The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-04-28
SPOR
LANGF ORD AND
KE ETCHEL FIGHT

PHILADELPHIA. April 27.-Samuel
I-aneford Of Boston and Stanley
ketchel of Michigan met tonight IN
the arena of the National Athletic
! club in six-round bout and at the
end there was little TO choose be-
tween the men II anything Lang
ford had a slight advantage. but a
draw would have been a fair de-
ciSion
After the first round both men
fought viciously. Ketchel playing for
tao colored mans body while the Bos-
ton fighter used a straight left, va
rled occasionally with n right upper
cut. IL was one of those damaging
blows which caught Ketchel flush on
the nose near the close OF the third
round and started the blood flowing
In stream Langford thereafter
played for the damaked organ, driv-
iuS his long left straight the face
repeatedly. This attack seemed TO
unncrve Ketchel and he swung wild
ly at times. while Lsngford was al
ways cool AS the men rushed TO a
cliuch just as the bell sounded for
the close of the fourth round Ketchcl
drove a vicious left into Langlord'S
BODY and the colored lighters eyes
closed and his mouth opened He
vas plainly hurt. but what might
have proved a dangerous situation for
him was ayerted by the bell.
Ketchel pursued his usual tactics
of forcing the fighting. There was
not moment during the battle that
hn rigib Of
fcru. never allowing him to get ser.
This was the part of wisdom. for
Langford easily outboxed him
Fight by Rounds.
Round THE men advanced eau
tilusly. Ketchel was the first TO lead
With light left for the wind, Lang
ford missed repeatedly. ketchel was
forcing the fighting. He landed let
on the wind and a right to the same
place as the bell rang Not solid
blow was struck
Round Both advanced quickly to
the center. Langford tried a left for
the head. In hot mix Langford sent
two good lcfts TO wind and head
Kctchel drove right to head and to
lind. Lnngford sent a iert TO head.
Each landed lefts 10 head and Ketchel
sent a right TO wind Another mix
up and clinch and the referee had to
pull the men apart. Ketcnel landed
left TO wind as the bell rang As In
round one. Kctchel did the forcing
Hound 3-Ketchel started the third
round with left lead to the head,
hut was blocked Langford jabbed two
10. ha
head back with a straight right Both
landed lefts on the wind Langforl
iabbed left to the mouth and drove a
bnTd right to wind and Kelchel sent
a left to face and they clinchcd
Ketchcl sent Langford's head back
with hard left and repeated the
bow second later Langford miss
I'd left uppercut and Ketchel drove
a hard left tn the face They were
at the bell
Round up to this time Ketchcl
was doing all the forcing He did
not LEI the negro get set Ketchel
led left to the wind and they clInched
l5ngford sent two hard lefts to the
jaw and Ketchel was more careful.
Ketchel drove a hard right to the
wind. Lang(ord brought the blood
from KetchelS nose with stim lett
Langforl chopped a hard left TO the
rose and the blood came from the
injured member in a stream Ketchel
sent a hard right to the wind and
l.angford uppcrcut hard one 10 the
chin. This was Langfords round by
a good margin.
Round 5.-Ketchel led with a light
left 10 face and then sent a hard
right TO jaw. Langford sent left 10
face and Ketchel ripped to the body
10th drove leftS TO face and Ketchcl
sent hard right to the nose. Ketchel
missed a hard uppercut and they
Ketchel landed right on
wind and Langford uppercut to chin.
I-angtord swung a right as the bell
rang. but fell to the floor
Round 6.-Langford lifted Ketchel
of the floor with an uppercut Both
drove hard lefts to the mead and in n
clinch Ketchel pounded Langford's
stomach and Langford again started
the blood flowing and he slugged
ketchel with a right to the wind.
Ketchel was weak and Langford sent
his head back repeatedly. Kctchel
was weak on his legs and they clinch
ell repeatedly Langford played Tor
the damaged nose and had Ketchul
covered With blood when the bell
rang.