The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-17
ADDITIONAL SPORTING NEWS

and kctchel used the negro s shoulder
I as mat TO wipe the blood At the
close Of the round Johnson landed sew
eral times on the nose and suddenly
ketchel swung his left with terrific
] force and II caught the champion good
and solid on the jaw. raising a big
lump that was loy TO the spectators. II
was by far the cleanest and best blow
of the fight, and the immense crowd
rose 10 its feet yelling gleefully.
, Round S-Johpsca' S smile had van.
shed MS ne came up. He closed in,
| landing twice with left on the face.
! Tho fighters rouehed il shoulder 10
shoulder. and Ketchel worked in a
hard right uppercut OF. the jaw The
referee separated tho men. Johnson
landed left and right on the face as
they broke. Ketchel missed a terrific
righs swing and almost went through
The ropes from the force of his efforts.
Johnson forced his opponent back grad
ually and landed left 10 the jaw.
| ketchel again missed a terrific right
swing and again went through ropes
from its misdirected force. Ketchel
ran TO his corner smiling amid the
cheers of the crowd.
Ketchel Loses Grip.
Round 9-They closed in. each land
ing short arm rights on the face. Ref
cree Wclch was forced twice TO break
the men from clinchos The champion
then sent IN four stinging straight lcfts
TO the face, but Ketchel did not break
ground. On the contrary, ne rushed
in. hammering nj the champion s stom
ach, but his blows were smothercd.
ketchel planted his left over the ribs
and Johnson countered with short left
hook 10 the jaw. johnson again hooked
his left 10 the jaw and n clinch fol
lowed. Johnson broke it up with a
na, a,St Utrp. ,s,l, laff ~ e.. h.
round ended with the champion enjoy
ing the honors
Round l0-After clinch Johnson
sent in two light lefts to the stomach
and quickly shifted it TO the jaw. where
he connected twice and started ketchel
splitting blood.
Johnson wrestled Ketchel 10 tho floor
and lifted him up and placed him in
, the center of the ring In a mid ring
rally johnson sent three straight let's
TO Stanley 3 sore mouth and nose, start
ing the blood afresh Johnson again
wrestlcd and Ketchol almost went of
, his balance, Johnson getting Ketchcl
against the ropes, sending in an awful
: right wal1op' 70 the stomach Ketchcl
WINGED, johnson patted eKtchel on the
, shoulder with his open hands as the
: bell changed. ketchell looked a triAe
serious as he sat IN his chair.
.
Round ll-After some desultory spar
ring Ketchol whipped his left TO the
kidneys and missed two hard swings oi
the Jaw. II was noticed that Johnson 3
, right uppercut which he used with such
good effect IN his drives failed TO find
Kctchel victim. Kctchcl sent the great
crowd into conyulsions by landing OIL
; the Jaw and the big black Immediately
, clinchcd and seemed content TO rest
Ketchci forced the fighting, seeking &c
follow the advantage but could not fur
thcr break the negroes clever defense
kctchel was cheered as nc sought his
corner. Kctchel s face was badly bat
tered from the effects of the ncgro's s con
stant left labs
Round l2-Kctchcl suddenly rushing
in, sent his right for the Jaw. II
struck the champion on the arm and
the big negro fell fat on his back aud
J seemed TO have injured himself Kctchc
! rushed right at him, but the tricky
champion was waiting for him. llc
swung a hard right TO the jaw. and
quick as fash sent left to the body
As ketchel fell backwards johnson sent
in another right 10 the face, and the
white man went to the mat rs If shot
; where he lay prone with the blood
streaming from his mouth. He made
) a weak effort TO arise, but fell back
, again and was counted out.
\ conservative estimate tOnigh
placed the house at S25 900 of whicl
the fighters received 90 per cent, o.
about $4,000 or this, Johnson re
ccivcd so per cent, or $4,000, anc
ketchcl 20 per cent, or $4,000.