New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-05

johnson Bides His Time and Batters His Rival
Down in Fifteenth Round.

Reno, New. July John Arthur john
can slave is now the undisputed heavy
weight pugilistic champion of the world.
James J. Jenries of California. winner
of twenty battles and man who never
was brought to his knees before by q
blow passed into history as a broken idol
He met utter defeat at the hands of The
negro champion.
George Hartins. the official timekeeper
issued the following formal statement
after the fight:
Time was called at 2:45 Johnson en-
tered the ring at 2;28 and Jeffries entered
four minutes later. The fight lasted ff-
teen rounds. The time for the last round
was minutes q seconds. The fight was
stopped at 3:41. In the fifteenth round there
were three knockdowns The first two OF
these were each of nine seconds duration
The last one was eight seconds. Then JEFF
fries's seconds rushed in. and the referee
gave the decision to Johnson. There is ne
doubt that independent of this action JEFF
fries would have been counted out"
While they wound surgical bandages
about Jeffries's hands Johnson sat calmly
in his corner looking around the arena
and smiling at friends.
Finally, after the celebrities" had been
introduced one after another, the an
nouncer called the men to the middle OF
the ring, and while the huge crowd, stilleo
for the moment, looked on, shouted: Let
her CO.
The story of the fight by rounds fol
lows:
ROUND 1-Jeffres walked in feinting
Both spared and Johnson gave ground
johnson led a straight left and landed
lightly on his opponents face. The mer
went into d clinch, Johnson showing JEFF
| fries away. Jeffries walked in and hooked
left to the neck and in the clinch sent
right to the body. Johnson responded
with a left and they continued TO stand
breast to breast. trying for short inside
blows. AS they broke away Jeffries sent
| a left to Johnsons neck and the negro
| stepped in with left, but missed. The
| bell rang when they were in clinch The
round was tame and they turned to their
| corners with neither man having an adj
| Nentage.
ROUND 2-Jeffries assumed his famous
crouch at the opening of the seconC
round. but missed his first lead johnson
| forced the pace and Jeffries stepped nimbly
! away. Jack sent a left to Jeffries's face
and as they clinched ripped in g. hard UP
| percut to the chin. They held together
| neither being willing to give the other &
chance for q knockout punch. Jeffries
| finally sent a right to the ribs and took q
| left on the face at close quarters. JEFF
! fries crouched and waited for Johnson but
| the latter was not willing to face an ex-
| change, and they came together without
! a blow, johnson swinging an uppercut thai
missed. Jeffres put his right on Jacks
| shoulders and pushed him about but wher
| they broke Jack shot his left hard to JEFF
| fries's face and tried to uppercut but
missed again. There was a lot of wrestling
and not much fighting. The gong rang
without good blow having been struca
| ROUND 3-"Take il easy. Jeffries," said
! Corbett, as the men walked To the centre
! of the ring for the third round Jeffries
! smiled and led for the head with his ie.t
! but missed. Johnson hooked a stiff left &c
the body and a right to the head but
neither blow was hard. They showed anG
| pushed each other about the ring, and Cor
| bett from the ringsde kept UP a quick
| flow of talk To Johnson Jeffries hooked
! a left to tie body and got under Johnson's
right. The fighters stood breast 10 breas
and they held and showed each other about
the Ill5. LuHtSon sent TWO leftS to the
! face and his right for the chin, but missed
| the last. Jeffries smiled at the blows and
continued TO bore in. 1t was simply q
wrestling bout thus far. Jeffres kep,
walking in calmly. but missed hard left
| TO the body, Johnson blocking in clever
fashion. AT the bell Jeffries was not draw
! ing long breath. and Johnson showed
no signs of distress, although he acted p
bit nervous as lie was rubbed down
ROUND 4-Jeffries took hts crouchine
| position again as they came up for the
! fourth and walked in. He missed and ms
men came together in elinch. johnson
tried his right for the chin, but missed. ana
they began an exchange of talk instead a,
blows. Jeffries put a left 10 the face and
started the blood from Jehnsou's lip. he
crowd yelled First blood for Jefrries" but
Johnson only smiled AS Ieffries walked in
Johnson shot a snanpy left TO his face ano
| they came to'a clinch Iefffies sent q left
| TO Jack : face and forced him 10 the rop.s
sending three hard lefts 10 the bodv al
close quarters Johnson dashed out with q
right, but Jeffries neatly dueked it, ane
the round ended with wha. little advantas 20