Arizona republican., 1910-07-05


 tersely framed sentences at Corbett. Johnson hooked another left to the jaw that carried with it world of pov,r. After Jeff had butted with his mead Johnson flung a left to the stomach and then went into a clinch. Jeffries crouched low and Johnson drove a wicked left to the stomach. A moment later he sent two left jabs to the mouth and eye, but Jeffries ap- parently paid little attention. The round ended in Johnson's favor. Jeffs face bleeding in several places.
 Round 10-Not much life marked the coming to the center. Johnson shot two lefts to the head. followed with short arm right to the ear. \ long clinch, mixed with wrestling, followed. The men confined them selves mostly to in-fighting and short streaks of wrestling. Johnson always alert to land punch. Johnson whipped two lefts to the jaw and a right upper cut to the jaw that made Jeff yell, "Oh,"
 Johnson peppered away with his left and clearly outboXed his burly opponent. It was JOhnson's round. Delaney asked Rickard to watch the gloves when the men were holding, to see that they were not broken.
 Round IA half minute wrestling bee without damage opened the round Johnson smashed Jeff time and again with left and right to the jaw and the big boilermaker fought back wildly.
 Johnson swung a terrific right up- &G, T weakened.
 Johnson employed a left and right upper cut again and again to the jaw, varied with a left and right swing to the jaw, and blood spouted from Jeffs mouth in streams. Jeffries was bad looking sight. but suddenly he electrified the crowd by making a round end rally, landing a right to the jaw and hard left to the body that brought the crowd to it's feet Johnson, however. had a good advant- age
 Round 12-The men clinched after the black missed a hard left for the | jav, remaining in this position half a minute. As Jeffries rushed in. Johnson met him with a straight left
  the men breast to breast the black swung hard with a left to the body and face. all the time keeping up a conversation with Corbett Johnson cleVerly blocked the blows intended for the body and sent home a straight right to the sore mouth starting the blood afresh. The negro shot straight left to the face and then sent his mans head back foot with sim liar blows. Jeff went to his corner spitting blood, with honors against him. Jeff's seconds were ominously quiet at this stage> On the other hand, JOhnson's corner fairly hummed with life and hustle
 Round 13.-The men fought without damage to a clinch and wrestled about the center of the ring. Johnson break ing with a volley of rights and lefts to the face and mouth He cleverly evaded Jeff's clumsy attempts to land on the body and cutting loose, landed left and right in quick succession on the jaw and body. Jeffries. weakened at this stage. a right upper cut almost lifting him from the floor. He seem ed all at sea in locating the black, | who waded in like a merciless jugger- naut, dealing out severe punishment at every tap. The round ended with Corbett advising Jeffries to cover up and stay away. Jeffries stared rather blanlIly into the middle of the ring and appeared to be in bad shape
 Round 14.-Jeffries was met with ierhf Iaft ment later another spiteful jab went to the mouth. Johnson placed his | stomach within Jeffs reach and taunt- ingly cried:
 "Ain't that a nice belly, Jim? Why | don't you hit it?"
 Jim did not They closed in, Cor l bett impOrtuning his man to beware l of the dangerous upper cut Jeffries' | right eye was almost totally closed at | this stage. Johnson sent in some | rapid fire left jabs to the mouth. and | the big white shook his head.
 I'm as clever as you are, Jim' | shouted Johnson to Corbett.
 Round 15.-A clinch opened the | round; then Johnson rushed his man | to the ropes, flooring him.
 Johnson knocked Jeffries out in the | fifteenth round. The white man was | counted out He hung over the ropes i his seconds and the crowd rushing in- | to the ring before the timekeeper could | count him out.