The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1909-10-22


Round 3.-They spared perfunctori-
ly thirty seconds, then closed in,
swinging right and left at close range,
Ketchel landing on the body once with
right. Ketchel drove right high on
| the negro's breast AS they clinched
Johnson uppercut twice with right
Referee separated beligerents. They
again rushed in close, Johnson putting
| in short rights and lefts to stomach
| White man uppercut with left to face
as they broke from clinch. Just lie ore
round ended Johnson swung light to
| jaw Ketchel went to his corner dane
ing, however looking fresA. Johns on
| kept up a running conversation wi h
| his seconds during the respite.
Round 4.-After sparring Johnson
reached in, forcing man to ropes.
placing arms around Ketchel, fairly
carried him to center Of the ring
Make him lead" came the repeated
injunction from Willis Brilt. Ketchel
missed by barely an inch with a ter
rife right swing intended for the
negro's jaw. Ketchel cOnstan ly kept
teasing the black in an effort to make
him lead
Round 5.-Ketchel opened with a left
to body Champion replied by two
weak lefts to face. Johnson sent Ketch-
els head back with two straight let's
to nose. Ketchel again essayed to force
| Johnson to lead, but champion failed
to respond Ketchel showed une eypect-
ed cleverness in blocking negrO's eads,
whenever Johnson chose to lead. John
son swung twice to face; men aired
at long range. Johnson working in left
to face. Neither showed damage.
Round 6-Each missed LETT swing
then Ketchel landed left to body, and
followed with another to jaw Johnson
countered with left to stomach. John
son shot out left. catching Ketchel on
both hands as the latter threw up his
guard and Ketchel was sent to floor.
He got up smiling, however, and got
warm receipt. Johnson upper cut with
right to jaw, and raked Ketchel's face
with succession of lefts to jaw. Ketch-
ell continued to force the pace, but met
with two lefts on nose that started
blood.
Johnson had good lead 70 round 1t
looked as though he was holling back.
In every clinch during the fight Ketch-
ell was sent backward by the negros
superior weight and strength.
Round johnson swOored in with
two lefts on nose. Ketchell counter
ing with hard left hook to body. JOHN
son shot another straight let to nose;
Ketchel missed a terrific left swing for
jaw AS they closed in johnson up
percut with right TO jaw Ketchel used
negros shoulder as a mat to stop fow-
ing blood from his nose. At close
quarters Johnson landed several lines
on nose and face. Suddenly Ketchel
swung left VII. terrific forse 1t caught
champion solidly on jaw. raising big
lump 1t was by far the cleanest and
best blow Of the fight. and crowd arose
yelling sleefully.
Round S.-Johnson's smile had van-
ishsd. He closed in. landing twice with
left on face. Fighters rOughed t.,
shoulder to shoulder. Ketchel hit a
hard right uppercut to jaw. Referee
separated the men, johnson landing
left and right on face as they broke.
Ketchel missed terrific right swing, al
most going through the ropes from
force OF his effort John.on forced op-
ponent back gradually and landed LETT
TO jaw Ketchel again missed a tard
right swing, and again nearly went
through the ropes Ketchel ran TO his
corner smiling. and crowd cheered
Round 9.-Each landed short arm
right on face Welsh twice broke them
in clinchee Champion sent four sting
ing straight lefts to face. but Ketchel
did net break He rushed in hammer
ing at the negrO's stomach bu- his
blows were smothered Ketchel plant
cd left over ribs, Johnson countered
with short left to Jaw Johnson again
hooked left to jaw and clinch follow
ed Johnson broke in with straight
left to face Round ended in favor of
champion.
Round 1o-After a clinch Johnson
sent two light lefts to stomach, quickly
shifted TO Jaw. whe"e he connected
twice and started Ketchel splitting
blood Johnson wrested Ketchel TO III
floor, then lifted him up, and placed
him in the center of the ring In a
mid-ring rally Johnson sent three
straight lefts to Stanley's sore mouth
and nose, starting blood afresh. John
son again wresteled Ketchel almOst
lost his balance; Johnson gett AZ
Ketchel against ropes, sent ight
wallop to stomach and Ketchel WINGED.
Johnson patted Ketchell on stomach
with open hands as bell Glance l.
Ketchel looked worried be- ween
rounds.
Round 1l.-After desultory spar.ing
Ketchel whipped left to kidneys, and
missed two hard swings for jaw John
sons right uppercut. used so efectiva-
ly in other fights. had little effect upon
Ketchel. The Michigander started tn
crowd to cheering by landing ter
rife right almost on Jaw. Black i'm
mediately clinched and seemed content
to rest. Ketchell forced the fighting,
seeking to follow his advantage. but
could not penetrate the negro's clever
defense. ketchel was vigorously cheer
ed as he sought his corner. His face
was badly battered from the neg
constant left jabs
Round 12.-Ketchel suddenly ras hing
in, sent right to jaw Negro fell fat