The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1910-07-08

quarters. JEFF 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 It easy, jeff" said Corbett as
they walked to the center. jeff smiled
and led for the head with left, but
missed JEFF hooked 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 was
kept blocking them perfectly. JEFF did
not seem to breathe hard, but Johnson
appeared nervous as he was rubbed
down.
JEFF took his crouehing position again
and walked in. He missed and they
came together in a 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
Jeff put a left to the face and started
the blood from Johnson's lip The
crowd yelled first blood for Jeffries."
but johnson smiled. AS Johnson walk
ed in JEFF smashed sharply TO his face
and they came to a clinch. JEFF sent
left to Jacks face. Johnson came back
with right, but JEFF neatly ducked II
and the round ended.
ROUND FIVE.
Jeff walked straight out to Jack and
tried to land his left. Both SPARED
well and Jeff led for the body, but was
blocked In the clinch that followed
they broke Jack swung his left for the
body. but missed. Johnson shot an
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 body. Johnson held Jeff's arm and
as they broke Jack again tried to up
percut. He missed, but stung Jeff on
shouted Corbett. that left is a joke"
Jeff stepped I'm and shot a straight left
TO Jacks head and the crowd cheered
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
lolled I'm each others embrace but
neither was willing to take a chance.
JEFF rushed. but missed a left for the
body and took left on the chest in
return. Johnson kept up a running
flow OF talk to Jeff when they came to
clinch, but Jeff calmly chewed gum
and waded in. He missed Jack with
left and took n left and a right on the
head. JEFF got a left on the face. John
son closed Jeff's right eye. Jack missed
two rights. Jeff's nose was bleeding
when the gong rang. When Jeffries
took his seat his seconds got busy with
his right eye. but Jeff scoffed them.
lt was q. X. and they only sponged his
face. Johnson's round.
ROUND SEVEN
Jen walked right in, but before he
had a chance Jack led with right and
left. and missed. Jeff's face seemed
badly swollen and he rubbed IL with
his glove. He tented and tried to draw
Johnson on, but the negro declined TO
come In. Jeff stepped In with a left for
the body, but missed ~ and took a left
on the head. Jen hooked a left to the
head and Johnson laughed loudly Jeff
got left on the face twice al close
range. Jen butted his way into an
other clinch, but failed to land. lie
drew Jacks lead and shot a left to the
face. Jacks lips bled. In close ouar-
ter mix Jack sent his loft TO the face
twice and Jim's lip bled This round
was somewhat faster
ROUND EIGHT.
"Come on. Jeff.r said Jack as they
faced each other. Jenries came on and