The Cairo bulletin., 1910-07-05


holding him with his tight on the
shoulder, Johnson sent in three lefts
to the face In quick succession and
then uppercut to the face. JEFF seem
ed tired and slow. He could not
solve the negro's defense and took
all the blows that came his way
Jack stood back and swung left to
the face. then calmly clinched. JEFF
ries continued to some in, in spite of
the punishment. This round was all
Johnson. Jeffries eye was almost
closed. "Cover up" said Corbett be
tween the rounds, you will get him. 2
Fourteenth Round.
Jeff walked straight into left and
they hung on to each other. Jack
tapped the big fellow on the face
with the left twice and blocked Jeff's
attempt at close Fighting. Shamb-
ling forward Jeffries took three
straight lefts to the face, and got in
a left to the face lightly. Jeffs left
was simply in the air, the clever
negro knocking them all up before
they got within six inches of his face.
How you feel" Jim? said Jack, as
they stood clinched How do you
like it," Jeff was sober and male
no response. He walked into three
laft IN,
don't hurt" said Jeff.
Fifteenth Round.
When the men faced each other, 1t
was plain to all that Jeffries was In
distress. His face was puffed and
hleedig from the punishment received
from Johnson's lefts and rights. His
movement was languid. He shambled
after the elusive negro, sometimes
crouching low with his left hand
stuck out in front, sometimes stand
ing erect. STOPPING or erect, he was
a mark for Johnsons accurately
driven blows Johnson simply waited
for the big white man to come in,
and chopped his face to pieces. They
came to a clinch after feeble at
tempt by Jeffries to land left hand
bio on the body, and as they broke
away, Johnson shot his left and right
20 the jaw in a flash. Jeffries stag
gered back against the ropes. His
defensive power seemed to have de-
serted him, and Johnson went at him
like a tiger. A rain of lefts ana
rights delivered at close quarters
sent Jeffres 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 to 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
Richard waved him back. He stood
ready to strike and when Jeffries
rose from his knees, he dashed in
again. Jeffries reeled and tried 10
cinch, but Johnson eluded him aud
as the old champion swung around to
the south side of the ring, he iolted
him twice on the jaw. Jeffries sank
to his knees, wean and tried, 1t was
then that Jeffries' friends began call.
ing Richard to stop the fight.
stop it, stop it," they shouted from
all sides. Don't let him be knocked
out"
Richard gave no he'd to these APP
peals. Jeffries was helpless now as
he staggered to standing posture,
and the negro waited for him. A left
right and another left, short, snappy,
powerful blows, found their mark on
Jeffries' chin, He went down for the
third time. Again he sprawled over
the lower rope, hanging half outside
of the ring. The timekeeper raised
and lowered his arm, tolling off the
seconds. He had reached the count
of seven when one of Jeffries SEQ
onds put his foot inside the ropes
and Richard walked between the
fallen man and the negro, and plac
ing his hands on Johnsons shoulder
he declared him the winner. While
Jeffries was not counted out, this was
merely technical evasion. 1t was
evident that he could never have got
up inside of ten seconds.
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