Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-07-09

Tries led low and johnson called at.
tention TO it, Corbett. from Jen's
corner, was trying to discomfort
Johnson. but the latter answered
with a right on Jeff's chin as they
came 10 a clinch. Johnson stuck
out another left straight for Jem's
head and il landed good and hard.
Ina the clinch which followed Johnson
caught Je1 and dared him 10 bring
forth those demon punches he was
famous for. Johnson caught Jem
with a left-hander on the jaw. While
Johnson was being handled in his
corner during the interval he looked
down at John l.. Sullivan and said
that Jef couldn't hit hard.
ROUND FIVE-Jeff came away
from his corner for this round in
Ia low crouch. Johnson tented as
Jem stepped away. Johnson kidded
and said: II viii straighten you up
in a minute" and the crowd heard
il and said: He win straighten you
up. niger" Johnson led again with
his left and landed on Jemries's stom
ach. In the clincn which followed,
the big black looked over Jen's shoul
ders and grinned. Johnson tried to
get in his short rights. and one which
caught Jen'S mouth cut his upper lin.
Jeffries led. but fell short. johnson
met him and caught him with a
straight left and right on the fore
head. Johnson in the close brought
his right hand up again on Jeff's
mouth. Johnson caught Jen's left
lead and Jem seemed bothered be
cause he couldn't find an opening.
AS they stood OFF Jeff Crouched. Jump
ed 10 his toes and landed the first
straight blow TO his credit during
the fght-a straight left on John
sons forehead
ROUND SIX-As they advanced TO
the centre Of the ring they both kept
60 their own sides Johnson was the
first to start hostilities with a hard
one 10 Jens body. He landed a
LETT on Jen which rubbed a cheek
of and the blood trickled down the
white mans face. johnson brought
his left back. shooting Il again into
Jef's stomach. They broke away
and spared around Johnson bacx.
ed JEFF with a left feint but JET
steppeC-out of the way. Johnson
was showing all the cleverness. but
Jen did not seem a bit disturbed ex-
Cept that he constantly chewed his
gum. In the next passage Johnson
caught him. probably the hardest
blow so far. a straight left. a wal
Looping hard one. on Jeff's Jaw as the
latter rushed in. The fercest fight
ing so far followed this, but John.
sons blows were quicker and often
er. In the clinch which followed
they Rugged persistently. Johnson
landing his short arm deadeners and
a hard left on Jem face caught the
latter's eyes. JohnsOn's blows were
harder than they seemed Jen was
bleeding frcm the nose and his dam
aged right eve was getting blacker
and hlacker each second. They
worked hard over Jen's body during
the intermissfOu. but 10 seemed TO
irritate him more than 10 did him
good. He motioned them 20 let him
alone.
ROUND SENEN-Jen's right eve
was closing as ne came up for this
round. Johnson was first 10 lead
again ia this round. AS they clinch-
ed Johnson said. Come on. YOU Jeff"
They fddled around for fully twenty
seconds. Jen was more careful.
Johnson was grinning the while. As
Jem came forward Johnson would
step back. Finally Jem came in. but
his LETT lead went around Johnson
and landed ON his neck. Sens nose
still kept bleeding all during the
round. Johnson Tented with a left
and landed right counter on Ien's
left shoulder. Then another clinch fol
lowed, and Richard told them TO
break. Richard was having very little
10 do mp 90 this time. as both we're
hShting very sQuarely and fairly. In
the next passage Johnson landed the
most effective blow that had come
across so far. IL was a left on the
chin, but IL was mighty powerful.
he followed this by q right on Jeff's
lace. Jen was beginning TO show
the effect or the punishment. The
not sun beat down on the fighters
and they perspired freely about the
mead. though Jcm was eXhuding va.
ter from pretty much every pore in
MS body In the clinch which fol.
lowed Johnson always STRUCK up his
LETT hand and landed il on Jen's
damaged face. While Johnson was
being wiped and rubbed during the
interval he kidded Corbett about
what was being done in his corner
with an idea of rafting the cham
pion. Johnson eyed him this time
and yelled. Too late now to do anv-
thing Jim; your man is all in"
ROUND EIGHT-Johnson kent af-
ter Jef all the time and as Jeff led
johnson would stop him coming in
with left on the chest. JEFF led a.
gain and caught a right on his ear
and q hard left on his face. In the
next lead. Johnson led a scoring blow
1t was terrific straight punch on
Jen's nose. Then Jem got in on
Johnson's stomach hard one but il
did not disturb Johnson and they
Rugged. When they broke away a
gain Johnson punched another left in
Jeh's face. Another clinch and John
son grinned over Jeff's shoulder. and
winking TO the newspaper men, kept
his left hand busy. IL generally
found a resting place The referee
here admonished them to break. Jeff
attempted TO land a left for John
sons head but Johnson stepped away
and then he stepped in again and
landed left on Jeffs chin. They
hugged around the ring and took
their time abOut hraoIrfpp A. sLo.-