Salt Lake Tribune | 1908-10-11 | Page 12 | East Wishes to See "Billy" Papke in Action

EAST WISHES TO SEE ' '"BILLY" PAPKB IN ACTION Tribune Special Sporting Service NEW -YORK, Oct. 10. Boxing enthusiasts en-thusiasts here aro anxious to seo "Billy" Papke, the young boxer who recently defeated Stanley Ketchel on tho Pacific coast for the middleweight championship, in action. Papke was hero just once, when he met "Sailor" Burke, whom ho easily defeated. The Spring Valley boy, according to reports re-ports from tho west, is gradually taking tak-ing on fiesh, and is willing to meet any of tho present-day heavywoights. With McCoy and O'Brien ready to re-entor the arena and A" Kaufman, the promising young heavyweight from Calitornia. anxiously looking for good matches, it appears that Owens, Papke 's manager, could bring his young charge back east and get some good pursos. With McCoy and O'Brien, in the opinion opin-ion of Now Yorkers, Papke should bo successful. What he would do with Kaufman is problematical. Kaufman is not known very; well in this section, but any man who is good enough to appeal ap-peal to "Bill'" Delnuey is worthy of consideration. Papko against any of the three abovo should mnke an interesting inter-esting contest, and one that would pack any of the local club houses to iho utmost. ut-most. " Kid ' ' McCoy will meet. ' ' Jim ' ' Stewart in 'this city October 16 aud "Jack" O'Brien and "Sam" Langford will probably meet on October 23.