Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-10-17
BLACK MAN KEEPS
 a CHAMPIONSHIP
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eral cuts on the leather. "That 's where l uppercut him in the mouth," said Johnson.
 Ketchel said after he had recovered, that chance blow had finished him. "I am in better condition than Johnson now,' he said. "Look at him. He is. dazed. But for that one blow I would have beaten him. .o
 The fight attracted the greatest crowd in years. Over ten thousand people were ranked around the walls and overfowed the seats. Fully three thousand were turned away. Promoter Coffroth sglted after the fight, that $40,000 had been taken in.
 Fight by Rounds
 Round l-Time called at 3:10. The men refuse to shake hands and go right at it. Johnson lands hard left hook to stomach and at long range shoots two lefts straight to face. Ketchel rushes the black man to the ropes. Johnson gets away without getting hit Ketchel is getting nervous Johnson is all smiles. The round is very tame.
 Round 2--The men run to clinch and are pried apart by the referee. John son lands left to nose in the breakaway and soon repeats it. At every clinch Ketchel plys short arm blows to the stomach. The men clinch and Ketchel uppercuts hard left to the black 's jaw; makes Johnson mad and he rushes in and lands left and right to the body. Ketchel slips to the floor, but gets up quickly and rushes in, but has difficulty in land ing on account of the black s long reach. . TsI hal round is ended by the bell.
 Round 3--Ketchel lands right upper cut and drives in hard high right to the black s breast; they clinch and are sep arated by the referee. Johnson upper cuts to body Ketchel lands left to face, Johnson sends right to the face at end of round.
 Round 4-Johnson rushes Ketchel to | the ropes and puts his arms around him and carries him to the center of the ring, "Make him lead n is repeated instruc. tions of Britt Ketchel misses terrible right to the jaw. Johnson shot left to the jaw. Ketehel keeps teasing black to make him lead. Round ends very tamely.
 Round 5-Ketchel lands right to the body and safely gets away from elineh; {; Johnson lands several short arm blows to the body; Ketchel goes to his corner with his face all smiles.
 Round 6-Ketchel lands hard left to the body, follows with left to the jaw; Johnson counters with left to the stom- ach; Johnson shoots left, lands on Ketchel's hands as he raises his guard {; l Ketchel goes to the floor, but gets up with a smile on his face; Johnson gives Phim warm reception; Ketchel lands hard upper to the jaw at end of round.
 Round 7-Ketchel rushed at Johnson, but was driven back with a shower of lefts and rights to the body; in a clinch several blows were exchanged, Johnson coming out shade to the good. Ketchel sidestepped hard swing at the jaw and landed to the body without apparent damage to the negro. Both men spared cautiously, Johnson ending the round by landing several hard lefts and rights to the face and body. Johnson had thee shade.
 Round S-Ketchel starts with swift uppercut to the stomach, followed with 3 right swing to the jaw Johnson re. taliates with a stiff one to tEe head /; they clinch a7d thele is !itt'e damage done As l'.e he'll rings they are in q fas. miNup m JohrsoI 's cUr"cf
 Round 9--Ihey are at fl again a, iEe sound of the gong. Ketchel rushes and is met by Johnson with stiff right to the ear; they clinch and the referee has to break them apart The fighting is very fast and both fighters stand the pace well. As tine round closes ketchel rushes Johnson to the ropes and they are fighting fierceiy at the bell.
 Round l0-Ketche lands hard right and drives a stiff left to the body; they clinch and are separated by the referee. Ketchel is using his famous shift to good advantage Johnson is short on a stiff uppercut and is crossed to the jaw by the Assassin. " They mix in Johnson $ corner and as the bell rings Ketchel lands hard right to the body. This round was one of the fastest, with hon ors even.
 Round l1--Ketchel lands hard right to the jaw and follows with left to the body. Johnson rushes and lands hard left uppercut and in mixup puts two stiff lefts to the jaw. Ketchel ovens matters up by ylanding a hard left swing to the jaw and they clineh; as they break away Ketchel slips to the floor, but is up immediately, smiling, and still urging the black to fight. The round closes with both fighters mixing it and as they go to their corners there is little to choose betneew them.
 Round 12-Ketchel rushes at negro and sends in hard right, which Johnson catches in his arm, sending Ketchel to | the floor. Retchel rushes, but the crafty negro was waiting for him. Johnson swings hard right to jaw and as quick as a flash then shot left to the body. As Ketchel fell backward Johnson sends in right to face. Ketchell fell back on the floor, blood streaming from his mouth. He made weak effort to rise,