Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-06

uppercutting his left to the jaw.
Papke landed a light right to the
face and Ketchel retaliated with
left shift to the stomach. They
mixed it furiously with Papke in a
corner Ketchel all the time lacing
out with right and left. Most of
these blows, however, were Ill di-
rected and no damage resulted.
Even round.
Round Eight
Referee Roche was busy separat-
ing the men from clinches. Ketchel
landed right and left on the body,
forcing his man against the ropes.
Ketchel then put in a solid left to
the jaw and they clinched. After
some fruftless exchanges Papke up
percut with right to the chin.
KetcheTs face was partly covered
with blood as the gong terminated
an even round.
Round Nine
The round opened with Papke
smiling confidently. Ketchel rushed
in and swung a vicious right around
the head with Papke retaliating
with an equally forceful punch to
the face. Ketchel hooked a vicious
right to the jaw that brought the
blood in a stream from Papke's
mouth Ketchel waded in landing
right and left on the face and jaw
and Papke clinched to save himself
from punishment. Papke continued
to spit blood and the red fluid also
poured from his nose. Ketchel
sought to get in vital punch. He
fought Papke into a neutral corner
and landed two good wallops on the
face as the gong rang. Papke took
his chair looking considerably the
worse for wear 1t was Ketchels
best round of the fight.
Round Ten
Papke surprised the champion by
coming right up to the mark and
landing couple of stiff face
punches. It was but a flash in the
pan. Ketchel shot right and left
on the jaw with merciless precision,
and 1t looked as if he would beat
the Thunderbolt to the floor. Papke
stalled and hung on, and by so
doing saved himself from severe
punishment. Ketchel hooked a ter
rife left to the jaw and Papke
looked beaten. Ketchel then land
ed a right and left on the jaw and
face, and the gong rang. much to
Papke's relief.
Round Eleven
Papke came up bravely. Ketchel
started the blood afresh with right
and left swings, to which Papke
responded with a full left swing to
the champions jaw. Ketchel went
after his man like a demon. He
rained blow after blow on the jaw,
and Papke weakened perceptibly.
Ketchel slipped to the floor, his foot
catching on Papkes shoe tops. He
was up in a second and waded re-
lentlessly in on his struggling OPP
ponent. Ketchel had all the better
Of the round.
Round Twelve
Ketchel drove a hard right to the
jaw and sent Papke tottering back
against the ropes, only the lower
strand saving the "Thunderbolt'
from going into the press stand.
After Ketchel had sent a hard right
to the face Papke came back at
him, landing vicious rights and lefts
to the jaw, and Ketchel staggered a
bit. The crowd rose on its feet in
an uproar and shouted Justify for
the under dog in the betting.
Ketchel, however. was not to be
stopped. He exchanged punch for
punch, but received considerably
the worst of the fistic argument.
Papke braced up considerably in
this round and succeeded in MAX
ing it an even round.
Round Thirteen
Papke landed full tilt with a vi
cious right hand swing on the point
of the jaw, which nettled the cham
pion and forced him to clinch.
Papke was fighting strongly at this
stage and appeared to be far from a
beaten man. Ketchel landed his
right TO the jaw for which he was
rebuked by a right upper cut on the
chin. Papke seemed to take on con-