The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-07-05


body and on the mouth. Johnson
poked up a left uppercut several
times but never hurt They held
quite a while, and the crowd yelled
for them to fight. johnson shot in
a straight left on the mouth and
Jeff closed in and dug three lefts
into Johnson's stomach. johnson
got home with three uppcrcuts I'm
succession, Hitting Jeff's chin in the
air each time. Johnson tried a
short right for Jaw which reached
zen as the latter was ducking and
the blow did not hurt. The ques-
ton of strength between two men
was equal.
Fifth round-Jeff crouched as he
came forward. He struck away
from a straight left again when
johnson went through the motions
of feinung. They fcinted into a
ohnch. no blows being struck. John
son landed above the hip with
light left and they clinched. Jef
pol0ed the body with left at close
I twice In the face with the left.
There was a slight smear of blood
on his lips. Johnson met Jeff with
Ia straight right and Jen drove a
solid looking right into the body
They hung together. Johnson pokod
! the left INTO face. Johnson shot in
straight left and right to the face.
A shot left on the face from Jen
brought more blood JEFF crouchcd
and sent Ia an overhanded left.
which sent Johnson's head back. Il
was clean punch and the crowd
.oheered. They patted each other
on the back with the bell finding
them in a clinch.
Sixth Round Jen crouchod
again. then straightened. johnson
drove Jeff 60 the ropes. putting three
let's TO the face without landing
Clearly with any OF them. They
Cl.nched. Johnson hooked Jeff with
the left in the face in a cHnch. The
skin was scraped on Jenf's left check
and the blood showed. johnson IS
lleft went around Jeff's neck. and
they clinched. Jcn blocked a left
land right and drove HIS right against
the ribs. Johnson uppercut Jcn
with the left and Jem placed both
gloves on the body with good force
and they chnched. Johnson forced
ibis left arm and uppercut Jef with
/ left, almost closing Jen's right eye.
Then johnson worked the right up
lpercut. reaching the face. Jef
rubbed his swollen eye as he went
to his corner.
Seventh round--Johnson stepped
in with left hooks. jon blocked two
iOf them and they clinched. Johnson
began feinting rapidly and Jeff cir
lcled around. They spared a great
while without either man landing.
FINALLY johnson tried with a right
to the jaw aud they clinched. and
Hen clinched, and Jeff rammed his
left into the body JEFF landed a
\ left IN JohnsOn's face and johnson
laughed. They clinched and John
son polVed a left into Jeh's face
bringing blood from one OF Jen's
,nostrils. Johnson freed his left and
! hooked Jeff several times in the
! face. The negro also put il one
fright uppercut. and at this stage JeI
was certainly getting the worst OF Il.
), Jeff sent in one high left which
Handed on JohnsOns chin. In a
,ciinch johnson kept freeing his loft
and got in on Jeff's head.
Eighth round--.Ieff went TO close
quarters quickly and clinched. John
son used a left on the face. JeG
lseemed unable TO escape punish
ment JOHNSON shot IN double
\ left on the jaw and both landed.
Johnson began jeering Corbett IN
Jeff's corner. asking him how he
liked the looks OF things Corbett
replied that he who laughs hist
laughs best Jeff got TO the ribs
with a smash. and in the clinch fol-
lowing Johnson poked a left 10 the
face and a right on the body IL
was a long drawn clinch and John
son used his right across the back.
They were IN a clineh at the bell
Ninth Round-It begins TO look a
little dismal tor Jeff. Jcn came for
ward crouching. Johnson danced
away and tried a straight left which
was blocked. Jen showed right
against the ribs. They ciIched.
They broke and JEFF shot a right in
the stomach. Another clinch. Jen
blocked left uppercut. They
elinched While breaking, Johnson
got in a left on the face. Jeif got
home with a left on the ribs. An
other clinch and Jen leaned his chin
On JOhnson's right shoulder, where
The was safe from uppercuts. john
,son was smilGg and seemed brighter
than when he entered the ring Jeff
lducked a left and drove the right in
ithe pit of the stomach. making
johnson grunt Johnson was there
with a straight left on the mouth
land followed with another. Jcff got
ITO Johnson on the ribs with the left.
and they cinched again.
Tenth round-Jen feinted with
the left following johnson around.
johnson put in a left light on the
chin He tried a third aud JEFF