Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-07-04

sons eyes. He seemed confident.
Johnson shook hands with Announcer
Jordan. and bowed to the applause of
the crowd. Jack sported brand new
bathrobe of striped material There
were cheers as Jack entered at 2:33
and was cheered to the echo. Jeffries
came along exactly one minute later,
Jim Corbett was in advance OF him
and following were Sam Berger, Jack
Jeffries, Joe ChoynsM and Abe Attell,
Bob Armstrong, Farmer Burns. Dewitt
vancourt, Roger Cordell, and cou-
pie of others Jeffries wore a grey
suit and a small grey tweed cap. He
chewed gum vigorously. When he
reached the ring he stamped around
to test the mating and gave one swift
glance over toward where Johnson
stood Bob Armstrong held home
made canvas sunshade so as to shade
Jeffries from the sun, as he sat in his
corner. 1t was like one of the hoops
the circus ladies jump through and it
had a handle attached. While Abe At
tel attended Jeffries' hands. Jordan
introduced Jek as the champion of the
world.
Round I.
Jeffries reeled around and feinted.
Johnson grinned and stepped back.
Jeff Tented again with the left; John
son worked JEFF until the sun was in
his face and stabbed him lightly in
the mouth with the left. They they
clinehed at the ropes: Johnson pushed
jeff back and showed much strength
as he did so. JEFF swung. his left on
body and they clinched. The crowd
cheered JEFF for getting in the first
blow. JEFF freed his left and put in
couple of lefts on the body. johnson
got in left on the face and Jim got
in hard left on the fact while break
ing. Cheers for JEFF. JEFF ducked a
left and clinched. Johnson pushed
Jeff's forearm that Jim could not use
il. They clinched at the bell.
Round 2.
Jeff crossed and stood with his left
well forward. He tried for Johnson's
face. missing and laughed. Johnson
feinted and jumped away. Johnson
got in a straight left upon the mouth
and they clinched. Their arms be
came entwined. Johnson tilted .Ief's
head with the first right uppercut and
clinched while they were hanging to-
gether. JEFF tried for the neck. He
missed at first and then they hung
together. A clinch followed and Jeff
poked several lots to the body First
blood for jeff on Johnson's mouth. In
the clinch Johnson pelted Jim's head
with a right uppercut, grazing his
face. Johnson pushed Jeff's left back
which was in a hammerlock. Jeff
ducked a left uppercut and went into
a clinch. They swung around. John.
son got in light left upPercut. They
parted from a clinch Just before the
bell.
Round 3.
Jeff still posed with a crouch and
they kidded one another. Jeff block
ed a left and they clinched again
johnson still kept pushing Jeff's fore
arm away so the big fellow could not
use it. Johnson got in light right up
percut in the clinch and Jim raped
him on the jaw with the right. They
hung together quite while before
clinching. JEFF got to the body witt
+ a right and grinned. JEFF swung ;
hard right to the BODY ana tnel
clinched again Even while clinchins
JEFF blocked a left but Johnson sen
another through clean on the omuth
II was a light blow and they clinehet
on the ropes and Johnson sent sharl
right nppercut. Johnson tried anothe
uppercut and missed again. johnson
blocked one of Jeff's big swings ant
thev ware in q clinch at the hell
Round 4.
Johnson seemed more confident a
he came out. Johnson swung for tn
head and missed. Johnson caugh
Jeff above the ear with left hool
They clinched and Johnson laughed a
JEFF. Jeff swung his left to body an
in the clinch that followed Johnso
got in two uppercuts. JEFF shot
right into Johnson's mouth and the