The evening world., 1911-07-01
ketchel, Took Bad Beating Try
ing to Box 0'Brien, but When
He Started to Slug He Made
Short Work Of philadelphia
Jack"
No. Stanley KefcheI.
CspyrSht. 1911. b. The Pr~ Publishing Co.
~ Ns- va,L wn,tAN

the New York World.
~ ETCHEL. now firmly sntrenched
in the position Of middleweight
~ champion of the world. turned
his eyes again toward the East. He
cams back to visit his mother and
sa6hsr and while in Grand Rapids boxed
4 three-round exhibition bout with
rouy CAponL. wulus Britt, the brother
Of james Britt. the lightweight fighter.
was now his manager. While Ketchel
was visiting his parents Britt was try
Ing 20 arrange with the promoters OF
me boxing game here in New York
for bouts for the champion. But 1t
was dinicuit to secure amy n who
could make . sufficiently good showing
against Kstchei to render the match
interesting.
Philadelphia Jack" O'Bricn. who had
rot IN bad with the New York fans.
sent word to Johnny White. then man
assr Of the National Sporting Club of
this city. that he would like to nght
Ketchel. They were matched to box
ten rounds. no decision. before the Ma
tional Sporting CLUB on March %. 1903.
Ketchei came East and tool up train
ing quarters at the Woodlawn Inn. the
Bronx. o'Brlen left Philadelphia and
set up his camp down at S~heepshead
Bay.
Tse National Sporting Club was
crowded that night, The members
were all there. Because OF the atti-
tude OF the police authorities 1t was
moi easy 10 get into the club. Prices
vere high and poor. would-be mem
bers'' found its doors tightly barred
against them. Broadway was out In
force. Automobiles chugged up to the
doors ~ the clubhouse IN a line as long
as that which nightly rolls up TO the
Metropolitan during the opera season.
senator McCarren led an enthusiastic
delegation over the bridge from Brook
,yn, while Philadeiphia's society boxer,
Anthony 7. DrcNel liddle, headed n
large and wealthy party from the Qua
ksr City eager TO put their money down
on philadelphia jack The betting
was brisk. with Ketchel as a slighi
fayorlte on the strength NJ his cham
pion ship aad his nghts with Papke,
Elite at the RIngSide.
o'Br!en came into the ring with NJ
tlo StNle OF d Nullh N'h''f''''
chist second Vas Tony Blddle. member
OF ~Phliadelphls's most exclusive social
SET. A tall. dark unknown, with glori-
gu, minister's that gave him the sp-
psarance ~ a bloodth!rsty brlsand' was
in the party, The crowd took to NOSE
whiskers Wight away. Philadeiphil 8
elite was well represented. keeone' "As
accompanied by Jimmy Britt. Johnny
Frayne, JIMMY johnson and his man
sgsr. Willis Britt, During the eNc1nn1-
Of p~iessantries before the night O'Br!en
sized Ketchel up very earetu!'y aha
said;
Well. You're a nice looking young
fellow for a fighter. ! hope you are
prepared for a scrap" . .
Don't worry: there'l he a nsht' oil
right" retorted ketchel. The boy cham
pIon was vislbly nervous lie was 60
inT up against an admittedly clover
man and was DESTROYS OF acdulttlng
himself creditab!y on this his first APP
poaranee before the fans of New YORK
There was also another reason for ais
nervousness. From the time that tn,
match had been made Britt had lost no
ouportunity to impress upo the West
ern boy the cleverness OF the nan he
vas to meet and the Importance OF