The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-06
THE LAST of THE FIGHT.

rether white in his conduct on the
most momentous occasion OF MS ne
Aslittle nervous. perhaps, in the first
round he then took the measure OF
his fearful looking antagonist and
played with him as a cat plays with
a4mouse to the end. 1t was picnic,
q Sholiday excursion. Fourth OF July
oiitiny at the White or bankers con-
yention at Old Point for Johnson. he
never enjoyed anything more In MS
life. and his behaviour from first TO
last was worthy of all praise. This
does not mean, of course, that prize
tirhting is worthy occupation; but
only that, measured by the ethics OF
the ring, johnson established his claim
to the good opinion of the sporting
world. watchful as cat 1.-THE as a
snrpent. strong as an OK, and 1alrly
bubblinr over with good humor, ne
fought his fight to finish in the
presence of an immense muitltude' me
hearts and hopes and money OF the
crowd We're against him. Never a
Gladiator in the old coliseum at Rome
had fewer friends in the boxes ana
on the benches than this great strap
Ming fellow. and when he stood ready
in, the fatal fifteenth round to finish
his task it was the manager oil Jei-
fries who cried out to Bob Armstrong,
one of the white mans colored train
ers. Bring that towel; you know
what 1 mean; don't let him get hit:'
Thumbs up!
There was breeziness about john
sons way that must have appealed TO
the good nature of the people In the
arena: Don't rush, jim. Don't you
hear what I'm telling you; Come on
JEFF: Never mind, just wait
"Thousht you said you were going to
have me wild?" How do you feel,
Jim?" How do you like 'em?" and
so on TO the end. After it was ali over,
with scarcely a mark on his ebony
person TO show that he had knocked
out the most powerful man in the
world. the negro maintained his poise
and chortled at the amusement he had
enjoyed-"He joked me and l joked
him. / told him knew he was a
bear, but 1 was gorilla, and would
defeat him, and with it all he gave
his defeated antagonist this high
praise: "He came back at me with
the heart of the true lighter
The New York World, with its turn
for statistics, has boiled down the fight
into figures, showing that there were
only 1o1, reflective" blows struck dur
ing the fight, of which II are to the
credit of Johnson and only "a to the
credit of Jeffries. The white mar
reached the negro on the face three
times. on the neck twice, on the body
thirteen times, on the ribs once OF
the head four tlmes and on the shout
der once The negro struck the white
man II times. as this statement VII
show: Face, So; jaw, s.; nose, . mouth
9; chin. /; body. 3: chest, 2; head
That was going some" as they sa.
in Johnson's native State of Texas.
This brings us to the point of say
ing, again. that Johnson is Southern
born, and as an enthusiastic printe
said last night, cit goes to show tina
when it comes to a showdown bloo
will tell; it was Jacks old Southern
nanny that made him fit for the hsh
with the Yankee" 1t has been OBJ
served, probably, that the only seriou
disturbances that have resulted fror
this battle between the negro and IN
white man have occurred in the North
ern part of our great Christian coun
y try: in Pittsburg, which Andy Car
negie has blessed with his benefac
tons. and where he has preached hi
homilies on the race question, an
/ in New York, where the sainted mem
bers of race equality ave. Throughou
the South, speaking generally. tn
people, white and colored, have be
haved with dignity and self-possessioI
Down at Norfolk the sailors mad
come trouble. at Houston, one bruta
white fool cut the throat of an enthu
siastic negro; but that was nothn
remarkable for Texas. In Atlanta, W
are told, both races were in a mast
humor"; but Atlanta is the heart {
the New South. and is more like
Northern town than any other tow
In these parts.
In the Old South. Of which Richmon
is the soul. there has been no trouh
and no sign OF trouble The negro,
of this city are particularly worth
class of people. They live in pea
with their white neighbors, and
would require far moro serious eau
than a prize fight between viii
man and negro far away In Neva,
to disturb the amicable UNDERESTIMATE
among them. Jack London says in !
account of the dght, which is not mu
Of an account after all. that the ia
that these two men Of different rae
met in the prize ring 1is significah
"signifcant' OF nothing. except II
4 the white man was not as good as I