Show SOME LIVE SPORTING GOSSIP A ANT AND iD REPORTS OF TRACK AND 1 KETCHEL PUTS POTS JOE OUT IN SECOND Thomas Is All But Hammered Out of Fighting S Territory S S GONG SAVED HIM IN FIRST FIRSTS Stan Lands Sleep Potion as S Joe JOO Tries to Cover Up lip His Face San Francisco Fr Au Aug IS it H.-H It took S. S St Stanley 1 Ketchel two rounds to finish S Joe Soc Thomas or 30 rounds le less s than he required when Tic ilC ne knocked out Thomas at olnia Thomas st started In I evidently intent on making a a. careful fight light Ho ducked loft tl leads lead and clinched Ho blocked body hody blows and clinched He lie struck out ver very seldom during tho the first half haIr of oC tho the opening round Ketchel was not to be denied however He lie wont vOnt nt at his man using both hoth hand nd In a varlet variety of or ways Thoma Thom managed to plank a a. couple of or straight lofts lefts on f face co and md seemed et to gem gain confidence from the tho fact that ho he could reach his opponent He lIe loosened up lip and fought tore more freely but hut a rightS right right- hand smash under tho the heart took look all S backed th the starch Wirch out of or him Joe Joo toward the ropes rODes and tried a 1 left Ift hift The blow blo was a Jarring on ono one It completely closed Thomas's Thomass right eye e and c caused u d him to rock on his feet Ketchel redoubled cl his Ills efforts effort and anti another another an an- another other hard loft brought Thomas to the 1100 floor Ho lie was up nt at tho the count of ot el ot eight ht tried to cover cO himself Ketchel rushed In In both bow hands solidly on the body hody and the force Corco of atom I ach punches punch s brought Thomas to his hla knees tf again Joe got to his feet teet bethe be- be f th the time limit and h by and Rne blocking muna managed ed nd to last the ino U gong gonS' came to hIs relief relIct Hammered Jo Joe to lo Hopes Hope the tho second round began besan Ket- Ket chel in aim ea eagerness to land overreached over ocr reached res-clied and nearly fell to the floor loor Thomas got pot In fn a bod body punch before tho the l an tighter fighter could straighten up Att After that it was all T Thomas omas was all but bul hammered through tho the ropes The Tho referee pulled him back Into fl fighting territory and Ketchel fairly fell tell upon him Fierce bod body smashes smash os and wicked lefts letts and rights rightson on the tho car ears and chin soon had Thomas Thomasin in a u dazed dared condition He lie bent boat down md and tried to shield his face faco with tho the Jov's but Ketchel ripped In a 1 wicked left uppercut which knock knocked d Thomas out completely Ills His knees cracked cr against ag the tho floor and then his forehead forehead fore Core h head Bd bumped against the tho mat Ho was waR waRIn In this position for several leveral seconds but rolled over on his side Referee reo Smith had Just counted nine when wh the captaIn captain cap cap- tam tain of police e Jumped upon the platform platform plat plat- form brat and signaled that the affair must stop He lie W was is-as S late lale In ills ifs Interference as Thomas was completely out Tho ma Objected rf to Timekeeper Ketchel was tho first of the principals prin to enter tho the ring As a reason for Thomas Thoma not being in th the ring soon efter Ketchel It Il was stated Joe objected oh- oh j to lo Joe Harding HS RS timekeeper because he was wa very ery friendly with Ketchel etchel Harding retired and Zeko Zt Abrams wa wu appointed timekeeper for tho club Thomas then came camo In Eddie I Smith tho the referee then hopped up p in inthe the th ring and divested himself of his hisS S COH COHl t. t When hen the men stripped to their fighting fl to togs s Thomas appeared several sev sev- e oral eral pounds the heavier His Ibis flesh lesh looked founds soft however while was hard looking and well muscled Thomas objected to an elastic clastic support on Ketchel's right elbow and etchel 1 took It off The referee sent ent thorn them to the scratch a few minutes after 10 S Round Hound On One Ketchel pawed pat at Thomass Thomas's face faco and missed Tho They Clinched Ketchel put In light left eft on face Joe ducked a a. second attempt and they clinched a sprain again aln again Thomas ducked a left and clinch clinched cd Thomas blocked body hody blows and lel leads l for the tho face and did not hit back Ketchel got sot In a a. left Jolt on the nose Ketchel ducked under under un un- un- un der r a a. left Soc Joo blocked a right body punch Ketchel left shifted catching Thomas on tho JI Jaw A A. hard bard right Jolt brought t Thomas to his knees He was up UI at the tho count of ot el eight ht Ills His rl right ht eye oyo was badly swollen Ketchel brought him down a again aln with hod body blows blow He lie tested rested on his knees until the count o of cI eight ht When he arose Ketchel l hammered him around the tho ring but could not floor him again Th The I gong gons sounded just Juat as ns delivered n a vicious left lett swing awing Round Two Tue Ketchel overreached with left loft and Thomas homas drove a right Into tho the ribs They tIC fought at quarterS quarter'S until S Thomas clinched When they broke Thomas put In hard punches with the tho I right Thomas was nearly fought through the tho ropa Cs The referee pulled L them back bacle Into the ring and Ketchel Ketche I went at Thomas Thoma landing with both bott I hands on face and body Thomas bent hent I H down and tried to cover his face Ketchel Ket Ket- chel ripped tipped in fn a left loft uppercut catchIng catchIng catch catch- Ing log Joe on the chin an and ami bringing him hin i to his hla knees Thomas's Thomass head dropped I to the tho floor Ho lie was completely out Just as Referee Ed Smith rn cou counted counte 1 the pollee Jumped Un up on the tho plat form torm but would would have havo been beci counted out In any case CASO |