The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-07-06
Fiercely BaHled Until
Nature Is Ex-
hausted
PUNCH IS LACKING
Contest Goes Entire Distance with
Both Men GameIy Fighting, Mon.
tana Lad Showing Shade the Best Of
Things.-Papke Game Throughout
and Came up BraveIy in Finish.
A RENA, SAN FRANCISCO.

| A hENA, SAN FRANCISCO,
~ July 5.-At 2 p. m. it was
estimated that the receipts
would approximate $4,000. The
crowd about the entrance was 10
great that dozen or more mount
ed patrolmen were used to keen
it in order.
There was brisk betting at the
ringside. Many wages were made
at 10 to 5, with Ketchel favorite.
Papke money was much in eyi-
dence and the sellers were calling
for the Ketchel end. Even money
was laid that Ketchel would win
inside of 10 rounds.
Tommy Mccarthy of San Francisco
knocked out Bubbles" Robinson of
Los Angeles, a colored lightweight. in
the second round of a preliminary
bout scheduled to go 10 rounds. Nc
Carthy scored clean knockout.
Time was called at 2:59. Papke
came into the ring on schedule time
When 10 minutes had passed without
ketchePs appearance he returned to
his dressing room.
ketchel entered the ring at 2:49 D.
m Papke clambered through the
ropes moment later
Papke's seconds were Harry Foley.
Ollie Cornett, Monte Attell and Ed
Papke.
Ketchel was handled by Willis Britt,
Bob Armstrong, Charles Miller and
Tom Parker.
Round One-Ketchell opened up
with right smash to the stomach and
after some wrestling Ketchel duplicat-
ed the blow. Breaking from a clinch
Ketchel upercut his left to the jaw.
The referee experienced great Difficult
ty in separating the men from the
clinches. Ketchel suddenly unlocked
succession of right and left swings
on the body and head and the ''Thun-
derbolt" sought refuge in a clinch.
Ketchel had the advantage of vicious
round.
Round Two-The men fought entire
ly at close range with Ketchel fore
ing his man to the ropes. Locked in
a clinch against the ropes, Ketchel
shot in a fearful left uppercut to the
jaw and moment later ripped sim
liar blow to the stomach. Papke re-
taliated by vicious left to the cham
pion's jaw. The round ended with the
men fighting at very close quarters.
Ketchel had the advantage.
Round Three-Ketchel rushed his
man against the ropes time and again.
From this position Papke delivered
two body punches and they fought to
the center of the ring. Papke landed
a wicked left to the jaw and soon aft
erward drove right and left to the
stomach. Ketchel landed straight
left on the nose. Papke drove a
right to the mouth and the
blood seeped through Ketchel's lips
as he took his corner. 1t was Papke's
round.
Round Four-Ketchel opened the
fight with a fearful left swing to the
jaw He went after his man landing
right and left swingst o the jaw and
body making Papke's nose bleed.
Ketchel planted a right left over the
heart but Papke only smiled. The men
were loath to break from clinches dur
ing which Ketchel swung rather low
twice with snort arm rlgnCS. hetcneIS
round by shade.
Round Five-Ketchel met Papke's
rush with straight left to the jaw
and they clinched. The men fought
bitterly every inch of the way, Papke
putting in solid right to the face.
Referee Roche exhausted himself pry-
ing them apart. Ketchel then got in
two left uppercuts to the jaw. Ketchel
forced Papke to the ropes by sheer
strength and nearly wrestled him
over. A vicious rally followed, Papke
doing considerable execution with
right and lefts to the jaw. 1t was
Papke's round.
Round Six-Papke hit Ketchel on
the Jaw with a right uppercut, rock
ing the latter's head. The men fought
so fiercely that they fell to the floor
from their exertions. Ketchel then
nlanted two lefts and right to the