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KETCHEL'S NEXT BOUTMiddleweight Champion to Clash With Langford.BOUT SHOULD BE A HUMMERBoth M*r\ Have Knockout Wallop I Either Hand and Are Game to the Core—Contest to Be Held In New York.Vilt;11IBy TOMMY CLAR.K.Fight followers the country oyer are deeply interested in the* coming reu round slaml'est betwieii Sam Langford, the dusky tiued warrior from Huston, und Stanley Ketchel, the middleweight champion, now culled the -Michigan liunkaue. which is to be held in New Yt.ik Sept. 10. The bout promises to be a giudge battle” and US the plum pugilistic tor which promoters the cuunrry over hate been bidding since Ketchel won the titlefrom Bill Papke.Both pugilists have been in training for the hist month or so and are in excellent trim for the battle. With condition guaranteed on both sides, it looks like the particular encounter of ring history, a great hitting whitechampion pitted against an equally great hitting black man who has been denied the glories of a championship because of his ability. Want any more excuse for action than that?The battle should result in one of the greatest coufests ever held in this country. Both men carry a knockout wallop* in either hand ami are game to the core. Langford is a larger edition .»f Joe Walcott, the little negro who inside things warm tor several heavyweights a few years hack. Langford disclosed championship merit six years ago when lie defeated Joe Cans, who at that time was considered invincible and ihe peer of any welter or middle weight living. Since that time he has added to his record, reputation and weight. For years he has met and trimmed heavyweights of all descriptions. The 153 pounders stood absolutely no chance against him. Among some of his principal hea^r^eight victims have been Jimmy Barry. JoeJeannette, Sandy Ferguson, TunyI4.’t'\VeIi;Ilit}iI•ir(tiiiClIriLtI1Ar!11SAM LAXGFOKD, WHO 13 TO IfJtET KXTCHETST EXT MONTH.Ross, Young” Peter Jackson, Larry Temple and a score of others. Tough propositions these, every one, as their name and records will indicate. Jack .lobusou has been the only man ro successfully take the measure of LangfordKetchel first came info notice about tv.o years ago, when he met Joe Thomas, making a draw in twenty rounds and scoring a clean win two months later in thirty-two rounds. Last year his contests brought him his reputation, and at that Billy I’apke knocked him out in twelve rounds. He attained a national reputation by coining east and beating Jack O’Brien.Ketchel claims the world’s middleweight title and is also matched with Jack Johnson for the heavyweight honor.In order to earn public support : Ketchel must trim Langford as de-| cisively as Johnson turned the trick some years ago. If the Wolverine can do this he will have to be regarded as a serious factor in the heavyweight division. If he fails his prospective meeting with Johnson will be nothing less than a fiasco.Should Langford defeat Ketchel he will demand a match with Johnson.
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Warren Evening Mirror
Warren, Pennsylvania, US
Wed, Sep 01, 1909
Page 6
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