The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-05


was bleeding when the gong struck.
Corbctt walked to the end OF the
ring and looked at Johnson The ne
gro was smiling and breathing easy.
Its got a long time to go" he said
TO the sporting men who bad bet
money on the seven-rOund end The
fighting In the seventh was somewhat
faster. but Fl no time did Jeffries live
up to expectations. His eye was swOl-
len and he rubbed 10 as he leaned on
the glistening black shoulder during
look more like n wounded bull than a
clever thinking man.
AS they pushed each btner around.
Johnson sent in let's TO the face twice
and put IN a left TO the face that COW
cred Johnson's golden teeth with blood.
but Johnson laughed. and in a mixup
sent IN two lefts 10 the face. and JEFF
fries mouth was streaked with blood.
Looks Bad with Jeffries-
1T looks bad for Jeffries," said the
sports as a slight indecision in Jef-
fries walk was noticed.
Remember how much he took from
Fitzsimmons and then landed" said the
hopeful one
Jeffries got a left in the face at the
opening OF the eighth
did you see that one. Jimmy" asked
Johnson Of Corbctt, as he leaned over
Jeffries' shoulder and grinned. John
sons blows became quicker and harder
during this round. but Jeffries was not
faster than the spectators realized.
He leaned forward. his eve fixed on
n vital spot on JOhnsOn's body. trying
again and again TO reach II. Johnson
tried 20 Dut his uppercut. but Jeffries
still possessed the Quickness to snap
his head out or danger.
Stand up and fight, you coward.
yelled Corbett as Johnson tucked away
a body blow in the ninth.
Just wait" said Johnson
He waited for a lead. and then put
1T Tnr r~frn
stopped Il with his gloves. The round
ended with Jeffries hitting Johnson IN
the ribs In a way that was not relished-
After this round George Little. John
sons ex-manager. placed several hun
dred dollars at 10 to on Jeffries-
Tenth Round Slow.
The tenth round was rather slow.
Jeffries brushing away the head blows
as he would brush away flies and try
ing always for that terrible body punch
down BY his weight IN the clinches. But
johnson did about an equal amount OF
showing and succeeded in getting IN
his LETT uppercut to the face several
The eleventh. which Is marked as the
final tobOggan for Jeffries. opened
carefully. Johnson let loose and kept
bis mans head bobbing constantly. In
Jeffries began 20 show signs OF dis
tress. Jeffries was slowing down. A
hard right to the nose sent the blood
SCATTERING.
Here Il was that the crowd began to
get a clear idea OF what was impend-
Ing. One or Jeffries' friends left the
ringsidc crying. Men looked and sighed
as they saw the champions legs shak-
ing on his way TO his corner
watch him. get him." called Delaney
as johnson met Jeffries' slow lead in
the twelfth.
I will" said Johnson. and smiled.
He waited and drew back and hooked
Jeffries hard IN the face. Jeffries
looked tired. but whaClScd away at the
Of boxing on the part OF the black that
set the crowd cheering. Jeffries spaf
out a great quantity Of blood as he
walked 70 his corner. and Johnson fair
" beamcd confidence
The thirteenth showed rapid dissolu-
ton on Jeffrtes' part Following Cor
belts advice he stuck 20 the clinch
until he was forced away. Then he
received two let's and a right uppercut
TO the face.
johnson Plays with Him.
After that Johnson played with him
Holding Jeffries with hts right on the
shoulder, Johnson fairly rained blows
20 the face and Jeffries wilted He
continued TO come on. however. with
his eye almost closed and his legs sink
ing. The crowd waited silently for the
fourteenth and watched hopelesslv
while Jeffries walked into a left and
then waited 70 get his own left home
The wonderful work Of the negro was
never IN better evidence than here. re
was simply unhittable.
How do you Ike 'em. Jim - he asked
OF the sober and silent Jeffries To
the end Of the round he continued TO
give more Of them
Johnson opened up his heavy battery
at the opening OF the fatal round II
seemed no great effort for him to finish
II all There was only one side TO II.
Less than an hour OF fighting had
served 70 bring TO an end the career he
believed invincib1e and solved the
thousand questions that have been ss-is
tatinE the sporting world since John
son won the championship belt from
Tommy Burns.
Round The men refused 70 shake
hands. Johnson smiled and Jeffrles
calmly chewed gum. After long
oPe1'h h;. session s. Of sparring. Johnson
clinched. johnson pushing Jeffries back.
Johnson swung his left TO the law. ana
as JEFF roughed IL at close quarters the
sSls o44Sk snot his left again to the
face. The men locked arms. and on the
break Jeffries clouted his man twice
with two short-arm iefts to the face.
and the crowd yelled. why don't you
the latter winked and smiled back at
the FORMER champion. The men con-
tinued In locked embrace. and as the
gong terminated the round Johnson
kaNgAully NApbeQ Je1IrieS on the ehoul-
Ger and went 70 his corner smiling. JEFF
fries then told his seconds TO let him
alone; he would fight his battle. II was
a tame round.
Round 2-Johnson came up chatter
Ing Ike a maybe. but Jeffries only
smiled. He wants to fight little bit
JIM" yelled Corbett You bet / do,
histah Corbett." retorted the cham
pion. As Jeffries held on, Johnson clout-
ID him with a wicked right to the Jaw,
As the men separated from a clincn,
Ieffries swung his right TO the stom-
lch. TO which Johnson retaliated with
.wo ripping left uppercuts TO the jaw. |
me men closed together. Jeffries lean /
ng against the champion with sheer
weight OF his shoulders. II was a case |
~ strength against cleverness. with the
Nubian having the better OF n. John |
ION and Corbett "kidded" each other
ncessantly during the minutes respite |
between the second and third rounds
Sound Both came up slowly. "Come
IN. Jim shouted Johnson. aying which |
The champion hooked his left TO the |
stomach with much force. Johnson then
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