The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-07-07

came near hurting Johnson. 1t was
body blow that made the black
vince. 1t was the only round in
which Jeffries had an advantage, and
the opening of the fifth Johnson came
up as good as new. The pace up to
and through this round was slow.
Neither man was badly hurt.
THAT LETT was joks, you big stiff;
| always knew you were a faker,"
shouted Corbett as Johnson stung
Jeffries in the face. Jeffries brought
cheers at this point by left to the
head, but a clinch and the gong saw
ed further damage.
Battle Fayors Johnson.
The tide of battle from this time on
flowed into the Johnson corner and
Delaney was hopping in glee.
go in and finish him. YVES the adj
vice whispered to Johnson.
Its all over for you, Jim," said
Johnson as he came up. Jeffries
laughed and chewed gum.
His nose was bleeding when the
gong sounded.
Corbett walked the end of the
ring and looked at Johnson. The ne
gro was smiling and breathing easy
Its got long time to co." he said
to the sporting men and those who
had bet money on the seven round
end.
Fighting Somewhat Faster.
The fighting in the seventh was
somewhat faster but at no time did
Jeffries live up to expectations. His
eye was swollen and he rubbed it.
He was beginning to look more like
wounded bull than clever think
ing man. AS they rushed Johnson
sent in let's to the face twice at
close range and Jeffries put in a left
| that covered Johnson's golden teeth
with blood Jack laughed and in a
| mixup sent in two let's to the face
and Jeffries' mouth was streaked with
blood.
Jeffries got a left in the face at
the opening of the eighth. Did you
see that one, Jimmy?" said Johnson
to Corbett as he leaned over Jeffries
shoulder and grinned. Johnson's
blows became quicker and harder
| during this round but Jeffries was
not abdly hurt, only fast firing.
Johnson Waited.
| Stand up and fight, you coward
yelled Corbett as Johnson tucked
away body blow in the ninth.
Just wait" said Jack. He waited
for lead and then put a hard left
to the body, but Jeffries stopped il
with his glove. As the round ended
he hit Johnson in the ribs in a way
! that was not relished. After this
round George Little, Jhonson's ex-
manager, placed several hundred dol
lars at ten to nine on Jeffries.
The tenth was rather slow, JEFF
fries brushing away the head blows
as he would brush away flies and
trying always for that terrible body
punch. Jeffries also tried to wear
down Jack by his weight in the
clinches. But Johnson did about an
equal amount of showing and sue
ceeded in getting in his new left cut
to the face several times.
The eleventh, which is marked as
the final toboggan for Jeffries, open
ed carefully. Johnson let loose and
kept his mans head bobbing con-
stantly. In clinch Johnson landed
three uppercuts and Jeffries began
to show distress. He was slowing
down A hard right to the nose, sent
the blood scattering.
Here it was that the crowd began
to get clear idea of what was i'm
pending. One of Jeffries friends left
the ringside crying.
"Wacch him; get him." clled De
laney to Jhnson in the twelfth round
Il Will said Johnson and smiled. He
waited, drew back and hooked JEFF
fries hard in the face. Jeff loked tiret
and spat a great quantity of blood as
he walked to his crner johnson
fairly beemed confidence
The thirteenth round rapid disso
ultion on Jeffries' part. Followine
Crbett's advice he stuck to the clincl
until he was freed away. Then he
received two let's and a right upper,
cut to the face. After that johnson
played with him.
Holding Jeffries with his right OF
the shoulder, Johnson fairly raineC
left blows to the face and Jeffries
wilted He continued to come on
however, with his ye almost closed
The crowd waited silently for the
fourteenth an watched hopelesslJ
when Jeffries walked into left.
How do you like'em, jim" John,
son asked and to the cid of the round
he continued to give mre of them.
johnson opened up his heavy bat.
terry at the beginning of the fatal
round. 1t seemed no great effort fol
him to finish it all. There was only
one side to it. Less than an hour OF
hghting had elapsed to bring an enc
to the career of the man who here.
tofore had been invincble.