The San Francisco call., 1910-04-28
NEGRO HAS SHADE;
LOCAL PAIR ON EDGE
.LANGFORD And
KETCHEL DRAW
Sam BatferS ASSaSSiH'S Nose
and Is Hammered About
Body in Return

PHILADELPHIA, April 27.-Sam
Iangford of Boston and Stanley
Ketehel of Michigan met tonight in the
arena Of the National athletic club in
g six round bout and at the end
there was little TO choose between the
men. II anything. Langford had a
slight advantage. but draw would
have been & fair decision.
After the first round both men
fought viciously. Ketchel playing for
the colored mans body, while the Bos-
ton fighter used straight left, varied
occasionally with a right upper cut.
IT wss one of those dana ging blows
which caught Ketchel flush on the nose
near the close Of the third round and
started the blood flowing in q stream.
-Langford thereafter played for the
dana ged organ, driving his long left
straight 10 the face repeatedly. This
attack seemed to unnerve Ketchel and
he swung wildly at times, while Lang
ford was always cool.
KETCHEL LANDS CORkER
AS the men rushed to a clinch just as
the bell sounded for the close of the
fourth round, Ketchel drove a vicious
left into LangfoYd's body and the col
ored fighters eyes closed and his
mouth opened. He was plainly hurt,
>
Gus situation for him was averted by
the bell
KetcheI pursued his usual tactics of
forcing the fighting. There was not a
moment during the battle that he was
: not right on top Of Langford, never al
lowing him 10 get set This was the
part Of wisdom. for Langford easily
outboNed him.
From the time Langford started the
: blood flowing from the Michigan mans
nose until the final gong the colOred
- fighter paid particular attention 10 the
damaged organ.
g.. Both men missed many blows and the
. referee was forced TO pun them apart
nearly every time they rushed to q
.clinch.
-. . Fhere was not a mark on either man
as they emerged from the ring. but
> Langford appeared 10 be the fresher.
Ketchel was cheered to the echo as
he crawled through the ropes
$4,000 HOUSE
The National athletic club was
= packed to the doors long before the
first bout was put on. It was estimated
that there was q gate of nearly $4,000
.. Ketchel looked in the best of condi-
tion.
. The colored man. too, looked to be ir
: perfect trim and said as much. Cole
who had watched after Langford's
training since the Boston mans arrival
p. here fresh from his victory over Barry
d. in California. said that Langford's con-
dition was perfect
Jim Flynn, who came all the way
from the coast, appeared in the ring
and formally challenged the winner.
FIGHT BY ROUNDS
ROUND The men advanced cautiously
, ketchel was the hrst 10 lead with q light lef'
for the wind. Langford missed left and rgh
sud ketehel tapped the colored on the
head They clinched and IN the break Lang
ford landed Light left on wind. Langford missed
tepestedly. ketchel was forcing the fighting
lie landed left on the wind and right L
blow struck.
ROUND 2-Both advanced quickly to the cen
ter. Lsngford tried left for the head. In :
hot mix Langford sent two good lefts TO Tho
wind and head. ketchel drove a right TO head
and again 10 wind. Lsngford sent a left t'
head. Each landed lefts to head and ketche
sent right 10 wind. Another miKup and cncl
and the referee hsd TO pull the apart
Ketche landed left TO the wind as the bel
rnng. AS in round one. Ketchel did the forcing
ROUND 3-Ketchel started the third roun,
lth 4 left lead 10 the head. but was blocked
sent hetehel,s head back with a straight right
- Both landed lefts on the wind. LaDgford jsbbe,
left to the mouth and drove hard right L
WIND and hetchel sent left to face and the.
clinched- ketchel sent Lsngford's head bacl
With 4 hard left and repeated the blow secon,
later. LsngfOrd missed left uppercut an'
Ketchel drove hard left to the face. The,
were ciinched al the bell
ROUND 4-Up TO this time Ketchel was doins
all the forcing. He did not let the colored MAJ
get set. Ketchel led left 70 the wind and the,
clnched. Langford sent two hard lefts 10 tht
Jaw and ketchel careful hetche
drove hard right TO wind. Lsngford brough
the blood from ketchel's nose with a stff left
Langford chopped p hard left to the nose atC
the blood came from the injured member in
stream. ketchel sent a hard right 10 the winC
snd Langford uppercut hard TO the chin
This was Langford's round by good margin
ROUND 5-Ketchel led with a light left {,
face and then sent hard right TO Jaw. Lang
ford again punched the damaged nose, starting
the blood afnesh. Lsngford sent left TO fac
snd ketchel right 10 the body Both drove left
TO face, and ketchel sent a hard right TO thi
nose. Ketchel missed hard uppercut and the,
cinched. Ketchel landed right wind ant
Lsngford uppercut 10 the chin. Lsngford swung
right the bell rang, but fell TO the floor
ROUND 6-Langford lifted Ketchel of tn,
floor with uppercut- Both drove hard left
10 the head. and in ciinch Ketchel pounde,
Lsngford's stomach and Lsngford again starte,
the blood flowing and be slugged Ketchel Wit
the right the wind ketchel was weak ant
LsngfOrd sent his head back repeatedly. Ketche
weak his legs and they clinched repeat
edly- Lsngford played for the damaged nos
and had Ketchel covered with blood when th'
bell rang.