The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-09-10
JOHNSON WAS
FAR STRONGER
Negro Had Easy Time With
kaufman
in THEIR RING BATTLE
The Negro Surprised the Crowd by His
Superiority-Hs Might Have
Landed Knockout
Earlier.
in THEIR RING BATTLE

San Francisco, Sept. io.--The worlds
heavyweight champion, Jack johnson
surprised al the fight experts yesterday
afternoon by the ease with which he
defeated AL Kaufman in their ten.round
fight az the Mission street arena. From
the first half OF the first round, johnson
proved himself to be the master Of
Kaufman &c every angle Of the game
and though the plucky Californian last.
ed the limit, this was largely due 10
the fact that johnson did not force the
fighting IN the early rounds and when
he tried 10 finish his man in the seventh
and succeeding rounds he did not have
enough steam
johnson looked a bit fat as he posed
for photograph, while Kaufman ap-
peared to be IN fine shape. The ring
was cleared and the men called to the
center at 1904 p. m.
Round l. johnson opened the fight
with well placed left hook to the
stomach. The men then mixed il up at
close range johnson landed right and
left arm punches TO the Jaw johnson
smiled and brought right and left 10
face Kaufman looked biz worried at
this stage, and spared for fully half a
minute. Johnson closed in, landing
short arm rights and lafts to the head.
Their was little sting in them, however.
just before the round ended kaufman
slot right and left to the jaw, but
the champion only smiled. Kaufmen
seemed slow in comparison with the
fast work Of Johnson
Round 2 johnson wrestled Kaufman
against the ropes and moment later
drove a straight left TO the face. He
followed this with a left to the body,
and then quickly whipped a left to the
hlaeksnnth's Jaw kaufman appeared
confused They closed, and johnson
rocked Ksufman's head with a shakt
arm blow johnson smiled and cracked
jokes at the spectators.
Round 3. They rushed In close. John.
son drove 4 wicked left to the Jaw, which
be followed with hard clout to the
stomach johnson then uppercut twice
with his right 10 the mouth and blood
spurted from Kaufmans month John
son planted q right waliop on his bleed
ing face, and forced kaufman to stall
johnson taanted Kaufman good natued
", and varied this with two fearful
iolts to tie jaw The Dell rang, and
AL tumbled into his chair with blood
flowing in a veritable stream from bis
mouth and nose. 1t was apparent that
Johnson was clearly kaufmaus master
and could finish him At such time as he
was ready To cut loose
Round 4. Kaufman after some spar.
ring drove a hard right TO the stomach
This answered the champion, and he
quickly beat the Californian against the
ropes, planting right and left TO the jaw
After some climbing kaufman drove his
right to the stomach, and johnson grim
ned and winked at his seconds Both
men eased up, kaufman seldom landing
The round ended tamelv and II looked
as If johnson deliberately slowed down
up to this stage kaufman failed to lend
and bad landed but two punches, both
in the stomach
Round 5. Keep quiet over there"
yelled Johnson at one Of the newspaper
photographers The men fought to close
quarters, and johnson uppercut twice
with bis right lifting Kaufman's head
high johnson was quickness and MIN
bleness persouifed. The champion drove
right and left to The stomach and had
kaufman constantly on the defensive
Kaufman made two weak efforts to land
The fighters battled around the ring
without any serious damage being in
aioted.
Round 8. Kaufman was short with a
left lead, and the men ehnched John
son suddenly broke loose and sent the
Californian almost into the press stand,
with left book to the body and b right
across the Jaw Mix it, AL" shouted
the crowd, and al did sg But he found
johnson waiting for him and the latter
showed that he was master Of the situ-
alton at any style of fighting that Kauf
man could bring to him. The round
closed with intellectual exchanges, John
son having bis own way.
Refund 7 Kaufman tried with left for
the jaw, but it was 80 easily blocked
that the crowd yelled Kaufman fought
in close, but not a blow landed, the blacl,
man smothering every attempt. Kauf.
man started the crowd on a real cheer
BY planting right and left 10 the stom
HEti. ~ fRAtE ElfllNN ARiiOMfAt UAAAHtE
which johnson held back and cut loose
The gong ended a feature
less round. It wes apparent To all that
johnson was holding himself in reserve,
and opened up when the fancy took him
At the end Of the sixth round johnson
appeared to be having bis own way with
kaufman The latter had landed only
two punches 20 the stomach, and was
constantly on the defensive johnson
landed often, several times rushing his
to the ropes
Round 8. johnson opened with a.
straight left to the jaw. and as tie men
closed in the black swung right and left
with great force to tie Jaw. Kaufman
backed away. seldom il ever leading, de.
spite instructions to do 50 from lis ad
visers. Johnson again started the blood
from Kaufmans mouth, with hard right
and left arm swings As Kaufman closed
in, johnson uppercut twice To the jaw
with his left but received hard right
hook 70 the stomach the best blow Kauf
man had landed. johnson kept up an in
eessant exchange Of blows to the jaw
and mouth, drawing blood copiously
Kaufman retaIiated with q hard right
hook to the stomach. Johnson ioked con
stantly With the crowd
Round O. kaufman forced the smile
from Johnson's face bY clouting him in