARMY
Easily Defeated frankie Martin In
Bout at r. Bliss,
Arizona, Last
Week.

urday from Ell Paso, Texas. Johnny
Papke, brother of former middle
weight champion. Billy Papke, won
thus far at Fort Bliss. Arizona, last
Tuesday evening, at which time he an
nexed the lightweight championship
Of the army. The Kewanee lad fought
Frankie Martin, q speedy youngsterl
Of the lightweight division who was
touted to be a dang erous opponent.
The sport writer of the Ell Paso Her
aid and Scotty Montieth, q popular
manager of the glove game, think
we'll of the young boxer and predict
for him great future. The Herald
has the following account of the bout:
"A brilliant little boxer and slow,
hard puncher. with discrepancy OIL
ten pounds In weight between them
clashed at the Fort Bliss arena Tues
day night in one of the greatest ever
witnessed in the southwest.
Johnny Papke. the boxer, got away
with the goods, and demonstrated that
he is one OF the classiest little bat
tiers of the feather division in the
country, and a dangerous man for
many lightweights.
Notwithstanding the political rally
downtown, the attendance was large.
Traditional fighting prowess of the
Papke family was upheld and the
feather title OF the army INDICATED
when the lightning fast little brother
OF the once great middleweight champ
ion jabbed and hooked his opponent
into submission in the short space OF
four rounds at a tremendous pace.
Practically out at the end of the
fourth, Scotty Monteith, the shrewd
little manager Of Johnnie Dundee,
who officiated az referee, gave the
contest to Papke. Frankie Martin.
with blood pouring from his mouth,
the result Of the piston left OF Papke,
did not raise an objection. "a
From the initial minute of the first
round, Papke outboxed his opponent.
sending in stright lefts at will. and
sidestepping the retalitatory rushes OF
Martin. Near the end Of the round q
short right cross flush on the Jaw
dropped Martin for an instant He was
up in a second, however, and resumed
his position. The tremendous pace set
by Papke told on Martin who began
to show the effects of the fast travel.
ing in the third round. A wild right
dropped Papke in the center of the
ring as the fast little feather was go
ing away in the third, but the supple
boxer was on his feet again immed-
lately.
"A straight left to the jaw, followed
by snappy right, dazed Martin at the
beginning of the fourth. He hung on
desperately, trying to regain his
strength, with Papke working his loop
the-loop like several streaks of light
ling to the stomach.
over in Papke's corner the feather
chased his opponent and out into the
center Of the ring, scoring lefts to the
face at will. A hard left to the mouth,
which severely damaged the teeth OF
Martin, spattered blood over his face
just as the bell rang. Scotty Mon
tieth walked over and raised Papke's
right hand amid great cheering.
"Papke, by the victory. became
lightweight champion OF the border
patrol, besides this title as feather
king Of the army. Predictions were
correct, as the binding speed Of the
little Kewanee boxer baffled his OPP
ponent, while his short, snappy man.
ner of delivering blows. outclassed
Martin from the initial bell.
According to Scotty Monteith, one
OF the most popular managers in the
glove game, the facial resemblance OF
Papke to. his brother Billy. ex-middle-
weight champion of the world, is very
strong