The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-16
WAITING FOR BELL
johnson and Ketchell Meet
at Frisco To-day
FOR HEAVYWEIGHT HONORS
Battle VIII Go Twenty Rounds at
Catch Weights-Jack Welch to BE
Third Man in the RiRs-NeErO WIZ
Have Advantage I'm Weight an6
Height-JOhnsOn Expects to Win.

New York. Oct 15.-Jack johnson and
Stanley Ketchen win night for the heavy
weight championship Of the world to-
morrow afternoon in the big open-air
amphitheater at Colma. near san Fran
cisco.
They are matched to go twenty rounds
al catch weights. side bet OF $4,000. and
90 per cent Of the gross receipts, which
may amount TO $4,000. Jack Welch. a
California referee. viii be the third man
in the ring.
Johnson. feet IA inches TALL, says he
viii weigh ls5 pounds when he steps to
the scratch. Ketchers height has been
announced as feet II inches. but he is
fully an inch shorter He will tip the
beam at 176 pounds. being heavier by
sixteen pounds than when he knocked
out Jack O'Brien in Philadelphia last
spring. Ketchen is twenty-five years old
and Johnson is thirty-one.
Ketchell shows a longer reach. 7Siz
inches, Johnson's being 1874 inches.
Around the neck each man is II inches.
In chest development the negro shows
1914 normal and A. expanded, while
Ketchen measures IS and 4sH. respec-
lively. Trained down &c his present
weight. Johnson shows a girth OF 80
inches. 2 inches more than the white
mans waist line
Two Fighters Compared.
In physical construction johnson is
built on the lines OF James J. Corbett,
powerful in back, chest. and arm develop
ment. and rather slight, comparatively.
in the legs. Ketchell's strength is more
evenly distributed. He resembles Sharkey
in build. having extremely broad Shout
ders. a thick neck. and good. substan-
tial underpinning
In style of action the men widely differ.
Johnson. cool and deliberate. is a fat
footed. clever boxer. with marvellous de-
Tense and a right-hand uppercut as his
best blow He Is an adept at picking an
opponents blows out Of the air: also at
blocking, covering up. and clinching; but
ne lacks aggressiveness, and is not re-
garded as hard hitter His height and
weight give him an immense advantage.
It is generally believed. but whether he
possesses natural fighting instinct.
which means plenty Of gameness ard
stamina. remains 10 be seen.
Johnson experienced so little trouble in
defeating Burns and Kaufman that he is
regarded by many fight experts as a sure
winner OF tomorrow fight It IS be-
lieved that II he fails 70 knock Ketcheu
out, he will be the winner on scientific
points. When the match was arranged
Johnson refused 10 agree 70 more than
twenty rounds. which created the i'm
preston that he wanted TO make sure OF
decision by the referee In case he failed
TO put his young rival away
johnson Expects to Win.
Johnson predicts that he will stop
KetcheH inside OF fifteen rounds. and also
says that he win try to win as quickly as
possible.
II he wins decisfvely. he Will come East
prepared TO make a match with Jeffries
as soon as the boilermaker arrives here
from Europe. If he loses, a theory that
he is overrated and not a real champion
viii be strengthened.
Ketche3l has a lions courage and fears
He was the first white man TO
challenge Johnson and 10 sign articles OF
agreement after the negro's arrival here
from Australia He posted $500 20 GO as
a side bet, being confident Of winning.
and he has never lost faith in his proves.
While Ketchel is not much Of a boxer. |
he knows enough about ring tactics to be /
dangerous. while as a two-handed fighter |
he bears the reputation Of being the /
greatest puncher OF his weight and inches /
In the world