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fries when they came to cinch. but JEFF
fries calmly chewed gum and waded in. He
missed left and took left ana right on
the head. Johnson shot left 20 Jeffries
face and closed Jef'riess right eye. John
son missed two rights Jeffries'9 nose was
bleeding when the gong rang.
When Jeffries took his seat his seconds
got busy with mis- eye but Jcffrcs assured
them it was all right. This was Johnson >
round.
Round Jeff walked right in but be-
fore he had a chance Johnson led with Il
right and left and missed. Jeffries's eye
was closed and badly swollen. He rubbed
1t with his glove He tented bit and
tried to draw Johnson on but the negro
declined. Jeffries stepped in with a left
for the body but missed and took a left
on the head. Jeffres hooked left to the
head and Johnson laughed. Johnson sent
lcfts to face twice at close range. Jeffries
bulled his way into another cinch but
failed to land. He shot left to the face
johnson's lips BLEED In close quarter Jack
sent his left to face twice and Jeffries $
lip bled. This round was much faster than
the preceding ones.
Round s-"Come on Jeffres" said John
son as they faced each other. Jeffyes
came on and got a left in the face. He
missed Johnsons body with a left and
took two iefts to the face
JACK GREETs CORBErr
Hello Jimmy" said johnson to Cor
bett as he leaned on Jeffres.
Jeffres showed Johnson about with
ease and the gong found them blocked in
each others embrace.
Come on break" said Jorfries as john
son held his glove Richard did not touch
them Jeffres missed twice with left and
took left on the face.
Round 9-Jeffries stood up and walked
into left 20 the chest. Make him fight"
yelled Corbett. Never mind, Just wait"
replied Johnson as he walked in and tried
left for the body. Jeffries got inside of It
and put his mead against Johnsons chest
and showed the black fellow back 10 the
ropes. Jeffries took 1t all calmly and
seemed to be waiting an opportunity to
land good one. Jeffrios walked into two
left jabs on the face that did no damage
His wrist landed hard on the ribs and
Johnson did not appear to like IT,
Round l0-They came up slowly. Jack
shot IL left to the face but Jeffrlcs brush
ed II away and responded with a left to
the body. Jacl: again missed right for
The jaw. Jeffres put his shoulder against
Johnson's body and showed him back.
At close range Johnson sent upper cut 10
Jeffs face. Jeff got under a left lead
and seemed to want to wear Johnson out
by bearing his weight and showing In
Jeffres struck two lefts to the face from
a n md not - ta y,,.i
jeff took two lefts on the face When
they broke he stepped IN quickly and
shot left to body as gonc rang,
Jef!ries appeared to be fresh as when
the gong rang for the FIRST roual
JOHNSON BEGINS TO COME
Round ll-Tiey walked up carefully.
Jeffr!es finally tried his left once to flrd
it blocked He took left on face three
times but smiled end talked to Johnson
They broke and Johnson sent stir eft
upper cut to face and right to the body
lie kept .effries bobbing his head to es-
cape right upper cut wh-rcver they
came together. In n clinch Johnson scnt
two upper cuts to face and Joffrics APP
pcared tired. Johnson showed Jeffrl.a with
his head and hooked his left to Jef!s
nose, drawing blood. Jeffries appeared
slow compared with Johnson. lust be-
fore the call Of time Jcffrles sent LETT
and right to body but johnson was GO
ing a~ay and was not nurt. Decidedly
Johnson's round.
Round 12-Jeffres walked forward
waiting for a chance to get inside the neg
ro's defense Johnson waited and then
drew bacw and hooked left to face.
Thought you said you were going to
have me wild" said Johnson to Corbett's
taunts. Jeffries forced his way into close
quarters but got left on sore nose for his
reward. His nose bled freely as he
turned to take his seat and he spat out a
mess OF blood Jeff was not worried and
looked fresh.
JEFF TIRED AND SLOW.
Round D-Putting his right glove before
his face Jeffriss walked into a clinch with
out blow When they broke johnson
sent left to the body and s.ght upper
cut to the cEin. Stick there Jim, shout
ed Corbett. Jeffres stuck Immediately.
but was forced away, Then he took two
lefts and right upper cut to face. HolN-
Ing him with right on tho shoulder
johnson sent in three efis to the face In