Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-11-27
BILLY pApKE
IS DEFEATED
BY KETCHELL
Short ERder Cdpturedfhe BdcOn in the BID
Fight at San francisco THANKSGIVING
---ketChell Winner at all Stages
OF the Fight.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 26.-In
whirlwind smuggling match Stanley
Ketchel, of Michigan, defeated Billy
Papke, of Illinois, by a knockout in
the eleventh round. Papke was fav-
orite in the betting, ringside bets be-
ing made at odds ranging from 10 to
tx to 10 to 6. Owing to a rumor
that Ketchel presented a drawn ap-
pearance and had poor color, the
tendency of the ringside betting was
to make Papke a strong favorite.
THE FIGHT BY ROUNDS.
Time called at p. m.
Round They went right to-
gether, Papke landing with straight
left to the face. Close fighting fol-
lowed, Papke backing against the
ropes, landing short arm right and
left to the face. Ketchel shifted a
terrific left to the jaw and sent in a
left to the same place moment
later. At close quarters Papke up
percut with right to the face and fol-
lowed with left to the same place.
Ketchel then sent a hard right to tho
jaw and they clinched for about half
minute, wrestling each other
around the ring. Ketchel then twice
uppercut his man, but Papke more
than evened it with two similar
blows Suddenly Ketchel caught his
man with terrific right on the body
and followed this with rain of lefts
and rights to face, driving Papke to
the ropes and forcing him to cover
and stall the round out. Ketchel
had the advantage.
Round 2Ketchel shot a right to
the head and they clinched. Papke
sent two straight lefts to the face as
they broke. Ketchel sent wicked
right to the stomach and two lefts to
the face, driving Papke to neutral
corner Then the men clinched.
Papke then shot terrific right to
the jaw and Ketchel broke ground.
Papke crossed with right to the jaw
and a moment later uppereut with
right to the head. They fought at
close quarters and Papke shot right
and left hard to the jaw and then
swung his right to the head. The
round ended with Papke looking
more confident. The round was
Papkes.
Round 3-Papke rushed his man
to the ropes. Ketchel seemed to be
putting, but neither landed blow
Papke backed to the ropes and easily
smothered Ketchels punches. The
men wrestled around without dam
age, seeking to land body punches at
close quarters. Breaking, Papke
swung a stiff left to the jaw and
Ketchel retaliated with two straight
lefts to the face. Ketchel swung
wildly several times and Papke
swung his left hard to the jaw.
Ketchel got a left on the ribs and
then suddenly shot a hard right ia
the jaw. Papke at the same time
landed similar blow and the round
ended with honors even, With Papke
the more confident.
Round 4-Both were up quickly
Ketchel missed 3 fearful right fol-
the jaw and similar attempt with
left went Wild. The men Their
wrestled around the ring. In break
ing Ketchel swung terrific right t
the Jaw and followed it with hare
left to the same place, forcing Papke
to clinch. Ketchel missed two
wicked right and left swings for the
jaw and third attempt was smoth
cred. Fighting close, Ketchel swung
close range left swing to the face
Papke backing into natural corner
Several fruitless exchanges followed
and the round ended in Ketchel'i
favor. Ketchel seemed to be gain
ing strength and confidence as ths
battle waged.
Round s--Ketchel landed two
light let's to the jaw and missed
wicked left for the head. He missed
two similar blows and they wrestled
: Ketchel crossed d ponderous right t
Z the Jaw and both men fell clea
through the ropes and over the head
Of the newspaper men on the othe
floor OF the arena They were heipe'
into the arena and Ketchel misses
two fearful right swings. Papk
smothering them, Ketchel crossed
again with his right to the jaw an
Papke looked d bit serious. Ketche
was much quicker and landed
hard left hook to the pit of tn
stomach. He then shot hard RICH