The Cairo bulletin., 1909-10-17
kETcHELL KNOCKED OUT BY
JOHNSON IN THE TWELFTH
White Man Was Game All the Way--Johnson
Seemed Surprised


In the clinch Ketche uppercut hard
to the jaw with his left This
angered the champion, who rusned in
landing lift and right on the body
and Ketehell slipped to the floor with
considerable force. de was up,
quickly and rushed in, but had great
difficulty in getting under Johnsons
long reach. Johnson merely toyed
with Ketchell until the round ended
Ketchell's face showed grim determi-
nation. 7a-
Round three-They spared per-
functorily for thirty seconds, then
closed in, swinging right and left at
close range, Ketchei. landing on the
body once with his Fight. Ketchell
drove a right. high on the negros
breast. AS they clinched Johnson
uppercut twice with his right. The
referee separated tae belligerents.
They again rushed in close, Johnson
putting short rights and lefts to the
stomach. The white man uppercut
from the clinch. Just before the
round ended Johnson swung right
to the jaw. Ketchell went to his cor
ner dancing, however, and looking
fresh. Johnson kept up a running
conversation with his seconds during
the respite.
Round four-After sparring, John
son reached in, forcing his man to
the ropes. Placing as arms around
KetcheIl, he fairly carried him to the
center of the ring. Make him lead"
came the repeated injunction from
Willis Britt. Ketchell missed by
barely and inch terrific right swing
intended for the negro's jaw. Johnson
backed as they spared for a lead,
Ketchell following Johnson then
sent hard right to the Jaw. Ketchell
constantly kept teasing the black in
an effort to make him lead.
Round 5-Ketchell opened with a
left to the body. The champion re-
piled with two weak lefts to the face.
with two straight lefts to the nose,
ketchell again essayed to force John
son to lead, but the champion failed
to respond. Ketcheii showed unex-
pected cleverness in blocking the ne
gro,s leads. whenev~r Johnson chose
to lead. Johnson swung left twice
to the face, and the men spared at
long range, johnson working in left
to the face. Neither showed any
| damage.
Round six--Each missed left
swing, then KetcheiY landed left to
| the body, followed with another to
the jaw. Johnson countered with
left to the stomach. Johnson shot
| out a left, catching Ketchell on both
hands as the latter threw up his
guard and Ketchell was sent to the
1oor. He got up smiling, however,
1 and got warm reception. Johnson
uppercut with right to the jaw, and
raked Ketchell's face with success
sion of lefts to the jaw, Ketchel con-
| tinued to force. but met with two
iefts on the nose that started blood.
Johnson had good lead to the round.
1t looked as though he was holding
beck. In every clinch during the
fight Ketchell was sent backward by
the negros superior weight and
strength.
Round seven-Johnson swooped in
with two lefts on the nose, Ketchell
countering with hard left hook to
the body johnson shot another
straight left to the nose, and Ketchell
missed terrific swing for the jaw
AS they closed in Johnson upper cut
with right to the jaw. Ketchell used
the negro's shoulder as mat to stop
| he flowing blood from his nose. AT
slose quarters Johnson landed several
time on the nose and face. Suddenly
xetchell swung lett with terrific
force. 1t caught the champion solidly
IN the jaw. raising big lump. 1t was
by far the cleanest and best blow OF
the fight, and the crowd arose yelling
gleefully.
Round eight-Johnson' smile haG
vanished. He closed in, landing twice
with left on the face. The fighters
roughed it, shoulder 20 shoulder, and
Ketchell hit a hard uppercut to the
Jaw. The referee separated the men
Johnson landing left and right on the
face as they broke. Ketchell missed
a terrific right swing and almost
went through the ropes from TIN
force of his efforts. Johnson forced
his opponent back gradually and land
Ell a left to the jaw. Ketchell agair
missed hard right swing and agail
nearly went through the ropes. Ket
|, chell ran to his correr smiling, AM
the crowd cheered.
Round nine-Each landed short arm
!, rights on the face. Welsh twic'
broke them in clinches. The cham
pion sent four stin.Nag lefts to th'
face, but Ketchell did not break. HI
rushed In hammering at the negro
' stomach, but. his blows we're smotf
: cred. Ketchell planted a left owe
u the ribs and johnson countered wit
a short left Ito the jaw. Johnso
i again hooked 3 left 20 the jaw and
u clinch follower Johnson broke |