The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-07-05

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teenth and last round. It started off
Just as another round had with John
talked to someone in the audience.
He was just as unconcerned as could
be. jeff backed around SO that his
back would be to the sun when John
son hooked him right on the point of
the jaw. Jeffries' mouth dropped, his
hands dropped and he slid slowly along
the rope and dropped in a heap on the
floor. There was wild scene then.
Every man in the house jumped up to
watch. II was the first time that JEFF
fries had even been knocked down. 1t
truly was a sight. His seconds were
wild as George Harting counted off
the seconds. Corbett threw lot of
water over and Jeffries was looking
conveyed around the ring. Blood was
trickling down his face and at the
count OF seven he got up on one knee.
stay down." yelled Corbett waving
his hands. frantically. Johnson stood
over his man, making fake attempts
to hit him. Richard then pushed John
son away. At the very count of ten
jeff got to his feet. Johnson walked
up. tented and smashed the big fellow
full on the nose, sending the blood in
all directions. Once more Jeffries
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up. He didn't drop like a man who is
shot, but seemed to tumble slowly. his
knees bending and then the rest Of
him bent until he fell outside the
ropes, his feet over the lower rope.
His seconds got behind him and
pushed him up. Everyone got up,
thinking the fight was over. Jeffries
stood up, covered with blood and
Farmer Burns jumped up trying to
steady the white man.
There was a terrible yell all over
the house and the seconds in both cor
ners were bowling advice like a lot
Of comanche Indians.
Sam Berger and Corbett then got
hold of Jeff and while johnson was
waiting for Richard to raise his hand,
they pushed the fellow along the ropes
away from Johnson. The latter see-
ing that the fight was not over yet,
started down along the ropes after his
man. Farmer Burns jumped into the
ring and stood watching the finish
Jeffries ran along the side OF the ring
with johnson after him. He started
to cross over towards Johnson's corner
when the latter nailed him on the jaw
with another left and over he tumb-
led once more a sad sight He rolled
over and then sat up waving his hands
towards some one in his corner. John.
son stood right over him making mo.
tons as though he would soak him at
the first opportunity. JEFF with his
blackened eye, bloody face looked
down at the carpet as George Hartins
started to count once more. He was
dead to the world and through. Hart
ing got up to seven when every man
In Jeffries' corner came over to help
him up. The ring was filled with fans
Immediately and johnson was grabbed
on all sides by his admirers. Jeffries
was carried to his corner where am
monia and other restoratives were fec
him until he came around.
johnson broke loose from the wild
mob that grabbed him, walked to his
corner smiling like a kid and shool
the dice with Tom Flanagan to see
who was to pay for the automobile
home
Jeffries. with bunch OF friends lick
ed up a few quarts OF wine after he
had had a massage and rub down after
the go.
They bulled me into it, that's ALL
he said. II fought like a third rater
I knew what wanted to do. but wasn'
there. Oh, I'll hand johnson the cred
1t. He's a better man than I am. bu
l wasn't there at all. shook my heas
to myself in about the seventh round
think 1t was. when I missed him ant
We fell into a clinch. knew I wa.
done. but thought that might get ;
stray one over by luck and just KEEP
going. My eye was gone altogether
I had lost all idea of distance. Why
he blocked my best punches as cas-!
as I'd block an old woman with :
broom. That's all for me. l didn'
want to fight in the first place;
thought 1t was impossible. but I heari
SO many people say that locke,
good and worked and worked and
got to believe it myself. No more TO
me-
AS Chuck Connors said: God say,
me from my friends
NEVER AGAIN.