The Washington herald., 1910-07-05
THE FIGHT BY ROUNDS.
FIRST ROUND.

FIRST hOANDs
When the gong sounded the men came
out of their corners slowly. sizing each
other up for fully ten seconds. They
presented rare picture to the crowd
Jeffries was the first to display agility.
He tented with his left. but Johnson,
cool headed. simply stepped to one side
and planted a light left squarely on the
boilermaker's eye.
AS he did so. Jeffries lunged forward
with left hook. and Johnson. catching
the blow in the air with his right, step
ped into a long. hard cllnch. AS they
were locked Jeffries grlnned confidently
over the negro's shoulder just before the
referee made them break away. Then
Johnson, shutting in boldly, tried two
iefts that went whizzing straight for
Jeffries' jaw, but in each instance the
white man threw up his huge shoulder
and the blows were blocked.
Then followed a elineh, in which Jeffries,
with a hand free, pounded the negro in
the kidneys. Again they broke away.
,Jeffries, with sudden aggressiveness. then
cut loose a right for the heart, at the
same time sending over a right hook
for the jaw. Both blows landed. but they
did net do much damage. Quick as a
fash the negro started left for the
boiiermaker's face, but Jeff, with agility,
slipped inside of the punch. and they
were elinehed at tho bell
Round about even.
SECOND ROUND,
AS they came up from their chairs, jeff
ries, as serious as a preacher. assumed
the old crouch. He stuck his left out
like a stiff crowbar. keeping his RICH,
moving up and down IN front OF his
short ribs. Shutting toward the con-
ident negro. Jeffries sent his powerful
left in the direction of Johnson's head
Johnson. grinning from ear to ear, was
watching for this. and stepped back out
of harms way in such a manner that
Jeffries seemed annoyed.
Then dancing In suddenly and catching
Jeffries unawares the negro dropped a
! left hook in chopping style on the chin
1t was not a powerful blow, but a sort OF
a feeler, and when Johnson stepped back
| from dangerous swing he laughed again
| In came Jeffries. boring like a bulldog
| but Johnson smothered his attack by
grabbing his arms and holding him IN q
! tight clinch. Jeffries tried wrestling
/ tactics. and getting Johnson near The
| ropes he began 20 handle the negro II
/ way that lacked politeness.
| Johnson. however. did not lose hi:
head, and as the referee broke them out
/ Of this clinch the negro said: Don
/ you rough me-" whereupon both pugil
/ lists laughed. The utmost good nature
| prevailed between them.
Then Jeffries scored with a left to the
/ jaw, but Il was a CHANGING blow a;
/ Johnson was retreating when II landed
1 Jeffries followed him, but the negro!
/ foot work and blocking clearly puzzled
/ the big white man who was beginning
TO. realize that Johnson possessed botl
cleverness and nerve as we'll as strength
/ Neither had an advantage when the gonI
sent them back to their corners.
THIRD ROUND.
Caution prevailed on both sides. Th'
/ last word from the rival seconds was {
warning to take plenty or time. Jeffries
with the old crouch, kept trying TO hooI
/ over the left, but the negro eithe
stepped away or cIinched. at the sam
time dropping these blows
johnson was prepared to fight all day
! II necessary. ferries was patient, how
ever, doing no wild rushing and coptent
ing himself with a general size-up OF IN
| scientific black man, who seemed TO b
enjoying the proceedings immensely,
Several clinches were productive OF n
great harm as the men broke, but fnall
as Johnson's quick eye discovered a
opening a heavy right swing was starte
for Jeffries' head. The boilermaker duck
ed and the blow pounded the air, but a
~
right into the negros body. just unde
the heart A hard clinch was the result
AS they broke Johnson sent stiff lef
to Jim's eye. Then came a mix. in whle
the blows landed were comparatively ligh'
| At long range the next moment, John
son spared beautifully. following with
hard right uppercut. his best blow. III
judgment OF distance. however. was poor
and when he missed the mark ne shoo
his head as II perplexed. Then Jeffrie
rushed with both arms swinging. bu
johnson blocked and clinched him just a
the bell sounded.
The negro patted Jeffries on the bac
In friendly fashion as they started t
leave the center OF the ring SO far JEFF
fries had landed the only really har
blow As they sat down. Johnson SCENE
to be putting bit. while Jeffries had
swollen lip.
FOURTH ROUND.
As they came to the center Jefrie
promptly clinched. Johnson laughe
loudly. and the big crowd hooted. /
seemed like a friendly sparring mate
between partners rather than a desperat
fight for the championship of the world.
Getting free from this clinch, Jeffrie
missed a left. and Johnson. counterin
! sharply over the eye with a hot jab, go
into another graphic. In this the
! wrestled, but at the same time they IN