The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-27
KETCHEL WINS
LOST HONORS
IN PRIZE RING
Billy Papke Knocked Out by the
MiChigander in the EIev-
enth Round.
LEFT SWING TO CHIN
SETTLED THE FIGHT
RESULT WAS NEVER IN DOUBT
FROM SOUND OF BELL-PAPkE
WANTS ANOTHER CHANCE.

Arena. San Francisco, Nov. 26.-Stan-
ley KetcheI of Grand Rapids, Mich, re-
gained the middleweight championship
Of the world today and reversed his de-
feat of last September. when he sent
Billy Papke. the Illinois thUnderbolt,
crashing TO the floor before a well-di-
rected left swing that caught his OPP
polent flush upon the chin. The end
came in the eleventh round
Prior to this Ketchel had demon
strated clearly that he was master of
his opponent at any kind Of fighting.
Round by round Ketchel chose his OPP
portunities and when opportunity af-
forded planted his right to head or body
generally escaping without a damaging
return. Belying his appearance and
forcing the fight throughout every min
ute, Ketchel was stronger up to the mo-
ment of the knockout blow than was
his opponent Once during an agrees
sive moment they fell in the ringside
and toppled through the ropes, wrapped
in close embrace. 1t was a left to
the stomach that sent Papke to the
ropes at this juncture.
In falling, Papke seized his opponent
clear off the platform and over the
heads of the spectators. a hIadred
willing hands assisted them TO the CEN
Ter. and in moment they were Crap
ping I'm a clinch.
Pa. Ike Fooled.
Ketchel was a victor throughout. His
appearance during the early rounds did
not tend to encourage those who had
N
8, but his awkward delivery of blows.
deceptively fast. seemed to lun Papke
itno false sense of security. In the
first round Ketchei drove Papke into a
l-eutral corner, landing right and left
almost at will, and thereafter the Hi
nOis contender was always al disad-
{anlast. SteEssug aside at critical
junctmes. Ketchel swung his right time
and again lush upon his opponents
jaw, now and then alternating with left
drives to the body. In the fifth round
ketchel drove hard left to the stouszs
ach, and Papke had not put uH.ssfss
hand before he encountered a harsI1fI
TO the jaw BefOEszT sth
round, a light tST5Nss7f zJhe~Ilese had
brought blood from Papke that started
the crowd yelling for the Michigander.
1t was in the seventh that Ketchel
used his right TO the greatest advan-
AelSO- Idphc OulN nope lay IN MS DIS
position TO clinch. but he was hit twice
and both blows tended 10 lessen his ret
ributiye power.
Expected Knockout.
From this time on the crowd awaited
the knockout punch that Ketchel was
apparently Withholding. In the ninth
Papke was sent across the ring and
nearly went TO his knees BY a mower
doll i've HI
10 meet ketchei's right. which twice
landed on his jaw. Papke went 10 his
corner bleeding freely from the nose.
Ihls was the beginning of the end.
IN lhe following round Papke twice
turned ms back on ketchel's swift as
saults and deliberately ran away.
IN the eleventh and final round Ketchel
tdliIe up as fresh and strong as at any
lme during the fight. He tanned Panka
ASnuy on the law and then rushed him
.at way across the ring. planting two
nard rights 10 the stomach 4 r10n,er4
later as they broke out OF ciin[b
lNetchel swung the left at three-ouarters
lehgth. Landing squarely on the point Of
we lhll. Fapke struck at full length
~ Heda lapping the floor with terrible
loice- He had just sufficient strength 10
rsdh mis- feet and while he crouched
sa,, an attitude half protected Ketchel
H.ltN tlS right to the head four times i'm
49, $50 81, cesslon AMI almost pushed
Idpke over with a left hook. Papke
Iiooped and fell forward on his knees.
~ lanuS supporting him and his head
"oheu As Dr. IN agony Referee Jack WEIGH
yuhted eleven as did also the time
Keeper and then. advancing toward
Eetehel threw the Michigan fighters
glove aloit. Papke, sIill dazed seemed
unable to realize his defeat
Fapke said after the fight:
am not satisfied with the outcome
want a return match / didn't hear the
COUNT I heard the referee say six and
.Heh ne stopped. ! would have been able
'' continue the fight. as ! was not hurt,
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