Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-05

broke Jeffries sent a lift to Johnson's
neck Johnson responded with LETT
and they continued to stand breast to
| breast trying for short inside blows
As they broke Jeffries sent left to
Johnson's neck and the negro stepped
in but missed. The gong rang when
they were clinched
The fighting was tame and as they
went to their corners Jeffries tapped
the black on the shoulder and smiled.
Ihey held together and were willing
to give each other any chance. JEFF
IrleS sent right to ribs and took teff
on face at close quarters. Jeff rushed
and waited for Johnson, but he was
not willing. They came together with
out blow and johnson tried his up
percut but missed. Jeffries nut his
weight on Johnson and pushed him
about when they broke. Johnson sent
left to Jeffries' face and tried upper
cut. but missed again. There was
lot of wrestling and not much fight
| ing. The gong rang without a good
blow being struck
Round 3-Jeffries tried for the face
but missed. Johnson hooked stiff left
to body and right to head but neither
blow was hard. They showed and
pushed each other about. While Cor
b EFT kept up continual flow Of talk to
Johnson, Jeffries kept walking in. but
missed a great many blows. Jeffries
hooked left to body. Jeffries and
Johnson stood breast to breast and
they stalled and showed about. john
son sent two lefts TO face ami tried
right for chin. but missed latter. lief
| fries smiled al the left blows and bore
in. 1t was simply a wrestling bout.
| Round 4-Jeffries was croUching
again and walked in. He missed a!rs
| they came together in a lock. Johnson
| tried his right for the chin, but missed
and they began an exchange of talk.
| Jeffries put a left to the face and
started the blood from Johnson's lip.
| The crowd yelled It's blood for JEFF
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Jeffries walked in johnson shot a
snappy left to his face and Jeffries
sent him to the ropes with three rights
to body Johnson Iashed out with
right, but Jeffries neatly ducked and
the round ended. Jeffries' round
Round 5-Jeffries walked out and
| tried to land left. They both spared
| carefully and Jeffries' left for body
We're blocked In ciinch that followed
Jeffries showed Johnson back neatly.
When they broke Jack swung his left
for body but missed. Johnson shot an
uppercut and cut Jeffries' lip slightly.
and Jeffries came right back with left
on body. AS they broke Jack again
tried an uppercut. He missed but
stung Jeffries on face with left. That
left is joke said Corbett. Jeffries
stepped in with left to Johnson's head
and the crowd cheered. Gong found
| them in clinch. The pace up to this
time was without damage TO either
man.
Round 6-Again Jeffries crouched.
They stepped around each other, john
son sending in two lefts to face. One
of them cut Jeffries' cheek bit.
Again they lolled in each others en-
brace, neither willing to take a chance.
Jeffries rushed but missed a left for
the body and took left on chest in
return. Johnson kept UP a running
flow of talk to Jeffries when they cam e
to clinch but Jeffries calmly chewed
gum and waited. He rushed with left
and took left and right on head. john
son shot left to Jeffries face and closed
Jeffries' right eye. Jack missed two
rights. Jeffries' nose was bleeding
when the gong rang. When Jeffries
took his seat his seconds got busy
with his eye but Jeffries assured them
that it was o. X. and they only
sponged face. Johnson's round.
Round 7-Jeffries walked right in
but before he had a chance Jack led
with left and missed. Jeffries' eye was
badly swollen and he rubbed it with
his glove. He tented bit and tried
to draw Jack on but the negro de-
ciined. Jeffries stepped in with left
for the body but missed it and took
left on head. Jeffries hooked left to
head and Johnson laughed loudly.
Johnson sent lefts to face twice at
close range, Jeffries butted his way
into another clinch but failed to land.
He shot a left to face. Jacks lips
bled- In close quarters Jack sent his
left to face twice and Jefries' lips
bIed- This round was faster.
Round S-'Come on JEFF" said john
son as they faced each other. Jeff
ries came on and got a left in face.
He missed Jacks body with a left and
took two lefts 10 face. Hello Jimmy
said Jack to Corbett as he leaned on
jeff
Come on break said jeff as John
son held his gloves. Richard did not
touch them. Jeffries missed twice with
left and took left on face. Johnson
showed Jeffries about and the gong
found them locked in each others en-
brace.
Round 9-Jeffries stood up and
walked into a left to chest. Make
him fight" yelled Corbett. never mind,
just wait" replied johnson. Johnson
walked in and tried left for body.
Jeffries got inside of it and put his
head against Jacks chest and showed
the black fellow back to ropes. jeff
ries took it all in calmly and seemed
to be waiting the opportunity to land