The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1908-11-27
KNOCKS HIM OUT IN ELEVENTH
ROUND AT FRISCO FIGHT
YESTERDAY.
Michigan Lad Forced the Fighting
from the Start and Gave the Ill-
] nois Thunderbolt q Terrific Beat
ing Papke Wants Return Match
/ and Ketchell viii Give Him One

sKetchell, OF Grand Rapids, Mich,
regained the ddle-weight cham
pionship OF the world to-day, and re-
yersed his defeat Of last September,
when he sent Billy Papke, the Illi--
noisE Thunderbolt,' crashing to the
door by well-directed blow that
caught his opponent upon the chin.
The end came In the eleventh round,
prior to which Ketchell showed
clearly that he was the master OF
his opponent at any kind Of fighting.;
Round by round Ketchell forced his
opponent. and when the oppor-
!tunity offered planted rights to the
head or IS body, generally escaping
without damaging return. Belly
ling his appearance and forcing the
Night throughout every minute
sxetchell was stronger up to the mo-
fmsnt OF the knockout blow than was
jhis opponent. Once during an ag-
gressive moment they fell in the
Aingside and toppled through the
ropes, wrapped in close embrace.
y sIt was q left to the stomach that
Isent Papke to the rope at this juno
tnre. In falling Papke seized hia op-
ponent, and the force Of his rush
carried them clear on the platform
Epyer the heads Of the spectators. a
salIandred willing hands assisted them
to the center of the ring, and iii u
moment they were graphing in a
clinch. 33
Ketchell was forcing the fight
throughout. His appearance during
the early rounds did not tend to en-
courage those who had backed him
at odds OF 10 to and to 10 to s.,
but his awkward delivery OF fast
blows seemed to lull Papke into q
false sence Of security In the first
round Ketchell drove Papkes into a
natural corner, handing rights and
lefts at will after the Illinois man
was dismayed at his disad dyantage.
Stepping aside at q critical juncture
Ketchell swung his right time and
time again flush upon his opponent s
jaw, now and then alternating with
left drives to the body. In the fifth
round Ketchell drove hard left to
the stomach Of Papke and had not
put up his hands before he encoun-
tered a hard right to the jaw. Be
fore this, In the fourth round, q
light tap on the nose had brought
blood from Papke that started the
crowd yelling for the Michigander.
It was in the seventh that Ketchell
used his right to the greatest adj
vantage. Papke's only hope lay in
his disposition to clinch, but he was
hit twice and both blows tended to
lessen his recuperatiye powers.
From this time on the crowd
awaited sthe Knockout punch that
Ketchell was apparently withhold
ing In the ninth Papke was sent
ltottering across the ring, and nearly
went to his knees by a powerful
blow delivered In q clinch. He arosee
to meet Ketchell's right twice landed
on the jaw. Papke went to his
corner bleeding freely from the nose
This was the beginning Of the
lend. In the tenth Papke twice
turned his back on Ketchell's 3 swift
assaults and deliberately ran away
I'm the eleventh and final round
Ketchell came up as fresh and strona
las al any time during the fight. Hs
tapped Panhe lightly on the jaw and
then rushed bin half way across thu
ring, plantiLg g two hard rights tt
1.-THE stomach. a moment later, al
lthey broke out of a clinch, Ketehel
Swung to the left at a three-q quarter'
length, landing sqisrely on ths
Ipoint Of the chin. Papke struck th'
afoor at full length, his head rappini
.tthe floor with terrible force. He hal
A Just enough strength to regain HI
Ifeet, and while he crouched IA Al
i latitude half protected, Ketchel
lsent his right to the head four time
Hin quick succession, and alnos
-irurhed Papke over wit ha left hool
{ fPapke dropped and fe'i forward Q
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