Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-04-30
APRIL 80. 1910
SPORTING GOSSIP.
KETCHEL FORCES FIGHTING.
But I4ANGFORD Is BEST BOXEU
Little 90 Choose Between Two Lead
ing MiddleWcight Artist.

Langtord, or Boston. and Stanley
ketchel, or Michigan, two OF the best
middleweight lighters in the country |
met tonight IN the arena OF the Ma /
tiOnal Athletic Club in a six-rouRd |
bout, and at the end there was lit |
tie to choose between the men. Ifl
anything. Langford had a slight ad I
vantage, but craw would have been
a fair decision.
After the first round both men
fought yiciOusly. Ketchel playing for |
the oOlored mans stomach. while the |
Boston Fighter used a straight left.
varied occasionally with a right up
per cut. II was one OF these damag-
ing blows which caught Ketchel fash
on the nose, near the close Of the
third round. and started the blood
flowing in a stream. LanEford there
after played for the damaged argan
driving his long left straight 20 the
face repeatedly. This attack seemed
20 unnerve Ketchel, and he swung
wildly many times. while Langford
was cool all the time
AZ the men rushed 10 a clinch
just as the bell sounded for the close
Of the fourth round. Ketchel drove
a vicious left into Langford's sto-
mach. and the Colored lighters eyes
closed and his mouth opened. He
was visibly affected by the blow. but
what might have proved a damaging
blot on his career was averted by
the bell.
ketchel pursued his usual tactics
Of forcing the lighting. There was
not a moment during the battle that
he was not right on top OF the Bos-
ton fighter. never allowing him tot
get set. This was the part Of wis
dom, for Langford easily out-boxed
hetchel when the men once or twice
separated.
ketchels method OF fghtinC puz-
zled BangfOrd. He would rush in with
his head down, and drive a hard left
into the wind. and bring the right
over bat the latter seldom landed
Langford resortcd 10 hB famous nm
percut, and often caught Ketchel as 4
the latter was coming On or breakinrl
from clinch. Toward the close OF /
the fourth. Ketchel appeared 60 be
firing. but he came back strong In i
the closing session, and appeared 20 /
have a shade on his opponent.
From the time that Langford start
I'D the blood flowing from the Mich
igan's mans nose until the final gongl
sounded the colored fighter paid par.
ticular attention 90 the damaged or
gan. causing the claret 20 flow ia a
stream.
Both men missed many blows. and
the referee was forced 20 pull them
apart nearly every time they rushed
90 a clinch.
There was not a mark on either
man as they emerged from the ring.
but Langford appeard 10 be the
fresher.
Not in the history OF the club has
there been such a representative as
semblage OF sporting men as that
which surrounded the ring. Every
large city from Chicago TO Boston
was represented. IL was estimated
that there was a gate OF nearly 500
OOO
BOUT or SIX ROUNDS.
Round The men advanced
cautiously. Ketchel was the first to
lead with a light fer the wind. Lang
ford missed left and right, and Ket-
chel tapped the colored man on the
head. They clinched and in the break
Langford landed light left on wind.
Isangford missed repeatedly. Ketchel
was forcing the fighting. Re landed
a left on the wind. and right 10
the same place as the bell rang Not
solid blow was struck.
Round Both advanced quickly
10 the centre. LangfOru tried a left
for the head. In a hot mixing Lang.
ford sent two good let's to wind and
head. Ketchel drove a right to head
and again TO wind. Langford sent a
left 10 head. Each landed let's 10
head. and Ketchel sent a right 10 /
wind. Another mixup and clinch, and
the referee had TO pull the men
apart. Ketchel landed left TO wind
as the bell rang. AS in round one
Ketchel did the forcing.
Round S-Ketchel started the
third round with q left lead to the
head, but was blocked. Langford
jabbed two let's TO the face, and then
sent Ketchels head back with a |
straight right. Both landed lefts on
the wind. LangfOrd jabbed left TO |
mouth and drove a hard right TO |
wind. and Ketchel sent a left to face
and they clinched. Ketchel sent Lang
lords head back with a hard left
and repeated the blow a second later.
Langford missed a left uppercut and /
ketchel drove hard left to the face.
AACJ ntfS ClluCueQ AT the bell.
Round up to this time Ketchel
was doing all the forcing. He did
not let the colored man get set. Ket-
chel led left TO wind, and they cIinch-
ed. Langford sent two hard lefts to
the jaw, AMI Ketchel was more care
full. Ketchel drove a hard right to
wind. Langford brought the blood
from Ketchel's nose with a stin left.
Langford chopped a hard left to the
nose, and the blood came from the
injured member in a stream. KetchelI
sent hard right TO. the wind, and
Langford uppercut hard one to the
chin. This was Langford's round byi
a good margin.
Round 5-Ketchel led light left
TO face, and then sent a hard right L
to jaw. Langford again punched the
q damaged nose, starting the blood I
afresh. Langford sent left TO the face
md Ketchel right to the body. Both
irove Iefts to the face and Ketchel
'ent hard right to the nose. Ketchel