The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-07-08
Wearing the Smile
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uppercut. He missed. but stung Jeff
on the face with left. go on, JEFF
/ fries" shouted COrbett. THAT left is
joke" Jeffries stepped in and shot
straight left to Jacks head and the
crowd cheered The gong found them
! in clinch. The pace was slow up to
this time, with no damage to either.
Round again Jeff crouGhed. They
stepped around each other Johnson
! trying to send in stiff lefts to the
| face One of them cut Jeff's cheek a
! bit. Again they lolled in each. others
embrace, but neither was willing to
take chances. Jeff rushed. but missed
a left for the body and took a reft on,
the chest in return. Jeff missed. Jack
with left and took a left and right
on the head Jeff got left on the
face. Johnson closed Jeff's. right eye.
! Jack missed two rights. Jeff's nose
was bleeding when the gong rang.
Round Jeff walked right in, but
before he had chance Jack led with
right and left and missed Jeff's eye
was badly swollen and he rubbed it
with his glove. He tented and tried
/ to draw Jack on, but, the. negro de-
clined to come in. Jeff stepped in with
left for the body, but missed it and
TOOK ieft on the nGdu. JGn HUUkeu
left to the head and Jack laughed
loudly. Jeff got left in the face
/ twice at close range. Jeff butted his
way into another clinch but failed to
land He drew Jacks lead and shot
to the face. Jacks lips bled Ia a
close quarter mix Jack sen" his left
! to the face twice and Jim's Zip bled
| This round was somewhat faster.
- Jeff Gets Left in the Face.
Round S.-Jeff got left in the face.
He pissed Jacks body with a left,
and took two lefts OIL" the face. Jeff
walked into left to the face, and
without damage, at close range. Rick
ard did not touch the men. but allowed
them to take their time. Jeff missed
twice with his left, and took left on
| the face Jack tried several times to
put his right through, but failed to
connect Jeff showed Jack about, seem
ingly with ease. The gong found them
locked.
! Round 81 earies walked into a left
! 10 = h. To- Eol in nI
tried a left for the body. Jeff got in
side of it and put his head against
Johnson's chest and showed the black
fellow back to the ropes, Jeff took it
! all in calmly and seemed to be await
ing his opportunity. Jack failed for
(. shot left hard for the body, but
Jeff's glove was there first. Jeff
walked into two left jabs on the face
that did no damage. He swung his
left arm around Jacks neck as they
came together. His wrist landed hard
l-on the ribs and Johnson did not APP
PEAR to like it. d
! Round 10.-They came up quickly.
Jack shot a left to the body. Jack
tagain missed lightning right for the
Jaw and they hauled about the ring in
clinch jeff put his shoulder against
Jacks body and showed him back A.
close range johnson sent left upper
cut to the mouth and as they broke
! missed a right to the jaw. JEFF got
under a left lead and seemed to. want
to wear Jack out by bearing down his
weight and showing him about JEFF
struck two lefts to the face from a
| clinch and he got one to the same IN
return Johnson took two lefts in the
face when they broke. Johnson
stepped in quickly and shot a left to
the body just as the gong rang.
Round 1t-They walked UP care
fully, Jeff finally trying his left once
( to find it blocked He took left on
the face three times, but smiled ard
( talked to Jack in the clinches. They
broke away and Jack sent a stiff up
percut to the face and right to the
body He kept jeff bobbing his head
to escape the right uppercut whenever
they got together in clinchsI' Jack
sent JnTPe uppeICulSs " TIE tdCS III
quick succession. Jeffries appeared
tired They showed about. Jeff with
his head on Jacks shoulder, and when
they finally broke Jack hooked his
left hard to the nose. The blood
flowed from SJeff nose and fps He
appeared slow, compared with Jacks
Gsnappy blows. Just before the call of
Slime. jeff rushed and sent left and
right to the body, but Jack was going
away and was not hurt. Decidedly
| JOhnsons round. 90 s@%''
Round 12.-Jim walked over :for-
ward, waiting >for a chaneestoeget. in
eside .the. negroes impenetrabledefe nse.
Jack simply waited and then threw
back or. hooked left to the face jeff
showed and butted in till his h@adEres
ed on, the black mans shouldef and
then tried to, rip in body bloWs They
EWetle blocked almost before AheRwers
es5atsd N SWaeSsr..ffahq tsts;n dgfo' sppX
Eihg. drew eva ,Ghe fEon, the cEowd.eJeE
sforee q hin g away to close qgaEtsrs bt
gofe a 1eftt on the sore nose for his
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