Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-10-17
JOHNSON WINS
BATTLE WITH
KETCHEL
WHITE MAN KNOCKED
OUT IN TWELFTH ROUND
Michigan Fighter Makes Ex-
ceIIent Showing Against
Heavier Opponent But Right
Hand Blow to Face FeIIS Him,


- vs.
san Francisco, Oct. l6.--Jack john
weight title today by knocking ont
Stanley ketchcl in tne twelfth ound.
The end came So suddenly that when
Ketchel rolled on To the tloor and Ref
cree Welsh counted him out, the TO-
000 persons crowding the arena We're
absolutely quiet for a nun minute.
Even Johnson. who leaned against the
ropes. half daaed by his own fan a
moment before. did not seem to know
what had happened.
The climax Of The fight was
crowded into thirty-four seconds. At
the beginning of the last round there
was little to judge from in preceding
rounds to pick the winner.
The men met in the center of the
ring, clinched and wrestled to John
sons corncr. The negro broke away
and posing himself, ga2ed at ketchel.
| who spranc to meet III Ketchei
drove his right at the blacks lowered
head. Johnson ducked and the blow
landed behind his ear. He stumbled.
fen and stretched out ON the floor,
landing heavily.
Kctchel backed toward the ropes
with a smile glimmcrlng on his bait
tered, blood-streaNed face johnson
| rose slowly as though dazed. AS IL
Strengthened to his knees, his eyes en-
countcred Ketchel's and with the fur]
of a wild beast, he leaped across th'
ten feet Of space that separated them
His right fist shot To the white mant
Jaw. His left rushed to the stomact
and the right swung again with th'
speed OF lightning, catching ketchelt
head as he reeled back from the on
slaught. Ketchel dropped In a heal
and Johnson unable to stop his rush
sprawled across his beaten rivals legs
| and fell full length himself He wac
| on his feet in a flash Ketchel was out
once as the seconds were counting
| over him. he feehly moved his arms
and rolled his head. He gave not o
sign Of life and his seconds picke'
him from the floor, barely conscious
johnson was still dazed. lie clune
To the ropes and looked about him IL
"a bcwildercd way. The crowd broke
into murmuring ana seemed to realize
| that the fight was over.
Kctchel won many friends BY his
showing TO-DAY. From the time h,
entered the ring until he was carried
out. he was game to the core, out
| weighed, overreached and in every
way the physical inferior of his sisah-
I tie he fought "a cool, we'll
planned fight, His face was puifed
and ne was bleeding at nose ana
mouth before three rounds had passed
but he kept following the negro Hbou'
the ring %undaunted.
Johnson appeared to be holding
himself back all the time Three
times only did il look as though ne
went in to knock his man out once
when Kctchcl landed a clean left hook
on the jaw that broke the skin; once
when "A similar blow caught him on
the other side. and the last time when
he ended the hfth.
Throughout the night Johnson's
golden smile" flashed out at intervals
over Kctchers shoulder in the midst
of their wrestling bouts. This hap
pened whenever he picked IA smaller
man on the ground and set him down
again in another place He ana u
freoucntly ~ apparently without ei-
fort. Ketchel fought Warily from the
start. He kept AZ Ions range. avoid
ing many blows by clever duckins
nut Johnson iabbed his LETT int" the
white mans face time after time.
when they clinchcd the black h'a"
lowered inches above KetchrIs hair
Land it looked as though q stripping
were wrestling with = man.
Tn his dressing room after th'
| fight Johnson said;
II is "a good puncher and q strong
man. I must say that he has gwen
me "A sorcr chin than ! ever h'd be-
fore And he rubbed his swollen
laws reflcctiyelr while D." TALKED. IL
can take some heavy blows. con-
lunucd the champion. 500 thc'r' Md
b. showed one of his gloves s"'dr'
with KetchcIs blood. There were
lseyerd cuts on the leather faat'