The San Francisco call., 1908-09-08
Ketchel Loses Title To
Billy Papke
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Ketchel into corner. Papke landed four blows
on the head. Papke again rushed, but missed
Fapke then stepped In, but hetcnel caught MIN
right and left. Papke landed right on chin and
Ketehel uppercut lightly with left Papke
Knocked ketchel down with right and left to the
face. Ketchel was groggy. Papke knocked him
down again with right and left TO the mouth
ketchel took the count Of nine Papke again
sent him down with left and right TO the face
ketehel came up again and the gong ran. Ketchel
groggy and bleeding freely from the mouth
The crowd cheered loudly. Kefchel was standing
the gong sounded and his seconds asked him to
come 10 his corner
ROUND 2-Ketchel came up groggy and Papke
went at him like tiger ketchel was unable
Ketchel around the ring. Papke landed repeated
ly on Ketehels head but unable TO put him
out hetehels face was a mass OF gore. His
eyes were blinded with blood and he could do
little but cling TO Papke. Papke exhausted him
self by his efforts and was unable TO put his man
out. Ketchel tried vainly 10 uppercut and showed
Ketchei was stronger at the close of this round
than at the finish of the first.
ROUND S--Ketchel led for the stomach and
missed. Papke lodged swing and the men
chung 10 one another. Papke landed a straight
right TO KetchePs neck Ketehel missed two
rights. Papke uppercut Ketchel, again bringing
blood. Ketchel spit blood constantly. Papke
then landed straight the mouth. Ketchel
landed left on Papkes ear and the crowd
cheered He followed il moment later with
one in the same place. Ketchel appeared little
stronger
ROUND 4-Ketchel came up stronger They
clinched. hetchel missed right for the head
Papke landed right the mouth and started
the blood again. Papke was covered with blood
from his opponent. KetcEel landed a straight
Ketchel landed two rights to the body. but
missed q vicious right fO- the head Ketchel
landed with force on the face. ketchers left
eye was closed. Both men stood with heads
down, neither attempting to land, when the gong
sounded. Papke's mouth bleeding slightly.
ketcheTs face was in terrible condition
and they wrestled around the. ring. Ketchel
forced the fighting Both were very weak
They clinehed and Jefrles had TO separate them.
Papke landed vlciousy with his right on
ketchels face, bringing blood afresh. Both
men were TOO weak to land effectively. Ketchel
uppercut his man twice with the left and they
exchanged lefts TO the face. papke uppercut
ketchel and countered with like blow. As
the gong sounded Papke stung Ketchel again
with left and right jabs TO the face. Papke
showed no results Of the fight except to be badly
winded.
ROUND e-Both tried to land. but missed
They clinehed. ketchel's face in bad
face again. but Ketchel saved himself with a
clinch. Papke landed right and left repeatedly
to the face and was smiling all the time. Ket-
chel was in distress, but continued advance
on his opponent Both men missed right swings,
Papke rushing Ketchel to the ropes. Ketchel
swung wildly. They clinehed and Ketehel got
Papke in a corner and they wrestled there for
half minute. ketchel landed terrific left on
the solar plexus and Papke almost dropped in his
ROUND 7-Papke uppercut Ketchel twice and
ketchel also landed on Papke's face. They rushed
into a clinch. Papke tired and KetcheI
clinched and butted heads together with re-
sounding whaek. Ketchel rushed his man and
swung with terrific force, but Intellectually.
Ketchel landed a left to the stomach and
had Papke worried. Ketchel tried TO smile. This
was Ketchels round.
ROUND s-They spared carefully. Then they
clinehed and afterward fought at long range
Papke bore in on Ketchel's face three times in
succession. Ketchel hurt again. They
clinched frequently Papke landed a left on the
face and swung with both hands, but missed
Papke landed the nose and mouth and
started blood again. The crowd called for
Pspke 10 put him out. Papke landed straight
left and right uppercut the mouth Ketchel
landed slightly on Papke's head and Papke
had Ketchel badly dazed. He clinched and
fought back Papke was after him every min
ute Keichel showed Papke through the ropes
as the gong sounded.
ROUND s-Papke rushed his man and they
clncled- Papke uppercut Ketcbel twice and
rushed him fIIriousy. Ketchel landed a straight
lef 10 the stomach and Papke got 10 the face
Papke swung left and right 10 Ketchels jaw,
but was unable to put his out. He brought
ing uppercuts on the jaw. He beat Ketchel ter
ribly, but could not put him out. Ketchel's
while Papke landed and staggered him with
left uppercut. Both men were covered with
blood.
ROUND 1o-Papke rushed Ketchel and land
the stronger. Ketchel hung constantly. Ere.
quently they came together without landing a
blow and Je1ries had 10 pull them apart. Both
men were missing repeatedly. Ketchel missed
an uppercut and Papke battered his face again
They were IN a clinch more than half the time
Ketchel's face looked hardly human, but he
fought back. As they went to their corners
Papke raised his hands to the crowd and they
were running with his foes blood from his
wrists to his shoulders.
ROUND 11-They rushed at each other and
Pspke went by Ketchel and turned and landed
both hands to the face. Papke worried Ketchel
with right and left jabs to the face. Ketchel
was spouting blood from his mouth as they
clinched. ketchel swung wildly. Cries came from
( all sides for Jeffres TO stop the fight. but
the big referee paid attention. Papke finally
landed a straight left to the face that stag.
gered Ketchel. and n moment later knocked
him through the ropes. Ketchel fell IN the lap
of the reporters and they thrust him back
through the ropes as the gong rang.
ROUND 12-Ketchel was almost helpless.
Papke landed a straight right 10 the Jaw
Ketchel went down for the count. He came up
and Papke landed a straight right to the Jaw
be came in and knocked him down again
At the count of nine Ketchel struggled to his
\ feet. but Jefries had already called to his
seconds to care for their Papke was sur
rounded by his friends and seconds, who hugged
him in delight his victory.