The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-08

ketchei was stronger at the close OF this
round than at the finish of the first.
Round Three.
In the third round Ketchel was strong
er and forced the fight He missed two
right swings and Papke uppercut him
again, bringing the blood. Papke then
landed straight in his mouth. Ketchel
crowd cheered. He followed him a mo-
ment later in the same place. Ketchel
appeared little stronger.
Round Four.
Ketchel came up strong in the fourth
but Papke quickly landed right on the
mouth and started the blood again
Papke was covered with blood from his
opponent. Ketchei landed two rights to
body, missed a vicious right for the
head, and put a hard left on Papkes
face Ketchers left eye was then closed.
Both men stood with heads down. neither
attempting to land. when gong sounded.
Papke's mouth bleeding. Ketcheis face
was in a terrible condition.
Round Five.
In the fifth Ketchel forced the fight
ing, but both men were very weak. They
repeatedly clinched and Jeffries had to
separate them. Papke finally landed vi
ciously with the right on Ketchers face.
bringing blood afresh. Both men were
too weak TO land effectually- Papke
badly winded.
Round Six.
In the sixth Papke landed terrific
right on Ketchers face but Ketchel con-
tinued to advance on his antagonist in
spite of the punishment. Just after the
gong sounded ketchel landed a terrific
blow on the solar pleXus and Papke al
most dropped in his corner. but the gong
saved him.
Round Seven.
In the seventh Ketchel had a slight ad-
vantage for the first time. He rushed
Papke and swung with terrific force
He landed hard left to stomach and
had Papke worried.
Round Eight.
They spared cautiously in the eighth
until Papke bore in on ketcheIs face
with three lefts. starting the flow of
blood again. The crowd frantically called
TO Papke to put him out" Papke land
ed five or six uppercuts on the face
and had Ketchel badly dazed as the gong
sounded
Round Nine.
Papke beat Ketchel terribly in the ninth
but was unable to put him out. He
brought the crowd to its feet a moment
later by raining uppercuts on the Jaw.
KetcheIs eyes were closed and he stag
gered about the ring. while Papke land
ed at will. Both men were covered with
blood.
Round Ten.
Ketchel held on constantly in the tenth.
Frequently they came together without
landing a blow and Jeffries had to pull
them apart both men missing repeatedly.
They were in clinch more than half the
time and Ketchers face looked hardly
human, but he fought back gamely as
well as he could. AS they went to their
corners. Papke raised his hands TO the
crowd and they were covered with blood
from his wrists to his shoulders. where
his opponent had bled.
Round Eleven.
When the eleventh opened they rushed
at each other and Papke went by Ketchel
and turned and landed both hands to the
face. Ketchel was spouting blood from
clinched. Cries came from all sides for
Jeffries to stop the fight. but the big
referee paid no attention Papke finally
landed a straight left to the face that
staggered Ketchel ami a moment later
knocked him through the ropes with
blows In the same place. ketchel fell in
the laps of the reporters and they thrust
him back through the ropes as the gong
rang.
Round Twelve.
Round twelve proved the end. ketchel
ed straight right to the jaw Ketchel
went down for the count. He came up
and Papke again sent his right to the
law as he came in. and knocked him
down again. At the count of nine,
Ketchel struggled to his feet. but Jeff
ries had already called to his seconds
to care for their man. Papke was sur
rounded by his friends and seconds who
Rugged him with delight over his vic
tory