The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-05
EFFRIES ONLY A JOKE TO JOHNSON

the ribs In a way that was not relisbcd I|
After this round George Little, Johnson's N
eS-manager. placed several hundred dois M
lars at 10 TO on Jeffries. vi
The tenth was rather slow, Jeffrica
brushing away the head blows as he \
would brush away flies and trying always III
for that terrible body punch. Jeffries Ala
tried to wear Johnson down by his weight MI
an equal amount OF showing and succeed. V
ed in getting In his left uppercut 10 IN.
face several times.
The eleventh. which is marked IA ths
fully. johnson let loose and kept hls
mans head bobbing constantly In Al
Glinch Johnson landed .uppercuts and n
Jeffries began to. show signs of distress
Jeffries was slowing down. a hard rieht1
to the nose sent the blood spattering.
Here II was that the crowd began 10
Ono of Jeffries's friends left tho rInrsjds
crying. Men looked and sighed as thev
saw the CHAMPIONS legs shaking on his
Watch him; get him" called Delanovi
as Johnson met JeffrIess slow lead in the
y will" said Johnson. and smiled, He
waited and drew back and hooked Jens
ries hard in. the face. Jeffries looked
drS tired n6 but toryh Whaeked away a. the body.
Ing on the part OF the black that set iha i
crowd cheering. Jeffrles spat out a great |
quantity of blood as he vailed to his cor.
dence. ~o"i-
White Fighter Fails. u
The thirteenth showed rapid dIssoIutJo,
on Jeffriess part. Following Corbett'. i
advice; Ssuas he stuck to the ,clinch until he
Isfts %1s iopSea ore a%Sy' h Inen he RECEIVED two
After that johnson played with him
Holding Jeffries with his right on the
the face and Jeffries wIlted. He con-
tlnued Ia come on. however, with his eva.
almost closed and his legs sinking.
,oin.h dne ero%d % waited silently for the four-
ries walked into left and then failed m 4
get his own lefts home. The wonderful
WORK or the negro was never In better
| httable. p's u'1f|
How do you like en-. Jcr?" he asked
OF the sober and silent Jeffries. To the
more OF them 9"S
johnson opened up his heavy battcry'
at the opening of the fatal round II !
seemed no great effort for him 10 finIsh
! IL all. There was only one side TO il
Less than an hour of lighting had
served served to bring, 20 an, end the career he
and questions that have been aeitatinc
| inc sporting world since Johnson won the
championship belt from Tommy Burns
Fight by Rounds.
Round 1.-The men refused to shake
hands. Johnson smiled and JEFF calmly
ehe%ca eion co gum gum: After long opening .ses-
SION OF sparrinS Johnson shot his left 70 |
pushing Jefr back Johnson swung his
lGls nln.a TO The Jaw and as JEFF roughed 1t a
left again to tho face, The men locked |
arms and on the break JET clouted his |
man man twice with two short arm lefts to
don't you laugh" shouted Corbett at
johnson and then wInkcd and Smiled
back at the former champion. The menl
| continued In n locked embrace III
As the gong. terminated the round
Johnson playfully tapped JEFF on the /
shoulder and went to his corner smll-
him alone; He would fight his battle.
1t was a tame round
| Round johnson came up chatting
wants TO fght a little bit. Jim" yelled
| Corbett. You bet do. Mstah Corbets, ri
retorted the champion. AS jeff held of.I|
Johnson cloGted him with a wicked iighs||
clinch. Jeff swung his right To the; y
stomach, to which Johnson retaliatedI|
| with two ripping left uppercuts TO rhe'|
Jaw. The men closed together, Jeff land-
! Ing with right tt was case OF strength.|
against cleverness. with the chamoion|
| havin gthe better OF It. Johnson and Corr
bett ''kidded" each other ncessantIy|
during the minutes respite between the
rounds III
Round s.-Both came up slowly. John-|
son. while kidding JEFF, hooked his left to
! lne stomach Win FnuCn lorce> JohnSon,I
sent his right twice 10 the stomach and
then whipped a left uppercut to the Jaw
and neatly blocked the bellsrmaker's on
| slaughts. AS the men circled about theI|
ring johnson kept kidding Jen "A
He kept up a constant cross fire oil
Johnson jabbed thrice with his left toll
the face and whipped short arm right
TO the face. A long clinch followed. DUR
| ing which the black missed wicked
right upPercut. Jeffries rushed in andt|
stopped his man neatly with a vicIous |
right swing and again patted his oppo-k|
nent on the shoulder as the round end
ed. Johnson. on points. had a good adj
vantage. but there was not much power
behind his blows. IN
jeff Gets First Blood. IN
Round 4.-Jefrries missed left swing !
Johnson rushed in with a stab to theS|
face. johnson taunted JEFF constantly,t
Don't rush Jim; son't you hear at allTI1
shouted johnson. backing IL up with al
right uppercut. I|
JEFF got In a good right to the mouth.
and the blood started flowing from the
colored mans lips. "First blood forc
Jefrr' yellew the crowd. Johnson shot AL
hard left to the mouth and attempted tQj
wrestle his man against the ropes. The \
sons face at this stage. JEFF forced the
champion against the ropes III
Half dozen short arm body punche4
found their mark in rapid succession. IN I
response Johnson shot right TO the Jaw
and the round ended. II was Jeff's rounclr|
and the best one so far al
Round 5.-Johnson. as usual. came ur4
with n volley OF words Jen paid no at
tention to this, but rushed in close anu
they wrestled for spell. At close quar-
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