Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-05
JEFF DOESN'T HAVE LooK-M
Contest 0ne-Sided from First Sound
of the Gong.
OLD CHAMPIONS BLOWS BLOCKED
Severe Punishment Dealt Out in Last
Five Rounds.
NO HOPE AFTER THIRTEENTH
Ring Experts Throw Up Hands at
This Time.
R1NGsDE CHEERS WHITE MAN
Great Crowd Gives Hearty support
as He Parties Blows of Agile
Adversary and stands
Severe Smashes.

RENo, July 4---George Harting. Off
oial timekeeper, makes the following
statement
"Time was called ut ai45 D. m. John
son entered the ring at 2;25 and Jsffrias
entered four minutes later. The fight
lasted fifteen rounds. Tho time for the
last round was 2;aT. The fight was
stopped at 5:41. In the fifteenth round
there were three kookdowns. The first
two of these were each OF nine seconds
duration. The last one was eight Sec
conds. Then Jeffriss' seconds rushed in
ana the referee gave the decision to
johnson. There IL no doubt that inds-
pendent Of this action JoffrIes would
have been counted out"
RINGSIDE, RENO, New, July A-Jack
johnson is still the worlds heavyweight
champion. He defeated James ]. Jeffries
In the fifteenth round here today.
The fight was ore-sided from the start
The negro blocked the old champions
blows at every stage of the game and pun.
ished him severely in the last five rounds
of the fighting, s7s;sy- 2>e
At the beginning Of the thirteenth round
the experts at the ringside passed the
verdict that If Jeffries would simply stand
and not fight he might stay the limit. As
they came up for the fifteenth round John
son went at his man savagely. He sent
Jeff down the first time with a rain of
efts and rights to the jaw, and Jeff took
| the count of eight twice. Each time Jeff
| fell outside the lower ropes on the plat
| form.
As jeff staggered to a foothold after the
| third time he had been sent to the floor
johnson sprang at him like a tiger, and
| with a succession of lefts and rights ia
| the jaw sent him down and out
AS JEFF was helped to his corner, he saIdi
Il am not good fighter any longer. i
could not come back boys; couldn't come
back. Ask johnson II he will give me his
! gloves"
AS Jeff hung through the ropes. a hun.
dred OF his friends and admirers rushed
close and cried: Don't let the old man
| get knocked out; stop IT,"
| But the timekeepers inexorable count
went on to the fatal ten
When the count Of seven had been
reached at least hundred people broke
| through the ropes and Harding was
screened from the ring by the crowd. The
| confusion was so great that no announce
ment from the ring officials was audible.
Jeffries was picked up by his brother
Jack and Corbett and carried back TO HIS
corner, still in a dazed condition. johnson
stood in the center of, the ring and re-
ceived the congratulations Of Billy Delaney
and his other seconds. AS he talked 10
Delaney he was breathing absolutely nor-
NAL.
Sig Hart said to the champion:
Go over and shake hands with the poor
fellow"
Jack said:
Il don't owe him anything now"
Later he went TO the Jeff corner, but Jim
Corbett and Jack o. Brien waved him away.
Then he returned to his own corner The
crowd was so dense that the police had
to keep the people back. The first man to
congratulate him in his corner was John
L. Sullivan.
Jeffres was taken to Moaha Springs.
The people tore the ring to pieces as SOU
venirs In five minutes ropes. canvas and
mats had vanished as II swept by a hurri-
cane.
First Round.
Round One-The men refused to shake
hands. Johnson smiled and Jeffries con-
tinually chewed gum.
After long opening session of sparring.
Johnson shot his left to the face and they
clnched, johnson pushing Jeffrles back.
| Johnson swung MS lett 10 the Jaw and as
Jeffrles roughod It at close quarters the
big black shot his left again to the face
The men locked arms. Jeffrles clouted his
man twice with two short-arm lefts TO the
face and the crowd yelled. why don't
you laugh?" shouted Corbett at johnson
and the latter winked and smiled back al
the former champion.
The men continued II, locked embrace,
and. as the gong terminated the round.
Johnson playfully tapped Jeffrles ON the
shoulder, and went to his corner smiling.
Jeffries then told his seconds TO let him
alone; he would fight his battle. 1t was a
tame round.
second Round.
Round Two-Johnson came up chatting
like a magpie. but Jeffries only smiled.
"He wants TO fight a little bit. Jim" yelled
Corbett. You bet l do, Mistah corbett -
replied the champion. - Jeffries held on,
Johnson clouted him with a wicked right
TO the jaw. As the men separated from a
ciinch Jeffries swung his right TO the stom-
ach, to which johnson cetaliated with two
ripping left upperouts 20 the jaw
The men closed together Jeffries lean.
ing against the champion with sheoI