The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-05

Sam Berger. Jeffrics' manager, ran
along the ring calling TO Bob Armstrong;
Bring that towei-you know what i
mean-don't let him get hit"
From Johnson's corner his seconds were
calling to him to quit Then the seconds
stopped the timekeeper and II was all
over.
JEFF Broken Hearted.
The soothing liquids were applied to
the fallen champions bruised face, but
his heart was something that could not
be reached AS soon as he resa!ned his
sense OF persons and OF the rapid fire
events that had pushed him into oblivion.
he took his head In his hands. and
groaned, IT was too old to come back"
he said.
Joe ChoynslsI and Brother Jack and
the othors were ready to cry, but they
man
TITS all over with you. Iim." said Cor.
oett, 'but you did the best you could
Cheer up. Wen go fishing tomorrow"
said Frank Gotch. the wrestling cham
pion.
In an Instant after the crowd realized
stampeded by a wild throng, Tho short
end betting mon were hilarious. but in
the great mass OF the spectators there
was feeling OF personal loss Hope
had lived In thousands OF breasts until
the last minute, and now their idol had
crumbled and the black man stood peer
less, They could not help but admire
him and there was little animosity
shown toward him. For the most part
the people were silent. just readjusting
things In their minds. Hundreds swal-
lowed the bitter pill Of heavy financial
loss,
Not Many Cheers.
Little enthusiasm was shown for
anything until Jack johnson and his
crew were seen strinyng down the aisle.
Then the crowd stood up and cheered.
as much from pent up excitement as
anything else Men bTeathed deep and
lifted their eyes In thanlifulness to the
amphitheater of brown hills that sur
rounded this. pit in the desert and the
blue bowl OF the, sky shutting out the
rest of the world.
This was 2:2S o'clock. an hour after
the scheduled time for the fight.
Four minutes later Jeftrics loomed out
arena and then the cheering broke loose
again.
The ring was quickly crowded with
trainers and ruobers and seconds. jeff
ries laughed as he pressed through the
ropes and jumped up and down on the
platfrom for a moment. satisfying him
self that 1t was strong enough: He wore
his old soft cap and an old suit of
clothes and chcwed gum Johnson wore
bathrobe with violet lining,
Berger walked up 10 Johnson and
asked him TO toss for corners.
Take any corner you want said
Johnson, It's all the same to me-"
Berger took the southwest corner and
gave Johnson the northeast. This placed
the sun In Johnsons eyes,
Behind the fighters, as the bandages
were being fastened. stood pupil and
master. Corbett and Billy Delaney. Tie
veteran Delaney made the match of
was in Johnsons corner as an open
enemy of Jeffries. Delaney picked up
Jeffries at Carson City. when Corbett
fought Fitzsimmons, and made him
Corbett's trainer and manager and later
acted for years in the same capacity for
Jeffries. 4 quarrel made this situation
possible.
No Picture Posing.
With no preliminaries or handshaking
or picture posing, the men faced each
other at 2:45 O'Clock. Johnson wore blue
tights and an American flag as his belt.
ton as his naked body stood in the SUM-
light. Jetfries, in his purple trunks.
stood out as a hairy giant. some hero
of folklore.
part OF JefTres and his men TO frighten
the negro. They figured he would be
trembling with fear at the sight of the
white monster, and there were many
entrance in the ring was delayed.
And when the men stood up at last
to h6ht IT out, each on their own re-
sources, 1t was plain that the negro
was very nervous.
''Now. you'll get II. YOU black coward"
yelled Jeffries's admirers,
Don't talk to them. Give them a
square deal" said the majority OF the
men at the rlngside.
Beginning Of BATTLE
The men smiled at each other jeff
ries feinted. Johnson glided away. and
they smiled again. Johnson tried out a
straight left and tapped Jeffries's face.
They clinched and worked cautiously for
body blows. but there was little snap In
either. and they were still watzirg when
the round ended.
"Cut out the motion pictures!' yelled
the crowd. Johnson turned and tapped
Jeffries lightly on the shoulder as he
went to his corner, and smiled.
AT the opening of the second round
Jetfries came UP with his old crouch and
his left arm struck out like a scantling
This was the blow and the attitude tha.
carried him to glory In the early days of
his lighting career.
He had found himself, This was no ter
ror OF the mountains to be afraid of |
Here was a simple boxer and in his heart |
Of hearts. Jack Johnson believed he was
Jack Jeffries he walked up to
Jim who was in his brothers corner and
said:
II can whip you. too"
And this conviction was uppermost In
him when the second round began. The
slight indecision and trembling OF john
MS eye. was gone, He forced the nght-
ng and in a clinch made his first at
tempt at his carefully developed right
Jeffries took II without finch
ng. Johnson watched him carefully. 1t
was on this blow that he depended. He
.rled another and another. but missed
rhe men wrestled and Johnson showed
hat he was strong as JeffrIes.
'All right. Jim. I'll love you il you
want me to-. said Johnson as they
,llnched just before the gong rang.
Between the whislIing of towels and
he dashing of water and hasty gargling
Delaney poured into Johnson's ear his
words Of golden advice He knew now
knew long before the battle
lust how It would end Did he not know
very inch OF Jim Jeffries' body and the
imitation OF his brain? Each blow taught
aim what happened IN FIVE years OF easy
ife and whether the cigarettes had
sucked power from the once mighty man.
One Chance for Jeff.
In the second and third and fourth
'ounds Jeffries had his chance II he ever
had one The fight showed that ne could
rot stay long. His friends claim now
hat II he had started in with HIS entire
force he could have reached Johnson
with the sleeping blow. On the other
laDd men whose opinions are valued on
hese matters say tonight that Johnson
could have beaten Jeifries at any time In
Jeffrlcs career.
At any rate. Jeffries passed by his
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