The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-07
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to the stomach Ketchel landed a
straight left on the nose. Papke
shot a straight right to the mouth
and the blood gushed through
Ketchel's lips as he took his corner.
1t was Papke's round.
Round 4-Ketchel opened the
fourth round with a 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. Ketchel
planted a straight right over the
heart, but Papke only smiled. The
men We're 10th to break from clinches
during which Ketchel swung rather
low twice with shortarm rights.
ketcheTs round by a shade.
Round 5--Ketchel met Papke' S
rush with straight left to the jaw
and they clinched. The men fought
bitterly every inch of the way, Papke
putting solid right to the face.
Referee Roch exhausted himself pry-
ing them apart. Ketchel then got
in two left uppercuts to the jaw.
Ketchel forced Papke through the
ropes by sheer strength and nearly
followed him over. A vicious rally
followed, Papke doing considerable
execution with his right and lefts to
the jaw. Papke's round.
Round 6-Papke raped ketchel
on the jaw with right uppercut rock
ing the latters head. The men fought
so fiercely that they fell to the
floor from their exertions Ketchel
then planted two lefts and a right
to the head. Immediately after
ward Ketchel swung two shortarm
lefts to the jaw and forced his man
against the ropes, where he put in
three body punches. The round ended
In "a vicious, but ineffectual rally.
Ketchel had a slight advantage.
Round They went at each other
hotly, but most of the blows fell
harmlessly into the air. Ketchel
forced his man to the ropes, upper
cutting his left to the jaw and right
to the body. Ketchel landed light
right to the face and Papke retaliated
with light left shift to the stomach.
They mixed it furiously, with Papke
in corner, Ketchel all the time lac
ing out with right and left, but no
damage resulted and it was an even
round
Round S-Ketchel landed right
and left on the body, forcing his
man against the ropes. Ketchel then
put in a solid left to the body and
they clinched After some fruitless
exchanges Papke uppercut with right
to the face. Ketchel's face was
partly covered with blood as the gong
sounded at the end of another even
round.
Round 9-Ketchel rushed in and
swung vicious right around the
head and got an equally hard punch
in the face. Ketchel hooked a
vicious right to the jaw that brought
the blood in a stream from Papke's
right and left on the face and jaw,
and Papke clinched, Papke continued
to spit blood and the red fluid poured !
from his nose. Ketchel sought to get
in a fatal punch. He fought Papke
into neutral corner and landed two
good wallops on the face as the
gong sounded. 1t was Ketchel's best
round SO far.
Round 10-Papke surprised the
champion by coming to the mark and
a couple of stiff face punches.
1t was only fash in the pan. for
Ketchel shot right and left on the
law with merciless precision and 1t
looked as If he would beat the
"Thunderboldt" to the floor. Papke
stalled and hung and saved himself
from severe punishment. Ketchel
hooked terrific left to the jaw and
Papke looked beaten. Ketchel then
landed a right and left on the jaw
and face and the gong rang.
Round 11-Papke came up bravely
and Ketchel started the blood afresh
with right and left swings, to which
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