The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-07-07

ly at the nose and mouth. johnson
sent two more blows to the chin be-
fore the bell sounded. It was John
sons round.
Round 12.-When Jef appeared in
the center of the ring 1t was noticea-
bic that his right eye was almost
closed. Johnson sent three blows to
Jeff's head, and followed this up with
a stinging left to the mouth and right
eye. To finish out the round johnson
placed a hard blow on the jaw, the
round ended for johnson with JEFF
fries bleeding badly.
Round 13.-Some of the quickest
work seen throughout the fight came
with the opening of the round, when
johnson in n minute Sent nine
severe blows to Jeff's head. jeff
came back with three punches in
Johnson's stomach, and at the same
time Johnson hooked a left to Jeff's
mouth. Johnson kept playing for
Jeff's head, and the round ended
largely in Johnson's favor.
Round 14.-It is apparent that
Jeffries can not last much longer; he
came up weakly, and Johnson tilted
loft ono m Tho rNco fh1 h1011 Aor,
/! ing freely. Johnson sent a left to
the head of Jeffries as the round
ends.
Round Fifteen-When the men
faced each other, it was plain to all
that Jeffries was in distress. His
face was pulled and bleeding from
Furnishing lefts and rights. His move
ments were lanquid. He shambled
after the elusive negro, sometimes
crouching low with his left hand
stuck on in front, sometimes standing
erect. STOPPING or erect he was a
mark for Johnson's accurate blows.
johnson simply waited for the big
white man to come in. and chopped
his faces to pieces. They came into
a clinch after a feeble attempt by
Jehries 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 ash. Jeffries staggered
back against the ropes. His defensive
power seemed to have deserted him
and johnson went at him like q tiger.
A rein Of lefts and rights delivered
at close quarters sen Jeffries Keeling
blindly. Another series of short,
snappy punches, and the 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 overhanging 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, John
son stood almost over him until Rick
ard waved him back. He stood ready
ito strike and when Jeffries rose
from his knees he dashed in again.
Jefries 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. Jetfries 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 Rickard to stop the fight.
Stop 1t. stop It," they shouted from
all sides. "Don't let him be knocked
out" Richard gave no heed to these
appeals. Jeffries was helpless now
as he staggered to a standing position
and the negro waited for him. A
left. q right and another left, ali
short. snappy, powerful blows. found
their mark on Jeffries' chin. He
went down for the third time. He
again sprawled over the lower rope
banging half outside of the ring. The
timekeeper raised and lowered his
arm, tolling of the seconds. He
had reached the count Of seven when
some of Jeffries seconds put a foot
inside Of the ropes and Richard
walked between the fallen man and
the negro. and placing a hand OF
J%ohnson's shoulder, declared him the
!, winner. While Jeffries was no,
counted out, this was merely a tech.
meal evasion. 1t was evident tina,
he could never have gotten up in.
side Of ten seconds.