The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-05
JOHNSON DEFEATS JEFPRIES
In FIFTEEN GENTLE ROUNDS
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When they broke Jack swung left for
BODY but missed. Johnson shot uppercut
and cut Jeffs lip slightly. AS they broke
Jack landed left to the face and JEFF
came right back with left on the body.
johnson held Jeffs arms and as they
broke Jack again tried to uppercut. He
missed but stung JEFF on the face with
left. go on Jeff,'' shouted Corbett.
THAT left Ia asjoke."4 jeff stepped In and
shot a straight left to the blacks head
and the crowd cheered The gong found
them In clinch. The pace was slow to
this time with no damage to either man.
Jen's Eye Closed
Round e-Again JEFF crouched. They
stepped around each other. Johnson try
ing to send in stiff lefts to the Jaw john
son cut Jeffs cheek little. Again they
lolled in each others embrace, but neither
was Wiling to take chance. Jeff rushed
but missed a left for the body and took
a left on the chest in return. johnson
kept UP a running fire of talk to JEFF
when they came to clinoh, but Jeh
calmly chewed his gum and waded In.
He missed Jack with a left and took a
left and a right on the head. Jack got
q left on the face. Jack closed Jeffs
nose was bleeding when the gong sound
ed. When JEFF took his seat his seconds
got busy with his eye, but Jeff assured
them that 1t was all right and they only
sponged his face. Johnson's round.
Round 7-Jeff walked right In but be-
fore he had O. chance Jack led with right
and left and missed. Jeffs eye, was badly
swollen and he rubbed It with his glove.
He feinted and tried to draw Johnson
On but the negro declined to come In.
JEFF stepped in with left for the body
but missed 1t and took left % the head.
JEFF hooked a left to the head and john
son laughed loudly. JEFF got left on
the face twice at close range. JEFF butts
his way into another clinch but failed to
land. He drew Jacks lead and shot
left to the face. Jacks lips bled. In
close quarter mix Jacks left went to
the face twice and Jim's lip bled. This
round was faster.
Round s-"Come on jeff" said John
son as they faced each other. JEFF came
on and got left in the face He miss
ed Jacks body with left and took
two lefts on the face. Hello, Jimmy"
said Jack to Corbett as he leaned on
Jeff. did you see that one?" jeff
walked into left to the face and again
they mauled each other without damage
at close range. Come on, break" said
Jeff as Jack held his gloves. Rfckard
did not touch the men but allowed them
to take their time Jim missed twice
with his left and took q left on the
face. Jack tried several times to put
his right through but failed to connect.
Jeff showed Jack about seemingly with
ease. The gong found them locked.
Jacks blows up to now had been snap
pier and cleaner but outside of bruis-
Cd ave Teff was not hurt.
Round Jeff walked in with left
to the chest. Make him fight JIM"
yelled Corbett. Never mind. just watt"
responded johnson. johnson walked
in, tried a left for the body. jeff got
inside OF 1t and put his head against
Jacks chest and showed the black fell
low back to the ropes. jeff took 1t all
an opportunity. Jack failed for the head
He stepped in and shot left hard for
the body but Jeffs glove was there
first JEFF walked into two left jabs
on the face that did no damage. He
swung his left around Jacks neck as
they came together. His wrist landed
hard on the ribs and johnson did not
appear to- like 1t.
JEFF Appeared Fresh
Round 10-They came up quickly.
Jack shot a left to the face but Jcff
brushed 1t away and responded with
left to the body. Jack again missed a
lightning right for the jaw and they
hauled about the ring In clinch Jeff
put his shoulder against Johnson's body
and showed him back. At close range
Johnson sent left uppercut to the
mouth and as they broke missed a right
for the jaw. jeff got under a left lead
and seemed to want to wear Jack out
by bearing down his weight and show
ing him about jeff struck two lefts to
Jacks face and he got one Of the same
In return. Johnson took two lefts in
the face when they broke. Jack step
ped in quickly and shot left to the
body just as the gong rang. jeff APP
peared to be fresh as he waited the
gong and watched Jack. johnson was
also fresh but appeared less at ease as
he frowned across the ring at Jeff.
Round 11--They walked up carefully.
Jeff finally trying his left once TO