Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-07-07

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Round Ten
Round ten is all Johnson's. Jeff has
only given three blows in flash, Jack
wins on blows in the round, johnson
went in to get his man. he showered
blows on jaw and also terrific upper
cut that made Jeffries cry "Oh" More
blows followed and II is becoming ap-
parent that Jeff is weakening. The aw-
full lot of punishment the black man
is doing with his uppercuts is making
Jeffs face Il mass of blood, the dar-
keys smile shows he is expecting vic
tory and is extending himself to that
end
Round Eleven
The eleventh round shows Jeffries
as holy sight but very gritty, rushing
in he puts in a hard blow on the dar-
key but without serious effect.
Round Twelve
In this round the black man did n
lot of hard pounding on the body and
the face of the white man, Jeff is now
on the defensive, his seconds are very
lquiet.
Round Thirteen, Fourteen and Fifteen.
These three rounds are all .Iohnsons
I-Jeffries Is taking terrible punish.
ment. One uppercut almost lifted him
from the floor in the fourteenth. He
evidently cannot stand much more. He
is growing weak
Round Fifteen
| 1t was the fifteenth round and in
this round the end came, the men fid-
died ten seconds when the Big Smoke
saw an opening and out flashed that
terrible right, 1t landed on Jeff's face
and down the exchamion went. He
was counted out. 1t was a great bat
tie, Johnson was as fresh as a daisy
I-Jeffries hadn't come back"
| RENO, July 5.-The following state.
ment, made by Tex Richard, referee
and promoter:
| lack johnson Is the most wonder.
| rul fighter that ever pulled on Il glove
| lie won as he pleased from Jeffries
| and was never in danger | could not
help but feel sorry for the big white
| man as he fell beneath the champions
blows. 1t was the most pitiable sight
| | ever saw. | thought Jeffries would
be the winner OF the fight
The fight was won and lost when
Jeffries went through the ropes the
| first time. This is official The other
knockdown doesn't count. II was this
way: Jeffries was brought to his
knees and as he arose dazed, Johnson
hit him with "A succession of lefts that
sent him through the ropes. As he
lay there several of his seconds caught
hold of him and helped him to his feet
Under the rules of the game, this dis.
qualified Jeffries and Johnson was the
winner. | thought the seconds were
going to carry Jeffries to his corner.
Instead they showed him into the ring
again to be beaten further. while |
was doing all ! could during the con
fusion to stop the fight Jeffries could
not hit johnson and Johnson could hit
Jeffries whenever he pleased Jeffries
was not as good as the last time he
fought"
RENO, July 81 tried and that's
all ask credit for doing | was beat.
en- fairly and squarely. | have no ex
cuses of any kind to make Let all
credit he given to Jack Johnson for his
victory. He is a truly great fighter
| would have remained the retired
and undefeated heavyweight champion
of the world, but for the fact that the
American public demanded of me that
! try to take away the championship
from a black man. | don't regret the
fact of my defeat SO much as | do
thereby establishing himself as the
best man in the world
y. JEFFRIES."
CHICAGO. July 5.-Rioting broke
out like prickly heat all over the coun.
try between the white, sore because
Jeffries lost the fight at Reno, and
negroes, jubilant that Johnson had
won. A number of negroes have been
killed and many seriously injured in
various parts of the country, particu-
larly in the south. and several whites
have been wounded by black assail.
ants. There were disturbances in New
York. Pittsburg and Philadelphia, New
Orleans. Atlanta, Little Rock, Kansas
City, Houston and other cities AS
night progressed rioting Increased in
many places.
NEW YORK, July 5-Rioting be-
tween blacks and whites broke out in
seven different points in this city fol-
lowing the announcement of the re-
suit of the Jeffries-Johnson fight. One
negro was dragged from a street car
and badly beaten before rescued. A
gang of white men in the black and
tan belt. set fire to a negro tene
ment in the middle of the west side.
The police and fire department were
called out
DENVER. July Six members of
the choir association Of st. Marks
church were seriously Injured last