The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-28
FORCES FIGHTING,
BUT LANGFORD is BEST BOXER
Little to Choose Between Two
Leading Middleweight
Artists.
MEET IN sIX-RoUND BOUT
Both Men Fight Niciously, and
Honors Are About
Even.

philadelphia, Pa. April 27.-sam
of Boston. and Stanley
of Michigan, two of the best
fighters in the country,
met tonight in the arena of the Ma
tional Athletic Club in siS-round
bout, and at the end there was lit
Tie to choose between the men. II
anything, Langford had slight ad-
vantage, but draw would have been
a fair decision.
After the frst round both men
fought viciously, Ilctchcl playing for
the colored man's stomach while the
Boston iightsr used a straight left,
varied occasionally with a right up-
per cut. 1t was one of these dar1ag-
ing blows which caught Ketchel flush
on the nose near the close of the
third round, and started the blood
lowing in stream. I.angford there
after played for the damaged organ,
driving his long left straight to the
face repeatedly. This attack seemed
to unnerve Kctchel. and he swung
| wildly many times, while LanStofo was
cool all the time.
| As the men rushed to a clinch, Just
/ as the bell sounded for the close of
the fourth round, ketchel drove vi
| cious left into Lsngford's stomach.
land the colored fighters eyes closed
land his mouth opened. He was vis-
Iibly affected by the blow, but what
might have proved damaging blot
| on his career was aYerted by the
hell
Ketchel pursued his usual tactics of
forcing the fighting. There was not
a moment during the battle that he
was not right on top of the Boston
This was the part OF wisdom, for
Iangford easily out-boXed ketchel
when the men once or twice sep
arated
Ketchel's method of fighting puzzled
Langford He would rush in with
his head down, and drive a hard lett
into the wind, and bring the right
over but the latter seldom landed.
Langford resorted to his famous up
percut, and often caught ketchel as
the latter was coming in or breaking
from Il clnch. Toward the close OF
the fourth, Ketchel appeared to be tir-
ing, but he came back strong IN the
closing session, and appeared TO nave
a shade on his opponent.
| From the time that Langford started
The blood flowing from the Michigan's
Eman's nose until the final gong sound
| ed the colored fighter paid particular
! attention to the damaged organ, caus-
ling the claret to flow IN a stream.
Both men missed many blows, and
the referee was forced to pull them
apart nearly every time they rushed
TO clinch.
There was not a mark on either man
as they emerged from the ring, but
!, L.angford appeared to be the fresher.
Not in the history Of the club has
there been such u representative as
semblage of sporting men as tina
. which surrounded the ring. Ever!
! large city from Chicago to Boston wa
: represented. 1t was estimated tina
= there was a gate of nearly 100000.
Bout of Six Rounds.
= Round 1.-The men advanced cauti
ously. Ketchel was the first to lea
With a light for the wind. Langfor
missed left and right and Ketche
TAPPED the colored man on the heat
They clnched and in the break Lang
ford landed light left on wind. Lang
ford missed repeatedly. Ketchol wa
. forcing the fighting. lie landed a LEI
- on the wind, and a right to the SAN
. place as the bell rang. Not q SOIL
n blow was struck,
!, the centre. Langford tried left (,
by the mead. IN ny ih'"ihs i'ahsio
ma sent two good lefts to wind and hea
ketchel drove q right to head al
again to wind. Langford sent u left
u head Each landed lefts to head, a,
. ketchel sent right TO wind. Al
4 other miXup and clinch. and the refer
III had to pull the men apart Ketch
k landed left to wind as the bell ran
AS in round one, Ketchel did the for
ing.
ms Round 3-Kctchel started the thi
me rounQ With n left lead TO the he;
SIS but was blocked. Langford jabb
S. two let's to the face, and then Sc
ee- Ketcheps head back With straig
right. Both landed let's on the viii
T.. I.angford jabbed left to mouth a
drove hard right to wind, a
s l<etchel sent left to face and tn
am clinched. ketchel sent lanstords he
ire back with hard left, and repeat
the blow a second later Langfc
!. missed a left uppercut, and Ketcl
ven drove q hard left to the face. Th
md were clinched ut the bell
md Round 4--Up to this time Ketcl
len was doing all the forcing. He
oc- not let the colored man get set Ketc
ISL ell led left to wind, and they clinch
.wo ..angford sent two hard lefts TO
Jaw, and Ketche was more carel
Il, ketchel drove a hard right to Wi
y Langford brought the blood fr
2 ketchel's nose with a stiff left, Lar
and ford chopped a hard left to the M
me, and tho blood came from the inju
nelnher in a stream ke,chel sen