The San Francisco call., 1909-09-10
kaufman Like a Babe
In the Grip Of johnson


appeared bit at sea and as yet had not been
able TO locate the blacks anatomy. They
closed in and johnson rocked Kaufman's head
behind them. Johnson rushed Kaufman into
his (Kaufman's) corner but inflicted no dam
age. Johnson had the better of tame round.
johnson smiled and cracked jokes at the spec
tators.
ROUND a-They rushed in close. johnson
followed with hard cout tue to the wtaen stoac i
johnson then uppercut twice with his right to
the jaw and mouth and the blood spouted from,
,kaufInan's mouth as IL from a porpoise. John
son planted fearful right wallop to AIS bleed
ing face and forced the blacksmith to stall.
johnson taunted kaufman goodnaturedy and
varied this with two fearful jolts to the jaw.
The bell rang and Al tumbed into his chair
with blood flowing In yeritable stream from
Johnson was nu clearly Ksufmans master and
could finish him at such time he ready
to cut loose.
ROUND 4-Kaufman. after some sparring,
drove a hard right TO the stomach This riled
the champion and he quickly beat the Califor-
nian. against the ropes planting right and left
drove his right 10 the stomach and Johnson
grinned= and winked at hts seconds. Both men
ended tamely and 1t looked il Johnson de-
iiberately slowed up Up TO this, stage Kauf-
man failed to lead and bad landed only two
puncheS-bOth to the stomach.
ROUND 5-s'Keep quiet over tbere,,s yelled
Johnsen at one of the newspaper photographers.
The men fought to close quarters and Johnson
uppercut twice WIN right. lifting kaufman S
head foot IN the air. johnson was quickness
and nimbleness personiied. The champion drove
right and left to. the stomach and had Kaufman
constantly on the defensive. Kaufman made
two lamentably weak efforts to land and the
fighters batted around the ring without any
serious damage being inflicted.
ROUND 6-Kaufman short with left
broke loose and almost sent the Californian into
the press stand with left hook TO the body and
arS rghe ,os Cross to o., the jaw, ", Mix it. Az" the
Johnson waiting for him. and the latter showed
that he was master of the situation at any
him. The round closed with Intellectual ex-
changes and johnson having everything his own
way.
ROUND kaufman tried with the left for
the jaw, but 1t was so easily blocked that the
crowd forced 10 yell derisiyely Kaufman
fought In close but not blow landed. the
skilled mechanic Kaufman started the crowd
into real cheer by planting right and left to
the stomach. long clinch followed. during
which johnson held back and cut loose alter.
nately. The gong ended featureless session
1t was apparent to all that Johnson was hold
the fancy took him.
ROUND s-Johnson opened the round with a
straight left to the jaw and the men closed
considerable force to the jaw and mouth Kauf-
man backed away. seldom. if leading, de-
johnson again started the blood from Kanf.
mans 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 to the stomach. about the best blow kauf-
man had landed. Johnson kept up an incessant
exchange of badinage with the crowd during the
minutes respite.
ROUND s-Kaufman forced the smile from
Johnson's face by clouting him in the stomach
with pile driving right. For Heeting mo-
ment the black fought back bit wildly He
quickly regained his composure. however. and
sent right and left with. great force to the
jaw. With the return of Johnson's smile he
drove Kaufman against the ropes and landed
twice with long lefts. The round ended with
the crowd Jeering Johnson and some of the
spectators started TO leave the arena
ROUND 10--After considerable sparring John
son hooked his right to the Jaw. kaufman
came back and landed right and left to the
face as they mixed In the center Of the ring
After Johnson. goaded on bv. these punches, had
shot stin left TO the face Kaufman landed
twice on the body with the left A moment
later he sent a hard right to the stomach and
the men mixed 1t without damage The crowd
jeered. The round and fight ended with both
men slugging inefectively at each other.