The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-17
kETCHEL STAYS
TWELVE ROUNDS

clean left hook on the Jaw that broke
the skin and raised a lump; once when
similar blow caught him from the
other side. and the last time. when he
ended the fight.
Johnson's S Golden Smile.
Throughout the fight Johnson s g gol-
den smile flashed out n intervals over
Ketchel' s shoulder in the midst OF their
wrestling bouts. This happened when
ever he picked the smaller man off the
ground and set him down again in an
other place. He did it frequently, and
apparently without effort
Kctchel fought warily from the start.
He kept at long range, avoiding many
blows by clever ducking, but Johnson
iabbed his left into the white man s
face time after time. When they
clinched the black s. head lowered
inches above kctchcl's hair. and ~
looked as though a stripping were wrest-
ling with man.
Twice Ketchcl was thrown TO the
floor by the rush Of Johnson S attacks
Neither time did a blow land. At other
times KctcheI avoided the charges by
skipping pimblv TO right or left or
backing swiftly away They spared
for openings for long periods. and there
was little fighting through the earlier
rounds For reasons known only 70
himself, Johnson preferred 10 keep
away, and when he had felt the force
Of Ketche S wicked left hook he
seemed more than ever ready to go
slow about his work.
Ketchel Still Confident.
In his dressing room after the fight
Johnson said:
"He is a good puucher and a strong
man. / must say that he has given me
= sorcr chin than ] ever had before,
L L IL.
! flectiyely while he talked. He can
take some heavy blows continued the
champion. "See there and he showed
one of his gloves, sodden with Ketchel g
| blood There were several cuts on the
leather. "That' s where | uppercu,
| him in the mouth said Johnson.
Ketchcl said after he recovered that
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 tho greatest
crowd in years Over 10000 people
were banked around the walls and over
flowed the seats. Fully 5000 were
after the fight that $4,000 had been
taken in.
Fight by Rounds.
Round The men did not shake
hands Johnson lowered above his ad-
versary by several inches. The cham
pion scored almost Immediately with
a hard left hook TO the stomach. Make
him Lead yelled the spectators to
Ketchcl. Kctchcl apparently was de.
tormncd TO make tho black man lead
and spared for almost half minute.
to fhc face twice with lightninglike
rapidity. Kotchcl forced the black
against the ropes, but the latter wrig-
glcd away without receiving a blow,
The bell rang with the men in the
center of the ring. 1t was an utterly
tame round, both men fighting with cX-
trome caution. Kctchcl looked nervous
! throughout, while johnson wore hls
golden smile
Round 2-They ran TO clinch
and Referee Welch pried them apart On
the break Johnson shot a straight left
To the nose, and soon thereafter dupli-
Gated It, At every chnch kctchel was
| playing with short arm blows for the
stomach In a cliuch Kctchel uppercut
hard to the Jaw with his Jeff, This
augered the champion. who rushed in,
landing left and right on the body, and
Kctchel slipped to tho floor with CON
siderable force. He was up quickly
and rushed in, but had great difficulty
ing citing under Johnson s long reach.
Johnson merely toycd with Ketchel un-
til the bell ended the round. Kctchel S
face showed grim determination as he
took his seat.
Too Much Johnson,
Round 3-Thcy spared pcrfunctorily
for fully thirty seconds and then closed
in swinging right and left at close
range. Kctchel landing on the body
once with his right. Ketchcl drove his
right high on the negro s breast. and
as they chnched Johnson uppercut twice
| with his right. The referee then sep.
arated the bclligcrents. They again
rushed in close. Johnson putting in
several short arm rights and lefts to
the stomach, The white man uppercut
with left 10 the face as they broke
from clinch, Just before the round
ended Johnson swung his right TO the
law. Ketchel went to his corner dan
cling. however, and looked fresh. John.
son kept up n running fire of conver-
sation with his seconds during the min
ute g respite.
Round AFTER sparring festival
johnson rushed in, forcing his man to
the ropes and placing his arms around
Ketchel fairly carried him to the cen
ter of ring ''Make him lead' came
the repeated injunction from Willus
Britt Ke;chel missed a terrific right
swing intended for the jaw, 1t was a
close shave for the negro and missed by
barely an inch, Johnson steadily
backed away and they SPARED for a
lead with Ketcbel following, Johnson
then sent a hard right TO the jaw and
Ketchel constantly kept teasing the big
black in an effort 10 make him lead
It was a tame round chcered by a few
bursts of speed.
Ketchel Is Clever,
Round 5-Ketchcl opened with a left
TO the body to which the champion re
, piled with two weak lefts TO the face
Johnson then sent Ketchel's face back
with two straight lefts TO the nose
Ketchel again essayed to force johnson
to lead, to which the champion failed
TO respond. Ketchel showed unexpected
cloverncss at blocking the negro s lead:
whenever the negro chose to lead. John
son plunged his left twice to the face
! and the men spared at long range
: Johnson worked in a straight left II
/ the face. Neither man showed damag,
9 as the round ended. Few leads marked
1 the round. Johnson had shade th'
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