The Cairo bulletin., 1909-10-17
kETCHELL HAD JUST FLOORED
CHAMpi ioN-1o,00o IN AUDI.
ENcE SILENT FULL
MINUTE.
JOHNSON REFUSED,
TO Be DRAWN OUT
Crowd Urged ketchell to Make Black
Lead and johnson Apparently
Held Back--k chell Like
a Boy Beside the
Champion.

San Francisco. Oct 1G.-Jack John
son vindicated his right to the heavy
weight title today Dy knocking out
Stanley Ketchell In the twelfth
round. The end cane so suddenly
that when Ketchell rolled to the floor
and Referee Welsh counted him out
the ten thousand persons crowding
the arena were absolutely quiet for
full minute, Even johnson leaning
against the ropes half iazed by his
own fall moment before, did not
seem to know what had happened.
The climax was crowded into thirty
four seconds. At sile beginning of
the last round there was little to
judge from in the preceding rounds to
pick the winner Tie men in the
center of the ring clinched and
wrestled to Johnson's corner The
negro broke away and posing himself,
dashed at Ketchel, who sprang to
meet him. Ketchell drove a right at
the blacks lowered head Johnson
lucked and the bow landed behind
the ear. He stumbled and fell
heavily, stretched on ;ne floor
Ketchell backed toward the ropes,
a smile glimmering on his battered
and bloody face. Johnson rose slowly
as though dazed. AS he Strengthened
to his knees, his eyes encountered
Ketchell's and with the fury of wild
beast he leaped across the ten feet
separating them. rs right fist shot
out at the white mans jaw. His left
crashed to the stomach and the right
swung again with speed like hight.
ming catching Ketchens head as he
reeled back from the onslaught.
Dropped e Reap.
Ketchell dropped in heap and
Johnson, unable to stop his own rush
sprawled across his beaten rivals legs
and fell full length himself.
The negro sprang up, but Ketchell
was out. Only once as the seconds
sounded, he feebly moved his arms
and roleld his head, and his seconds
picked him up barely conscious.
Johnson, sfill dazed. chung to the
ropes and looked about In bewilder
ment. The crowds broke into murmur
ings and seemed unable to realize the
fight was over. Ketcneil throughout
was game to the core. Outweighed
oyer-reached and In every way phys
ically inferior to his gigantic oppon.
ent, he fought cool and gritty fight
His face was puffed and he was bleed
ing at the nose and mouth before
three rounds had passed, but he fo'-
lowed the negro about the ring un-
daunted.
Johnson appeared TO be holding
himself. Thrice only did he appear
determined to knock out Ketchell.
Johnsons golden smile" flashed
whenever he picked the white man
off the ground and set him down in
another place without effort.
ketcheIi WAS Wary.
ketchell fought warily, ducked clev.
erly. but Johnson jabbed his face
time after time. When they clinched
1t looked like STRIPPING wrestling
with man.
Ketchell said after he recovered
that chance blow finished him. I'm
in better condition than Johnson
now" he said, look at him, He is
dazed. But for that one blow,
would have beaten him."
The fight attracted the greatest
crowd in years. over ten thousand
were admitted and 1900 turned away
Promoter Coffroth stated that $4,000
was taken in.
BY Rounds.
Round one-The men did not shake
hands. Johnson lowered above his ad
versary by several inches. The cham
pion scored almost Immediately with
hard left to the stomach. MAKE
him lead" yelled the spectators t
Ketchell. Ketchell was apparentl.
spared almost half minute. johnson
at long range shot left to the fac,
twice with lightning rnpidity Ketchel
forced the black against the rope
bit the latter wriggled away withou
receiving blow. The bell rang will
the men in the center of the ring
Both were extremely cautious, Ket
chell looked nervous. but johnson
wore his golden smile"
Round two-They ran to clinch bu
Referee Welsh pried them apart. o.
the break Johnson shot straight lef
to the nose and soon repeated it. A
every clinch Ketctell was playin