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Show PAPKE A WORLD BEATER IN PARIS Bill Papke, the Kewance middleweight middle-weight spent an hour In Chicago on his way to New York, from where he .-ailed for gay Paree to get reaay for his big battle with Frank Klaus In that foreign village March 5 Mrs Kipke and Rill Jr were with the sturdy down state fighter Wiiiiam Sr had some Interesting hlngs to sav while he waited lor the Rattler to take him east He unburdened un-burdened himself of the prediction that he was going to beat Klaus for ihe middleweight championship, then fight- George Carpentlcr again, 'his time for the commission title. Thfi Carpentier fiphi is billed for Monte, Carlo, April 15. and Billy has con-1 sented to meet the French idol at IT".; pounds. Carpentier always has claimed thai Papke s victory oer him In 17 rounds, was due to his failure to make 16n: pounds and retain his fighting abil- ' Ity. So, Just to show the foreigner that a few pounds make no difference differ-ence to him, the Thunderbolt lias agreed lo take him on at a notch' that win be catchweights for Papke Papke's talk ran along thusl People on this side think I am not as good as of old Well, I don't care, for I am through flehting in this country. Over In Paris where 1 have won all mv fights thev think1 i I am B world beater, and are willing to pay good money to see me boi I am certain that I will stop Klaus inside the limit of 20 rounds, and will then claim the middleweight championship, which I lost lo Ketch -ei when a sick man. I fought Klaus once In Pittsburg and have seen him go since. He Is a tough bird all right, but this Kewanee chap has got something on him just the same. After Aft-er I heat Klaus I am going to whip Carpentier at Monte Carlo for the commission title, and then come home with two championships Carpentier and I have just as much right to fight for that honor as have Flynn and John Thompson, believe me. If one of them wants to fight it out with us they can come over to Paris and sign up." What about Eddie McGoorty as a middleweight contender"" he wasask-I wasask-I ed. "I don't see where McGoorty comes In for a claim on the middleweight title" said Bill. "He is making a reputation out of short no-decis;on bouts He has not boxed any man over a route for a couple of years Klaus has He beat Jack Dillon 5n the coast in 20 rounds, and now he and I are going to fight It out for the championship If McGoorty wants lo try conclusions with me after the Klaus row he can come to Paris, forj I will not fight here But McGoorty will have to beat a few good men in France before I will meet him Thej never heard of him over there ' nnd he will have to establish a rep.i-i tatlon In that vicinity before I Willi match up with him." |