The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-07

Jack Johnson, the negro fighter, re- mains champion of the world, James J. Jeffries going down in the fifteenth round at Reno yesterday.
 There was scarcely round where Jeffries had the best of it. the negro cleverly blocking most of the old champion s blows and hitting back at will. Hard uppercuts were the most damaging blows delivered by the black. sometimes almost lifting Jeffries from his feet.
 It was 2:45 o'clock when time was called, and the fight ended at 3:41.
 Rumors were on the streets this morning that Johnson had died after leaving the ring from a ruptured blood vessel, but there appears to be no foundation for the report The fight in rounds follows: ROUND 1.-The men refused to shake hands. Johnson smiled and Jeffries continually chewed gum. Ar ter long opening session of sparring Johnson shot his left to face and they clinched. Johnson pushing Jeffries back.
 The men locked arms. Jeffries clouted his man twice with two short arm lefts to face and the crowd yelled. Johnson swung his left to the jaw T I..fF .l .t .I. ters the big black man shot his left again to the face. They clinched at the ropes: Johnson pushed Jeff's arms back and displayed much strength. Jeff swung his left on the body and they clnched.
 The men continued in locked em- brace and as the gong terminated the round. Johnson playfully tapped Jeff ries on the shoulder and went to his corner smiling.
 ROUND 2-Jeff shot short for John sons face. They clinched and broke again. Johnson tried for face; Jeff backed. Johnson lands good left on mouth and uppercuts Jeff's head with right They are in clinch at end of round.
 Johnson came up chatting like magpie but Jeffries only smiled. lie wants to fight little bit Jim. yelled Corbett. You bet do Mistah Cor bett, retorted the champion. AS Jeff r;es held on, Johnson clouted him with wicked jab to the jaw. As the men separated from a clinch Jeffries swung right to stomach which Johnson retaliated with two ripping left upper cuts to jaw.
 The men closed with Jeffries leaning against the champion with the sheer weight of his shoulders. It was a case of strength against cleverness with the Nubian having the better of 1 it.
 ROUND 3-Jeffries rushed John son half way across the ring and forces the colored man to clinch. Jeff landed left on body but missed a left soak for head. Johnson landed straight left and right on face then missed an vicious right uppercut Johnson blocked a left swing for the head but Jeff lands solid right on the body. Johnson tries another right uppercut but misses by foot and they work into clinch at the bell.
 ROUND 4-Jeff puts a left on the body; the negro is sparing fast aM puts right on head and after a clinch solid left to mouth. Johnson stands up to his work pretty we'll and blocks left swing for the wind They clinch and Johnson holds on. In the clinch Jeff backs Johnson into a cor ner but the colored man gets out of it. Johnson sent two straight lefts to the mouth and Jeff put two hard left swings to the body Johnson sent a good straight left to the mouth and they olilched again. Johnson misses another right uppercut and Jeff works him up against the ropes. Johnson is short with left
 I Jeffries missed left swing. John son rushed in with straight to face. Johnson taunted Jeffries constantly.
 Don't rush Jim. Do you hear what I'm telling you, shouted John son, backing it up with right up- percut to the jaw Jeffries got u good right to the mouth and blood