The Colorado statesman., 1909-09-11

California blacksmith, which took place
in Coffroth's arena, has demonstrat-
ed how very superior Johnson is over
any of the present day heavyweights.
For ten rounds Johnson made a chop
ping block of Kaufman, and got away
without scratch. He is by far the
cleverest man in the ring today. The
coming fight with Jeffries will but add
new laurels to the Negroes crown. John
son should be careful of himself. He Is
an important asset to the race at this
time. Every Negro is proud of Jack
Johnson.
Fight by Rounds.
Round johnson opened with left
hook to the stomach. The men then
mixed at close range. johnson landed
right and left short arm punches to the
jaw. johnson smiled and brought right
and left to the face. Kaufman looked n
bit worried at this stage and spared
for fully half a minute. johnson closed
in, landing short-arm rights and lefts
to the head There was little sting in
them, however. Just before, the round
ended kaufman shot right and left
to the jaw, but the champion only
smiled. Kaufman seemed very slow in
comparison with Johnson.
against the ropes and a moment later
drove a straight left to the face. He
followed this with a left to the body
and then quickly brought the same
member to the blacksmith's jaw. Kauf-
man had not been able to locate the
blacks anatomy. They Aclosed in and
Johnson rocked Kaufman's head with
short-arm swings that carried no steam
behind them Johnson rushed kaufman
into the latters corner. but inflicted no
damage. johnson had the better of
tame round. Johnson smiled and
cracked jokes at the spectators.
Round 3-They rushed. johnson driv-
ing a wicked left to the jaw, which he
followed with a hard clout to the stom-
ach. johnson uppercut twice with his
right to the jaw and blood spurted
from Kaufman's mouth. johnson plant
ed hard right wallop on AIS bleeding
face and forced the blacksmith to stall.
johnson 4taunted Kaufman good-na-,
turedly and varied this with two fear
full jolts to the jaw. The bell rang and
AL tumbled into his chair with blood
flowing in a stream from his mouth
and nose.-- 1t appeared as though john
son was Kaufman's master and could
finish him at such time as he was ready
to cut loose.
Kaufman Lands One.
Round kaufman. after some SPAR
ring, drove hard right to the stom-
ach. This angered the champion and
he quickly beat the Californian against
the ropes, planting right and left to
the jaw. After some clinching Kauf-
man drove him right to the stomach
and johnson grinned and winked at his
seconds. Both men eased up, Kaufman
seldom leading. The round ended
tamely and 1t looked as If Johnson de-
liberately slowed up. Up to this stage
Kaufman failed to lead and had landed
| but two punches, both to the stomach
Round 5-"Keep quiet over there
yelled johnson at one of the news
paper photographers. The men fought
to close quarters and Johnson uppercut
twice with his right, lifting Kaufman's
head a foot. Johnson was .quickness
and nimbleness personified. The cham
pion drove the right and left to the
stomach and had Kaufman constantly
| on the defensive. Kaufman made two
weak efforts to land. The fighters bat
| tied around the ring without any seri-
| Gus damage being inflicted.
Round 6-Kaufman was short with
| left lead and the men clinched. Johnson
suddenly broke loose and sent the Cali
fornian almost into the press stand
with a left hook to the body and a right
cross to the jaw. mix it, AL" the
crowd yelled, and AL did so. But he
found Johnsonwaiting for him, and the
latter showed him that he was master
| Of the situation at any style of fighting
| that Kaufman could bring to him. The
round closed with Intellectual ex-
| changes, Johnson having everything
| his own way.
Crowd Jeers Negro.
Round 7-Kaufman tried with left
| for the jaw, but it was so easily
blocked that the crowd was forced to
yell derisively. Kaufman fought in
| close, but not a blow landed. the black
| man smothering every attempt Kauf-
| man planted right and left to the
| stomach. A long clinch followed, dur
| ing which Johnson held back and cut
loose alternately. The gong ended a
| featureless round.
Round S-Johnson opened up with a
| straight left to the jaw, and as the
| men closed in the black swung right
and left with terrific force to the jaw
| and mouth. Kaufman backed away,
| seldom If ever leading, despite instruc-
tfons to do so from his ADVISERS. John-
son again started the blood from
Kaufman's mouth, hard right and left
arm swings doing the business AS
| Kaufman closed in Johnson uppercut
twice to the jaw with his left, for
which he was rebuked by a hard right
| hook ito Qthe stomach. about the best
blow that Kaufman landed. Johnson
kept up an incessant exchange of bad
image with the crowd during the min
| utes respite.
Round 9-Kaufman forced the smile
from Johnson's face by clouting him in
the stomach with a pile-driving right.
For a moment the black man fought