The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-16

tho coming bout for tho
worlds heavyweight cham
pionship betwce' Jack Johnson. tho
title holder. and Stanley Kctchel. who
is now rejoicing under the sobriquet OF
the Michigan Hurricane" to be held In
San Francisco Oct IL. With both men
in tho best physical shape possible the
bout should result In q contest worth
going miles 10 SEQ In many sections
Kctchcl Is picked as the man to restore
the title to the white race, thereby re-
lievlne Jim Jeftries of tho trouble OF
coming back Into tho ring 10 tight tho
colored man. Then. again, In other
quarters the opinion Is that Ketchel Is
too small for Johnson and the latter
VIII experience little difficulty in
slowing away the Michigan boy. Any
way. the question Will DO definitely
answered when the pair clash.
Before his fight with Papko there
were many who gave Ketchel mighty
good charce OF beating Johnson. They
figured him good ring general and
man with so remarkable a punch that
Johnson would not be able to stand
against him. Those same fight fans.
however, when they looked at Papke
and Ketchel. shook their heads when
1t was suggested to them that Ketchel
would stand a good chance against the
negro.
Even admitting that no injured his
hands, he would as likely hurt those
samo hands against johnson. Stanley
didn't have the punch TO stow away
Battling Nelson recently. let alone
Billy Papke or Johnson. Tho exercise
OF moving around the ring in the first
three rounds. before Papkc had marked
him. tired the Michigan boy. SO that 1t
must either be admitted that he was
wocfully out OF condition or gone back
in tho boxing game,
When one sizes up the dope on tho
Ketchcl-Papko and the Johnson Kauf-
man battles. tho two last contests tho
men engaged In ono finds that the
negro VIII on form have an easy time
OF It. Although In his bout with Papke
lictchel was ten TO six favoritc
II was figured by dopesters that the
Michigan Hurricane" would dispose OF
the illinois Thundcrbolt" in jig tlme |
But tho result was just the opposite, !
and perhaps If tho latter had boon q !
little more aggressive the decision |
would have been given TO him Ketchel |
gave as an excuse for his poor show !
ing that he injured his hand in the |
carly part OF the contest While such |
was the case. the Michigan boy had |
ample time to dispose OF Papke. as he
did not irjure his maulcr until the sew
enth round,
On the other hand, John5on's show
Ing in his ten round battle with Kauf-
man was revelation TO tho fight fans.
The big colored man just toycd with
the California Hercules throughout tho
contest Had he fought with tho tiger
ish frenzy that used to mark the ef-
forts of such black demons as Joe
Walcott perhaps he would have put his
man out in about two three rounds
To go back further and look over
Johnson's six round battle with Phil
ldelphia Jack" OBrien and tho lat
ter's two contests with Ketchcl ono
would think that the Michigan boy
would have splendid chance of
Snocking out tho negro. No stock
.hould be taken In Johnson's fight with
D'Brlen, for tho negro only fooled with
he Quaker City man. Had he tried
lard O'Bricn would not have lasted
moro than three rounds. KctcherS
,attlcs with philadelphia Jack" sur
1rlsed the fight fans. In tho first
scrap In New York O'Brien's clever
less somewhat puzzled Kctchel for
,inc rounds. but in the last few sec
,nds of tho contest he laid the Quaker
10Y low, and in the second 80 ho also
the sleep producer In
hrcc.
Johnson has every advantage over {
<ctchel in tho coming scrap-height.
each and over forty pounds in weight.
There are few boxers who can give '
way forty pounds and still be con-
dcred possible winners. Bob Fitz- {
simmons did this. 1t is tre.e. but that l
nc exception proved the rule. In the