Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1910-02-06 | Page 29 | Billy Papke due for Honors in Paris

I BIllY DUE fOR HONORS IN PARIS 3 PT r ED W SMITH Chicago Feb 5 American boxers are cutting great in foreign rings and will continue to do so if it pre predictions predictions predictions dictions In private letters from the theother theother other side come out on schedule This news of an international character is enhanced by the statement from one London critic that American and Aus Australian traIan traHan heavyweights heay had best beware of one Ian Hague who soon will leave for foreign shores to test his fortune That Billy will be he the un uncrowned uncrowned Uncrowned crowned king of France after his first fight In Paris is the confident tip ad advanced advanced advanced J by Eddie McGoorty the Osh koch hosh middleweight who is now In Dub Dublin DublIn lin un slowly fighting his way up to a ring engagement with Tom Thomas the theman theman theman man from Wales who carries the Eng English EnglIsh English lish title at pounds The Wisconsin boy also gives out some other Interest ng bits of news and gossip Am just In receipt rN lpt of a letter from Billy at Hot Springs Eddie writes and he tells me that he Is com corn coming corning ing mg over right away He will get the winner of the Willie Lewis fight If that fight come off he will vIlI battle Willie The latter is foolish to tackle for Billy will beat him sure They think Willie is simply Invincible ble In Paris and will be a reg regular regular regular ular king If he wins The battle be between between between tween the is set now for Feb February February February 5 6 It has been postponed a cou couple couple coupIe pIe of times Packey McFarland Is due for some unpleasant surprises in London He will have haye to take on welterweights over oyer here Just as I have had to take on light heavies and the bigger sort all the way through You see the lightweight class does not contain many good men and to even eyen things up the matchmakers dig up the heavier men for Americans Still Packey should do well with their wel welters welters we as none of them is I very classy