Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-10-22
Big Black Man Knocks Out Stanley
Ketchell, iddleweight Cham
pion, in Twelfth Round.
KETCHELL MADE GAME FIGHT
Went Down Before Terrific On
slaught After He Had Felled
johnson by Lucky Blow.

San Francisco, Oct. 18-Jack
Johnson vindicated his right to
the heavy weight title Saturday
by knocking out Stanley Ketchel
in the twelfth round. The end
came SO suddenly when Ketchel
rolled to the floor and Referee
Welsh counted him out thr' che.
ten thousand persons crowding the
arena were absolutely quiet for a
full minute. Even johnson lean
ing against the ropes, half dazed
by his own fall a moment before
did not seem to know what had
happened.
The climax was crowded into
thirty-four seconds. At the be-
ginning Of the last round there was
little to judge from in the preced-:
ing rounds to pick the winner.
The men in the center Of the ring
clinched and wrestled to Johnson's
5. 5n,.. The negro broke away,
ana posing himself, dashed at
Ketchel, who sprang to meet him.
Ketchel drove a right at the black s
lowered head. johnson duckedi
and he blow landed behind his
ear. He stumbled, fell heavily
and lay stretched on the floor.
Ketchel backed toward the ropes.
smile glinmering on his bait
tered and 81 Johnson
rose slowly as tho dazed. AS he
Strengthened to his knees his eyes
encountere Ketchel IS and with the
fury of / wild beast he leaped
across the ten feet separating
them. His right fist shot to the
white man s jaw. His left crashed
to the stomach and his right swung
again with the speed IF lightning,
catching Ketchel's head as he
reeled back from the onslaught.
Ketchel dropped in a heap and
johnson, unable to stop his rush
sprawled over his beaten rivals
legs and fell full length himself d
The negro sprang up but Ketchel
was out. Once only as the seconds
sounded, he freely moved his arm
and rolled his head. His seconds
picked him up barely conscious.
johnson still dazed, clung to
the ropes and looked about in
bewilderment. The crowd broke
into murmIrings and seemed un-
able to realize that the fight was
over.
Ketchel thruout was game to
the core. Out-weighed over-reach-
ed and in every way the physical
inferior Of his gigantic opponent,
he fought cool and gritty fight.
His face was puffed and he was
bleeding at the nose and mouth
before three rounds had passed,
but he followed the negro about
the ring undaunted.
johnson appeared to be holding
himself. Thrice only did he ap-
pear determined to knock out
KetcheI. j Johnson s golden smile
flashed whenever he picked the
white man off the ground and set
him down in another place with
out effort.
Ketchel fought warily and
ducked cleverly but Johnson jabbed
his face time after time When
1 they clinched it looked like a
STRIPPING wrestlin with man.
Ketchel said after he recovered
that chance blow had finished
him. sI am in better condition
than johnson now, he said.
Look at him, he is dazed. But
for that one blow would have
I beaten him. e
The fight attracted the greatest
crowd ia years. Over l0, 900 were
admitted and 8. 0d0 turned away.
Promoter Cofarth stated that
SAC, , 900 was taken III
FIGHT BY ROUNDS
Round The men did not shake
1 hands. Johnson lowered above his
adversary by several inches The
champion scored almost imrnedi.
ately with 8 hard left ta stomach.
- Make him lead yelled the spec,
stators TO Ketchel Ketchel ap.
parently was determined to make