Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-05

Reno. Nevada. July 4-JohIl Arthur
Johnson. Texas negro. the son of an
American slave. IS tonight the first
and undisputed heavyweight champion
OF the world
James ]. Jeffrics of California. win
Ter OF twenty-five piOnSllip fights
knees before by = blow, passed tonight
into history as a broken idol. He met
utter defeat at the hands Of the black
champion
Saved Jeff from the Count.
While Jenries was not actually
counted out, he was saved from this
crovning shame only by his friends
pleading with johnson not TO hit the
fallen man again, and the towel was
brought into the ring from his corner.
A. the end OF the fifteenth round Ref
cree Tex Rickard raised the negro's
arms and the great crowd filed out,
EElm and silent
Jerrfes was dragged to his corner
bleeding from his nose and mouth ana
= dozen cuts on his face He had a
black. closed eye and swollen features
snd ne held his head in his hands, daz-
Cd and incoherent
Only Scratch on Johnson.
johnson walked out of the ring with
cut q mark on his body except a slight
cut on his lip. which was the opening
pf z wound received in training.
RING experts agree that it was not
even a championship fight Jeffries
had q chance in the second round, per-
hpe, but after the sixth 1t was plain
that he WIS weakening and was out
c1zssed AT every point. and after the
eleventh round II was hopeless
Il was the greatest demonstration
-tae ring has ever seen of the failure
Of q fighter 10 come back after years
Of retirement The youth and science
q the black man made Jeffreis look
Ike z novice The great Jeffries was
ike log
johnson Swift in Attack and Defense.
The revlled johnson was ike a black
panther. beautiful in his alertness and
defensive tactics
Jefriss fought by instint il seemed,
Showing his pluck in every round, but
he was only a shell Of his old self. The
cd capacity 10 take q terrible beating
and bore N until he landed the knock
sut blow was gone
After the third round Johnson treat
e MS opponent almost as a joke. He
smiled and blocked playfully. warding
or the bear-Iike rush Of Jeffries with
marvellous skill
"On the Square"
Out OF the sea Of opinions and argu-
rerts tflat surrounded this fight and
made Il the talk of the world. these
facts stand out:
The r ut was @on the square," OF
this there is no doubt
There was no evidence of the fam
Gus yellow streak in Johnson.
Johnson proved himself so absolute
Il Jefries' master that experts such
IS w Gorhett- the Australian sporting
writer and ring expert. says that
Tommy Burns put mp a better fight
against Johnson and the black man
was only playing with his opponent.
The end was swift and decisive It
looked as though johnson had been
holding himself under cover all the
rest or the time, and, now that he had
measured Jeffries IN all his weakness
be had determined TO end the bout at
once
Jsffries Helpless To Protect Himself.
Jeffries had lost the power OF de-
fence A series of right and left up
percu-s delivered at will sent him stag
EerinE 10 the ropes He turned and
fought back b. instinct and because
r. was dying hard
With the exception of few rounds
the d=ht was tame JeffrieS did not
have the power TO hurt johnson after
h had received blow after blow on
tf-e jaw and his strength was ebbing.
But even before this stage Jenries
could not reach the black Tire blows
nearly always landed, minus nearly all
their speed IL was like hitting a
punching bag
I.ffri-S .sroue he'd AT Times btn dur
fng mos Of the night he fought staHd
Ing npr-ght and 5r.ilg wirh soine-
tsiag OF his old sggressiveness-
johnson Cuts Loose in Fifteenth.
The fifteenth round started with