The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-11-28
KETcHEL KNOCKS OUT pAPKE
Michigan MIddewelght Pualllst Re
gains Championship

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San Francisco, Nov. 27.-stanley |
Ketchel of Grand Rapids, Mich, re-
gained the middleweight champion
ship of the world yesterday and rever-
sed his defeat OF last September when !
he sent Billy Papke. the Illinois "thun-
derbolt" crashing to the floor before a
well directed blow that caught his
opponent flush upon the chin. The
end came In the eleventh round. prior
to which Ketchel showed clearly that
he was master of his opponent at any
kind Of fighting. Round by round,
Ketchel forced his opponent aud when
opportunity offered, planted his right
TO head or body generally escaping
without damaging return.
Belying his appearance and forcing
the fight throughout every minute,
ketchel was stronger up to the mo-
ment Of the knockout blow than was
his opponent.
Ketchel was victor throughout.
His appearance during the early
rounds did not tend to encourage
those who had backed him at odds of
10 to and 10 to g.
In the first round Ketchel drove
| Papke into a neutral corned. landing
right and left almost at will, and
thereafter the Illinois contender was
always at a disadvantage
1t was in the seventh that Ketchel
used his right to the greatest adyan-
tage. From this time on the crowd
awaited the knockout punch that Ket-
chel was apparently Withholding.
In the ninth Papke was sent lettering
across the ring and nearly went to his
knees by a powerful blow delivered
in a clinch. He arose to meet Ket-
chefs right, which twice landed on
the jaw. Papke went to his croner,
bleeding freely from the nose. This
was the beginning of the end. In
the following round Papke twice
turned his back on Ketchels swift
assaults and deliberately ran away.
In the eleventh and final round
Ketchel was as fresh and strong as at
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 stom.
ach. A moment later as they broke
out of a clinch. Ketchel swung the
left al three-quarters length. landing
! squarely on the point of the chin
Papke struck at full length. his head
rapping the floor with terrible force
. He had just enough strength to regain
his feet, and while he crouched in an
, attitude half protected. Ketchel sent
d. his right TO the head four times il
= quick succession and almost pushed
e Papke over with a left hook PapkC
i fell forward on his knees, his hands
supporting his head bowed az
> Il In agony. Referee Jack Welsl
. counted eleven, as did also the time
keeper, and then. advancing TOWARD
Ketchel, threw the Michigan fighter
glove aloft Papke. still dazed, seem
ed not 10 realize his defeat
Papke said after the fight Il an
not satisfied with the outcome. / wan
Z return ! did not hear the count
n heard the referee say Six, and thel
O he stopped | would have been abb
e TO continue the fight, as | was no
{ hurt and recovering fast. I want
r return match
D Ketchel said: Il anticipated thi
L result long before ! entered the ring
r and backed my opinion with my owl
e money. Papke's victory In the Soutl
l. was an accident Under proper con
- lditions ] am willing to fight hin
again