Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-04-28

Round The men advanced eau
tiously. Ketchcl was the first to lead
with a light left for the wind. Lang
ford missed left and right and
Ketchel tapped the colored nan on
the head. They clinched and in the
break Langford landed light left on
wind. Langford missed repeatedly.
ketchel was forcing The fighting. He
landed a left on the wine ana a right
to the same place as the bell rang.
Not a solid blow vas struck. W
Round Both advanced quickly
to the center. Langford tried a left
Cor the head. In a hot mixing Lang
ford sent two good lefts to the wind
and head, Ketchcl drove a right to
the head and again to the wind.
Langford sent a left 10 the read.
Each landed lefts to the head and
Ketchel sent a right to the wind. An
other miX-up and clinch and the ref
cree had to pull the men apart.
kctchel landed left to the wind as the
bell rang. As in round one, ketchel
did the forging.
Round 3-Ketchel started the
third round with a left lead to the
head, but was blocked, Langford
jabbed two lefts to the face, then
sent Ketchel's head back with q
straight right. Both landed lefts ON
the wind. LangfOrd jabbed left to
the face and they clinched. Ketchel
sent Langford's head back with a
hard left and repeated the blow q
second later. Langford missed a left
uppercut and Ketchel drove a hard
left to the face. They were clinched
at the bell.
Round up to this time Ketchel
was doing all the forcing. He did not
let the colored man get set. Ketchel
led left to the wind and they clinched.
Langford sent two hard lefts to the
jaw and Ketchel was more careful.
kctchel drove Il hard right to the
wind. Langford brought the blood
from ketchels nose with a stiff left,
Langford chopped a hard left to the
ana the olooc came in a stream.
Ketchcl sent a hard right to the wind
ana Langtord uppercut Il hard one TO
the chin. This was Langford's
round by a gO0u margin.
Round 6-Ketchel led with a light
left to the face and then sent a hard
right to the jaw. Langford again
punched the damaged nose, starting
blood atresh. Langford sent left
to the face and Ketchel "A right to
The body. Both drove lefts to the
ana ketchcl sent a hard right to
the nose. kctchel missed a hard up
Dercut and they clinchcd. Kctchel
anded right on wind and Langford
lppcrcut to the chin. Langford swung
: right as the bell rang, but fell TO
he floor.
Round G-Langford lifted Ketchcl
IF the floor with an uppcrcut. Both
hard lcfts to the head and in "A
finch hetchel pounded Landlords
n .angrord again Started
he blood flowing as he slugged
<etchel with his right. Ketchel was
weak and LangforG sent his head
repeatedly. . Ketchcl was weak
~ his legs and they clinched repeat
'dly. LangfOrd played for the dam
nose n had Ketchcl covered
With blood when the bell rang. Lang
ord was the first to appear in the
ing. He was accompanied by
Young Mississippi, George Byers
George Cole. his seconds. The
.olored fighter was given a warm re-
option.
He was followed a moment later bv
Netchcl. who entered the ring with
eddie Baum, Jimmie Kelly and Nick
fuller. ketchel was cheered to the
II was 0:33 when the men came
nto the ding. They waited until
O:29 for Referee Michigan. The ref
rec then called the men to the cen
or OF the ring and gave them their
Instructions.
The National Athletic club was
,acked TO the doors long before the
irst bout was put on. IT was esti-
mated that there was "a gate Of near
y $50, 600. From New York came a
pecial train OF six cars.
The principals were early on the
Gene. ketchel, who came over frnm
Noodla~n yesterday, spent the
reatcr part OF the day quietly i'm his
Dom In thu afternoon he took an
utomobile ride and after a lipht A..
upper retired TO his room Tor a short f.