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Show PAPKE FIRST REAL UNDISPUTED MIDDLE WEIGHT WORLD S CHAMPION ILLINOIS THUNDBaVBOLT HAS IX TTEB CALL TO TITLB THAJf DEM SET OK FITesIMMOXl HAD LACK OF DASH AMD DAS-IXCi DAS-IXCi EXEFS KIM FKOM HA VIM O KETOHEL'S POrVLAXITT. Bill Papke, the ' Illinois thunderbolt." thunder-bolt." ia the flrat real world 'a middle weight champion w e have bad. 1 " The Illiaoia lad baa a better claim to be called world 'a ehampioa - than either Dempaey or FitKimmong ever bad. He divided the American title with fltanley Ketchel until the Michigan Michi-gan boy 'a untimely death ia Mlseonri. There waa little to choose between tbeim Poaaibly the edge might hare beea given Ketchel for hie unquenchable unquench-able courage. Had Papke pnasssssd this ene quality, ha would be tha nag marvel of the age. But even Papke 'a beat friends, when they are koaeat, admit thai the blond will bark away when the bombardment bom-bardment ia at iff. ia atead af forcing the fighting aa Ketchel did. The latter lat-ter Mopped when he waa knocked cold, Papke hunte cover when he fetg a gtiff punch. Thia eautiousneae mar be a good idea. Perhaps Papke will retain his title longer, fighting aa be doee. But hewHieverhJhearlinofthe public that Ketchel waa. He lacks the dash and daring that make ring idola. N evert nolens, Papke hag a aolid claim ia the title. He left here for Aue-tralla Aue-tralla acknowledged American champion. cham-pion. In Australia be fought Indifferently Indiffer-ently antil be really trained, aad then he finished by trimming Dave Smith, the beat maa they have at tha weight ia kaagaroo land. fh England Papke proved fcia superiority supe-riority by banding a knockout to Jim Sullivan, holder of the Lonsdale belt, la aiae furious rounds. In thia fight, ao aay entice. Papke displayed his fondiMas for retiring under fire when Smith began peppering him. But be woa ia the ninth aad there ia none ia England to aay him nay. . Papke will find work oa fhig aide. The middle weight divieioa haa about a dozen elaimanta who are crying for a chancel Probably four or fire would make it interesting for Papke and might defeat bim. but the balanoe, despite their loud talk, are a mediocre JaaaaaaaaawannnnBnnBanaBBaniBanBnBnnanBBnmam' |