The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-10-21

Round 3.-They spared ~perfunctori-
ly thirty seconds, then closed in,
| swinging right and left at close range,
Ketchel landing on the body once with
right. Ketchel drove right high on
the negro's breast. AS they clinched
Johnson uppercut twice with right.
Referee separated belligerents. They
again rushed in close, Johnson putting
in short rights and lefts to stomach.
White man uppercut with left to face
as they broke from clinch. Just be'ore
round ended Johnson swung right to
jaw. Ketchel went to his corner dane
ing, however, looking fres1. Johnson
kept up a running conversation with
his seconds during the respite.
Round AFTER sparring Johnson
reached in, forcing man to ropes,
placing arms around Ketchel, fairly
carried him to center of the ring.
Make him Lead" came the repeated
injunction from Willis Britt. Ketchel
missed by barely an inch with a ter
rife right swing intended for the
negro's jaw. Ketchel constantly kept
teasing the black in an effort TO make
him lead.
Round 5.-Ketchel opened with a left
to body. Champion replied by two
weak lefts to face. Johnson sent netch-
els head back with two straight let's
to nose. Ketchel again essayed to force
Johnson to lead. but champion failed
to respond. Ketchel showed une gpect-
ed cleverness in blocking negro's leads,
whenever Johnson chose to lead. John
son swung twice to face; men S aired
at long range. Johnson working in left
to face. Neither showed damage.
Round each missed a let swing
then Ketchel landed left to body, and
followed with another to jaw. Johnson
countered with left to stomach. john
son shot out left, catching Ketchel on
both hands as the latter threw up his
guard and Ketchel was sent to floor.
He got up smiling, however, and got a
warm receipt. Johnson uppercut with
right to jaw, and raked Ketchel's face
with succession of lefts to jaw. Ketch-
ell continued to force the pace, but met
with two lefts on nose that started
blood.
Johnson had a good lead to round. It
looked as though he was hol1ing back.
In every clinch during the fghs Ketch-
ell was sent backward by the negro's
superior weight and strength.
Round johnson swooped in with
two lefts on nose. Ketchell counter
ing with hard left hook to body. john
son shot another straight left to nose;
Ketchel missed a terrific left swing for
Jaw. AS they closed In Johnson up
percut with right to jaw. Ketchel used
negro's shoulder as a mat to stop iow-
ing blood from his nose. At close
quarters Johnson landed several times
on nose and face. Suddenly Ketchel
swung left wl,4. terrific forse. 1t caught
champion solidly on jaw, raising a big
lump. 1t was by far the cleanest and
best blow of the fight, and crowd arose
yelling gleefully.
Round 8.-Johnson's smile had van
ished. He closed in, landing twice with
left on face. Fighters roushed It,
shoulder to shoulder. Ketchel hit a
hard right uppercut to jaw. Referee
separated the men, Johnson landing
left and right on face as they broke.
Ketchel missed terrific right swing, al
most going through the ropes from
force of his effort. Johnson forced OPP
ponent back gradually and landed left
to jaw. Ketchel again missed a hard
right swing, and again nearly went
through the ropes. Ketchel ran TO his
corner smiling, and crowd cheered.
Round each landed short arm
right on face. Welsh twice broke them
in clinches. Champion sent four sting
ing straight lefts to face, but Ketchel
did not break. He rushed In hammer
ing at the negro's stomach, bu- his
blows were smothered. Ketchel plant
ed left over ribs, Johnson countered
with short left to jaw. Johnson again
hooked left to jaw and clinch follow
ed. johnson broke In with straight
left to face. Round ended in favor of
champion.
Round 10.-After a clinch Johnson
sent two light lefts to stomach, quickly
shifted to jaw, where he connected
twice and started Ketchel splitting
blood. Johnson wrestled Ketchel to the
floor, then lifted him up. and placed
him In the center of the ring. In a
mid-ring rally johnson sent three
straight lefts to Stanley's sore mouth
and nose, starting blood afresh. john
son again wresteled. Ketchel almost
lOSt HIS udlduCc, JOih1Son SotIiuS
Ketchel against ropes, sent a right
wallop to stomach and KetcheA WINGED.
Johnson patted Ketchell on stomach
with open hands as bell Changed.
Ketchel looked worried between
rounds.
Round 11.-After desultory sparring
Ketche, whipped left to kidneys. and
missed two hard swings for jaw. John
sons right uppercut. used 30 effective
ly in other fights. had little effect upon
Ketchel. The Michigander started the
crowd to cheering by landing a ter
rife right almost on jaw. Black i'm
mediately clinched and seemed content
to rest. Ketchell forced the fighting,
seeking to follow his advantage, but
could not penetrate the negro's clever
defense. Ketchel was vigorously cheer
ed as he sought his His face
was badly battered from the negro's
constant left jabs.
Round 1a.-Ketchel suddenly rushing
In. sent right to jaw. Negro fell FIAT
upon his back. and seemed injured.
Ketchel rushed at him. but the tricky
champion was waiting for him, and
swung hard right to law and quick