Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-17

The negro sprang to his feet with q
bound, but ketchel was out. once, a9
the seconds were counted over him, he
feebly moved his arms and rolled his
head. He gave not another sign OF
life, and his seconds picked him from
the floor, barely conscious. johnson
was still dazed. He clung to the ropes
and looked about him in a bewildered
way. The crowd broke into murmur-
ings and seemed unable to realize
that the fight was over.
Ketchel Game Fighter
Ketchel won many friends by his
showing today. From the time he en-
tered the ring until he was carried out
he was game to the core. OutWeighed,
overreached and in every way the
physical inferior of his gigantic oppo-
nent, he fought a COOL well planned
gritty fight.
His face was puffed, and he was
bleeding at the nose and mouth before
three rounds had passed, but he kept
following the negro about the ring,
undaunted.
johnson appeared to be holding him
self back all the time. Three times
only did it look as though he went IN
to knock his man out-once when
Ketchel landed a clean left hook on
the Jaw that broke the skin and raised
a lump, once WD6ll d SlIllleil biC W
caught him from the other side and
the last time when he ended the
fight
Throughout the fight Johnson
golden smile" flashed out at intervals
over Ketchers shoulder in the midst
of their wrestling bouts. This hap
pened whenever he picked the smaller
man off the floor and set him down
again in another place. He did II
tlXr without pf-
fort.
johnson Jabs Face
Ketchel fought warily from the
start. He kept out at long range,
avoiding many blows by clever duck
ing, but johnson jabbed his left into
the white mans face time after time.
When they clinched the blacks head
lowered inches above KetchePs hair,
and it looked as though a stripping
We're wrestling with a man.
Twice Ketchel was thrown to the
floor by the rush of Johnson's at
tacks. Neither time did a blow land
At other times Ketchel avoided the
charges by skipping nimbly to right
or left, or backing swiftly away They
spared for openings for long periods,
and there was little real fighting
through the earlier rounds. For rea-
sons known only to himself, Johnson
preferred to keep away, ana Wlen ne
had felt the force of KetchePs wicked
left hook he seemed more than ever
ready to go slow about his work.
In his dressing room after the fight
Johnson said:
Johnson Praises Antagonist
"He is a good puncher and a strong
man. I must say that he has given
me a sOrer chin than | ever had be-
fore" and he rubbed his swollen jaws
refectively While he talked.
He can take some heavy blows,
continued the champion. See there,
and he showed one of his gloves, sod
den with Ketcheps blood. There were
several cuts on the leather. That's
where I uppercut him in the mouth.
said Johnson.
Ketchel said after he had recovered
that chance blow had finished him.
81 am in better condition than John
son now," he said. Look at him. He
is dazed. But for that one blow ]
would have beaten him"
The fight attracted the greatest
crowd in years. Over 10000 people
were ranked around the walls and
overflowed the seats. Fully 5000 were
turned away. Promoter Coffroth stat
ed after the fight that $4,000 had beer
taken in: