Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-06
KETCHEL GETS THE DECISION
His Fight with Papke Goes the Full
Twenty Rounds.
WINS ON HIS AGGRESSIVE WORK
Result, NJ Announced by Referee, r.
DispleSsinR 60 Many of PaPke's
Admirers ANON the
Spectators,

SAN FRANCISCO. July ~6.-stanley
Of Michigan is sull the worlds
champion.
In a desperate, Eruelling battle. during
which the champion was constantly on
the aggressive. he was awsrded the deei-
sion over Billy Papke OF Illinois at the end
of the twentieth round. the scheduled
number. Ketchel claimed to have broken
his right hand in the sixth round. and this
was verified. His left thumb
also was disloeated. The decision Of the
was greeted with a mixture Of
cheers and boots.
Referee Roche, after the contest, made
the following statement:
"Ketchel was the aggreEsor at all times.
Furthermore. he landed the cleaner and
harder punches, and scored the only
knockdown-ln the tenth round-slthough
nearly everybody seems to think that
had slipped to the floor. There is
absolutely no question but Ketchel earned
a clear cut decision"
KetcheI Forces Fighting.
As to the fight itself, the assassin" as
has been christened by ring fol-
babe fair literally to live up to
that name. He forced the fighting from
the tap Of the initial gong n with the
exception of the third round enjoyed a
clear lead in the first half OF the battle,
In the eleventh Ketchel LANDED time and
again with ponderous let's. and try as
he would he could not find a vital place.
Both men were bleeding freely at this
OF the battle, Papke In particular
spouting blood from his mouth and nose
until the center Of the ring resembled a
shambles.
Evidently Hated Each other.
The feature Of the fight was the extreme
with which both men fought
md the apparent hatred that lurked be-
hind every punch.
When seen in his dressing room Ketchel
out this statement:
II broke my right hand in the sixth
round, and later on, In the eighth round
believe. I dislocated my left thumb. But
for these mishaps / would ave made
short work of Papke. 1 could not hit
effectively when the opportunity came,
and particularly in the tenth round. I will
be only too glad to give Papke another
chance"
Papke IL Dissa tisfied.
Ed Papke, brother and manager OF the
defeated pug1list, minced no words in
showing his displeasure over the decision.
He said that Pspke should have been
a draw.
The defeated pugilist said he would fight
at any time. Willis Britt said
that unless Ketchel's hands improved the
champion would not be able to fight Jim
Flynn in Los Angeles on July H.
Fight by Rounds.
Following is the fight by rounds:
Round l-Retchel opened up with q right
smash to the stomach, and after wrestling
duplicated the blow. Breaking
from a clinch Ketchel uppercut his left
to the jaw. The referee experienced great
in separating the men from
Ketchel suddenly hooked q sue
cession of right and left swings on the
body and head and the 'Thunderbolt'
sought refuge in a clinch. Ketchel had the
OF a vicious round.
Round 2-The men fought entirely at close
range, with Ketchel forcing his man
against the ropes. Locked In a clinch
against the ropes Ketchel shot In q fear
full left uppercut to the jaw and q moment
ripped a blow to the tomach. Papke
retaliated by a vicions left to the cham
pion's law. The round resulted with the
men fighting at close quarters. Ketchel
had the advantage,
Round 3-Ketchel rushed his man against
the ropes time and time again. From this
Papke delivered two right body
and then fought to the center of
the ring. Papke landed a wicked left TO
the Jaw and soon afterwards drove his right
and left to the tomach. Ketchel anded
a straight left to the nose. Papke shot a
straight right to the mouth and the blood
seeped through Ketche's lips as he took
his corner.
Round 4-Ketchel opened the fourth round
a fearful left swing to the Jaw. He
went after his man, landing right and left
swings to the jaw and body, making
nose bleed slightly. Ketehel
planted a straight right over the heart.
Papke only smiled. The men were
loath to break from clinches, during which
Ketchel swung rather low twice with
rights. Retchei's round by a
shade.
Round 5-KetcheI met PApke's rush
with a straight to the jaw and they
The men fought bitterly every
inch OF the way, Papks putting In q sohd
himself prying them apart. Ket-
chel forced Papke through the ropes by
sheer strength n nearly followed him
over. A vicious rally followed, Papke do
ing considerable execution with right and
to the jaw. Papke's round.
Round e-Papke raped ketchel on the
chin with a right uppercut, rocking the
they fell to the floor from their ex-
.ertions. Ketchel then planted two lefts
a right to the head. Immediately aft
erward Ketchel swung two short arm
to the Jaw and forced his man
against the ropes. Papke landed a light
right and left to the face, but KetcheI
forced his antagonist against the ropes,
he put in three body punches. The
round ended in a vicious but Intellectual
rally. Ketchel had a slight advantage.
Round They went at each other holly,
most of the lows flew hArmlessly
into the air. Ketchel forced his man
the ropes. up~percutinK his left to