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Show EFFORT TO MATCH PAPKE AND THOMPSON CHICAGO. June 12 Kfforts sre being be-ing road'le lo mstch ".Inhnnv" Thompson Thomp-son with Billy I'apke. the fight to take place in Gary, Ind.. na July 4. Thomp eon alreadv' has given hi consent to the match and tbe promoters have cabled ca-bled Papke. By reason of having defeated Stilli van, middle weight champion of Eng land, last week. Papke lays claim lo tbe middle weight championship of the world. Thompson disputes any claim" that Papke makes and aava he is the chsmpion. He clsime the title by virtue vir-tue of baring won a deyieion over Pspke in Auatrnlia lat winter |