The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-17

Il am IN better condition than john
son now" he said. Look ut nm. II"
liz dazed. But for that one blow /
would have beaten HIM"
The fight attracted the greatest
crowd in years. over 10000 people
were banked around the wallis and
overturned the seats. Fully 1000 were
turned away. Promoter toffrota
stated after the fight that $4,000 had
been taken in.
Time was called at $40 p. IA.
The fight by rounds:
Round One.
The men did not shake hands. John
son lowered above his adversary by
several inches. The champion scored
almost Immediately with II hard left
hook to the stomach. Make him lead
yelled the spectators to hetchei.
ketchcl apparently was determined To
make the black man lead. and SPARED
for almost half minute. johnson. at
long range. shot his left To the face
twice with lishtning-lik" rapiditE.
kctcnet forced the black against TIL.
ropes, but the latter wriggfed away
without receiving "A blow. The bell
rang with tic men in the center of
the ring. 1t was an utterly tame round
both men fighting with extreme cau-
ton. Ketchcl looked nervous through
out while Johnson wore his golden
smile"
Round Two.
They ran into IA clinch and Referee
Welch priei them apart. On the break
johnson shot "A straight left tn the nose
and soon thereafter duplicated IT. Al
every cllnch Ketchel was playing with
short arm blows for the stomach. In
clinch ketchel uppercut hard 10 the
jaw with his left. This angcred the
champion. who rushed in, landing left
and right on the body, and ketchel
slipped To the floor with considerable
force. lie MAS up quickly and rushed
in. but had great difficulty in getting
under Johnsnn's long reach. Johnson
merely toyed with ketchel until the
bell ended the round. ketehefs face
showed grim determination as he took
his seat.
Round Three.
They spared perfunctoriiy for fully
81 seconds and then closed in, swing
ing right and left at close range.
ketchel landing on the body once with
his right. kctehel drove his right high
on the negrn's body as they clinched.
johnson uppercut twice with right. The
referee then separated the bellig"rrnts.
They again rushed in close. johnson
putting in several short farm rights
and lefts II the stomach. Tie white
man uppercHt with left to the face as
they broke from Il ciineh. Just before
the round ended. johnson SWUNG his
right Ia the jaw. ketchel went IN his
corner dancing. however. and looked
fresh. Johnson kept up running fire
of conversation with his seconds during
the minutes respite,
Round Four.
After snarrlng fest. johnson rushed
IN, forcing his man to the ropes, and
placing his arms around ketchei. fairly
carried him 10 the center of the ring
Make him lead" came the repeated
injunction from wfllus Britt ketcheI
missed Il terrific right swing intended
Tor the jaw. 1t MAS IL close shave for
the negra and missed by barely all
inch. johnson steadily backed away
IA They SPARED for II lead. with
hetehel following. johnson then sent
hard right 10 the jaw. ketchei cor
stantis kept teasing the big black in
an effort III make him lead. Ii was Il
tame round. characterized b. Il few
bursts of speed.
Round Five.
hetehel opened With 1t left To the
body. To which the champion replied
with two straight let's 10 the nose
ketehel again cssayed In force johnson
IL lead, IL which the champion failed
To respond. kctchel showed uncxpeet-
cd ssEerness at blocking the Negroes
leads whenever johnson chose To lead
Johnson flung his left twice to the face
and the men SPARED at long range.
johnson working in straight left To
The flca. Neither man showed dana =.
a. the round ended. Few leads marked
the round, Johnson having i shade
Round Six.