The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-06

vicious rally followed, Papke doing
| considerable execution with rights
and let's to the Jaw. Papke's round.
Round 6-Papke raped Ketchel on the
jaw with a right upper cut, rocking the
| latter's head. The men forced so fierce
/ w that they fell to the floor from their
exertions. KetcheI then planted two
lefts and a right to the head. 1mmedl-
ately afterWard Ketchel swung two
short arm lefts in the jaw and forced
his man against the ropes. Papke
landed a light right and left to the
face, but Ketchel forced his antagonist
against the ropes, where he put in three
body punches. The round ended in a
vicious but Intellectual rally, ketchel nao
a slight advantage.
Round 7-They flew at each other
hotly, but most of the blows new harIn-
lessly into the air. Ketchel forced his
man against the ropes, uppercutttng his
| left to the Jaw and right to the body.
Papke landed light right to the face
and Ketchel retaliated with a left SHIFT
| to the stomach. They mixed 1T furfously
with Papke in a corner. Ketchel all the
time Iacing out with right and left,
but no damage resulted and it was an
Round 8-Ketchel landed right and
left on the body, freeing his man
against the ropes. Ketchel then put in
a solid left to the jaw and they clinch-
ed. After some fruitless exchanges
Papke uppercut with right to the chin.
KetchePs face was party covered with
blood as the gong ended the round
Round e-Ketchel rushed in and
swung a vicious right around the head
and in return got an equally hard
Duuch to the face. Ketchel hooked
vicious right to the jaw that brought
the blood in a stream fran Papke'S
mouth Ketchel waded in, landing
right and left on the face and jaw and
Pauke clinched. Papke continued to
spit blood and the red fluid poured
from his nose. KetcheI sought to get
in vital punch. He fought Papke
into a neutral corner and landed Two
good wallows on the face as the gong
rang. 1t was KetchePs best round So
far.
Round 1o-Papke surprised the cham
pion by coming to the mark and land
ing a couple of stiff face punches II
was only a flash in the pan, for Ketchel
put right and left on the jaw with
merciIess precision and 1t looked as II
he had beat the Thunderbolt TO the
floor. Papke stalled and hung ana
saved himself from severe punishment
Ketchel hooked a terrific left to the
law and Papke looked beaten. KetcheI
then landed a right and left on the ia"
and face and the gong rang
Round 11-Papke came up bravery ana
Ketchel started the blood afresh with
right and left swings, to winch Papke
responded with full lett SWING TO Ine
champions jaw. Ketche1 went a1ter
his man, delivering blow after dow on
the law and Papke weakened percept!-
bIv. Ketchel slipped to the floor, ms
foot catching on Papke,s snoe Tops I r1o
was up in a trice and waded relent- |
1ess1v in but was unable to land a |
knock out punch.
Round 12-KetcheI drove a hard right |
to the jaw and sent Papke lettering TO
the ropes. only the lower strand saving |
him from going into the press stand |
After KetcheI had sent hard right 70 /
the face Papke came back at him land-
ing vicious right and left swings TO Inc
law and Ketche1 staggered a bit The
crowd rose on it's feet in an uproar
and shouted for the underdog IN the
betting. Ketchel, however, was NOT 70
be stopped. He exchanged puncn ~ Loa
nunch. but received considerably the
worst of it. Papke braced up conslo-
erably, and succeeded in making an
even round 80,
Round 13-Papke landed full tilt with
a vicious right swing on the point OF
the law, which nettled the champion
and forced him to clinch. Papke was
lighting strongly at this stage, ana
appeared to be far from a beaten man.
Ketchel landed his right in the jaw for
which he was rebuked by a right up
per cut on the chin. Papke seemed 10
take on confidence as the battle pro
crossed and when the round ended, II
ANYTHING, he had a slight advantage.
Round 1.-THE men swung at eacn
other for fully minute, but only one
olow-a right to the body.iandeo on
SetcheI, The ''Tunderbolt Followed
his with a right to the jaw and left
"a the body KetcheI drove his right
With great force high on the body ana
l cIinch followed The rest OF the round
vas devoted to cIose-range fighting, in
which no damage was done, but Papke
,ad a slight advantage
Round 15-Ketchcl opened the round
with a vicious left chop on the jaw. A
later he sank his left into the
and then forced his man
agatnst the ropes, but inflicted no dam
age. The men clinched, wrestled and
stalled. and slowed up percept1blys AL
l.,
rights and lefts to the jaw, and the bell
ended a very tame round:
Round 1.-THE men battled at
furious clip at close quarters, again
out without result. Ketchel uppercut
with a left to the jaw, but ,Papkei
svened up with right and left BODY !
punches which he varied with
straight left to the face. The fighters
we're locked in each others embrace as
he gong rang.
Round 1.-THE blows of both con- !
-estants seemed to have lost their sting
IS the men came to the center OF the
ing. The efforts of both to land were
,utile, although they hammered away
Papke suddenly shot
stiff left to the pit of the stomach, but
Ketchel countered with a left to the
body and followed with a left to the
Jaw. Papke staggered Ketchel with
straight left to the jaw simultaneous
y with the gong. 1t was hard punch
and gave Papke slight advantage of
he round.
Round 1s-After considerable wrest-
ing and cunching, Papke drove
nasty right to the jaw. Papke forced
lis antagonist to the ropes, putting in
.wo lefts to the face, which had no
serious effect. Suddenly the Thunder
0olt' Jared his man with two forceful
eft hooks flush on the Jaw. Ketchel
pat blood and appeared to weaken, but
ook a brace and shot two solid lefts on
he jaw as the bell rang.
Round 19.-Ketchel came up dancing,