The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-07-07

AS they broke JEFF sent left to John
sons neck and the negro stepped in
with left but missed. The gong
rang when they were in clinch. The
fighting was tame and as they turned
to their corners Jeff tapped Jack on
the shoulder and smiled.
Round Two-Jeff assumed his
crouch but missed his first attempt.
Johnson forced and Jeff stepped MINI
bly, away. Johnson sent a left to the
face and then ripped in a right. They
held together and they were willing
to give each other any chance to
clinch. Jeff sent in a right to the
ribs, and took a left to face at close
quarters. jeff crouched and waited
for Johnson, but he was not willing.
They came together without a blow
and Johnson tried mis- uppercut but
missed. Jeff put his weight on john
cut but missed again. There was lot
When they broke Johnson sent
left to Jeff's face and tried an upper
cut, but missed again. There is a lot
of wrestling and not much fighting
The gong rang without a good blow
being struck.
Round 3-"Take it easy jeff" said
cOrbett, at they walked to the center.
Jeff sailed and led for the head but
missed. Johnson hooked a stiff left
I tn nd .icrh 10 ha
/ but neither blow was hard.
They showed and pushed each other
about the ring, while Corbett kept up
continual flow of talk to Johnson.
Jeff hooked left to the body. jeff
stood breast to breast and they whal-
| ed and showed about; Johnson sent
two lefts to face and tried right for
chin, but missed the latter. Jeff sail
ed in and landed hard left. Mostly
a wrestling bout so far. The gong
rang while they were in a clinch.
Round 4-Jeff took his crouching
position again and walked in. He
missed and they came together in a
lock. Johnson tried his right for the
chin but missed. Jeff put left tC
the face nd started the blood from
Johnson's lip The crowd yelled
first blood for Jeff" but Johnson only
smiled. AS Jeff walked in johnson
shot a snappy left to his face and they
came to clinch. Jeff sent a left tC
Johnson's face and Jeff sent him t
the ropes with three lefts to the body
Johnson dashed out with right bu
Jeff neatly ducked and the rounC
ended.
Round 5-Jeff walked straight GU
and tried to land left They boil
spared carefully and Jeff sent lef
for the body which was blocked In ;
clinch that followed Jeff showed John
son back easily. When they brok'
Johnson swung his left for the bod!
but missed. Johnson shot an upper
cut and cut Jeff's lip slightly. AS the.
broke Johnson landed left to nose ant
Jeff came right back with left on thu
body. Johnson held jeff, but as the!
broke Johnson again tried an upper
cut. He missed, but stung Jeff Oh
the face with a left "Tha
left is a joke said Corbett
jeff stepped in with left to Johnson'
head and the crowd cheered. Thu
gong found them in a clinch.
Round again jeff crouched. The.
stepped around each other. johnson
brace, neither willing to take a chanc,
One of them cut Jeff's cheek a bit
Again they lolled in each others EN-
brace, neither will to take a chance
Jeff rushed but missed a left for tn,
body and took a left on the chest il
return. Johnson kept up running
flow of talk to Jeff when they CAM
to a clinch, but Jeff calmly chewe'
gum and waded in. He missed lef
and took a left and right on tn,
head. Johnson shot left to Jeff's fac
and closed Jeff's eye. JOHN
son missed two rights jeff
nose was bleeding when the gon'
rang.
Round Jeff walked right in hui
before he had a chance Johnson lee
with a right and left and missed
Jeff's eye was closed and badly
swollen. He rubbed it with his glove
He tented a bit and tried to draw
Johnson on but the negro declined
Jeff stepped in with a left for tn,
body but missed and took left or
the head. Jeff hooked left TO the head
and Johnson laughed. Johnson sent
let's to face twice at close range
jeff bulled his way into another
clinch but failed to land. He shot a
left to face. Johnson's lips bled. In
a close quarter mix Jack sent his left
to face twice and Jeffs lip bled. This
round was much faster than the
preceding ones.
Round S-Come on JEFF" said
Johnson as they faced each other
jeff came on and got a left in the
face. He missed Johnson's body with
left and took two lefts to the face
Hello Jimmy" said Johnson to Cor
bett as he leaned on Jeff. Jeff showed
Johnson about with ease and the
gong found them locked in each
Other'c arrbraca Gonna ON braaL,'