The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1910-07-08
NEGRO EASY VICTOR
JEFFRiES NOT THE WONDERFUL
PUGlLIST OF OLD.
Is MANY TIMES BEATEN DOWN
~onsIaughts of coIored Champion Ir-
resistible and White Man Time
and Again Forced to Take
Count to ~Recuperate.
BY w. W.

Reno Newt is no longer Jim JEFF.
ries' proud boast that he has never
been knocked down by a blow from a
glove. He was sent to the floor three
times in the fifteenth round of the
fight July 4 and each time a huge ne
gro with a torn lip and blood-be-
specked golden teeth stood over him
and grinned.
Fol several rounds it had been evil
dent that Jeffries' chances of winning
had faded. He came from his corner
and within a few seconds was in a
clinch and being cuffed by Johnson in
the way he had been cuffed for at
least eight rounds. Breaking away
from a hugging match, Johnson f1oored
Jeffries with a left on the chin. The
big man sat helplessly on his haunch-
es, the lower rope bending beneath his
great weight as he leaned upon it.
He pulled himself together labori-
ously and stood up. He was a mark
for the darky's blows, another swift
left sending him nearly through the
ropes. This time he was in reality
counted out, but he gained his feet al
most simultaneously with the expira-
ton of the tenth second.
Kidding his mouth Of an accumula-
ton of blood, Jeffries reeled heavy
legged toward the opposite side of the
platform. johnson, watchful and con-
ident, hoped after him and as Jeffries
squared around with his back touching
the ropes, a double-handed punch, a
right and left, caught the huge white
man around the lower end of the face.
Again Jeffries sprawled his length
upon the floor. AS he tried to gather
his limbs beneath him his action were
those of a drunken man, and Sam
Berger, seeing that poor Jim was ut
terly helpless, hoped on the ring
floor and with a wave of his arm &C
knowledged defeat for his principal.
Referee then pointed to Johnson. At
this time only eight seconds had
elapsed, but Johnson will receive the
credit of a knockout. 1t is the law
of the ring that if anyone intervenes
when a knockout is imminent, a
knockout is recorded.
The finish differed from the fin
ishes of the championship fights that l
have seen. There was one yelp when
Jeffries was tumbled the first time,
just as there is when the end of n
ring event is in sight. Then those who
yelled seemed to suddenly remember
that a negro was beating down a white
man.
Jeffries never had a look in as
those who are given to slang say.
Johnson proved his master even in
clinches, although 1 couldn't see that
there was ever a determined test of
pulling and hauling strength such as
there was when Jeffries and Sharky
got together in Mechanics Pavilion,
San Francisco, many years ago. Those
h have seen Jeffries at work in his
gymnasium and had heard reports as
to the cyclonic manner in which JEFF
frfies intended to charge down upon
Johnson, were eager to notice the first
real bodily clinch.
1t came in the very first round, but
Jeffries did not throw a leg behind
to brace himself and attempt to exert
his power. Maybe he discovered that
the man in front of him was at least
his equal in strength, and, for that
matter, his superior, in strength of
arm.