The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1910-07-08
JOHNSON WINS
FROM JEFFRIES
BLACK MANS FIGHT AT ALL
STAGES OF THE
GAME.
KNOCKOUT IN Fifteenth
NOT NOW CONSIDERED 1.-THE
FIGHT OF THE
CENTURY,

Reno, Nev.-John Arthur johnson,
the Texas negro. son Of an American
slave, is the first and undisputed
heavyweight champion Of the world.
James ]. Jeffries, Of California.
winner Of twenty-five championship
fights. the man who never was
brought to his knees before by
blow. tonight passed into history as
broken idol. He met utter defeat at
the hands Of the black champion.
While Jeffries was not actually
counted out, he was saved only from
this browning shame by his friends
pleading with johnson not to hit the
fallen man. and flinging the towel
into the ring from his corner. At the
end of the fifteenth round, Referee
Tex Richard raised the black arm and
the great crowd filed out glum and 81
lent.
Jeff was dragged to his corner
bleeding from nose and mouth and a
dozen cuts on the face. He had a
black. closed eve and swollen features
and he held his head in his hands.
dazed and incoherent.
Johnson walked out Of the ring with
out mark on his body except a slight
cut on his lip. which was the opening
OF wound received in training.
y, Jeffries feinting with left; JEFF
fries again feints with left. johnson
lands left to eye. Jeffries clinches.
s. Johnson ,.}1 forcing Jeff back Jelfries
der left and clinched. pounding short
Ribs. Jeffries hooks left to head. duck
ing .;,, JohnsSn's left: Glinch Jeffries
into a straight left, but was patted on
the cheek second later. Clinched at
bell Anybody's round.
ROUND 2-Johnson swings light left
and Jeffries catches 1t in ribs. An
other jab slightly marred his right eye.
They spared. Jeff assumes the crouch.
then 9. Leads hi left to head Jsffries tries
sends left to chin. Jack lands upper
cut with left. The round ends slightly
In Johnsons favor.
ROUND 3-Johnsen fell into a short
break. Jack dashes left to nose. They
ciinch. Jack misses with right and left
right TO head. but Jim ducks and
clinches. johnson sends two light
rights to head. They clinch. Johnson
sent light LETT to ssp pR RIBS. G Seating i
him to II. Anybodys round.
ROUND johnson sent left to the
head. Jim blocked Jacks right TO the
three hard rights to the Stomach s
johnson puts left TO head. Johnson's
nose bleeding. Jeffries goes into a
in the clinch. He sent a straight left
TO head and took one in return. They
siinch again, johnson holds in the
ropes and took three jabs TO the stom-
ach. The crowd went wild nt yeffries'
showing. They break, and Johnson
much damage. Jeffries has a shade OF
this round.
ROUND b-Jeffries PUSHES in with
light left to short ribs. They clinched.
but did no damage. They ciineh and
Jack worked left uppercut to jaw.
Jim. mouth was slightly cut. lie
They .ciinched again. and johnson
worked uppercut to the face. Jcffries
sent straish, left to mouth and another
bell Even round.
ROUND s-Johnson sent three left
labs TO the face and avoided a return.
They wrestie and break; Johnson sent
under the eye. They spar. and Jim
tried LEFT. bu, missed. lie received a
left jolt TO the ear and they elInehcd.
ciinch. In a furious rally Jim sent left
hook hard to the body and Jack replied
to Jsffriss right eye Almost com
nose. They were clinched at bell.
Johnson's round.
ROUND f--Jeffrics comes out In his
erouching attitude and Jack missed two
lefts to head. They clinch. They broke
left to head. Jcffries clinched and they
broke without exchanging blows, Jim
sent light left to short ribs. Jim's nose
bleeding freely: Jack PUSHES and sends
!eu TO face. They clinch and Jack
tries uppsreut 60 face with left. lie
fries sent hard left to chin. Johnson's
round.
HOUND sZThey SPARED at the open:
Into a eiineh. and Jack hooked to The
ear with left. Jack sends two rights
lightly TO the head and repeats a mo-
fully. In a haif;cilneh. JcfirIes pounds
lead and took il on the chest they
Jack is holding In eiinches. Tes breaks
them and Johnson forced a elinch. ham
msring kidneys, Jack tried . terrific
son sent ieft 10 the head Jeifrl".
dashed In with right. but Il was
blocked They eiineh ana Jack tries 10
siinshea a, The be po' Thl. round w weps
to Johnson by n slight shade.
ROUND .s-They clinch and Joffri.s
forced Jack around the ring. They
break without exchange, Jack very
cool Jack PUSHES Into n hard right 10
IN" stomach. J"ffrleH repeating a mo-
msnt later johnson tries LETT Go face,
but misses, Jcffrier hooks left 60 head
and they cllnch.d, Johnson backs away
from J"ffrleh and they rllnch. They
break and Johnson misses lead for tho
head Johnson took hard riRhi ON the
ribs and rfunt.d nr the blow landed
Jack sent LETT lightly to the mouth. iIr
receives hard right 90 the body aud
they are cllnch.d. Al the bell they
were fighting ana II was Jeffri.s'
round.