Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-08
BY JAY DAVIDSON

BY JAY DAVIDSON
might THOUSAND fight their yesterday
afternoon and yelled themselves hoarse greeting
the middeweigh champion of the world Billy Papke,
calmly by Jim Jeres
the fatal marked the final fomaes of passing the
middeeigh from Stanley Ketche until then the champion,
the Kewanee boy Papke still that smile that his
face when he the ring which refused be hammered off
in the eleven and hall rounds of fighting that required to
transfer the title.
story the fight is told in two rounds
eleventh The final necessary only put finishing
touches Papk title in the first round all nten and
he gave the champion such terrific drubbng that
that he from its effects showed by his
subsequent fighting that the first round that transferred the
title with the other rounds merely serving complete this transfer
When Papke enered the ring he broad smile his fea
excellent humor with himself and all the world He
chde in his supreme confidence that he would whip
Ketche and he Immediately walked and shook hands with the
champion when gong rang begin battle
while was strictly business him,
attested his eagerne to get at the champion and the task OF
wrestling the title from him. He went into the battle with all this
confidence and and put his whole soul into the job be-
fore him.
That sincere believing himself the of the cham
pion proved his fearless opening of
first first % deG a % n n % tier w o was d not % scared % into nd & @
Ketche carried around his gloves and he the aggressive
without the delay of a second.
PAPKE ALWAYS WAS CALM
the battle began and got ratified
second of the fight He recalled that Milwaukee fight and
fused shake hands And he not afraid of that famous shift
because he had figured how avoid and turn to his ad
an %en s the the to
His and anxiety to put oyer the the knockout m punch
full good caution would have dictated to the CAREFUL cool fighter
with a title stake
landed Kehe put the first blow of the fight smmng his
left to the head Pak got into close quarters and put his right
the Ketche started to rough with him and after planting
hard right the face he stopped right and left with his head thar
time and he sent right to the head eye which opened
up cash and staggered Kehe and Immediately his left
full face sending Kechel the floor dazed and surprised
Kechel turned aous and gazed in dazed from
right left and fearful spectacle with blood streaming
from the his eye and from his and mouth.
Kechel took nine and got but Pape right there and
right swing the face that him spawng again
After taking the count etce got up and was oored Tor the third
time with another right the When eres started to count
rushed into cnc and Papke broke out of with terrific right
uppecut which put Kehel down again for the fourth time He
self take time land the finishing blow but quickly with
his right landing the side of the head and Keel down
there until the gong his and ended the round
KNOCKED KETCHEL OUT OF RING
In the eleventh round the again saved Ketche from
end could longer. of
eleventh. after milling which Papke had all the
reelng ropes groggy up
with left and right face and jaw knocking Ketche through the
had the gong rang that the fight would
have ended then and there Keche knocked cold and could
sufficient recover
his wits and although he responded the he unsteady
his legs beclouded of brain ali could
and stall out the round Papk would not have that
way and after hammerng Keche around neutral he
planted right and left to the head forcing an opening and followed
with clean right swing to the jaw flooring Ketche for the count
hands ward off the blow that opped him off the championship
pedestal Pape again with his right flush the jaw and
Ketchel only knocked and
all the but he about the bean-up
filled local engagement When he assisted
being knocked his face swollen fearfu his
and right and bleeding and both eyes practically
closed the right being fully closed and the left
KETCHEL WANTS RETURN MATCH
Ketche and his manager Joe OConnor game losers They
indicate that they believe lucky
winner If they hold this opinion they diplomatic enough to
talk in far different ven But Ketch Man
ager O'Connor said last night:
Papke great fighter and entitled the full glory
that only with the championship honors he has
fighter who decsvey whip this fellow Kechel
have been too oveconden the beginning but he fought
with after the first his other
the third round He complained could ug-
gested throwing in the sponge for him. would not have