Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-05

in quickly and shot a left hard for
the body but Jeffries' glove was there
first. Jeffries walked into two left
jabs on the face that did no damage.
He sent his left around under Jacks
right arm as they came together His
wrist landed hard on the ribs and
Johnson did not appear to like it.
ROUND TEN
They came up slowly. Jack shot
a left to the face, but Jeffries brushed
it away and responded with a left
to the body. Jack again missed
lightning right for the jaw and they
hauled about the ring in a clinch.
Jeffries put his shoulder against
JOhnson's body and showed him back
At close range Johnson sent a left
uppercut to the mouth and as they
broke missed right for the jaw.
Jeffries got under a left lead and
seemed to want to wear Jack out by
bearing down his weight and show
ing him about Jeffries struck two
lefts to the face from a clinch and
got one OF the same kind. Jeffries
took two lefts on the face when they
broke. He stepped in quickly and
shot a left TO the body just as the
gong rang. Jenries appeared to be
fresh at the gong and watched Jack.
Johnson was also fresh, but appear
ed less at ease. as he frequently
looked across at Jeffries.
ROUND ELEVEN.
They walked up carefully, Jeffries
finally trying his left, but found it
blocked. He took a left on the face
three times, but smiled and talked
to Jack in the clinch They broke
away and Johnson sent a stiff left
uppercut to the face and a right to
the body. He kept Jeffries bobbing
his head to escape the right upper
cut whenever they came together. In
Clinch Jack sent three uppercuts
to the face in quick succession and
Jeffries appeared tired. They showed
about, Jeffries with his head on
Jacks shoulder and when they finally
broke, Jack hooked his left hard to
the nose. The blood flowed from
JeCries' lips and nose. He appeared
slow compared with Jacks snappy
blows. Just before the call of time
Jeffries rushed in and sent left and
right to the body, but Jack was get
ting away and was not hurt. De-
cidedly Johnson's round.
ROUND TWELVE.
Jim walked ever forward, wait
ing a chance to get inside the ne
gro's impregnable defense. Jack
simply waited and then drew back
or hooked a left to the face
Thought you said you were going
Il
Corbett's taunts Jeffries said moth
ing in the clinch and butted in till
his head rested on the black mans
shoulder and then tried to rip in
body blows. They were blocked al
most before they were started. how
ever, and the negro's boxing drew
a cheer from the crowd. Jeffries
forced his way into close quarters,
but got a left on the sore nose for
his reward. His nose bled freely and
as he turned to take his seat at the
gong he spat out a mass of blood.
Jeffries was not worried, apparently,
and looked fresh. Johnson seemed
to gain confidence as the fight prog
ressed.
ROUND THIRTEEN.
Putting his right glove before his
face, Jeffries walked into a clinch
without a blow. When they broke
Johnson sent a left 10 the body and
a right uppercut touched the chin.
stick there, Jim shouted Corbett.
jeff stuck until he was forced away.
Then he took two lefts and a right
uppercut to the face. Holding him
with his right on the shoulder, John
son sent in three lefts to the face