Norwich bulletin., 1911-09-09
kETCHEL SPENT THOUSANDS
 AS HE MADE IT.
What's the Use of Money if You Don't
 Spend It. His Motto.

The estate of the late Stanley Ket chel. one of the greatest fighters who ever drew on a glove, has just been settled. The final inventory shows that after all debts had been paid the heirs will receive $107, the proceeds of the sale of broken down automobile. News item.
 When Stanley Ketchel arrived in San t'ranciso in the summer of 1907 his principal assets consisted of a heart of physique and a draw with Joe Thomas, then regarded as the best man of his weight in the country.
 Ketchel stepped off the ferry without sufficient funds to buy coffee and " Before he came to San Francesca he had engaged in numerous bush fights. for which he received bush purses. Therefore Ketchel really began to earn the big money when he struck Cali fornia. The first turn of the wheel of fortune was his fight in San Francisco with Joe Thomas. The winning of that desperate battle by Ketchel opened the financial hoodgates for him, and when he fought his last battle his fists had earned for him approximately $103, 300 in purses alone. What he won in bets is prohlematical, but it is believed that the sum was sufficient to bring the grand total up to $150.000. 1t is known that he won an unusually heavy bet
  betting, of course, being on the num- Der of rounds.
 What became of this fortune? Some of 1t, about S2O,GC0, went to fix up his parents. The balance was thrown away on riotous living, given to false friends and burned up in automobiles. At least $30, GOO went in buzz wagons. Probably $50,000 was squandered along the line,' this sum including "tOuches' running from $5 to $200. In a few in dividual cases Ketchel is known to have pasesd out more than $2G0, being very well aware at the time that the money would never be returned
 When in San Francisco it was Ket- chePs custom to engage a suite at the swellest hotels. His apartments in variably included buffet, which was always stocked with the finest of wines. A valet and chauffeur added to the expense but when IIetchel felt in clined to put on dog" he stopped at nothing.
 Shortly before the Reno fasco Ket- ehel vas stopping a a fashionable ho- tel in San Francisco. No top floor room, the sort tha5 Battling Nelson generally took, but right on the second hoor-reception room bedroom, private "bawth" bedroom and buffet room. Ills bill amounted to something like S75 day not counting the wine he dispensed and the wages of the chauf- ltNI anu NdiGt. ALSO tllG nl2f1llN -IfIDS down the line Wilson Mizner who was then KetcheFs manager, was over in Reno at the time. and hearing of his charges extravaganza. boarded tho limited and rushed to San Francisco
 Great heavens, Steven he said, you'll have to cut this out or you'll go to the poorhouse.'
 Ketchel put up the same old argu- ment about not being able to take his money with him when he died, but he finally acceded to Mizner's request to live more modestly.
 After his first defeat of Papl1e in San Francico he bought a $6,000 automo- bile, said auto being able to travel some, but by and by Stanley wanted more speed, so he bought another ma chine costing $7,5G0, put he old ma chine in q garage and permitted the rental 70 ear t upA few months lat CT the new auto was destroyed by fire in New York
 ketchel without doubt was the most prodigal of all boxers, including John l.. Sullivan, wlto never felt satisfied until his last bean" had been spent ketchel, however, had more money 10 spend and got rid of it in a more riot ous fashion. Whats the use of keep ing your money-you cant take it with you," he was wont to say, and that he lived up to his philosophy is shown by the story the pitiful inventory of his estate tells.