Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-26
landed some terrific blows to the kid

tdudSO some CeTEluC DlOWS 10 Tue XIII
|neys.
FOURTH ROUND-When the men
met in the center of the ring johnson
shot a heavy right into Burns ribs.
The men talked wildly to one another,
each seeming intent upon getting the
other excited and landing the money
winning punch. During the jeering
they spared fiercely, but few blows
being struck Then Johnson swung
left to the BODY and Burns brought
right to head. Johnson, closing in,
threw terrific right and left to the
head of the Canadian The bell found
the men in hard clinch
FIFTH acknowledgement refresh
ed from his minutes rest, Burns start
ed the round briskly, landing his right
on Johnson's head and punching the
body with both hands. Johnson man.
aged to slip over a few rights to the
head during the round.
SIXTH ROUND Johnson rushed
and Burns clinched. Breaking loose,
however, with one hand, johnson
swung his right dozen times into
the white mans ribs. Burns jolted
Johnsons body frequently and swung
his right hard over the ribs and put a
stiff left to the stomach several times.
Johnson, however, treated these blows
as a joke, laughing at the crowd and
making sarcastic remarks to his op-
| ner and scored a couple of rights to
| the body.
SEVENTH ROUND-Johnson rushed
Burns across the ring, dealing out
rights in which there was no mercy.
Burns got left to Johnson's jaw and
Johnson raised lump under Burns
right eye in return. Burns here seem
ed to be losing strength. Johnson was
landing repeatedly on Burns eye,
meanwhile addressing the people about
the ringside and, though Tommy was
working deXtrously at infighting. he
placed several terrific blows on Burns
ribs, dropping him to the floor for a
flew seconds.
EIGHTH ROUND-Burns' eyes were
|puffed up and he was bleeding from
the mouth when he emerged from his
corner. The white mans blows appar-
emily had little effect on the negro,
who went severely about belaboring
the head of the champion.
| NINTH ROUND-"Come on, Tommy !;
lswing your right yelled Johnson as
the gong rang. There was not very
much fighting-probably more talking
during this round.
| TENTH ROUND-Both men seemed
tiring, Johnson still using his fists eff.
Effectively on Burns head and stomach
and Burns was doing all he could in
Ireply. His blows, however, lacked
steam.
I ELEVENTH ROUND-The perspira
ton pouring off the body of Johnson
made it look not unlike highly polish
ed walnut Burns tried to cross his
, right over, but Johnson cleverly avoid
ed him, meantime laughing at the
Johnson apparently invulnerable. .WheI
the bell rang Burns limped to his cor
lner
TWELFTH ROUND-Again johnson
: sailed in and Burns took a tremendou
lot of punishment gamely., His jaw
!, Twas greatly swollen.
y THIRTEENTH ROUND = johnson
: continued to play for the injured ey'
: and the bleeding mouth of Burns
: which. was swollen twice its norma
Isize. Blow after blow the colored ma
trained upon him and the gong alon
!, Saved the white man from defeat, 70
= he was Keeling and groggy as it rang.
vi FOURTEENTH ROUND = Johnso
- went right after Burns when time wa
!, called. The white man warily backe
!, laway, but Johnson, following him III
- dropped Burns with a right to til
: head Zone, two, three" slowly cOun
- ed the referee, and Burns rename
:. down until eight seconds had bee
~ lreeled off. When he arose Johnso
:" flew at him like tiger and, usin
:. both hands numerically, soon had til
champion tottering. The police the
n jumped into the ring and stopped tt
!. fight. The referee Immediately
40 lclared Johnson the winner He adde
40 that he considered it the best fight
of lhad ever witnessed.
IN Holds Two HOnOrs.
ne Jack Johnson is not only the fir
es NEGRO to hold the worlds heavyweig
1t. Ititle-he is also the first colored m;
ever to battle for the honor. Pet
~. jackson tried to get John l.. Sullivs
m. ITO meet him years ago, but witho
ar. success. Jackson's bout with Corbe
ar was not for the worlds title.
ht The bout was the outcome of 7
as tient trailing of Burns by Johnson.
,se had followed Tommy practically to ;
ON sides of the world, asking for mate
nd In Johnsons ring career he has foug
r,v GA battles and has scored % knoe
he outs. He has Knocked out Jack j.
cd fries, brother of Jim Jeffries, a
ms has also put away Bob Fitzsimmol
of He has lost but two fights, one
ON Marvin Hart on a decision, the 9th
he on foul to Joe Jeanette.
Johnson topped Burns by more tn
NO six inches, but Burns had bet
he treach, his measurements being "a