New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-02
KETCHEL HAS AMBITION
Young Leon Hopes to Equal
Record of Great Stanley.
EXPECTS TO BE CHAMPION
Luther McCarty Has a Cowboy
on His Trail Who Wants
to Take His Measure.

Leon ketchel, younger brother OF tpc
late Stanley Ketchel the middeweignt
champion Of the world, is in New York,
training hard for busy campaign within
the roped arena. IL is the ambition OF
the younger brother Of the famous Mich
igan Assassin TO win the middeweight
championship and keep the title where
IL belongs" to quote from HIM. Leon IS
only welterweight at the present Tune
In fact. ne In rather below the welter-
weight limit. for he weighs only l3s
pounds. He is big Quilt boy, however.
and il will not he long before ne will be
forced to fight in The class which his
brother ruled with iron hand.
While 1t is true that ketcnel is only a
novice. with many OF the line points OF
the game still to learn. ne gives every
promise of developing into star. lie
has the same loose build. the big. broad
shoulders. deep and powerfully muscied
chest. with the long, muscular arms thas
helped his brother win his way TO the top
Of the class lie il naturally an asgges-
sive lighter. but al the same time ne mas
given the finer points OF the game some
study. and Is constantly trying to learn
TO box cleverly. lie has made great prog
ress under the tuteage II Matty Baldwin,
the clever Boston lightweight.
Ketche has done all his boxing in the
smaller towns OF the Middle west and
Southwest. He has peen In the ring FOR
a little more than six months. and mas
taken part In eight battles, when ne won
seven OF them by knockouts'
Ketchel is training up At WOODLAND
Inn He is a hard, conscientious worker
Mattv Baldwin has taken great lkins
20 the lad and the pal, box ten or Twelve
rounds every day. The benefits derived
from the training received from the vet
,ran are becoming more apparent with
zach dav. At times the boys leave friend
shin outside Of the ropes and go in and
fight. In the pure and simple primitive
fight Ketchel Is the better. for he glories
I'm the exchanges. but when the men box
ne comes out second best more cften.
II is the intention If ketcne, TO start
with men of the type Of Phil Cross
Young" Hickey and simiar boys until
ne gains the experience necessary, then
he will 20 after the best in the business
and when the time comes for him 10 hght
the uaiddleweights he believes that he VIII
prove TO be a tit successor 10 his brother.
More trouble looms up on tile puglhsuc
horizon OF Luther McCarty, the white
HEAVYWEIGHT champion. Away out IN
Oregon there is cowboy who believes
that he is the real champion II the white
race. and all he wants .s a chance 10 box
McCarty and prove IL. In 4 well wordei
challenge TO the recently crowned cham
Mon this wreoker of hopes, Mllt Drown
nv name declares that he can whip Nc
CartV at all kinds OF sport, from throw
ing the RATA 10 boxing with hve-ounce
gloves This Drown person is modest
SORT. lie says under pressure that he
hits them only once. and that once Is
enough.
"rve never boxed. he declared smiling
Iv hut I'm the one man who can beat
AIc6'artv. out on the ranges in Montana
rye vrcstled with steers, and, what Is
more. I'VE thrown them. and l believe
that any man who can put steer TO his
knees need not be afraid OF any man
with flve-ounce gloves on his hands.
can boy "A little myself, and l want to
meet this champion"