The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-09-10
PugiIism
Baseball
Racing

Ing today at Coffroth's arena. Accord
ing TO the articles OF agreement II
both men were on their feet when ten
rounds had been fought, no decision
was TO be given. Referee Eddie Smith,
however, stated 10 the assembled
newspaper men after the contest that
johnson had both out-fought and out
boxed the Californian at every stage
OF the contest and therefore was en-
titled 10 the verdict Smith gave out
this statement: --..
johnson outfought. outhit and out
generated Kaufman all through tho
fight. He fought In his usual patient
way and | think that he did not hold
back. In the ninth round as well as
In some Of the other rounds he tried
hard to finish his opponent Kaufman
forced Johnson hard In the seventh
and ninth rounds and landed some
good body blows. He was, however,
no match for the champion,
Johnson opened the battle as though
he were determined to make show
of Kaufman. He employed tantaliz'
ing lefts and forceful right uppercuts
with such frequency that the erst-
while blacksmith was fairly bewil'
dered. Early in the contest his face
began to show signs OF the champions
singing punches and IN the third
round a we'll directed, ponderous wal
lop started the blood flowing In a
stream from Kaufman's face. Kauf-
man was slow and clumsy by COM
parison and his footwork was amateur"
ish 1t was not until tho seventh
round that one OF, his powerful swings
found refuge on the champions stom-
ach, and II was this punch that caused
the smile which johnson had worn
up TO this time TO vanish. -
All through the contest Johnson ap-
peared to be. holding himself In re-
serve and il took constant JibinG by
the spectators and an occasional
punch from the blacksmith TO start
him going, And when he did Leu go
he played with Kaufman as If the
latter were a mere tot Johnson
best blow was right uppercut at
close range, and when this found its
mark kaufman's head would bob back
a foot
In the ninth round Kaufman found
the champions stomach with vicious
right swing 1t was Kaufman's best
blow and II convinced the champion
that he had better be careful In fact,
the colored man slowed down percep-
tibly after this and did not display tho
same dash in the concluding round
that characterized his earlier finished
work
All through tho fight Johnson eX-
changed witticisms with the specta-
tors and newspaper men, The con-
test proved that Kaufman has no bus.
mess IN short-round affairs. He ap-
peared TO gain strength as the battle
progressed. while Johnson, who ap-
parently had trained none too well,
began 10 show signs of Weakening
Round johnson opened the battle
with we'll placed 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 shot right and
left TO the faco Kaufman looked a
bit worried at this stage and spared
for fully half a minute, Johnson
closed in. landing short.arm rights
and lelts TO tho head. There was lit
tie sting in them. however Just be
fore the round ended Kaufman shot
pion only smiled Kaufman seemed
very slow In, comparison with the
fast work of the negro.
Round 2-Jonnson wrestled Kauf-
man 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 70 the blacksmiths Jaw.
Kaufman appeared at sea and as yet
had not been able 10 locate the blacks
anatomy They clinched and Johnson
rocked Kaufman's head with short.
arm swings that carried no steam be-
hind them. Johnson rushed Kaufman
into his tKaufmans) corner but in.
flcted no damage
Johnson had the better OF a tame
round. Johnson smiled and cracked
jokes at the spectators
Round S-They rushed I'm close.
Johnson driving a wicked left to the
jaw, which he followed with a hard
clout TO the stomach. Johnson then
uppeTcut twice with his right to tho
Jaw and mouth and blood spurted
from Kaufman's mouth, Johnson
planted an awful right wallop on AIS
bleeding face and forced the black.
smith 10 stall. Johnson taunted Kauf.
man good naturedly and varied this
with two fearful jolts TO tho law. Tho
chair with 'blod flowing in a yeritable
stream from his mouth and nose 1t
was apparent that Johnson was clearlv
kaufman's master and could finish
him at such time az he was ready to
cut loose. t-..E
Round kaufman, after soma
sparring. drove hard right to the
stomach. This angered the champion
and he quickly beat the Californian
against the ropes. planting right and
left to the Jaw, After some clinchlng
kaufman drove his right to tho stom.
ach and Johnson grinned and wlnked
at his seconds, Both men cased up,
Kaufman seldom leading The round
ended tamely and il looked as if John.
son deliberately slowed up.
Up TO this stage Kaufman failed to
lead and had landed but TWO punches,
both TO the stomach.
Round 5-"Kecp quiet over there"
yelled Johnson at one of the news.
paper photographers The mon fought
TO close quarters and johnson upper
cut twice with his left, lifting Kauf.
mans head foot. Johnson was
quicknesS and nimbleness personifed
The champion drove right and left
10 the stomach and had Kaufman CON
stantly on the defensive. Kaufman
made two lamentably weak efforts to
land and tho fghtors battled around
the ring without any serious damage
being inflicted.
Round 6-Kaufman was short with
left and the men cllnched- Johnson
suddenly broke loose and sent the Cal
ifornian almost into the press stand
with a left hook 10 the body and