The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-05
NO CHANCE TOR
JEFFR|ES FROM
TAP OF THE GONG
All His P rodigious Prep
aratlons Avail Him
Nothing.
"A SORRY SIGHT
w HEN IT is OVER
John L. Sullivan Describes This
Fight of the century-Declares
That as Fights Go It Was a
Very one-Sided Cham I
pionship Affair-Picked
Negro to Win.
ny JOHN L, sULLryAN.

negro 10 win.
ny JOHN L. SULLIVAN.
Reno, July a.-@rhe fight OF the cen-
tury is over. and a. black man is thet
undisputed champion OF the world.
1t was a poor fight as fights go, this !.
less than fifteen rounds AFFAIR between
James J. Jeffries and Jack Johnson
Scarcely ever has there been a chan1- /.
ptonship contest that was SO onessided-
AL Jeffries's much Wanted conditions
and the prodtgious preparations. thatt
ne went through availed him nothing,i
He wasn't in 1t from the first bell tap
to the last. and as he fell bleeding
bruised and weakened in the twenty
seventh second of the third minute of
has ever gone to make a pugilistioi
story. He was practically knocked
out twice in this round. Johnson'sl
deadly left beat upon his unprotected
the count just before the second min
ute had gone in the fifteenth round.'
AS Johnson felled him the first time,
ne was conscious but weakened. Hell
call before he rose. When he did. John:
son caught him flush on the. Jaw again.
and he fell almost in the same spot
but further out, and as he leaned
crashed through outside the ring.
His seconds and several newspaper
men helped him into the ring again
and he staggered weakly over to thesi
other side of the ring johnson slowly,
followed him: measured his dfstances
carefully, and as Jeff's head hung for
ward. struck him hard in the face. and
again that terrible left hand caught
him, sending him ree1ing around to
STOPPING posture.
Seconds Give Up.
Johnson pushed his right hand hard
as Jeffries wheeled around. and quick
a g a IN al Hu1f inn, ~. Y,fxH
and jeff went down for the last time
His seconds had given 1t up
They didn't wait for the ten seconds
|. to be counted. but jumped into the
Johnson's chief second. always watch
full for the techntcalittes yelled his
claim for the fight for his man In
the breach of the rules by Jef'a
Tex Richard. in the meantime. was
trying to make himself heard. and he
was was saying I'm t that the fight was John
realizing that Johnson had won out,
and there was very little cheering.
Jeff had been such a decided favorita
they could hardly believe that he was
be a chance for him to reclaim his lost
1aurels.
The crowd was not even willing to
sat in his corner being sprayed with
he was pitied FROM all sides.
,hsse cas Rna a eWa NfSo,
song. The negro had few friends.
but t there ere, was VAS. no demon stration
admire. Johnson. because he is the
type of prize-fghter that is regarded
highly by sportsmen He PLAYED
He gave it whenever there was a con- e
tention and he demaned his rights only
UP to their limit, but never beyond
Picked the Winner.
I have never witnessed o fight where,
] was in such a peculiar position. I e
all along refused to announce my
choice as to the winner. refused on
tive. and wanted to be with him some
time during his training.
II refused on .Iohnson's account, be- N
cause Of my well known antipathy to
think that was favoring him from,
any other motive than a purely SPORT
ing one. He might have got this
impression. although, since / know him
rather inclined to believe that hea..
hasn't many OF the petty meannesses
of human character. You will deduce
from the foregoing that really had
personal friends all know 1t. Even
.Jeffries accused me of it one day, but
i denied it this way: I said, ..Jer, u
have picked the winner. but ! haven't
know who I think will win. and II
am not going to tell you before the
fight, don't want you to get any
wrong impression.''s
weeks ago l. picked johnson to win.
1T seems almost too much to say. but
II did say inside of fifteen rounds.
A Mere Shell.
Il a I nat
matter who I picked TO win to either
jeff or Johnson. but the main theory
based my decision on was the old
could l IN not come back. ieffries was ga a
mere shell of his former self. ALL
the months of Notwithstanding involy-
ing great feats Of exercise, had come
The experts who Inquired that a man
must receive his reward for such long.
conscientious, understanding and II
nerye-reaching work, figured that ho Y
must get even providentially.s
It seemed only Just to human nature
that Leffries must win even In the
face OF all the features resting on the
lis true, and probably would only he
denied by Johnson himself that the
big c.olored champion didn't train con
SseientloMsly As subsequent ,.s events
than he did. but nevertheless he took
IA chance, and BY his manner and de-
pertinent seemed perfectly wililng TO
stand the consequences, whatever they
We're,
The result was success for him In *
its fullest meaning. Johnson got
scarcely hard knock during the N
whole encounter and was never both-
cred by Jeffries's aotiops one little
Bit He came out OF tbs. fray without &
"a mark If one except the cut lip he e.
got 1t the third round. which proved Z.
to be only the opening OF the old cut II
that George Cotton gave him tho NJ,
was out at his training quarters.
Never before has there been a fight
for the championship OF the world IA
cause never hatore has q black man