Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1910-07-07

quarters. Jeh crouched and waited for
johnson and he was willing. They
came together without a blow. john
son tried his uppercut and missed
When they broke Jack shot his left
hard to Jeff's face and tried his upper
cut, but missed again. There was a
lot of leading and not much lighting
The gong rang without a good blow
having been struck.
ROUND THREE.
Take 1t easy, Jef," said Corbett as
they walked 10 the center. JEFF smiled
and led for the head with left, but
missed. jeff hooked a left to the body
and right to the head, but neither blow
was hard They showed and pushed
each other about the ring. Johnson
sent two left jabs to the face and tried
his right for the chin. but missed the
latter. JEFF smiled at the left blows
and continued to bore in. 1t was
kept blocking them perfectly. JEFF did
not seem 10 breathe hard, but Johnson
appeared nervous as he was rubbed
down.
Jeff took his crouching position again
and walked in. He missed and they
came together in lock: Johnson tried
his right for the chin, but missed, and
they began an exchange OF talk. Don't
rush, Jim; don't you hear what I'm tell
ing YOU" said Johnson as JEFF forced
him back and they came to clinch.
JEFF put left to the face and started
crowd yelled first blood for Jeffries,'
but johnson smiled. AS Johnson walk
ed In Jeff smashed sharply to his face
and they came to clinch. Jeff sent a
left to Jacks face. Johnson came back
with right, but Jeff neatly ducked IL
and the round ended
ROUND FIVE.
Jeff walked straight out to Jack and
1rle e to to land IAN his left Both Both SPARED
blocked. In the clinch that followed
Johnson showed Jeff back easily. When
they broke Jack swung his left for the
uppercut and cut Jeff's lip slightly. As
they broke Jack landed a left on the
face and JEFF came back with a left on
the bod body iro Johnson held Jeff.s arm and
percut. He missed. but stung Jeff on
the face with left. Go on. JEFF"
shouted Corbett. that left is a joke"
70 Jacks head and the crowd cheered
The gong found them in clinch. The
pace was slow up TO this time with
little damage to either man.
ROUND SIX.
Again JEFF crouched. They stepped
around each other, Johnson trying to
send In stiff left TO face. One OF them
cut Jeff's cheek bit. Again they
lolled In each others embrace, but
Jeff rushed, but missed a left for the
body and took a left on the chest in
return. Johnson kept up a running
flow OF talk to Jeff when they came to
a clinch, but JEFF calmly chewed gum
ana waded in. He missed Jack with a
left and took a left and right on the
mead Jen got a left on the face. John
son closed Jeffs right eye. Jack missed
TWO rights. Jens nose was bleeding
when the gong rang. When Jeffries
TOOK his seat his seconds got busy with
MS right eye. but JEFF scoffed them.
u was @. y. and they only sponged his
race. Johnson's round.
ROUND SEVEN.
JEFF walked right in, but before he
had chance Jack led with right and
!ett ana missed. Jem's face seemed
badly swollen and he rubbed IL with
MS glove. He tented and tried 20 draw
Johnson on. but the negro declined to
come IN. Jen stepped In with a left for
the BODY, but missed II and took a left
on the head. Jef hooked a left TO the
mead and Johnson laughed loudly. JEFF
got LEFT on the face twice at close
range Jen butted his way into an
9ther ciinch. but failed to land. lie
grew Jacks lead and shot a left 10 the
race. Jacks lips bled In a close quar-
Ter mix Jack sent his left 10 the face
twice and Jim's lip bled. This round
was somewhat faster.
ROUND EIGHT.
Come on, Jeff." said Jack as they
raced each other. Jeffries came on and