The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-05

Bring that towel-you know what
1 mean-don't let him get HIT
The soothing liquids were applied to
| the fallen champions bruised face, but
| his heart was something that could
not be reached As soon as he re-
| the rapid fire events that had pushed
| him into oblivion, he took his head in
his hands and groaned.
'sToo DID," Moaned Jeffries.
ST was too old to come back" he
said.
Corbett and Joe Choynski and
Brother Jack and the others were
to cheer the defeated man.
Its all off with you" said Corbett,
''but you did the best you could"
| "CiIeer up, we'll go fishing tomor-
row." said Frank Gotch. the wrestling
| champion.
Tex Richards Statement.
Tex Richard, the referee of the fight,
said Jack Jonnson is the most won
derful fighter that ever donned a
2:cve He won IL I',s~ed from
t''e y hite man IS Ee fell beneath the
champions blows: 1t was the most
of fact. I tho".h> wey down in my
heart that Jeffries would be the win
rer OF the fight.
THE fight was won and lost when
Ieffries went through the ropes the
\ first time. This is official The other
iSn"ckdown does not count. 1t was
| this way: Jeffries was brought to
| his knees. and he arose dazed
johnson hit him with a succession of
lefts that sent him through the ropes.
AS he lay there several of his seconds
caught hold of him and helped him to
his feet. Under the rules of the game
which 1 have read thoroughly, while
certain people were saying that could
not referee a fight, this disqualified
Jeffries and Johnson was the winner.
thought the seconds were going to
carry Jeffries to his corner. Instead
they showed him into the ring again
to be beaten further while was doing
all 1 could during the confusion to
stop the fight.
"Jeffries could not hit johnson and
Johnson could hit Jeffries whenever
he pleased. Jeffries was not as good
as the last time he fought -
Hilarious at JOhnson's Camp.
This was hilarious night at the
road house where Jack Johnson
trained for his fight with Jeffries
Business at the bar started with a
rush, when johnson. returning from
the arena with his newly acquired for
tune and laurels ordered wine for ev-
erybody in the resort. johnson him
self drank beer. Crowds came out from
the city to see the champion and they,
too, spent freely.
Given an impetus by the winning
OF $4,000 by various members of the
camp, the games of chance did a good
business.
There also was singing and dancing
Loud cheers greeted the negro when
he returned from the fight. He went
from the arena to his camp in an au-
tomob1le with Billy Delaney, his chief
adviser. The camp rushed out en-
masse to meet him. His wife was
one OF the first to reach him. She
saw the fight but had reached the re-
sort before her husband arrived.
"Oh Jack, I'm so glad you won;~
she said
Friends shouted, clapped their hands
and whistled. Johnson grinned broadly
outside of the house. He walked into
r.-rlor where another party awaited
him, and sitting down chatted with
/ them a few moments.
Everybody wanted to hear about thu
fight. Johnson refused to take 1t seri-
ously. He said he was not hurt and
there was nothing for him to tell
When they asked him questions he ar
swered them but altogether he said
very little regarding the contest.
Don't think I was scared at any
time" he said. II knew how 1t was
coming out"
The negro's engagement in vaudeville
opens in New York July II. He will so
to Chicago from here and then proceed
to New York. Already he has accepted
theatrical. engagements for five weeks
in advance and has offers of others.
But he says he is tired and wants to go
home.
IT want to be with my NANNY said
Jack. At his order a message was sent
his mother, telling her the result.
Jeffries Through With Game.
Jeffries, the pugilist, left camp in the
,~orning. Jim Jeffries, farmer return
ed. He will never enter the ring again.
That was settled once and for all.
The big man with the bruised face
AMI downcast spirit was carried swiftly
back from the ringside to the cottage
where the last days of his training
were carried through. He was still
dazed and shaken when he climbed
from the machine. He knew that he
had been beaten but in the way which
his defeat was accomplished, he had
no idea.
The story of the blows which sent
him stumbling over the ropes. beat
en- man, was told to him By Jim Cor
bett. Jeffries knew nothing beyond
the fact that he was beaten; that the
object for which he abandoned his
quiet life, the defeat of Jack John
son, had not been accomplished. Mrs.
Jeffries arrived at the camp half an
hour before the car from the ringside
appeared. She was weeping, but en-
QedNOTou " restrain ICl SCDS. AiCA
Jeffries' car stopped in front of the
cottage she rushed out to him and to-
gether they passed from sight through
the door. There were few to witness
the return of the vanquishcd fighter.
Two or three automobiles stood in the
road, where fifty had been crowded in
the morning. Jeffries' personal friends
were there eager to do omething to
aid him, but unable to find words.
Jeffries stepped from the house a few
moments after he entered it and went
to the rubbing room. He walked a