Show I Ift I I 1 t KETCHEL WINS I 1 I tJ tJi ti t BY A DECISION i i Victor Says He Broke Right Hand or Would 1 Have Been Finished iti t E i 0 0 0 0 4 r j i Through a mistake the AlI 0 i 3 ed Pre Pr Press flashed nashed the report over oyer overt I t 1 the wire yesterday that had hadS G Gwon S won the decision at the end of fJ I 0 3 twenty rounds This information S I r 0 S was at once bulletined to W the pub r 0 4 lie He by The Herald and other pa paper l 0 peru per It was also o announced at atthe atthe atthe the baseball ba grounds that I 4 had won the decision Later the i I F t Associated Press Pres sent in another 1 f I 4 report saying Ke bel won the de decision deI ii f I j 4 elsion chion The last Jast report is correct 0 I I 0 0 0 0 0 0 n Arena San Franciaco Francisco July 6 Stan Stanley f f t ley Ketchel of Michigan Is s still un the 2 if f worlds orN middleweight champion In a aB at B t dieste gruelling battle batHe during duringS ii S the champion was wa constantly con on ont t th Aggressive he ie e was awarded warded a the de deM dein 3 M M in over ove filly Dilly of oC Illinois at the i I em of the twentieth round the sched f ul d number Ketchel claimed to have j I broken hut bit right hand In the tM sixth p round wd and this assertion subsequently j w kS verified Hi Hf left leU thumb also al o was waa wui i ft The decision of the tM referee d greeted with wit a mixture of cheers cheezy I and hoots hoot w i Roche after atter th tM the contest contesti a i MORe mafle e the following statement Ketch Ketchel S r el eI was wa the at all aU times Fur Further Further ther more lie be landed the cleaner and li j harder punches and scored the only t knockdown In the tenth round roundAl al ii u ah nearly everybody seems seem to toS S d tHink tank that had slipped to the theil il floor Ioor sor There Is absolutely ab no question F but bat Ketch l earned a deci deel decision l I sion S sionA A a to the toe fight itself the assassin 5 i M U uK Ketchel has hu been christened by ring ringI j I bade fair literally to live up to toS toI S I name ume He forced the tho th fighting from 3 C the tap of the initial gong song and with the tM exception of oC the third enjoyed ed a aj j clear lead in the first half bAit of the bat battle battie tie tle In Iii the eleventh Ketchel landed r th time Mid and nd again pin with ponderous lefts bt t try tIT a u as he would he could not find fled a avital aviM avital t vital viM place Both men were bleeding 1 freely at this stage ata of oC the battle in particular spouting blood from his hisman hisS hist S man tit tIa and nose until the center of ot the 3 t I ring rk rIn resembled a shambles shamble It Was a Vicious Battle I The feature of the ht was the I with M ith which both men ment meni t i and the apparent hatred that I larked behind every punch j I When seen Men in his dressing room 1 Ketchel save out this statement 2 f I broke my right hand in the sixth round So and later on the eighth round T J I 1 dislocated my left thumb j But Rut for or these theae mishaps mlp I 1 would have haveS l S j j made mad short work of I could not notI notI I f I hit effectively when t the opportunity l I came arne especially In the tha tenth round I will be only too glad to give an another I j other chance Kd Zd of the theS 1 i S defeated pugilist minced no words in i J showing bowing his bl displeasure over oel the deci decision Cl 4 sion He said that should have havet 13 t been Men given a draw I I e l The defeated pugilist said Id that he hei i i would fight Ketchel again at any an time Willie Willis Britt said aid that unless I hand bands Improved the champion would I G I ROt not be able to fight Jim Flynn In Los LosS S f Angeles on July 14 11 next S S Fight by Rounds f I Round 1 Ketchel opened up with a art aI I I f rt rI t smash to the stomach and after S gome wrestling Ketchel duplicated the UN j i S l bloW Wow Breaking from a clinch Ketchel 1 S t his left to the Jaw The he referee i experienced great creat difficulty in separating them ibs from clinches Ketchel suddenly a succession on of right and left leftS S j f swings on the body and head bead and the i I Thunderbolt sought refuge In a clinch I t l had bad the Ute advantage of ot a vicious i L I 2 The men fought entirely at att t 1 doss doe range raD with Ketchel Ketch forcing his hie man manS mant t S x against t the ropes Locked In a clinch t against the ropes Ketchel shot In a fear reer fearful tot ful left uppercut to the jaw and a mo me moment meat ment later ripped a similar blow to the stomach b retaliated by a vicious toft t to the champions Jaw The round roundS t S laded wit the men fighting at close elON quarters quarter Ketchel had the advantage I Round Bound 3 Ketchel rushed his man mani i I I the ropes time and again Prom From this ts position delivered two right bedy y 7 punches and they fought to the I r center of the ring landed a wicked left to th the Jaw law and soon seen afterwards drove droye i I rbt and left to the stomach Ketchel a straight left on the note nose t I I Shot a rn straight right to the mouth and V Ik blood Wood seeped r ed through lips 1 as be took his hi renter romer It was una unai i i Round Ketchel 4 o ed the fourth t li i round with a fearful left tt swing to the f Jaw He Es went after his man landing i right t and left tt swings to tiN the Jaw and body I sk nose nOlle bleed ble d slightly 1 I Ketchel Kitchel planted a straight left ever c r the if It Mart heart n but only smiled The men meni i 1 win ware w loath to break from clinches dutches duri dur during i ift i lag ing which Ketchel swung rather low m i twice twIN with rights Wi i 1 round by a shade 1 I 1 Round hound 6 Ketchel met rush with witha ith 1 Wi J j a left to the Jaw and they IL clinched The Thc men fought Utterly bitterly every enl enli t i I i Inch t iii of the way putting in a solid 1 1 t right t to the face Referee ee Roche ex exhausted exI I I I i hausted himself prying them apart l i f t KetcHel forced fol through the th ropes by sheer r strength renith and nearly nearl followed t 1 hint him over A vicious rally followed I doing considerable ro erable execution with right jt 1 aad lefts to the Jaw ja round 4 V pd rapped Ketchel on the I f I law w with a right uppercut rocking the th i tatters t head he The men forced so II fiercely I that t they fell to the floor from their ex x I Ketchel then planted plant two lefts i j and a right bt to the heart bend b Immediately Immediate afterward Ketchel swung two lefts to the Jaw and forced his man against the ropes landed a 8 light right and left to the face fact but Ketchel forced his antagonist against the ropes where he put In three body punches The round ended in a vicious bilt ineffectual rally Ketchel Kethel had a slight advantage Round 7 They went at each other hot hotly hotly hotly ly but most moet of the tha blows flew harmlessly into the air all Ketchel forced his man against the ropes ro his hie left lift to the Jaw and right to the body bt y landed a light right to the face fae and Ketchel retaliated with a left shift shUt to the stomach They mixed It furiously with in a corner Ketchel all the time lacing out with Ith right and leit Jett but no damage dama e resulted and It was an even eyen round Round S Ketchel landed aDded right and left lefton lefton on the body forcing his man against the ropes Ketchel then put in a solid left to the Jaw and they the clinched After some fruitless exchanges upper uppercut uppercut uppercut cut with right to the chin face was partly covered with blood d as the gong ended another even round Round J t Ketchel rushed In and swung a vicious right around the head and in return got an equally hard bard punch to the face Ketchel hooked a right to the Jaw aw that brought the blood In a stream from mouth Ketchel Ketch I waded in landing sandIng right and left on the face fue and Jaw and clinched to spit blood blond and the red fluid poured from his nose nOlle Ketchel sought f to get in a vital punch He fought into a neutral corner and landed two good wallops on the face as the gong rang It was best round so far Round 10 surprised the cham champion c champlon m pion pon by coming c to the mark and landing a couple of stiff face punches It was only a flash in the pan for tor Ketchel shot right and ami left to the Jaw w with merciless precision and it looked as If It he would beat the Thunderbolt to the floor Pap ke lie stalled and hung and saved himself hl lt from severe levere punishment Ketchel hooked hooke hookeR a R terrible left lett to the Jaw and hesten beAhm wit n K then landed a right and left on the Jaw and face and amI the gong rang Round 11 came up bravely and Ketchel started the blood Mood afresh with right and left swings to which responded with a full left swing to the champions Jaw Ketchel went after his hisman hIsman man teen delivering blow after blow on the Jaw and weakened Ketchel slipped to the floor his foot catching on shoe tops He was up in a atrice atrice atries trice tries and waded relentlessly In but was unable to land a knockout punch Round 12 Ketchel drove droe a hard right to the Jaw and sent tottering to the ropes rope only the lower strand saving him from going into the press stand After Ketchel had sent a hard right to the face came back at him landing vicious clous right and left swings to the j Jaw and Ketchel staggered a bit The crowd rose ro roseon roseon eon on its feet in an uproar and shouted for fol the under dog In the betting Ketchel however was not to be stopped He ex exchanged exchanged exchanged changed punch for fol punch and received considerably the worst of It braced up and succeeded In making It U an even round Round 13 landed full tilt with a vicious right swing awing on the point of ot the jaw law which nettled the champion and forced him to clinch was fighting strongly at this stage and appeared to toe tobe tobe be e far from a c beaten iran Ketchel landed his right to the Jaw for which he was rebuked by a right upper cut on the chin seemed to take on confidence as the battle progressed sed and when the round ended if anything he had a slight advantage 14 The men swung at each Bach other for fully a minute but only one blow blo a right to the thern body landed on Ketchel Ketche The Thunderbolt followed this with a aright aright right to the Jaw and a left to the body Ketchel Keichel th then n drove dr ve his right with great force high on the body and a clinch fol followed followed followed lowed The rest reet of the round was de devoted devoted devoted voted to close clo e range fighting in which no damage was done dona but had a slight advantage Round Hound Ii Ketchel opened the round with a vicious left chop on the Jaw A moment later he sank his left into the stomach and then forced his man against the ropes but inflicted no damage The Themen Themen I Imen men clinched wrestled wrested and stalled staled and an slowed up perceptibly At close clo range swung snort short arm rights and lefts to the Jaw and the hell belt bl ended ene a avery a avery very ver tame round rund Round Roun The men battled at a furious clip at close clo quarters quart eN Again Agin and again they swung with right and left but without result reul In a clinch Ketchel up uppercut uppercut with Ith left lef to the Jaw but up evened U it I up with right and left body hy punches lunches which he varied varie with wit a straight left eft to the face tace The fighters fighter were ere locked in each others embrace as the gong rang Round 17 The blows of or both contestants seemed to have lost their sting as the themen then themen men n came cam to the center of ot the ring The Th efforts of both to land were futile al though hough they hammered away unceasingly fute suddenly I shot a stiff left lef to the th pit of the stomach but Ketchel countered with ith a left to the body by and an followed with witha a left lef to the Jaw staggered Ketchel with wih a straight left to the Jaw simultaneously with wih the gong It I was wasa jw a hard punch and gave le a slight advantage of the round Round Rou 18 li After tier fter considerable wrestling and clinching drove an a nasty nat right to the Jaw jw forced force his antagonist to o the ropes rop putting in two lefts left to the face fac which had no serious effect effet Sud Su denly the Thunderbolt Jarred his man I with two forceful left hooks books jrr Hush flush on the Jaw jw Ketchel spat blood and appeared to weaken but took a brace bc and shot two solid oll lefts on the te Jaw as the bell rang jw bel Round Rond 19 Ketchel came up dancing and they the waltzed into Int a clinch The fighters contented themselves with wih clinching and staying in close No damage resulted from the tb punches punhe landed laded the first frt two minutes minute of fighting shot out his right rrt rather suddenly and the Wow blow bow landed lane on Jaw ja ane the champion staggered halfway across aros the ring chamPon followed this up with another vicious clip lip to the chin and the th bell ended end an interesting exchange round Round Both mea mE fought foucht with all Wih their unexpended strength at close range al Ketchel Kethel fought desperately to land a telling win punch but rocked his head Ppe hed with two rights in quick succession on th the point of the chin Ketchel rushed the Thunderbolt against the ropes seeking seeking th vainly to find fid a vital spot rop but smothered all al his attempts at At this stage neither neit man mn appeared capable of landing sage a knockout punch Ketchel rushed laning his ma man rn round tn tb the ring rin T The run round rush und ended with e in a corner eer and Ketchel hammering away with wih rights and lefts Referee Roche Rohe promptly declared delre a aThe Ketchel the victor victo on Of points The decision with dece was wae received mingled cheers chand and derisive shouts shout mingle |