The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-05
KETCHELL IS VICTOR
Gets Decision Over papke at End of Ten. Round
 Bout.
FIGHT FAST AND FURIOUS
Paplc Forced to the Ropes Time and Time Again--In Distress at
 End of Battle.

Hippodrome, Milwaukee, Wis, June
 Stanley Ketchell of Grand Rapids, Mich, tonight got the decision over Billy Papke of Kewanee, H., at the end of a fast ten round bout before G. 900 spectators at the Milwaukee Box Ing club at the Hippodrome building. The contest was furious from the tap of the gong to tho finish, with the ex- ception of clInches, Time and time again Ketchell forced Papke to the ropes with onslaughts of rights and lefts to the head and body, Ketchell appealed to the referee to break the c!inches repeatedly, Ketchell in the first round took considerable steam out of Papke by landing a terrific right to the jaw, sending the Kewanee boy to his knees. The Grand Rapids man worked the right and left shift to good advantage.
 Al the enl of the last round Papke was plainly in distress. Both men were in the pink of condition. Hugo Kelly, sam Langford, Jack (Twin) Sullivan, Jack O'Bricn, and Peter Jackson chal- lenged the winner
 Fight by Rounds.
 Round Both men rushed out of their corners and Papke was sent to hls knees by right to the jaw. Ketchell sends a right to the stomach. They try wrestling tactics for a min ute and then swing right and left. ! Papke sends left to neck and they clinch Papke sends two hard ones to neck and Ketchell two lefts to stom- ach. Ketchell gets In a left to the jaw and follows with a left uppercut Clinch, Ketchell lands two lefts to stomach Papke sends a terrific left to stomach Ketchell rushes Papke and uppercuts him. The round ends with the men in a cllnch.
 Round 2-They clinch and try tc force uppercuts to jaw, Papke gets in a left to stomach and both mer then land right to neck, Papke jar, Ketchell to head and they clnch Papke lands right on neck In break. away Another clinch Ketche
 lands right and left to jaw The, cinch and Ketchell sends a right tC kidneys Both swing wildly. Papkt lands right to neck and Ketchell landi a light blow to neck Papke slipped to knees
 Round 3--After clinching Papk, sends left to jaw, followed by rl1l
 10 same place. Both in mix-uI swing right and left and land ire
 quently. Papke sends right to chin
 Ketchell forces Papke to ropes. Tn,
 round ends with Papke getting a hart
 left 10 the neck.
 Round i-Papke sends q left to necl and the men clinch, Ketchcll land
 left to stomach, Both men fighting fu
 riously. Papke sends left to jaw ant Ketchell went 10 his knees in trying L } land blow. Papke knocks Ketchel to his knees with left Ketchell up Il a second. Papke sends some furiou straight rights to the stomach. as tn
 round ends
 Round 5-Ketchell lands right 10 jaw They clinch Papke sends two to Jaw , Both men bleeding Ketchell lands lef , to stomach. They clinch. Ketchel but ting Papke and Papke sends left t , jaw Ketchell swings vicious blows { , jaw and stomach papke forced { B ropes, the men putting each other an Ketchell lands right to body ) Round 6--Both land right to stomach
 Papke sends right to ribs. Ketche
 lands left 10 jaw twice Papke gets | , left to jaw and delivers some hard one to ribs. The men exchange rights an lefts and clinch Ketchell swings righ and misses, then backs Papke up { : his corner. Papke raises lump Q 7 Ketchell's left eye.
 . Round 7-Papke sends left to ia, I and they cllnch. Ketchell gets i left 10 stomach which doubles Il
 Papke, Papke sends left to neck an
 received a left to the stomach. Papk receives several hard punches on tn
 body and is forced to ropes. Ketche
 sends three left uppercuts to jaw an Papke clinches, Ketchell hits har r right 10 stomach and Papke sag 1 slightly ketchell lands left and rigf . to face backing Papke around tn } ring
 = Round S-Ketchell forces Papk
 around ring. Papke tries to send |
 a right to stomach but is blocke,
 Papke hits Kctchell low and tn
 Grand Rapids man complains. bu ' the referee did not heed Ketche . forces Papke to ropes. lietche lands right to face and Papke send U left to neck Papke slips in his col U ner after Ketchell lands right {
 neck. Both men fighting hard q round ends,
 Round 9--The men come to n cline . Both miss swings, Pake sends a tel $ rife left to the neck, but Ketchell sent n damaging uppercut to face Paph Q lands right to neck and left to ia, c lietchell lands hard left on Papke ' neck Both men swing wildly Ketcl . ell lands left to stomach twice ketcl = ell gets in furious left to Papkes ia, = as round ends.
 = Round 1O-Ketcell swings but misse f and they clnch. Ketchell forces figh
 and Papke clinches. Ketchell fore
 Papke around ring. Ketchell Ian,
 right to stomach Papke lands furio1 tt left to Ketchell's mouth. Ketche r. forces Papke to ropes and staggers hi o with left and right to jaw.