Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-17

left This angered the Champion who
succeeded left and right on the body
and Ketchei slipped TO the floor with
considerable force.
He was up quickly and rushed in.
but had great difficulty in getting
under JohnsOn's long reach. Johnson
merely tOyed with Ketchel until the
bell ended the round ketchel's face
showed grim determination as he took
mis- corner.
Third Round.
They spared perfunctorily for
full 80 seconds and then closed in,
swinging right and left at close range
Ketchel landing on the body only with
his right
Ketchel drove his right high on the
negro's breast and as they clincbed
Johnson uppercut twice with his right.
The referee then separated the belli-
gerents. They again rushed in close,
johnson putting in short rights and
lefts TO the stomach. The white man
uppercut with left 10 the face as they
broke from clinch. Just before the
round ended. Johnson swung mis- right
to the jaw.
Ketchel went to his corner dane
ing, however. and Looked fresh. John
son kept up running fire of con
SersatioD with his seconds during the
minute respite
Fourth Round.
After a sparring fest Johnson rush
ed in, forcing his man to the ropes,
and placing his arm around Ketchel,
FL rr-f. Il IN N nf
the ring Make him lead came the
repeated injunction from Willus Britt
Ketchei missed a terrific right swing
intended fer the jaw II was a close
shave for the negro and missed him
barely an inch. Johnson steadily
hacked away as they spared for
lead with KetcheI following. John
sen then sen; a hard right to the
jaw.
Kctcbel constantly kept teasing the
big black in an effort to make him
lead. IT was tame round character
lied by a few bursts Of speed.
Fifth Round.
i Ketchei opened with left TO body
to which the champion replied with
two weak lefts TO the face. John
son then sent ketchels head back
with two straight Iefts to the nose
KetcheI again eSsayed to force John
sen to lead. to which the champion
I failed to respond.
4 Ketchel showed unexpected clever
ness at blocking the negro's leads
whenever Johnson chose to lead.
Johnson swung his left twice to the
face and the men spared at long
Lob rr.rvl-fnc in, loft
the face
Neither man showed damage as the
round ended. Few leads marked the
round. Johnson having a shade.
Sixth Round.
Each missed left swing and then
Keichel landed a left to the body and
followed with another left to the jaw
Johnson countered with left 10 the
stomach. johnson shot out his left
catching Ketchei on both hands as
the latter threw UP mis- guard and
Kefchel was sent 20 the floor. He
was up smiling however. Johnson
gave him 4 warm reception
He uppercut aitn right 10 the jaw
and raked Ketchel's face with sue
cessicn Of let's to the jaw. Ketchcl
continued to force the pace but was
met with two let's on the nose that
started blood fcwing. johnson had a
good lead to the round and IL looked
as though he was holding back. IN
every clinch during the fght Kctcnei
was bent backward by the superior
weight and strength OF the negro.
Seventh Pound.
johnson swoopcd IN with two let's
on the nose Kctchel countcrinr with =
hard hook % ;hc BODY. Johnson shot
smother straight left 10 the nose and
Ketchei missed terrific left Swine
for The jaw. A. they closed In
Johnson uppercu; with right to the
Jaw and Ketchcl used the negro
shoulder ~ mat with which to sos
the flowing blood from hts nostrtls