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Show Jabs and Uppercuts Billy Papka expect to "enter the ring with Sailor Burke at New York iontght weighing 144 pouade and I the beet of co no 1 1 Inn, '1nr he ha been training hard at Bath Beach. A match between the winner and Frank Klaua would bo In-tereeting In-tereeting In view of the latter apparent appa-rent victory over Cycten Johnny Thomp-enn Thomp-enn a few aiaiita ago. Papka will ha watehed with Interest, aa tbi will be his ft ret appearanoo la America elnca hie return re-turn from the Antlpodee, where he defeated de-feated Dav Smith and Jim Hu ill van and waa hlmeelf defeated by Cyclone Johnny Thompson. He got a popular decision aver Bailor Burke when they met about three year ago. The Marquis of Queene-bery Queene-bery will be present tonight, aa he Is making a atudr ' of (port In America, especially boxing. Charley Wklte WW be the referee. , , Jim Fiynn. the Pueblo greman and eeereueror of Al Kaofmeaa, hae left Oil-cage Oil-cage for New York, where he te echeduled te meet Carl Morrte. the Oklahoma fighter. In a te)-rond eon lest about the middle ef next month, '! am certain I can beat Merrla." F'Fim said Juet before he left. :"lf I do, I am going after Jack Johneon: I have been going light training train-ing in Chicago for the Morrt fight and am la pretty fair hapa." - . . I ii Tt brgfn ta look aa If flghtdom wouM eoerf bave a new feather weight champion. cham-pion. And It wouldn't be bed gueee te nam Jo River. Judging from the bov'e howlng o far and th demand good Judges of fighter are making en him. He le certemly In the podioM now and many promoter are after his denature. Abe Attell'a ehoulder la Mill homering him and It le doubtful If be will he able to defend hi title against such a hurricane hurri-cane aa the Mexican. Rivers and KI1-ben. KI1-ben. are scheduled to fight wi Loo An-gele An-gele Labor day aad th winner of the Conley-KJIn bout moot likely will be matched with the RIvera-KUban victor. The bov who come, out on top In thl nnal Sgm ovuia oemana e invuns vim Attell and force the champion to flsht or giro up hie claim to tn (hamploa-his. (hamploa-his. . ( Aa interesting little fellow I Rudla t'nho'g. the Boer boxer, now aeslstlng Frankle Con ley m hie training at the gt. Ignatlu rlub. eevs H. M. Walker rn th ls Angelee Exmlnr. Th little foreigner for-eigner haa timed In England. America. Auetralte and Couth Africa has. toured Chin end Jepan ae a wreetler ead clalme to have circled th giofc eiateen time In ilils Hty a (cw year ago I'nhei soundly whipped Battling Neleon In a ten-roufid no-deetelon fro, and but for a weaJtaeee around hie beert region might neve beaten Joe Qena, and thus become light weight champion of the world. In addition to beln one of the prlndpele In many ring eittlee the Boer has acted a a aeeond In eevecel Imporlent ronteeta One of hie rhrrlelved pose salons is t faded American flag belt wore by Robert Fitaslmmone. I'nholg wee in Bcb corner cor-ner whea the veteran waa whipped by BUI Lang In gvdney. He would accept no money for hia eervlcee. so Flit tossed him l he blood eta.ned belt for a keepeake. t'rhol wee tn Sam Langford'g comer th night the Boeioa darkr fought Jack John-eon John-eon In Cheleea. According to Rude' ver. Ion. Longford weighed 141 pounds, while Johneon tipped the seam at 12 sounde. ret the smaller man kept the big fellow hustling.. I'nhols seconded Jerk Johneon agalnet Tommy Bums la Svdnay. "My sympathise were with Burns, but I wealed to get In the moving ptcttrr Juet for ta advertising that 1 would geL that's erhr I went In Johneon eorner, explain Rudolph. |