Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-07-05
lBy Morning Journal Special Leased wirel


Reno, Nevada, July = John
Arthur Johnson. the Texas negro, son
of an American slave, tonight is un-
disputed heavyweight champion of
the world
James j. Jeffrios Of California. win
ner of Twenty-Five championship
fights. the man who never was
brought to mis- knees before by a
blow. tonight passed into history as a
broken idol lie met utter defeat ar
the hands of the black champion.
While Jeffries was not actually
counted out, he was saved only from
this orownng shame by his friends
pieading with Johnson not 10 hit the
fallen man again, and the towel was
brought into the ring from his corner.
at the he fifteenth round,
Referee 80, nird raised the black
arm and The great crowd fiicd out
gum ana silent.
Jeffres was dragged TO his corner
bleeding from nose ana mouth and
dozen cuts on the face He had
black closed eye and swollen ieat-
ures and he held his head in his
hands. dazed and incoherent
johnson walked out of the ring
without u mark on his body except 4
slight cut on his lip which WAS the
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II was the greatest demohstra,loIi
tie TILE has ever seen 81 ,lig ANU
VI 5hVeI 10 roi"e JUN "i,.5
yeaIs OIL retireineilt. ne Souin az" ~
science ol tne plAck man uldue ~
lIle9 I"oh Ihe ere" nan ~,
si''t JeilIles was ilHS " Io5, "e
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WYE pe"uti ul III ms a'V' 'li'99 "''U
= '"Ctlcs
iies iouslt pS Insl'iI.', ~
seelneu, showing ms sainehesS anu ~
sIe", llshtlns hehrt IN every roulu,
wv ne was HniE tile siieIl o. ms VI"
ne uIu power 70 toS tii
iiO'e neau"s ana pore iIi ana III u,''i
Ie Nnoe" lhe khocNoul BIO" ""s
soHe. r.,
N.'ef lHe miro Ioullu' 'oN,'5u"
treated nus opponent alhosl Us Jon
ll' slhHfu ahd oi"Ch heu piaS iui's
"liulus oll the pe"t IKE IusuVs ~
~ lIeS WIN arEelous s'lchNc' IlUM
'peAlns oloW un"ei ms arm "s"l,'
''h"'A ll uut "t lile ar "7 man
S'opS nasebaH
wy ol the sea OF oplhloils ahu stsu
NeI,ls that bolstered up TINS lisllt an"
made u the talk OF the World theSe
plnn'tles OF Tact nave peen cast up
ne llsht was on the square
mere was no doubt alter the llrst
ouhd-
mere was no evidence or mint on
lhe famous yellow streak on the
paN el Johnson.
dVlhson proved hlilseH SO apso
-ultiF Jeilrles' muster that eApvits'
'l.H as Corbelt, the AusIt4 lI''ii
Writer and sporting expert declareu
.NaN lommN burns had put up pc'
tr isht against Johnson ana lu@t
"7 nidek man was only playing WIN
Ae other man.
ne end was SWIFT ana tetfiole.
"oked as though Johnson had neeh
loiulng himself under cover an lnS
.esl ol the time and now that ne hau
measured Jettries IN all his weakness
le hdu determined 70 stop ii quick.
IeIIiles mad lost the power OF ue
ehse- series of right ana ieit up-
,ei'uts, delivered at Will sent Illlii
"sserins to the ropes. lie turned
'u l"usht back pN thstih'l anu
"use ne was dying nara
WIN tne exception OF a le~ ,,,t7e