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KETCHEL HITS GRIT FOR COASTCoffroth Said to Have Slipped! Him an Ultimatum to Reach Frisco By Wednesday,Now* York, Sept. is,— Following tit)urgent telegram from Promoter James Coffroth of Sim Francisco. Stanley Kotchtti id In - i, Willus Jripromise to bo 011 board a fast train bound tor the Pacific coast before tho day is over. It is understood that ( off* roth informed Ketekel that unless ho js ! in San Francisco by next Wednesday he would lt;u 11 oft 1 he fight with Ja* i\v ;; g+L ITS? * IJohnson, which is to be held on October 12, iCoffroth wants to make certain that; Ketehel is in perfect coudition when he » meets Johnson. *Ys Ketehel s fight with I Sam Langford was called off here on I Thursday Pittsburg and Boston vied -nitli oalt;h other to got tho match and it was the hope of fighting Langford I in one of these cities before the John- json fight that, kept Ketehel here. Rut now he says he would rather fight John-v ■ Wson than Langford and therefore ho has decided to lose as little time as possible in reaching the coast.So as not to get out of active train- ! ing, a baggage room on one of the cars of the train in which Ketehel will journey to the west will be fitted up as a gymnasium and there the pugilibt will punch the bag and work with dumb bells while on route. Ketehel is confident oi victory over Johnson.
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San Antonio Light and Gazette
San Antonio, Texas, US
Sat, Sep 18, 1909
Page 5
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