The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-07-06
WITH BROKEN HAND AND THUMB
KETCHEL WINS OYER BILLY PApKE
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up in a twinkle and waded relentlessly
in but was unable to land a knockout
punch.
Round u. Ketchel drove hard right
to the jaw and sent Papke tottering to
the ropes, only the lower strand saving
him from going into the press stand
After Ketchel had sent a hard right to
the face. Papke came back at him, land
ing vicious right and left swings to the
jaw, and Ketchel staggered a bit. The
crowd rose on its feet in an uproar and
shouted for the under dog in the betting.
ketchel, however, was not to be stopped.
He exchanged punch for punch, but re-
ceived considerably the worst of 1t.
Papke braced up considerably and sue
ceeded in making 1t an even round
Round 10. Papke landed full tilt with a
vicious swing on the point Of the jaw,
which nettled the champion and forced
him to clinch. Papke was fighting strong
at this stage, and appeared far from
a beaten man. Ketchel landed his right
on the jaw. for which he was rebuked
by right uppercut on the chin. Papka
seemed to take on remarkable confidence
as the battle progressed, and when the
round ended. II anything, he had slight
advantage.
Round IA. The men swung at each other
for fully q minute, but only ono blow-a
right to the body-landed on Ketchel.
The "thunderbolt' followed this with a
right to the jaw and left to the body.
Ketchel then drove his right with great
force high on the body and clinch
followed The rest of the round was de-
voted to close range fighting, In which
no damage was done, but Papke held a
slight advantage.
Round 10. Ketche1 opened the round
with a vicious left chop on the jaw. A
moment later he sank his left into the
stomach and then forced his man against
the ropes, but inflicted no damage. The
men cinched, wrestled and stalled and
slowed up perceptibly. At close range
Papke swung short arm rights and lefts
to the jaw. and the bell ended a very
tame round.
Round Is. The men battled at flu
rious clip at close quarters. Again
and again they swung with right and
left but without result. In clincl,
Ketohel uppercut with a left to the
Jaw but Papke evened up with right
to left body punch es which he varied
With straight loft TO the face. The
fighters were locked in each others
embrace as the gong rang
Round IT. The blows of both con-
testants seemed to have lost their sting
as the men came to the center OF the
ring. The efforts of both to land were
futile although they hammered away
increasingly. Papke suddenly sho, a
stiff left to the pit of the stomach bat
Ketcbel countered with a left to tn g
body and followed with left to the jaw.
Papke staggered Ketchel with a
straight left to the jaw simultaneously
with the gong. 1t was a hard punch
and gave Papke a slight advantage of
TIL round.
Round IS. After considerable wrest-
ling and clinching, Papke drove nasty
right to the jaw. Papke forced his
antagonist to the ropes. putting In two
lefts to the face which had no sers
ous effect. Suddenly the "thunderbolt'
Jared his man with two forceiul left
hooks flush on the jaw Ketchel spat
blood and appeared to weaken, out to ,ls
a brace and shot two solid lefts to tn e
jaw as the bell rang.
Round 10. Ketchell came up dane
ing and they waltzed into a olinch.
TIE fighters contented themselves with
clinching and staying in close range.
No damaging punches were landed dur
ing the first two minutes of lighting
Papke shot out his right rather sud
denly and the blow landed on Ketcheis
jaw and the champion staggered half
way across the ring. Papke followed
this up with another vicious clip to The
chin and the bell ended an interesting
exchange. Papke's round.
Round &c. Both men fought with all
their unexpended strength at close
quarters. Ketchel fought desperately
to land telling punch but Tapke
rocked his head with two rights in
quick succession on the point OF the
chin. Ketchel rushed the 9TH undertook
againstthe ropes seeking vainly to find
a vital spot, but Papke smothered all
his attempts. At this stage neither
man appeared capable of landing a
knockout. Ketchel rushed his man
around the ring mainly with the force