Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-10-27

that ever attended a heavyweight
championship fight, with the holder
OF the title sprawling on the canvas
one moment and Ketchel down for
all time the next, Jack johnson
knocked out Stanley Ketchel in the
middle Of the twelfth round at Coff-
roth's Mission street arena yesterday
afternoon. II was a sensational
wind.up to what had been a thor
oughly one-sided bout in favor OF
the black.
The crowd couldn't believe Its eyes
as II saw johnson on the floor. TAX.
ing his time to recover himself. And
before they had fully digested that
the Texan made a fierce lunge at
ketchel. caught him two vicious
left and right punches to the jaw.
delivered with 80 much force that
the negro fell over the PROSTATE
Ketchel and went tumbling into his
own corner as Referee Jack Welch
was tolling OF the seconds that were
spelling defeat for the Michigan boy.
Ketchel was completely out. Lifted
back to his corner. the beaten man
was too dazed to talk and was quick
ly removed to his dressing room for
further treatment.
That Johnson Touchdown.
Next to the defeat Of Ketchel, and
perhaps In spite Of that. the knock
down Of the heavyweight champion
was the spectacular feature OF the
performance. Ketchel swung a hard
right as the two men were advance
Ing. To the writer and to 30 per
cent OF those who were In a position
to follow closely what was happen
Ing. the punch seemed to glance
around the back OF Johnson's head.
Apparently, also, II had little force,
and there was genuine surprise
when johnson dropped down, spun
around on his knees with smile
on his face and took advantage OF
the count that the rules OF the prize
ring permitted him.
Ketchel says that he landed
hard punch. Referee Jack Welch at
firms that the blow struck johnson,
and the colored man himself declares
that he was hit behind the ear as
he was coming In, and that the I'M
pact OF the two bodies rushing to-
gether was what made him fall. He
says also that the blow dazed him
for the moment. but It Is significant
that, once on his feet. he was not
SO daxed but that he rushed Ketchel
more viciously than at any previous
stage Of the match, and mad SO
much force behind the right and left
he swung In rapid succession that
tht right glove shows where Ketch-
els teeth pierced through the leath-
er.
II may have been a straight
knockdown that Ketchel scored; It
Is possible, OF course. that the negro
could not save himself. but the writ,
er did not see punch that would
have such an effect. and II must also
be remembered that such an ending
would be OF vast assistance to the
handling OF the moving pictures.
Ketchel was apparently too weak to
have landed a telling blow in the
ninth, and. the way he fairly col
lapsed when johnson put his force
behind two punches is the best indl-
cation OF his condition.
Nurses Ketchel Along.
That the negro could have finished
the fight much earlier than he did
was apparent to those at the ring
side, and that he was merely saving
Ketchel, even to the extent OF hold
Ing him up In the earlier rounds.
when the white man was almost fall
ing. was proved to any tyro at the
boxing game.
Before the fight started It was
whispered about the press seats,
coming from a well-known sporting
man, that johnson would fight for
the moving pictures for twelve
rounds, and that he would then cut
loose.
George Little Is credited with hav-
ing told several friends that johnson
would win In the twelfth round,
and along in the tenth, when there
were remarks that Ketchel might
last the limit, Little offered to bet
any amount of money that johnson