Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-27

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 26.-Ketchel
in the eleventh.
Stanley Ketchel of Grand Rapids,
Mich, regained the middleweight
championship of the world today and
reversed his defeat of last September,
when he sent Billy Papke, the Illinois
Thunderbolt, crashing to the floor be-
fore a well directed left swing that
caught his opponent flush upon the
chin.
The end came in the eleventh round.
Prior to this, Ketchel had demon
strated clearly that he was the mas
ter of his opponent at any kind Of
fighting Round by round Ketchel
chose his opportunities and when OPP
portunity afforded planted a right to
the head or body, generally escaping
without a damaging return.
Belieing his appearance, ana IoIc-
ing the fight throughout every minute
Ketchel was stronger up to the
moment of the knockout. Once dur
ing an aggressive moment they Ieil
In the ringside and toppled through
the ropes, wrapped in close en-
brace.
Left to Stomach Does u
IF was a left to the stomach that
sent Papke to the ropes at this juno
ture. In falling, Papke seized his op-
ponent and the force on his rush car
ried them clear off the platform ana
over the heads of the spectators. ~ "a
hundred willing hands assisted them 10
the center and in a moment they were
graphing in a clinch.
Ketchel was victor throughout
His appearance during the early ROUNDS
did not tend to encourage those VINO
backed him at odds of 10 to ana ~ 10
s. but his awkward delivery of blows
deceptively fast, seemed to lulI FapKe
into a sense of security.
In the first round Ketchel drove
Panke into a neutral corner, landing
right and left almost at VIII ana
thereafter the Illinois contender was
always at a disadvantage.
Stepping aside at critical junctures,
KetcheI swung his right time ana
again flush upon Papke's Jaw ms ms
blows now and then alternating WIN
drives to the body.
In the fifth Ketchel drove a hard
left to stomach and Papke had not
put IN his hand before he encountered
a hard right to the jaw. Before TINS
in the fourth round a light tap on the
nose had brought blood from PapKe
that started the crowd yelling Tor the
Michigander.
n was in the seventh that Ketchel
used his right to the greatest adj
vantage Paple's only hope lay in his
disposition to clinch. but he was hi
twice and both blows tended to lessen
his retributive power.
Await Knockout
From this time on the crowd awaited
the knockout punch that Ketchel was
apparently Withholding. In the ninth
Papke was sent tottering across the
ring and nearly went to his knees by
a powerful blow delivered in a ciinch.
He arose to get KetchePs right twice
which landed on his face.
Papke went to his corner bleeding
freely from the nose. This was the
beginning of the end. In the follow
ing round Papke twice turned his back
on KetcheTs swift assaults and de-
liberately ran away.
In the eleventh and final round
Ketchel came up as fresh and strong
as any time during the fight. He
tapped Papke lightly on the jaw and
then rushed him half way across the
ring, planting two hard rights to the
stomach A moment later as they
broke out of a clinch Ketchel swung
his left at three-quarters length, land
ing squarely on the point of the chin.
Papke struck at full length, his head
rapping the floor with terrible force.
He had just sufficient strength to re-
gain his feet, and while he crOuched
in an attitude half protected, Ketchel
sent his right to the head four times
in quick succession, and almost pushed
Papke over with a left hook. Papke
dropped forward on the knees, his
hands supporting him and his head
bowed as if in agony.
Referee Jack Welsh counted eleven
as did also the time keeper, and then
advancing toward Ketchel, threw the
Michigan fighters glove aloft.
Papke, still dazed. seemed unable to
realize his defeat.
Papke said after the fight: 81 am
not satisfied with the outcome. I want
a return match. 7 did not hear the
and then he stopped. I would have
been able to continue the fight, as
was not hurt and was recovering fast
I want a return match"
Ketchel said: "I anticipated this
result long before 7 entered the ring
and backed myself with my Owr
money. Papke's victory in the south
was an accident. Under proper con.
ditions I am willing TO fight hin
again."
The betting was seriously affected
prior to the fight by rumors OF
Ketchels failure to get into proper
condition.
During the day reports of this char.
acter were current in every quarter
and at one juncture the betting dropnet
from 10 to ~ to 10 to g. solely be-
cause of this