The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-07-05
JACK JOHNSON Can
NOW SAY he HAS
DONE EN- ALL UP
CONTINUED from Page one)

Continued from Page One)
listened to the kidding OF Mr.. Corbett
smiled again. He'd talk to Corbett
ard then suddenly pull out his left and
Jolt Jeffries on the mouth.
The latter was awfully slow. John
SON picked off everything the big fell
low sent his way with ease. never
seeming TO worry at all about missing
one.
He kept up . continual line OF talk.
Don't rush now, JIM" he'd say.
whats that crouch for? Oh you'll
straighten up In a minute. I'll wait.
Hit me In the body the way Corbett
told you to. I'll quit for you sure.
Where's that bull rush you used to
have? Amt you sorry you tried to
come back?" and all sorts of remarks
such ms these. broken only when he
5nbbed Jeffries or caught some long
slow left coming towards him.
In between rounds Corbett would go
into the corner near johnson and talk
He did this for three or four rounds
until the crowd howled at him. Then
he cut Il out for q couple of rounds
The idea was to get Johnson's goat
but that goat never left home at all.
Back Corbctt would go as the bell
rang and sit on the steps Of Jenries'
corner firing advice to the big fellow
and trying to.muss the colored man up
in his ideas. II was all futile. Corbett
never could kid with Johnson. He
never even distracted the colored fell
low who was paying all his attention
and compliments to the bear man In
front OF him. hit him in the stom-
och and he'll quit" yelled Corbett time
and again. That's what they all say"
piped johnson in return as he poked
his long left into Jeffries nose and
mouth. He. closed Jeff's right eye
eight In the sixth with left hook and
then started to kid Jeffries about the
lamp. Can you see me on this side.'
he asked. Anything you want. Jim.
I'll get over there and face the sun II
you say So"
Jeffries had nothing to say. He
wiped his eye a couple Of times, but
went on chewing his gum. crouching
and looking for an opening.
He would rush johnson and find
nothing but arms greeting him. Then
they would clinch and pick out little
openings. once Jeffries belted his
man on the body and the crowd let
out an awful yelp. Here. Jim, hit II
again. it's nice and round" said John.
son, a. he pulled his left away and
Jeffries poked him. The crowd
laughed loudly then, but second
later when JefPries pulled back to
send In another. got one on the jaw
that was q terror. He didn't take any
thing in that line afterward that
johnson offered. The colored fellow
watched Jeifries' arms all the time
He would b talking over Jeffries
shoulder to Corbett when Jeff thought
It time to let one 60. but instead got
one himself.
Johnsons talk was stall and Jeffries
usually fell for It.
The big colored fellow went along
lust - though he was with some spar.
ring partner until the sixth when he
became . bit vicious and belted his
man good and hard. The closed eye
bothered Jeffries and johnson knew 1t
He kept poking his left at the bum
,glim. landing every time. It was aw
fnl to watch. Il was 80 onesided. The
very idea OF Jeffries' possession-tha'
create slam In his left-was the only
thingNhat kept the interest In the hgh'
at all. Had another man such a.
Rubin or Monroe been there thu
krowd would have left. Il was joke
The one thing that kept them was thu
wild swing that Jeff might land. Hi
nose and mouth bled in this round alst
and at tho bell Delaney claimed mrs
blood. Corbett yelled over that John
sons mouth was bleeding before. bu
he made no claim. The blood OF
Johnson's mouth was an old cut tina
he received while boxing with Cotton
Jeffries was helpless In the hands
OF Johnson and was gradually fading
away. For three rounds more, John
son Just played with him and in tn
eleventh tore after Jeffries SO hare
and fast that the crowd got up on tn
seats expecting to see jeff go to tn
mat with every punch. 1t was
slaughter to be sure. Jeffries' nos
and mouth were just pouring fort
blood and his closed eye was blacker
johnson shook his golden smile ant
bounded Jeffries all over the ring. H
crossed him with q right in q neutra
corner and for the first time in hi
life Jeffries staggered back. johnson
rushed In then to put the final toucl
on Jeffries a. jeff ducked and tn
punch went wild. II was cheerful mt
sic to the Jeffries men when the gon
changed. sending their man to hi
corner.
From that on II was Just q question
as to whether Johnson's hands OF
Jeffries' stamina would give out first
johnson pulled and turned Jeffrie
any way he wanted and hooked hi
man with lefts and rights that cut an
tore every time they landed. Jeffrie.
left cheek bone was swollen out OF a
proportion and his nose bled harde
than ever. He was dying on his fee
hut there was no rush In him. II
walked around and SO did johnson
The latter would feint at Jeffries an
-. voees A,,ckoA lack would hook n