The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-10-22
KETCHFL LOSES
TO Mr., JOHNSON
THE COLORED GENTLEMAN WON
CHAMPIONSHIP BATTLE
BY KNOCKOUT
KETCHEL FOUGHT CAMILY
AND WAS IN BETTER CONDITION
AT FINISH THAN HIS
OPPONENT

San Francisco, Oct. 16.-Jack John
son vindicated his right to the heavy
weight title today by knocking out
Stanley Ketchel in the twelfth round.
Ketchel rolled to the floor and Referee
Welsh counted him out that the ten
thousand persons crOwding tie arena
were absolutely quiet for a full minute
Even Johnson, leaning against the
ropes, half dazed by his own fall mo-
ment before, did not seem to know
what had happened.
The climax was crowded into thirty-
four seconds. At the beginning Of the
last round there was little TO judge
from in the preceding rounds to pick
the winner. The men in the center Of
the ring clinched and wrestled to
Johnson's corner. The negro broke
away, and posing himself, dashed at
Ketchel, who sprang to meet him.
Ketchel drove a right at the blacks
| lowered head. Johnson ducked and the
blow lanued behind his ear He
stumbled, fell heavily and lay stretch
ed on the floor.
Ketchel backed toward the ropes,
smile glmmering on his battered and
bloody face. Johnson rose e lCwly, as
| thOnoh da1pA Ac hn ct ~ " n a tn
| his knees his eyes encountereL n etch-
| els and with the fury of wild beast
| he leaped across the ten feet separat-
| ing them. His right first shot the
white mans jaw. His lett crashed TO
| the stomach and his right swung again
with the speed of lightning, catching
Ketchels head as he Ieeled back from
| the onslaught.
Ketchel dropped in a heap, and john
son, unable to stop his rush, sprawled
across his beaten rivals legs, and iell
| full length himself
| The negro sprang up, but Ketchel
was out. Once only as the seconds
sounded, he freely moved his arms
and rolled his head His seconds pick
ed him up barely conscious.
| Johnson still dazed clung to rores
and looked about in bewilderment. The
crowds broke into murmurings and
seemed unable to realize that the hght
was over.
Ketchel throughout was game to the
core. Out weighed, over-ieachei and
in every way the physical inferior OF
his gigantic opponent, he fought cool
and gritty fight. His face was puffed
and he was bleeding at the nose AMI
mouth before three rounds had passed,
but he followed the negro about the
ring undaunted.
Johnson appeared to be holding him
self Thrice only did he appear deter
| mined to knock out Ketchell John
sons golden smile" flashed when-
ever he picked the white man of the
ground and set him down in another
place without effort
Ketchel fought warily and ducked
cleverly, but Johnson jabbed his face
time after time When they elm h.
ed 1t looked like a STRIPPING Wrestling
| with man.
Ketchel said, after he recovered. that
chance blow had finished hm. Il
am in better condition than Johnson
nOw," he said. Look at him, he is
dazed. But for that one blow, | would
have beaten him.
The fight attracted the great st
crowd in years. Over ten thousand
were admitted and 3,OOv turned awsy.
Promoter Coffroth stated that $4,000
was taken in.
FIGHT BY ROUNDS
Round 1.-The men did not shake
hands. Johnson lowered above his ad-
versary by several inches. The cham
pion scored almost Immediately W tn
a hard left to stomach Make him
lead." yelled the spectators to Ketcnel.
Ketchel was apparently de ermned
TO make the back lead and SPAR ed for
almost half-minute. Johnson at long
range. shot left to face twice with
lightning rapidity. Ketclel forced the
black against the ropes, latter wliggled
away without receiving Low. Pefl
rang with men in center OF the ring
Both have been extremely cautious
Ketchel looked nervous, Johnson wore
his golden smile
Round 2-They ran to clinch: refe ee
Welsh pried them apart On the break
johnson shot straight left 10 nose and
soon repeated it. At every cin
Ketchel was playing with short arm
blows for the stomach. In cinch
Ketchel uppercut to jaw wit seft This
angered the champion, who rus Ell in.
landing left and right on bcdy and
Ketchel slipped to floor with consider
able force. He was up quickly and
l,I t,> l>,,t 4, Il 81 in,
getting under JObpsons lopg each