Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-10-17

where ! uppcrcut him in the mouth,
said johnson.
Ketchel said after he recovered
tbat a nance blow had finished him,
81 am In better condition than John.
son now" he said. Look at him He
Is daged. But for thai one blow, !
wouId have beaten him.
The Fight by Rounds.
IA The men did not shake
hands. johnson lowered above his
adversary bv several Inches, The
champion scored almost Immediately
with a hard left To the stomach.
Make him lead" yelled the specta-
tors to KctcileI. Ketehel apparently
Wi,a determined 10 make the black
lead and SPARED fei almost half a
minute. Johnson at long range shot
his left TO the face twice With light
ming TX rapidity. Ketchel forced the
black against the ropes but the latter
wripglcd away without receiving a
blow. The bell rang with the men ti
the center of the ring. It was an Mt
terlv tame round. both men fighting
with extreme caution Kctchel looked
neryons throughout while johnson
wore his golden smile"
Round 2-rhcy ran to a clinch and
Referee walsh pried them apart. ON
the break Johnson shot Il straight LETT
ia the nose and soon thereafter du-
nlicuttd it At every clinch ketchcl
was playing with short arm blows for
the In a cllnch Ketchel
uppercut hard To the Jaw with his
teft This angrrcd the champion, who
rushed IN landing right and left on
the body. and Ketchel slipped to the
floor with considerable force. He
was up quickly and rushed in but
had Difficulty in getting under john
sons long reach. johnson merely
toyed with ketchcl until the belt
erded the round. Kctchers face
showed grim determination as he took
| his seat.
Round SlThey SPARED perfunctor-
uy for fully thirty seconds and then
! closed in. swinging riaht and left Ut
close range Ketchel landing on the
| body once with his right Ketehel
drnvo his right high on the Negroes
! breast ana as they clinched Johnson
upnrreut twice with his right. The
referee. then separated the belliger-
rrts. They again rushed in close,
Johnyou putting in several short arm
rights ana lefts to the stomach The
white man uppercut with left to the
fnre MS they broke from q clinch
INST before TN. round ended Johnson
SWING his right to the jaw.
kntchel went to his corner dancing
however. and looked fresh. Johnson
kent ND "A runnin fire of converse.
ion with his seconds during the min
| ,te's reepite
Round AFTER sparring fast john
,ou rushed in. forcing his man t. The
ones ana placing his arms around
ketchel fairly carried him to the cen
er of In, ring
Make him lead came the re-
oeatrd Injunction from Britt. kctch"i
Missed y terrific right swing intended
'or tl,e law. II wa n close shave for
the rnpro and missed by barely an
ncb Johnson steadily backed away
a. thov sparrrd for a lead. with
Ketcbel following. johnson then sent
hard ripht 10 the jaw. Ketchcl
CONSTANTLY kept teasing the big black
In an effort 10 make him lead. 1t was
tumc round characterized by a few
hursts of specd.
noupd 5-<otchel opened with a
| left to the body to which the cham
| ,tnu r.nlicd with two weak let's t.
| tb. fa,r M then sent Ketchers
hcad hack win two straight lcfts to
rho nose. Kctchcl again ~rssaying 4,
! rorro Johnson 10 lead to which tn,
.bpnpion failed to respond. KetcheI