The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-10-16
LII AHTHA' JOHNSON
VS.. STANLEY KETCHEIL
Betting is Light, with Odds
Largely in Favor Of
The Black
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special "a Daily Leader
San Francisco. Cal, Oct. 16.-Bet-
ting on the Ketchel-Johnson fight at
Conroth's arena is far below the us
ual sums wagered on championship
fights in this city There are two
principal reasons for the reluctance
OF the fight fans 10 put up their
money cn the contest, although the
fight is conceded to be "on the
square" One is the disparity OF the
men on form, and the other IS the
universal dislike of Jack Johnson.
San Francisco fans VIII always bet
on a fayorite pugilst whether ne is
on the long or the short end, but
they wont bet on even world
champion who is in Dutch with
them. Philadelphia Jack o'Brien and
many other stellar ring performers
could never get a CALI in Frisco
and Johnson is about the most un.
popular fighter who ever appeared
here, unless II was the other
smoke Sam McVcy.
Close followers Of form cannot fg
ure Kctchell look in with the big
negro aud IL hc lasts more than
twelve rounds most of the money
being placed on johnson will he burn
"a up, for all the wise coin Is going
in on the negro on the second line
in the mutuals. that Is to win in
from iiye TO ten rounds.
The very style Of kctchclls iiehi
ing Is against him with man like
johnson. Keichel does not cultivate
any defense. kctchel fights to OK
change punches, and he uses a SHIFT
and swing almost exclusively except
IN clinches, Ketahels opponents Of
his own size and weight have not
been able to last out the exchanges.
But can he gel by Johnsons wierdly
clever and inyulnerable left Tom
my Burns couldn't, and Tommy
Burns far outclassed Ketchel in sci
ence. clumsy as was Burns compared
70 men like Corbett, 0'Brien and
Tommy Ryan.
Johnson fights with that long. goril.
la-like left continually in his oppon-
ents face. Johnson's left Is mighty
corded member of fas greater
strength than Ketchels liiae thin
limbs. and the fans don't concede
Ketchel chance in a dozen TO get
by t.
For heavy man, Johnson's foot
work is of the first order. while ket-
chell seldom seems 70 know where
his feet ave Judges OF the game
look 10 see Ketchel swiftly labbed
into submission by the giant black S
powerful len. With nearly thirty
pounds handicap against hlm het
chefs only chance is TO land one or
two OF those adder-like rights TO the
bic blacks stomach. and 10 do so
he must outboX the cleverest big
man in the ring with the possible eN.
ception OF Jeffries.
The dlsquieting rumor that today 5
championship fight between Jack
Johnson and Stanley Ketchel migat
be declared off because Of dispute
over the $4,000 side bet agitated the
pugllIstic world bur the official an
nouncement Of Promoter ] w Cof-
froth that he had taken possession
OF the $4,000 staked by the two
principals in the match has allayed
all fears.
II is believed that the trouble was
due 10 the refusal OF the appointed
stakeholder 10 continue In taat ca
paeity This refusal IS said to have
been caused BY fear OF legal com
plications, for by the terms Of the
new anti.betting law in this state, Il
is a felony for any one 10 act IN the
capacity OF a stakeholder when bet
is made Notwithstanding this Col
froth took charge Of the money and
gave each Of the lighters a receipt
FOR his share There Il now no doubt
thai The side bet will stand as orig
inally made.
Thp fight is scheduled for twenty
rounds aud will begin at . p. M
after two ten-rOund preiiminaries.
Jack Wells will be The referee
The betting continues at ~ TO !
that johnson will win and ~ even
money that he will knock ketchel
out in less than fifteen rounds.