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ing on Thomas at will. Thomas very
tired and holding on. Ketchell lands
vicious left swing. A hard right to the
jaw sends Thomas to the floor for
nine seconds. Fighting weakly.
ROUND 17.-Thomas gets UP and
tries to fight cleverly, but is weak.
Both land wicked lefts. They are
fighting head to head. Ketchell plants
left on face and then lands right and
left on Thomas face. Ketchell, with
hard left, lands on Thomas. Ketchell
lands stiff left. Both miss hard right
crosses and fall into a clinch Both
land lefts. Both land rights. Ketchell
weak in clinch. He misses wild right
swing Thomas is now as strong as
Ketchel1. Ketchell lands two light lefts
to face. Thomas rips hard left up
percut to chin. Round even.
ROUND 1s.-Thomas jumping around
and lighting strong. He hammers
Ketchell with three straight lefts.
Thomas catches Ketchell two hard
| lefts on face. Clinch. Ketchell tries
| to uppercut Thomas in clinch and jabs
him hard in breakaway. Ketchell puts
| left on ear Ketchell is stronger than
Thomas, roughing him around Thomas
is dancing away in effort to recover
from effects of punishment. Ketchell
puts hard left to stomach. Thomas
| jabs Kid at bell. Ketchel's round by
| shade.
ROUND 19.-For some reason Spider
Kelly is not in Ketchell's corner He
is now advising Thomas. Thomas
opens round with light right to face.
Ketchell iolts him three times in
clinch. Ketchell lands light left. They
clinch frequently. Both slowing up.
Thomas lands left to face as Ketchell
puts same hand to body. Thomas
lands right on KetchelPs sore eye. He
| follows 1t with left to face Thomas
again puts left to jaw and stomach.
Thomas jabbing with left in return.
ROUND 2O.-Thomas is showing
world of class, coming back strong
after a beating a few rounds ago.
Thomas tries with left and finally puts
| light one to face. Ketchell playing
for body. Both land with lefts to jaw
Thomas lands stiff left on eye. Clinch.
! Thomas lands two lefts in clinch He
ducks hard swing and lands on
| Ketchell with left. Ketchell puts oyer
wicked left swing on face. They clinch
after missing an exchange of lefts.
For first time Roche had to break
fighters Thomas round.
ROUND 21.-Thomas strong again
He opens round with left to eye Fol-
lowing with light left to body. Clinch
They break and clinch again. Thomas
tries with light left, but misses. Thorn
as jabs with left. Ketchell jolts him
with uppercuts in clinch. Thomas does
same. Joe lands two light lefts to
face They jolt each other in clinch.
Thomas has best of light exchange.
ROUND 22.-As usual they open
round with clinch. Thomas lands left
and right, and Ketchell swings vici-
ously with both hands, putting hard
right to body and left to chin Thomas
jabs him cleverly with left Ketchell
lands two hard rights to body, fol-
lowed with left to same spot. Ketchell
again lands right on body, Both miss
lefts. Even round
ROUND 22.-Thomas opens round
with right to sore lip. Ketchell puts
hard right on body. Thomas comes
back with left, followed with left
swing to body. Thomas tries hard with |
left in clinch. Thomas misses good
chance with left. Joe's mouth is again |
bleeding badly. Thomas crosses hard
with right to Ketchell's jaw. Ketch-
and as he comes in Thomas scores
hard with both hands. Thomas again
lands hard left. They clinch; after
wards Ketchell puts stiff right to body. |
Thomas stronger and has shade.
ROUND 24.-The fighters have been
going at a tremendous pace. The last
round was as fast as the first. The
them. They clinch and are parted |
again. Joe lands two light jolts.
Thomas is no longer breaking ground
and tries with right and left. Thomas
plants vicious right on Ketchell's |
gashed eye, again starting the blood. |
He followed with vicious right to jaw,
making Ketchell wobbly. Ketchell
lands two stiff left jabs. Ketchell is
now hanging on. He is unsteady They
clinch, and Thomas again scores with
left. Ketchell was weak and covered
with blood at end of round. al
ROUND 23.-Thomas opens round
clinch. Ketchell is fighting desperately.
Thomas catches him coming in with
hard lefts. He lands same hand in fol- ,
lowing clinch Thomas lands left to
face. Ketchell puts left to body. AS
they come into clinch Ketchell slams
Joe with stiff left. Thomas steps In
with light to face. Ketchell lands
hard left, staggering joe Thomas APP
pears weak and groggy. They rough |
it in the clinch. Ketchell lands left
and right at close of round. Thomas