River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-07-07

shoulders and pushed him when they
broke. Johnson shot his left hard to
Jeffries face and tried his uppercut,
but missed it again.
Fourth Round.
Jeffries took his crouching position
again and walked toward Johnson.
He missed and they came together in
a lock. Johnson tried his right for
the chin, but missed and they began
an exchange of talk.
Jeffries put left to the face and
started the blood from Johnson's lips
The crowd yelled:
First blood for Jeffries!"
But Johnson only smiled. AS JEFF
fries walked in Johnson shot snappy
left to his face and they came to John
sons face. Johnson came back with
right, but Jeffries neatly ducked and
the round ended.
1t was Jeffries' round.
Seventh Round.
Jeffries walked right in, but before
he had a chance Johnson led with
right and left and missed. He Tented
and tried to draw Johnson on, but the
negro declined to come in. Jeffries
stepped in with left for the body, but
missed it and took left on the head.
Jeffries hooked left to the head and
Johnson laughed loudly. Jeffries got
a left in the face twice at close range
He drew Johnson's lead and shot q
left to the face. JOhnson's lips bled
In a close quarter mix Johnson sent
his left to the face twice and Jeffries
lips bled.
Eigth Round.
Come on Jeffries,' said Johnson
as they faced each other.
Jeffries came on and got a left in
the face. He missed Johnson's body
with a left and took two lefts on the
face.
Jeffries walked into q left to the
face and again they pummeled eacf
other without damage at close range
Jeffries missed twice with his left
and took a left on the face. johnson
tried several times to put his right
through but failed to connect. Jeff
ries owed Johnson about, seemingly
with ease.
The gong found them locked.
Ninth Round.
Johnson walked in and tried a left
to the body. Jeffries got inside of II
and put his head against Johnson's
chest and showed the black fellow
back to the ropes.
Jeffries took it all calmly ant
seemed to be waiting the opportunity
Johnson failed for the head. HI
stepped in quickly and shot lief
hard for the body, but Jeffries' glove
was there first Jeries walked int
two left jabs on the face, but they dit
no damage. He swung his left arm
around Johnson's neck as they came
together. His wrist landed hard OF
the ribs and Johnson did not appear
to like it.
Tenth Round.
Johnson shot left to the face, bu
Jeffries brushed it away and respond
ed with a left to the body. johnson
again missed a lighting right for the
jaw and they hauled about the rims
in a clinch.
Jeffries put his shoulder agains
Johnson's body and showed him back
At close range Johnson sent left
uppercut to the mouth and as they
broke and missed right for the jaw
/ Jeffries struck two lefts to the face
from a clinch and he got one of the
same in return. Johnson took two
let's in the face when they broke.
Johnson stepped in quickly and shot
left to the body just as the gone
rang.
! Eleventh Round.
They walked up carefully, Jeffries
finally trying his left once, only t.
find it blocked. He took left on the
face three times, but smiled and talk
ed to Johnson in the clinches. They
broke away and Johnson sent stiff
left uppercut to the face and right
to the body. He kept Jeffries bobbine
his head to escape the right uppercu
whenever they got together.
Just before the call of time Jeffriel
sent his left and right to the body, bu
Johnson was going away and wai
not hurt. 1t was decidedly Johnson''
round.
Twelfth Round.
Jeffries walked forward, waiting fol