Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-17
SUDDEN AND UNEXPECTED FINISH
Upon Being Floored, Black Man Rises
Like Wild Beast and Puts End to
Fight With Vicious Rush-Defeat-
ed Challenger Says eff It Hadn't
Been For One Blow"
(By Associated Press.)

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Oct. 10
Jack johnson today retained the
heavy weight pugilistic champion
ship by knocking out Stanley Ketchei
in the twelfth round. The end came
so suddenly that when Ketcnel rolled
to the floor and Referee WEIGH count
ed him out the 10000 persons crowd
ing the arena were absolutely quiet
for full minute. Even Johnson, VINO
leaned against the ropes half daZed
by his own fall a moment before, did
not seem to know what had Happen
ed. The climax of the fight was
crowded into "a seconds. At the begin
ming of what proved to be the last
round there had been little in pre-
ceding rounds on which to forecast
the winner The men in the center
OF the ring clinched and wreStled to
Johnson's corner. The negro broke
away and dashed at Ketchel, who
sprang to meet him. Ketchel drove
his right at the blacks lowered head
johnson ducked this blow which land
ed behind his ear. He stumbled, fell
and stretched on the floor landing
heavily. M
Ketchel backed toward the ropes
with faint smile on his Az.--Sred,
blood streaked face. Johnson rose
slowly as though dazed.
A Lightning Finish.
AS he Strengthened to his knees he
looked at Ketchel and like a wild
beast shot to the. white mans jaw.
His left crashed TO the stomach and
the right swung again with the speed
of lightning, catching Ketchefs head
as he reeled back from the onslaught
Ketchel dropped in a heap and john
son, unable to stop his rush. sprawled
across his beaten rivals legs and
fell full length himself.
The negro sprang TO his feet with
a bound, but Ketchel was out.
Once as the seconds were counted
over him he feebly moved his arms
and rolled his head He gave no other
sign Of life and his seconds picked
him from the floor barely conscious
Ketchel was game to the score. Out !
weighed, cverreached and in every
way the physical inferior of his
gigantic opponent he fought cool,
well planned, gritty fight. HIS face
was pulled and he was bleeding at
the nose and mouth before three
rounds had passed, but he kept follow
ing the negro about the ring I'M
daunted.
Johnson Held Himself Back.
Johnson appeared to be holding
himself back all the time. Three
times only did it look as though he
went in to knock his man out; once
when Ketchel landed a clean left
hook on the Jaw that broke the skin
and raised lump; once when a sim
liar blow caught him from the other
side and the last time when he ended
the fight.
Ketchel fought warily from the
start He kept at long range, avoiding
many blows by clever ducKlng, but
Johnson jabbed his lift into ketchel's
face time after time.
ketchel said, after he recovered |
that chance blow had finished him. /
Il am in better condluon than
johnson now he said. Look at him, 1
he is dazed But for that one blow
would have beaten him"
First Round.
The men did not shake hands .
Johnson lowered above his adversary 1
by several inches The champion
scored almost immediately with
hard left to the stomach.
Make him lead yelled the specta- /
tors to Ketchcl. Ketchci apparently i
was determined to make the black !
lead and spared for almost half a
minute. Johnson al long range shot !
his left to the face twice with light
Ming like rapidity. Ketchei forced the
black against the ropes. but the lat
ter wriEgIcd away without receiving
2 blow.
The bell rang with the men in the I
center Of the ring. II was an utterly /
tame round. both men fighting with /
extreme caution.
KetchcI looked nervous throughout. /
while Johnson wore his golden !
smile
Second Round.
They ran to a clinch and Referee
WEIGH pried them apart On the
break johnson shot straight left 10
the nose and soon thereafter repeat.
Cd H. A. every clinch Ketchei was
playinz With his short arm blows
for the stomach n a ciinch Ketcncl
uppercu, hard % the Jaw with his
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