The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-10-21
SCORES A.
KNOCKOUT
Jack johnson Puts .Ketchell Out in
The Twelfth Round and Clinch.
es His Title.
ketchell Had No Show
johnson Appeared to he Holding Him
self Back all the Time and Played
Possu1n When the Fatal Blow Was
Struck i'm the Twelfth.

San Francisco, Cal, Oct. 16.-
Jack Johnson INDICATED his right to
the heavy weight title today by
knocking out Stanley Ketchel in the
twelfth round, The end came so
suddenly that when Ketchell rolled
onto the floor and Referee Welch
counted him out, the 10000 persons
croWding the arena was absolutely
quiet for full minute. Even John
son, who leaned against the ropes,
half dazed by his own fall, a moment
before, did not seem to know what
had happened.
The climax Of the fight was crowd
ed into thirty-four seconds. At the
beginning of the last round there was
little to Judge from in the preceding
rounds to pick the winner. The men
In the center of the ring clinched and
Wrestled to Johnson's corner. The
Negro broke away, and posting him
self, dashed at Ketchell, who sprang
to meet him.. Ketchell drove his
right at the blacks lowered head.
johnson ducked and the blow landed
behind his ear. He stumbled, fell
and stretched on the floor, landing
heavily. Ketchel1 backed toward the
ropes with smile glimmering in
his battered, blood-streaked face
Johnson rose slowly as If dazed. AS
he Strengthened to his knees and his
eyes encountered Ketchell, and with
the fury of a wild beast, he leaped
across the ten feet that separated
them. His right first shot to the
white mans jaw. His left crashed to
the stomach and the right swung
again with the speed Of lightning,
catching Ketchell's head as he reeIed
back Ketchell dropped in, a heap
and Johnson to stop his rush,
sprawfed across his beaten rivals
legs and fell full length himself. The
Negro sprang to his feet with a bound
but Ketchell was out. 49,
Once as the seconds were counted
over him, he feebly moved his arms
and rolled his head. He gave no 9TH
er sign Of life and his seconds picked
him up from the floor barely con-
scious.
Johnson was still dazed. He chung
to the ropes and looked about him in
a. bewildered way. The crowd broke
into murmers and seemed unable to
realize the fight was over.
Ketchel1 won many friends by his
showing today. From the time he
entered the ring until he was out, he
was game to the core. Outweighed,
over-reached and in every way the
physical inferior of his gigantic op-
he fought cool, well plan,
ned, gritty fight. His face was puff
ed and he was bleeding at the nose
and mouth before three rounds had
passed, but he kept following the Ne
gro about the ring undaunted.
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 Ketchell landed a clean left on
the jaw that broke the skin and raised
a lump and once when a similar blow
caught him from the other side and
the last time when the fight ended.
Througout the fight, Johnson's
golden smile" flashed out at inter
walls over Ketchell's shoulder In the
midst Of their wrestling bouts. This
happened whenever he picked the
smaller man off the ground and set
him down again in another place.
He did 1T frequently and apparently
without effort.
Ketchell fought warily from the
start. He kept at long range, avoid
ing many blows by clever ducking,
but Johnson jabbed his left into the
white mans face time after time.
When they clinched the black mans
head lowered inches above Ketchell's
hair and it looked as though strip
ling were wrestling with q man.
Twice Ketchell was thrown to the
moor by the rush of Johnson's attack.
Neither time did blow land. At
other times Ketchel avoided the
charges by skipping nimbly to right
or left or backing swiftly away. They
spared for openings for long periods
and there wis little real fighting
through the earlier rounds. For res
sons known only to himself, Johnson
preferred to keep away, and when he
had felt the force of Ketchel's wicked
left hook, he seemed more than ever
ready to go slow about his work.
In the dressing room after the fight
Johnson said:
Hes q good puncher and a strong
man. ] must say that he has given
me a sorer chin than ! ever had be-
FORE" and he rubbed his SWOLLEN Jaws
refectively. ......
He can take some heavy blows. I"