Evening star., 1915-10-24
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who is hot on the trail of Jess Willard
for a title match. will have second
meeting with Arthur Pelkey at Osh-
kosh. Wis. next Thursday, when they
ton very hard battle when they met
few months ago at Eau Claire, Wis,
but the chances are that the Minnesota
man Will carry too many guns with
Fulton has been showing great i'm
provement In every contest, and 1t is
to be expected that he will put up
,, better battle this time against Pelkey
he is successful with Pe1key he in
tends to travel east and tackle some
Of the white hopes, with the expecta-
tion that he will be able to demand q
Joe Rivers, the Los Angeles light
weight who looked like champion
ship possibility at one time. win make
his second appearance in Milwaukee
November 5, when he stacks up against
weight. Rivers met Ad. Wolgast here
about two years ago and put up a re-
markably good contest. For a time
following this match Rivers seemed to
a revival of his success in the ring
and has been doing good work. An
other match that will be held in MIL
waukee Just prior to this one. October
the Chicago Knockout man, and Matt
Wells of England. Wells has had a
number of battles in the east and al
ways has shown to good advantage,
the weight and be strong against
Charley White is another question. For
a time he was fighting welterWetghts
In England, but Of late seems to have
gone down in poundage and has been
making 1913 to 1876 pounds. For a short
period Wells held the championship of
England. having defeated Freddie
Welsh, but was in turn defeated by
Welsh. the latter gaining the world
title when he defeated Willie Ritchie.
Johnny Ertle, the st. Paul bantani-
weight who gained lot OF notoriety
in his battle with Kid Williams some
time ago. Is in the east and wants to
meet the best boys of his weight in
that section of the country.
Johnny met a youngster at st. Louis
last week. named Jimmie Pappas. a
little Greek lighting machine from
Atlanta. Ga Pappas weighed barely
10 pounds. while Ertle was around the
in weight, the little Greek put up
remarkably fine contest and was there
at the end of the eighth round handing
out almost as well as he received. The
good class to give away weight to
boy like Ertle and then get the praise
that the st. Louis papers have handed
out to him. The chances are that had
he made Ertle weigh in at 122 pounds
the result would have been more in
doubt.
Ertle will have Kid williams on his
trail while in the east, for the champion
Is sore at Ertle and his manager for
what he claims was an effort to iniure
his reputation while in Sc. Paul, by
having him disqualified for an alleged
foul, but 1t Is not likely that SErtle and
Williams will be matched in the east,
although a Baltimore club has offered
the St. Paul boy a big bunch of money
to meet the champion in a ffteen-round
contest there. .Ertle's manager, Michael
McNulty. Is pretty wise and will try. to
avoid a match as long as possible and
in the meantime get all the advertis-
Ing he can for the little fellow.
Ertle claims to be after a CHAMPION
ship battle and it Is up to him now to
accept the proposition from New
Orleans for a twenty-round contest, as
Williams has given his consent to the
match and even offered to wager 81, 600
Of his own money on the result at pre-
vailing odds. This is certainly a. fair
proposition on the part of williams, and
it is up to the st. Paul pair to accept.