Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-25
FIGHT BY ROUNDS

Within three minutes after the end
of the Tremble- Morris prelim AL Kauf-
mann and Battling johnson entered the
ring, accompanied by their managers
and seconds. Billy Delaney, of course,
was chief second for the boy wonder,
with Oscar Ear! and Billy Aldridge as
seconds. johnson was seconded by
Billy Murnane. Jim Gaines, Alex Null
yey and Abdul.
Following is the fight by rounds:
Round One
johnson began his rushing tactics
and landed several fierce wallops be-
fore Al realized the fight was on, but
the boy wonder quickly recovered and
sailed in to even the score with rights
and lefts that he frequently landed. Al
began using his left to the chin with
good effect, but johnson REFUSED to be
slowed down, and the opening session
was the best round of real fighting
ever seen in local ring, with honors
about even.
Round Two
Al met johnson In the center of the
ring and landed two rights to the
jaw. johnson missed leads to the head
and Al put rights to the jaw frequent
ly, cleverly outboxing the Russian, Al
jabbed Johnson with left and stepped
away from fierce rights and let's Al
uppercut with right and ducked right
swing by Johnson. Russian put hard
right to head and AL countered with
right to jaw. Johnson became wild and
in mixup in center of ring Kaufman
landed repeatedly with right to jaw.
At gong johnson wanted to continue
fight. Kaufmann's round.
Round Three
They exchange rights to head and
clinch. AL jabs left to face and they
exchange rights and lefts to head. AL
jabs left to face again and puts three
right swings to jaw. Johnson is wild
and groggy and Kaufman lands fire.
quently with rights and lefts to head.
In breaking out of clinch Al gets over
right to jaw and repeats with right
and left to head. Johnson is tired, but
swings to body and they clinch. They
are going at q fearful pace. They ex-
change rights and lefts to head. Kauf-
mann's round.
Round Four
Al ducks right swing and they clinch.
johnson uppercuts in clinch and they
exchange rights and lefts to head AL
puts two short arm hooks to jaw and
they clinch again. Al puts right and
left to head and repeats. They clinch
and AL forces Johnson to ropes, both
fighting fiercely. Al puts right and left
to face and repeats. Johnson is wild
in his swings and seldom lands, while
Kaufman sidesteps and lands to head
with right and left at gong.
Round Five
johnson puts left to jaw and AL coun-
tiers with left to face. They again ex-
change rights and lefts to head and
clinch. Al puts hard right to head and
comes again with right and left to head
that staggers Russian. Johnson is miss
ing and Kaufman jabs frequently with
left to face. Al puts several rights to
jaw and Johnson is bleeding and
groggy. Al staggers Johnson with
right to jaw and again puts right to
head and jaw. and Johnson staggers
across the ring. The gong saves the
Russian.
Round Six
Al staggers Johnson with several
rights and lefts to head and jaw and is
landing at will. Al is working straight
left to chin and Russian is staggering,
but AL also is tired-very tired. Three
rights to jaw put Johnson down, but
he gets up quickly. AL puts rights and
left to jaw and head at will and john
son practically is out, but al is un-
able to finish him. At gong Johnson is
bleeding profusely and so groggy that
he walks unsteadily to his corner.
Round Seven
Johnson runs into clinch. AL puts
right to head and repeats with right
and left to jaw that staggers johnson.
In fierce mixup Al lands frequently to
head and Johnson's seconds toss towel
into ring in acknowledgment OF defeat.