Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-29
KETCHEL .LANCFORD FIGHT
White and Black Pugilists GO Six
Rounds to Even Break.
BOTH MEN FIGHT vICIoUsLY
Bell Saves COIOred Man from Serious
Danger in Fourth Round, but in
Long Run He Has Slight
Advantage.

PHILADELPHIA, April 2S-sam Lang
ford Of Boston and Stanley Ketchel OF
Michigan met last night in the arena Of
the National Athletic club In a six-round
bout and at the end there was little to
choose between the men. If anything,
Langford had a slight advantage, but a
draw would have been n fair decision.
After the first round both men fought
viciously, Ketchel playing for the colored
mans body, while the Boston fighter used
a straight left varied occasionally with a
right uppercut.
1t was one Of these damaging blows
which caught Ketchel flush on the nose
near the close Of the third round and
started the blood flowing in a stream.
Langford thereafter played for TIL dam
aged organ, driving his long left straight
to the face repeatedly. This attack seemed
to unnerve Ketchel and he swung wildly
at times, while Langford was always cool.
LanRfOrd's Narrow Escape.
AS the men rushed to a clinch just as
the bell sounded for the close OF the fourth
round, Ketchel drove vicious left into
Langfords body and the colored fighters
eyes closed and his mouth opened. He was
plainly hurt, but what might have proved
a dangerous situation for him was averted
by the bell.
Ketchel pursued his usual tactics of fore
ing the fighting. There was not moment
during the battle that he was not right
on top of Langford, never allowing him to
get set. This was the part OF wisdom, for
Langford easily outboxed him. From the
time that Langford started the blood flow
ing from the Michigan mans nose until
the final gong the colored fighter paid par
ticular attention to the damaged organ.
Both men missed many blows and the
referee was forced to pull them apart
nearly every time they rushed to a clinch.
There was not a mark on either man
as they emerged from the ring but Lang
ford appeared to be the fresher-
Fight by Rounds.
Round 1.-The men advanced cautiously
ketchel was the first to lead with a light
left for the wind. Langford missed left
man on the head. They clinched and in
the break LanRford landed light left on
wind Lsngtord missed repeatedly. Ketchel
was forcing the fighting. He landed a
left on the wind and right to the same
place as the bell rang. Not soN9 blow
was struck,
Round 2-Both advanced quickly to the
center. Langford tried left for the head
In a hot mixing LanEtord sent two good
right to head and again to wind. Lang
ford sent left to head Zach landed two
let's TO head and Ketchel sent right to
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 9-ketchel started the third round
with a left lead 70 the head, but was
blocked. Langford tabbed two lefts to the
face and then sent KetShss head Psg.
on the wind. Langford jabbed left to the
mouth and drove a hard right to. wind
n Ketche sh sent SfS dna hesS Ses
back with hard left and repeated the
blow a second later: LRnEford missed a
left TO the face. They were elinched at
Round 4-Up to this time Ketchel did all
get set. Ketchei led left to the wind and
they elinehed; Lansford sent two hard
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wind. LRnEford brought the blood from
Ketchels nose with a stiff left, Langford
blood came from the Injured member in
stream. Ketchel sent hard right TO the
wind and Langford uppercut one 10 the
chin This was Langford's round by q
Round 5-Ketchel led with a light left to
the face and then sent hard right to the
aged nose, starting the blood afresh. Lang
ford sent left to face and Ketchel right to
Ketchel sent a hard right to the nose.
Ketchel missed a hard uppercut and they
olinched. Ketohel landed right on wind
and LangfoTd uppsTcut 90 chin. Lang
ford swung a right as the bell rang, but
fell to the floor
Round 6-Langford lifted Ketchel off the
floor with an uppercut. Both drove hard
lefts to the head and In clinoh 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
on his legs and they clinehed repeatedly,
Langford played for the damaged nose
and had Ketchel covered with blood whom
the bell rang