The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1910-07-07
A NEGRO CHAMPION.
frizc Fight Brings Gloom 10 White
Race All Over Country.

American slave, tonight Is the FIRST |
ana uhdlsputed heavyweight champion |
of the world.
James J. Jeffries of California, win
her OF ~ championship fights. the
man VINO never was brought to his |
knees before by blow, tonight pass |
cd into history as a broken idol. He
sunered defeat at the hands of the
black champion.
ROUND ONE.
Inc men refused to shake hands.
Johnson smiled and Jeffries chewed
gum. After a long opening session of
sparrlng Johnson pushing Jeffries
pacK, Johnson. swung his left to the
jaw, AS Jeffries roughed it at close
quarters the big black shot his left
again to the face.
The men locked arms and on the
break Jeffries clouted his man twice
with two short arm lefts to the face
and the crowd yelled.
Why don't you laugh?" shouted
Corbett at Johnson and the latter
winked and smiled back at the former
champion. The men continued in a
locked embrace and as the gong ter
minated the round Johnson playfully
tapped Jeffries on the shoulder and
went to his corner smiling. 1t was
tame round.
ROUND TWO.
Johnson came up chattering like a
magpie but Jeffries only smiled HE
wants to fight little bit Jim,' yelled
Corbett. You bet do, Mistah Cor
bett," returned Johnson. As Jeffries
held on johnson clouted him with a
wicked right to the jaw. AS the men
separated from a clinch Jeffries swung
his right to the stomach to which
Johnson retaliated with two ripping
left uppercuts to the jaw. The men
closed together, Jeffries leaning
against Johnson with sheer weight of
his shoulders. 1t was a case of
strength against cleverness, with
Johnson having the better of it.
johnson and Corbett "kidded" each
other necessarily during the minute
respite between the rounds.
ROUND THREE.
Both came up slowly. Come in
JIM" shouted Johnson, saying which
the champion hooked his left to the
stomach with much force. Johnson
jabbed his left twice to the face as
they closed in breast to breast John
son whipped left uppercut to the jaw
and neatly blocked the boilermaker's
onslaughts. As the men circled about
the ring Johnson kept up constan
fire of conversation. The men separ
ated and Johnson jabbed thrice witt
his left to the face A clinch followed
during which the black missed a wick
ed uppercut. Jeffries rushed in bu
the black blocked him neatly on vic
ious right swing and again patted his
antagonist on the shoulder as the
round ended Johnson has the advan
tage on points but there was not mucl
power behind his blows.
ROUND FOUR.
Jeffries missed left swing. John
son rushed in with stab to the face
johnson tainted Jeffries constantly
Don't rush, Jim, don't you hear wha
I'm telling you" Johnson landed
right uppercut to the law. Jeffries go
in a good right to the mouth and thel
blood started flowing from Johnson
lips.
First blood for Jeffries
Johnson shot a hard left to TIL
mouth and almost wrestled his ma
against the ropes. Jeffries forced tn
champion against the ropes and hal
dozen short arm body punches foun
the mark in rapid time. In respons
Johnson shot right to the jaw an
the round ended. 1t was JeffEie'
round and the best one so far.
ROUND FIVE.
Johnson as usual came up with
volley of words. At close quarter
Jeffries shot two rights to the body
which Johnson responded with le
uppercut. Johnson a. moment late
drove his right to the jaw and follow
ed it with two left uppercuts to til
same place Johnson Jared the whit
man with a straight left to the mout
and they clinched.
Both men were bleeding from tt
u mouth. Suddenly Jeffries sent tt
black mans head back foot with
straight left to the mouth and Johl
son looked a bit serious as he took h
seat.
- ROUND SIX.
I'm going to mix with him." So
Jeffries to his seconds. Three lef
radiated from the champions should
catching Jeffries on the face in eat
instance and the blood seeped fro
Jeffries' left cheek bone. Both me-
fought cautiously. Johnson Ripe
left uppercuts to the white mans ja'
Jeffries waded in but was met with
nasty left uppercut that closed 2
right eve. Johnson followed this wi
two similar punches and the blot
spurted from the retired champion
nose as he took his seat when the bt
ended the round. Jeffries' secon
worked hard on his damaged optic.
ROUND SEVEN.
Jeffries came up with feroclo
frown and they closed in. A long spa
ring bout followed without blow |
ing struck, Johnson meanwhile cal
fully printing himself for an openlI
n Although Jeffries' eye was bao
n bruised he never lost his pose. jon
son laughed at Jeffries and shot
right swing at close quarters WI
the men locked in an embrace Jon
son jolted three times over the dal
aged eye and followed this with re
10 the law. Jeffries stopped Jon