Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-11-28
BOXING
'KetChel Knocks
Out Bill Papke,

San Francisco. Nov. 27.-Stanley
Ketchel of Grand Rapids. Mich, re-
gained the middleweight championship
of the world Thursday and reversed his
defeat of last September by sending
Billy Papke, the Illinois ''Thunderbolt,
crashing to the floor with blow that
caught him flush on the chin.
The end came in the 11th round, pri-
or to which ketchel showed clearly
that he was the better at any kind of
fighting Round by round he forced his
mar and when the opportunity was Of
ferad he PLANTED right to the head or
body, generally escaping without d
damaging return. He was the stronger
throughout
Once. during an aggressive moment
both fell in the ringside and toppled
through the ropes. wrapped in close
embrace. In falling Papke seized
Ketchel ana the force of his rush car
ried him clear off the platform ana
over the heads of the spectators.
hundred willing hands assisted them TO
. the center and in Il moment they were
y gr,lupling in a clinch.
The appearancc of Ketchel during the
early rNurifls did not encourage those
- VINO had backed him at odds of 10 to
2 and 10 to 6. His awkward delivery
seemed to. ,lnl R4pkc into a false sense
of security. In the first round lie
! drove Papka into a neutral corner
3 LANDING. right and left almost at will,
! thereafter the. Illinois contender was
always at q disadvantage. Stepping
aside at CRITICAL juncturcs hetche'
swung his right time and again full on
1T, t..
ternating with left drives to the body
In the fifth round ketchel drove
hard left to the stomach and Papke
had net put his hand up before he en-
countered o. hard right to the jaw.
It was in the seventh that ketcne
used his RIGHT to the greatest advan-
tage. Papkelr only hope lay IN hls dis-
rrsition to ,:iinch but he was hit twice
and Goth lIlows tended to lessen his
,ecuperative mower.
From this: time on the crowd awaited
the Knockout punch In the ninth
Papke WAS sent totterlng across the
ring and nearly Went to his knees by
powerful blow delivered in a clinch. ne
arose to meet Kctchcl's right whicf
twice landed. on the jaw. Papke went
to his corner bleeding freely from thf
nose
This was the beginning of the end
N The following round P'pkc tWic'
turned his back on ketchelS sWl1'
assaults md deliberately ran away.
In the nth and final kctchel came
I'D as fresh and strong as at any tune
during tie fight. He tapped Papke
lightly on the jaw and then rusheo
him halfway across the ring, plant
ing two hard rights to the stomach.
moment later as they broke out of a
clinch, B>etchel swung the left at three
quarters length. landing squarely or
the point of the chin Papke fell at ful
length. his head striking the floor with
terrible force. He had just enough
strength to regain his feet and while
he crouched in an attitude half pro-
tected. Ketchel sent his right to the
head four times in quick succession
and almost pushed Papke over with a
left hook. Papke dropped and fell Tor
ward on his knees, his hands support
ing him and his head bowed as If II
agory. Referee Jack Welsh counted II
as did also the timekeeper, and ther
!. advancing toward Ketchel, threw the
Michigan fighters glove aloft. Papke
still dazed, seemed not to realize his
defeat