Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-10

sngered the champion and he quickly beat
the Californian AGAINST The ropes, planting
clinching Kaufman drove his right to the
stomach and Johnson grinned and wlnked
at his seconds. Both men eRsed up. Kauf-
tameiy. and IL looked as IL johnson deiiSsr,
ately slowed up. Up to this stage kauf-
man failed to lead and had landed but two
punches, both to the stomach.
Kaufman on Defensive.
Round 5-"Keep quiet over there" yelled
Johnson at one Of the newspaper photog-
raphers. The men Tough to close quarter =
and Johnson uppercut twice with his right
lifting Kaufman's head a foot. johnson
was %quickness and nimbleness personined
The champion. drove right and left to the
stomach and had Kaufman constantly on
efforts TO land. The fighters battled around
the ring without any serious damage being
ItOunu 6-KAufman was short with a ,ss,
lead and the men clinched. Johnson sud
denly broke loose and sent the Californian
almost into the press stand with a left
hook to the body and a right across to the
Jaw. MIX II, Al" the crowd yelled, and
Al did so. But he found Johnson waiting
for him, and the latter showed that no
was master Of the situation at any style
Of fighting that Kaufman could bring TO
him. The round closed with Intellectual
exchanges, johnson having everything his
own way.
seventh Round F~eatureIess.
Round 7-Kaufman tried with the left
Tor the Jaw. but II was so easily blocked
that the crowd yelled derisiyely. Kaufman
fought in close but not a blow landed. the
black man smothering every attempt.
Kaufman started the crowd into a real
cheer by planting right and left TO The
stomach. A long clinch followed during
which Johnson held back and cut loose
alternately, The gong ended a featurelesS
round. IL was apparent to all that John
son wa holding himself in reserve and
only opened up when the fancy took him.
Round 6-Johnson opened up with a
straight left to the jaw. and as the men
closed In the black swung right and lett
with great force to the jaw and mouth.
Kaufman backed away, seldom IL ever
leading, despite instructions to do so from
MS advisers, johnson again started the
blood from kaufman's mouth, hard right
ana LETT arm swings doing the business.
As kaufman closed in, Johnson uppercut
ne was rebuked by a hard right hook to
the stomach, the best blow Kaufman had
landed. johnson kept up an incessant ex-
change of badinage with the crowd during
the minutes respite.
Crowd Jeers johnson.
Round 9-Kaufman forced the smile from
Johnson's face by clouting him in the
stomach with a pile-driving right. For a
tleeting moment the black fought back a
bit wildly. He quickly regained his com
posture, however, and sent right and left
with great force to the jaw. with the
return OF Johnson's smile he drove Kauf-
man against the ropes and landed twice
with long range lefts. The round ended
with the crowd jeering, Johnson, and some
OF the spectators started to Leave the
arena. #' @lH'RFH SUF
Round 1O-After considerable bsparring,
Johnson hooked his right to the law.
Kaufman came back and landed right
and left to the face as they mixed
i In the center OF the ring. After
Johnson, goaded In by these punches had
shot a stiff left to the face, Kaufman
landed twice on the body with lefts, then
sent a hard right to the stomach and the
men mixed It without damage. The crowd
leered. The round and fight ended with
both men smuggling ineffectively at each
other.