The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-10-19
(Bv the Associated Press.)

(Bv the Associated Press.)
= Colma Arena, Cal, Oct. 16.-Jack
Johnson retained the heavyweight
championship today by knocking out
Stanley Ketchel in the 18th round.
The end came unexpectedly. Ketchel
rushed the black, who stumbled and
fell. lie rose slowly and through q
crouching position sprung at ketchel.
as the latter rushed him. raining
blow after blow. The white man was
caught off his guard and tottered un-
der the assault. A left to the body
and two swift rights to the side of
the head stretched him on the floor to
he COUNTED out.
More than 10, 000 persons witnessed
the contest.
First Round Tame.
Round One-The men entered the
ring at PSF. but did not shake hands.
johnson lowered above his adversary
by several inches.
The champion scored almost inn
mediately with y hard left to the stom-
ach. Make him leai" yelled the
Spectators to Ketchel. Ketchel APP
parently was determined to make the
black lead and spared for almost half
A minute. Johnson at long range
shot his left to the face twice with
lightning like rapidity. Ketchel forced
the black against the ropes, but the
latter Wriggled away without receiving
a blow.
The bell rang with the men in the
center of the ring. 1t was an utterly
tame round both men fighting with
extreme caution.
Ketchel looked nervous through
out While Johnson wore his golden
smile"
Both Get in Gold Blows.
Round Two-They ran to a clinch
and Referee Welch pried them apart.
On the break Johnson shot a straight
left to the nose and soon thereafter
repeated it. At every clinch Ketchel
was playing with his short arm blows
for the stomach. In a clinch Ketchel
uppercut hard to the jaw with his
left. This angered the champion.
who rushed in, landing. left and right
on the body and Ketchel slipped tC
the floor with considerable force. He
was up quickly and rushed in, but
a great difficulty in getting under
Johnson's long reach. Johnson mere
ly toyed with Ketchel until the bel
snded the round. Ketchel's face
showed grim determination as he toch
his corner.
No Damaging BlOws.
Round Three-They spared per
functorily for a full thirty seconds
and then closed in. swinging right anc
left at close range, Ketchel 1anCins
on the body once with his right
Ketchel drove his right high on tht
negroes breast and as they cllrched
Johnson upper-cut twice with hi:
right. The referee then separated The
belIigerents. They again rushed II
close, Johnson putting in short rights
and lefts to the stomach. The white
man uppercut with left to the face
as the broke from q clinch. JUS
before the round ended johnson
swung his right to the jaw. ketche
went to his corner dancing, however
and looked fresh. Johnson kept III
u running fire of conversation witt
his seconds during the minut res
pitc.
Ketcllcl leases Negro.
Round F'our-after a sparring fes
Johnson rushed in, forcing his ma
to the ropes, and placing his arm
around ketchel, fairly carried him t.
the center of the ring. Make nm
lead" came the repeated injunchol
from Willus Britt. Ketchel misse'
a terrific right swing intended for tn
jaw. It was a close shave for tn
negro and missed him barely an 1nch
Johnson steadily backed away as the,
SPARED for a lead with ketc2el foi
lowing. johnson then sent a mar
right to the jaw. Ketchel CONSTANT
kept teasing the big black in an ell
fort to make him lead. 1t was a tam
round characterized by a few buTst
Of speed.
ketchci ShoNs Clcvernes~.
Round Fivc-ketchel opened VII
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