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johnson merely toyed. with Ketchell
until the round ended. KetchePs face

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showed grim determination.
Round 3.-They spared perfunctori-
ly thirty seconds, then closed in,
swinging right and left at close range,
Ketchel landing on the body once with
right. Ketchel drove right high on
the negro's breast. AS they clinched
johnson uppercut twice with right.
Referee separated belligerents. They
again rushed in close. j ohnson putting
in short rights and lefts to stomach.
White man uppercut with left to face
as they broke from clinch. Just before
round ended Johnson swung right to
jaw. Ketchel went to his corner danc-
ing, however, looking fresh. Johnson
kept up running conversation with
his seconds during Tue respite.
Round AFTER sparring Johnson
reached in, forcing man to ropes,
placing arms around Ketchel, fairly
carried him to center of the ring.
Make him Iead!" came the repeated
injunction from Willis Britt Ketchel
rife right swing intended for the
negro's jaw. Ketchel constantly kept
teasing the black in an effort to make
him lead.
Round 5.-Ketchel opened with left
to body. Champion replied by two
weak lefts to face. Johnson sent Ketch-
els head back with two straight lefts
to nose. Ketchel again essayed to force
Johnson to lead, but champion failed
to respond. Ketchel showed unegpect-
ed cleverness in blocking negros leads,
whenever Johnson chose to lead. john
son swung twice to face; men AIRED
at long range. johnson working in left
to face. Neither showed damage
Round each missed left swing
then Ketchel landed left to body, and
followed with another to jaw. Johnson
countered with left to stomach john
son shot out left, catching Ketchel on
both hands as the latter threw up his
guard and Ketchel was sent. to floor.
He got up smiling, howeve., and got
warm receipt. Johnson uppe scut with
right to jaw, and raked Ketchel's face
with succession of lefts to jaw. Ketch-
Ell continued to force the pace, but met
with two lefts on nose that started
blood
johnson had good lead to round. 1t
looked as though he was holding back.
In every clinch during the fight Ketch-
el was sent backward by the negro's
superior weight and strength
Round 7.-Johnson swooped in with
two let's on nose. Ketchell counter
ing with hard left hook to body. john
son shot another straight LETT to nose;
Ketchel missed terrific left swing for
jaw. AS they closed in Johnson up
percut with right to jaw. Ketchelx used
negroes shoulder as a mat to stop flow
ing blood from his nose. At close
quarters johnson landed several times
on nose and face. Suddenly Ketchel
swung left wIt.. terrific forse. 1t caught
champion solidly on jaw, raising big
lump. 1t was by far the cleanest and
best blow of the fight, and crowd arose
yelling gleefully.
Round 8.-Johnson's smile had van
ished. He closed In, landing twice with
left on face. Fighters roughed it,
shoulder to shoulder. Ketche] hit
hard right uppercut to jaw. Referee
separated the men, johnson landing
left and right on face as they broke.
Ketchel missed terrific right swing, al
most going through the ropes from
force OF his effort. Johnson forced op-
ponent back gradually and landed left
to jaw. Ketchel again missed lard
right swing, and again nearly went
through the ropes. Ketchel ran to his
corner smiling, and crowd cheered.
Round 9.-EachS landed short arm
right on face. Welsh twice broke them
In clinches Championfsen four sting
ing straight lefts to face, but Ketchel
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