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

and moment later uppercut with right tc
head. They fought at close quarters, and
quently. The round ended with Papke
taking more confidence. The round a
shade Papke's,
ROUND
Papke rushed his man to ropes Ketchel
seemed to be putting. but neither landed a
blow. Papke backed to ropes and easily
smothered Ketchels punches The men
wrestled around without damage seeking
to land body punches at close quarters.
Breaking. Papke swung a stiff left to jaw
and Ketchel retaliated with two straight
let's to face. Ketchel swung wildly severa.
times and Papke swung his LEFT hard TO
then suddenly shot a hard right to the jaw.
Papke at the same time landed a similar
blow and the round ended with honors even,
with Papke the more confident
ROUND
Both were up quickly. Ketchel missed a
fearful right for the jaw and similar
attempt with left went Wild. The then
wrestled around the ring. After break
Ketehel swung a terrific right to the jaw
and followed with a hard left to same place.
forcing Papke to clinch Ketehe missed
two wicked right and left swings for the
jaw. and third attempt was smothered.
Fighting close, Ketchel swung close range
left swing to face Papke backing into a
neutral corner. Several fruitless exchanges
followed and the round ended in Ketchefs
favor Ketchel seemed to be gaining
strength and confidence the battle waged.
ROUND
Ketcehl landed two light lefts to the jaw
and missed a wicked left for the head. He
missed two similar blows, and they wrestled
Ketchel crossed a ponderous right to the
jaw and both men fell clear through the
ropes over the heads of the newspaper
men, on the moor of the arena. They were
helped into the arena and Ketchel missed
two fearful right swings, Papke smothering
them. Ketchel crossed again with his right
to jaw and Papke looked a bit serious
Ketchel was much quicker and landed a
hard left hook to the pit of the stomach
He then shot hard right to the jaw as
the bell rang. The round ended with the
advantage all with Ketchel He looked
very confident as he took his seat
ROUND
They closed in, Papke fighting cautiously
and looking none the worse for wear. Both
missed left shofts and Ketchel sent straight
left to face. Papke countered in kind
Ketchel landed two vicious lefts to face and
the blood started to flow from that organ
An exchange of close range blows TO the
body followed, and when the men broke
away both were bleeding from the nose.
Ketchel shot a terrific left to body and kept
after his man increasingly. Ketehel then
hooked a wicked right to the jaw, forcing
the Illinois thunderbolt to clinch Ketchel
had a good lead the round ended. Papke
went to his seat uneasily. The crowd yelled
vigorously for Ketchel.
ROUND I
They ran to close quarters and wrestled
about the ring only to be separated by the
/ referee. Ketchel shifted his left to the
/ body and then got a left uppercut to the
chin. Ketchel then sent a short hook to
the chin with terrific force, and a moment
later shot a straight right to the jaw.
Papke closed in and seemed to be stalling.
Papke missed two left leads and at close
range Ketchel hooked two lefts to the body.
KetcheI swung right and left to Jaw and
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nois mans face and jaw. Papke bled quite
freely as the round ended and the crowd
yelled for Ketchel It was Ketchels round.
ROUND 8
Both were up quickly, and Papke landed
a hard left to the jaw. Ketchel countered
Papke to the ropes, landing left high on
the body. They quickly fought to the CEN
ter OF the ring, Papke landing a hard right
swing to the Jaw. Ketchel, nothing
daunted. hooked a hard right TO the jaw
and followed with two lefts to the same
place. Papke seeking shelter in a elinch.
Ketchel missed a hard left swing and Papke
drove a left hard to jaw. Ketchel retail
lated with right and left uppercut to the
Jaw and missed another for the same place.
Ketohel got in hard right as the bell
rang Ketehel having the honors.
ROUND 9
The fighters clinched and were pried
apart by Referee Welch. Ketchei then shot
a left to the stomach, and at close range
swung two lefts to the head. Papke fought
back desperately, but Ketchel forced him
against the ropes and landed right and
left 10 the body. Papke continued to break
ground, clinching and stalling. Ketchel
sent his man clear across the ring with a
hard right to the jaw. and Papke came
back groggy. 1t was nearly a knockdown.
Papke stalled. getting in close, and Ketchel
was not able to get in a telling blow.
Ketchel, at close quarters, swung left and
right to the body and the bell rang,
Ketohel looked a winner at this stage.
ROUND 10
Take your time" the crowd shouted to
I Ketchel AS the men closed in Ketchel
| landed two uppercuts to the head while
In close. Ketchel missed a hard left for
/ the head and they exchanged rights and
/ lefts to jaw. Ketchel forced Papke against
/ the ropes but missed a hard right for the
| jaw moment later Ketchel landed a
terrific right to the jaw and put his left to
the body. Then they clinched. with Ketchel
| doing all the leading and lighting. They
Papke landed a hard right to the body and
| two lefts to the same place and the round
| ended with honors even. Papke seemed to
be gaining strength, despite the beating
/ he had received.
ROUND IL
There were several fruitIess rallies, and
/ then Ketchel hooked a hard left to the
stomach following it with right and left
! to the same place Ketchel floored Papke
with a fearful left to the Jaw and Papke
4 took the count of nine. When Papke rose
| Ketehel again hoored him with a storm OF
rights and lefts to the jaw and body.
Papl5e tried to get up, but was down one
| second too long, and was counted out.
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