The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-06
KETCHEL WINS
BY 4 DECISION
Victor Says He Broke Right
Hand or Papke Would
Have Been Finished.

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Arena. san Francisco. July Stan
ley Ketchel of Michigan is still the
worlds middleweight champion. In a
desperate, gruelling battle, during
which the champion was constantly on
the aggressive. he was awarded the de-
cisien over Billy Papke of Illinois at the
end of the twentieth round-the sChed-
uled number. Ketchel claimed to have
broken his right hand In the sixth
round, and this assertion subsequently
was verified. His left thumb also was
dislCcated. The decision Of the referee
was greeted with a mixture of cheers
and boots.
Referee Roche, after the contest,
made the following statement: ''Ketch-
ell was the Sggressor at all times. Fur
ther more. lie landed the cleaner and
harder punches and scored the only
knOckdoWn-in the tenth rOund-al-
though nearly everybody seems to
think that Papke had slipped to the
floor. There Is absolutely no question
but KetcheI earned a clear-cut deci-
sion"
AS to the fight itself. the assassin"
as Ketchel has been christened by ring
followers. bade fair literally to live up to
this name He forced the lighting from
the tap of the initial gong, and with
the exception Of the third, enjoyed a
clear lead i'm the first half of the bat
tie. In the eleventh KetChel landed
time and again with pOnderOus lefts,
but try as he would he could not find a
vital place. Both men were bleeding
freely at this stage of the battle, Papke
in particular spOuting blood from his
mouth and nose until the center Of the
ring resembled a shambles.
Il Was . Vicious Battle.
The feature of the fight was the
viciousness with which both men
fought and the apparent hatred that
lurked behind every punch.
When seen I'm his dressing room
Ketchel gave out this statement:
Il broke my right hand I'm the sixth
round, and later On-the eighth round,
I believe dislOCated my left thumb
But for these mishaps l would have
made short work of Papke. / could not
hit effectively when the opportunity
came, especially in the tenth round. l
viii be only too glad TO give Papke an
other chance"
Ed Papke. brOther-manage Of the
defeated pugilist, minced no words in
showing his dispieasure over the deCi-
sion. He said that Papke should have
been given q draw.
The defeated pugilist said that ne
would fight Ketchel again at any time
Willis Britt said that unless KetcheIs
hands improved the champion would
not he able TO fight Jim Flynn in Los
Angeles on July II next
Fight by Rounds.
Round l-KetcheI opened UP with
some wrestling Ketchel duplicated the
blow Breaking from a clinch. Ketchel
uppercut his left to the jaw The referee
experienced great difficulty in separating
them from Jlinches. ketchel suddenly
unlocked a succession Of right and left
swings on the body and head, and the
''ThundcTbOlt' sought refuge in a Cltnch.
ketchel had the advantage Of a vicious
round.
Round 1.-The men fought entirely at
close range, with KetChei forcing his man
against the ropes Locked I'm a Clinch
against the ropes, Eetchel shot in a fear
ful left uppercut 20 the jaw, and a mo-
ment later ripped a similar blow to the
stomach. Papke retaliated by vicious
left TO the champions jaw. The round
ended with the men fighting at close
quarters ketchel had the advantage.
Round 3-Eetchel rushed his man
against the ropes time and again From
this position Papke delivered two right
body punches and they fought to the
center of the ring. Papke landed a wicked
left 20 the Jaw, and soon afterwards drove
right and left TO the stomach. Ketchel
landed q straight left on the nose Papke
shot q straight right 20 the mouth. and
the blood seeped through ketchers lips
as be took his corner. 1t was Papke's
round. .
Round 4-KetcheI opened the fourth
round with q fearful left swing TO the
Jaw. He went after his man. landing
right and left swings TO the jaw and body.
making Papke's nose bleed slightly.
KetChel planted a straight left ever the
heart. but Papke only smiled. The men
were lOath 10 break from ClinChes. dur
ing which [etchel swung rather low
twice with shOrt-arm rights. ketchers
round by "a shade.
Round 5-Ketchel met Papkes rush with
a straight left TO the jaw and they
clinched. The men fought bitterly every
inch Of the way. Papke putting in a solid
right 10 the face. Referee Roche ex-
hausted him self prying them apart.
Ketchel forced Papke through the ropes
by sheer strength and nearly followed
him over a vicious rally followed. Panke
doing considerable execution with right
and let's TO the Jaw. Papkes round
Round b-Papke raped ketChel on the
jaw with right upperCUt. rocking the
latters head The men forced 50 fiercely
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