Arizona republican., 1919-09-15
WILL BILLY YCAPPELLE AGAIN BE STUMBLING
 BLOCK FUR CHESTER?

Will Billy Cappelle, stumbling block for a score of more of promising light weights. again prove a Nemesis for chet Neff, claimant of the lightweight championship of the southwest, when they meet in a 10-round bout before the Phoenix Athletic club in Arcadia Hall Friday evening? This is the question which is puzzling local fans after watching the respective com batants go through a hard days work at the P. A. c. training quarters on East Washington street yesterday aft ernoon.
 It was Cappelle .who first stopped the sensational run of victories en- joyed by Neff in California about d year ago. The San Diego lad, never regarded as a serious contender for top honors, has always been trial horse for the budding youth of the ring.
 Men who defeated Billy were always regarded as seasoned timber for the lightweight crown, but there were mighty few of them who turned this trick. Those who failed retraced their steps and were relegated to the class of second raters. Joe Rivers, once famous Mexican lightweight and re- garded as one of the greatest per- formers of his time, was one of the few men who leveled the Cappelle stumbling block.
 And so 1t was with Chet Neff. He invaded California from the cool of northern Washington and started a spurt that had the entire coast talk ing. Boys from all sections of the west were brought to meet him and they all meet like fate. Twelve times, California promoters thought they had uncovered a performer who would stop the winning streak and twelve times they were doomed to disappointment.
 Then it was that someone ventured the name of Billy Cappelle. Billy was always ready to do battle. Who his opponent might be, how successful such opponent had been or his reputa- tion were nothing in the young life of Billy. So he agreed to meet Neff in four-round bout before the Vernon Athletic club.
 When the ring had been cleared after one of the greatest our-round bouts ever held at Jack Doyle's arena. Billy Cappelle stood master of all he sur veyed. Neff had gone down to de- feat, his first in IS starts. It was a referees decision. quite true, but sport writers from all sections of California who attended the bout were unanimous in their opinions that Cappelle had all the better of the milling.
 With that defeat, Neff again sought the refuge in the northern woods of Washington. There he remained for several months, engaging frequently in bouts at Vancouver, B. C., and other cities of fhe nOrt Invest
 Once again he came out of the north on search for fistic laurels. His first bouts in San Francisco and Los An geIes were easy victories for the Seattle lad. Then he invaded the new terri tory of Ariozna, where more victories were added to his list. And came his chance for a crack at the lightweight title of the southwest and he won.
 And now, Billy Cappelle again looms on the horizon. Like the rock of Gibraltar, he stands as warning to those who pass
 Can Cappelle. once the stumbling block of the indomitable Neff, turn the trick a second time?
 Many local fans believe not. Cappelle thinks yes. The question will not be definitely decided until the pair meet in the ring Friday night,
 But the Cappelle of today is not, by any means, the Cappelle of two weeks ago. He is in far better condition than when he meet Phil Salvador on Labor Day night.