Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-07-07
Negro Defeats Jettries in Cham
pionship Battle,
LASTED BUT FIFTEEN ROUNDS
White Man Too Slow for His Dusky
Opponent, Who Escapes With
Little Punishment.

Reno, New, July 4.-Jack Johnson,
the big negro, defeated jim Jeffries in
the fifteenth round Of a M side battle
in the presence of 10000 people. JEFF
fries failed to show his old time snap
and dash and he lacked speed and
staying qualities. After the tenth
round it was apparent that Johnson
was getting the better of the contest
and toward the end of the fight he had
everything his own way. While JEFF
fries landed many blows they lacked
force and had no effect on Johnson.
After the twelfth round Jeffries seemed
tired and slow, but he continued to
take all the punishment given him.
When the men faced each other at
the opening of the fifteenth round
it was apparent to every one that JEFF
fries was in distress. His face was
pulled and bleeding from the punish
ing lefts and rights he had received,
and his movements were languid. He
shambled after the elusive negro,
sometimes crouching low with his left
hand stuck out in front, and some
times standing erect. STOPPING or
erect, he was a mark for Johnson's &C.
curately driven blows. Johnson sim
ply waited for the big white man to
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pieces. They came into a clinch after
a feeble attempt by Jeffries to land
a left hand blow on the body, and as
they broke away Johnson shot his left
and right to the jaw in a flash. JEFF
fries staggered back against the ropes.
His defensive power seemed to desert
him in an instant.
Goes at Him Like a Tiger.
Johnson went at him like a tiger. A
rain of let's and rights delivered at
close quarters sent Jeffries Keeling
blindly. Announcer series of short, snap
Ply punches, and the big white giant
went down for the first time in his
ring career. He fell under the top
rope. over the lower one, and onto the
overhang of the platform. Resting on
his launches and right elbow, Jeffries
looked around in a dazed way, and
got up at the count of nine. While he
was down Johnson stood almost over
him until Richard waved him back. He
stood ready to strike, and when JEFF
fries arose from his knees he dashed
in again. Jeffries reeled about and
tried to clinch, but Johnson eluded
him and as the old champion swung
around to the south side of the ring he
jolted him twice on the jaw. Jeffries
sank to his knees, weak and tired, but
got up again at the count of nine. 1t
was then that Jeffries' friends began
to call to Richard to stop the fight.
"Stop it, stop it," they shouted from
all sides. Don't let him be knocked
out"
Richard gave no heed to these ap-
peals. Jeffries was helpless now, and
as he staggered to a standing position
the negro was waiting for him. A left,
a right and another left, short, snappy,
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Jeffries' chin and he went down for
the third time. Again he sprawled
over the lower rope, hanging half out
side the ring. The timekeeper raised
and lowered his arm, tolling off the
seconds. He had reached the count of
seven when ONE of Jeffries' seconds
put foot inside the ropes and Richard
walked between the fallen man and
the negro champion. Placing his hand
on Johnson's shoulder, he declared
him the winner. While Jeffries was
not counted out, this was a technical
evasion. 1t was evident that he never
could have got up inside of ten Sec