Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-26
.WREsTLERs CAN BEAT
FIGHTERS IN MATCHES
Only Chance Pugilist Would Have
for Victory Would BE by
Quick Knockout.
F1Tzs1MMoNs LOSES TO RoEBER
Farmer Burns, Although 81 Years
Old, Pins Shoulders OF Billy Papke
to Mat i'm Three Seconds and Then
Ties His Arms Behind Him.
ny JAMES J. CORBE1sr.

WHO would VIM" asks n reader. "if
wrestler and puEiltst, evenly
matched in size and weight, met in the
same ring, each using his own tactics
and mo result counting until the wrcst-
Ter had secured 4 fall or the fighter Il
Knockout"
This is the answer:
Nincty-ninc time out OF 100 the
About the only chance for victory the
fighter would have would be TO shoot
Of The first gong had died away. If it
landed, he would win. But il he missed.
hs.1-be gone, And every ring fan
Knockout is almost a miracle achieve
ment in pugilism;
Years ago Bob Fitzsimmons attempt
cd to settle the debate. Fitz was a
powerful man, almost Il hercules. His
strength was .prodigious. And Fi,z
knew quite bit about wrcstlinE-and
how TO avoid holds and how to break
them: So he sconed when some one
wrestler and boxer that the former
,o III san sar,t b be done said Eitz. IF
wrestler
Rocber Wins with En.e.
i. SO they did. ] think Ernest Roebcr
VAS The he man-,a star grappler OF that
burlesquc. Fitz took n punch or two
Then. Rocber grabbed him. tied him
INTO knots, and tho show was over.
Sack in 1910 when Farmer Burns as
johnson fight. Silly Irapke dropped
esS To ne do Se Ey S"n sn AZ the tres az
his career as a ll;htweight, took to
kidding Burns in particular and the
whole wrestling fraternity in general
"A fighter can whip a wrestler any
day. In the year said papkc.
Rough and tumble Style" asked
sure" was the Papke answer.
IN bet 1000 that YOU can't whip
Pnpkc Agrees to Match.
Papke thought IL "A cinch. He was in
his athletic prime and Burns was then
nlty3one or hfty-two years OF age.
when he ranked as one of the greatest
wrestiers in all history. So Papke
'.Nou're on"
lin, ,l,ehries was asked to serve as
staEeho lder. But jeff refused.
Why" asked Papke.
Because ] want to bet on Burns"
answered JEFF.
SO s sdr ftIakeholder for the $4,000
was found while JEFF hustled around
for Papke hackers and covered every
thlnng they offered
The men met the next day in a reg
burns SO Just before the men donncd
.he,r toys Burns went TO Papke and
BILLY; RI call of the match now If
"lio. ho. he's getting scared" laughed
You're dead wrong. Billy. dead
wrong" replied Burns I'm Jus. 80
ihg you an eleventh hour chance 10
save your $1,000"
Ties Arms of Fighter.
Save H." ieered papke WHY ,ha,
400 WI. come back 10 me with IG6
per cent interest. And won't NV.
10 8oFH h@rc for il either JUST about
,|o sp9Ees. Farmer. and You're
u ihat's the way you feel abou. IL"
reto-te Cd ne veteran III -cs, cn- .oS,-
confidence I'll bet you sioo 70 $50
EsHt ROW tnai you won't hir mo ono
punch and mother sir0 10 $40 that in
:ess than thirty seconds after the bell
iings III have your shoulders 10 the
Pseks took both bets with frantic
The. gong banged
Bpth men -gs'ed from ,heI- c,,-oe-e
Papas hustled 70 me center O., the
:ing and TOOK The boxing attitude. v,Ifh
tet -pct extended abpU; eighteen
lHg1es. QUICK as q fash Burns yy:,!rled I
sideways alc Kicked i'apkes leg tron1
nno"r hiit- papke went down with
FIT nurrs On t9P ~ ihT1s seconas later
the mat = -
Vow TO teach you fighters ,esson
about nonkeyiuS with wres.iers iii 4
nave to tie you up" said Burns
ana Inc AGED Burns dragged Papke /
~ me ropes. snapped strand and. I
Whtr Papk" shr!ek"d protests and tho
crowd howled win laughter. tied
Junped .out of the ring and collected a
iotai OF $1,000, Of which sllOu was
clear proht--Copyrigh 1919 by King
featufe. syndicate, Inc.