The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-06
REFEREE AWARDS
KETCHE[ FIGHT
According to Rounds, Cham
pionship Contest Is Nearly
Even Break.
MEN FIGHT HARD EVERY
INCH OF LONG ROUTE
Champion Breaks Hands in the
Sixth Round; Referees De-
cisiOn HOOted.

ARENA, SAN FRANCISCO. July ).
Stanley Ketchel of Michigan is still
the world s middlewcight champion. In
n desperate, gruelling battle, during
which the champion was constantly on
the aggressive. he was awarded the de
cision over Billy Papke Of Illinois at
the end Of the twentieth round-the
scheduled number Ketchel claimed to
have broken his right hand in the sixth
round, and this assertion subsequently
was verified His left thumb also was
dislocated. The decision of the referee
was greeted with q mixture of cheers
and boots.
Referee Roche, after the contest,
made the following statement: 'ket-
chel was the aggressor at all times,
Furthermore, he landed the cleaner and
harder punches and scored the only
knockdown-in the tenth round-al-
though nearly everybody seems to think
that Papke had slipped to the floor.
There is absolutely no question but
AS to the fight itself, tho ''assas-
SIM as Ketchel has been christened by
ring followers. bade fair literally to
live up TO his name. He forced the
fighting from the tap of the initial
gong, and, with the exception of the
third, enjoyed a clear lead in the first
half of The battle, In the eleventh
Ketchel landed time and again with
pondcrous lefrs, but try as he would
he could not find vital place, Both
men were bleeding freely at this stage
of the battle, Papke in particular spout
ing blood from his mouth and nose until
the center of the ring rescmbled
shambles.
Men Hate Each Other
The feature of the fight was the
Niciousness with which both men fought
and the apparent hatred that lurked
behind every punch.
When seen in his dressing room, Ket
chel gave out this statement:
81 broke my right hand in the sixth
round. and later on-the eighth round,
be1ieve-I dislocated my left thumb.
But for these mishaps l. would have
made short work of Papke. / could not
hit effectively when the opportunity
came, especially IN the tenth round. [
will be only too glad to give Papke an
other chance
Ed Papke. brother manager of the
defeated pugilist, minced no words IN
showing his displeasurc over the de
cision. He said that Papke should have
been given r draw
The defeated pugilist said that he
would fight Ketchel again at any time
Willis Britt said that unless Ketchel's
hands improved, the champion would
not be able TO fight Jim Flynn In Los
Angeles on July IL next.
Fight by Rounds.
Round l-ketchel opened up with a
right smash to the stomach and after some
wrestling Ketchel duplicated the blow.
his left TO the Jaw. The referee expert
enced great difficulty in separating the
men from clinches. ketchcl suddenly un-
hooked n succession Of right and left
swings on the body and head and the
''rhunderbolt" sought refuge in a clinch,
kctchel had the advantage OF a vicious
round
Round 2-The men fought entirely at
close range, with Kctchel forcing his man
against the ropes. Locked in clinch
against the ropes <etchel shot in a fear
ful left upper-cut 10 the jaw and mo-
ment later ripped a similar blow TO the
stomach. Papke retalatcd by a vicious
left 10 the champions jaw. The round
ended with the men fighting at close
quarters, ketchcl had the advantage.
Round 3-Ketchel rushed his man
against the ropes time and again. From
this position Papke delivered two right
body punches and they fought to the
center OF the ring Papke landed a wicked
left 10 the jaw and soon afterwards drove
right and left TO the stomach Ketche
landed a straight LETT on the nose. Papke
shot a straight right to the mouth and
the blood seeped through ketchels lips
as he took his corner. 1t was Papke's
round.
Ketchel Leads.
Round 4-Keichel opened the fourth
round with n fearful left swing TO the
jaw He went after his man. landing
right and left swings to the Jaw and body,
making Papke's nose bleed slightly
Ectchel planted a straight right over the
heart but Papke only smiled. The men
were loath TO break from clinches. during
which ketchel swung rather low twice
with short arm rights. ketchels round
by a shade.
Round 5-Ketchel met Papke's rush
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