The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1910-07-09
The Big Fight
at Reno.
Johnson Knocks O U (
Jeffries in the Fit.
teenth Ronnd.

champion heavyweight pugi-
list of the world, had easy work
in the big fight at Reno, Nevada,
July 18th, and knocked out
James Jeffries in the Fifteenth
round. The fight was John
sons although and he received
no punishment, worthy Of note,
while Jeffries went down to de-
feat and received severe punish
ment in nearly every round.
The fight by rounds:
FIRST ROUND.
The men refused to shake hands.
Johnson smiled and Jeffries calmly
chewed his gum. After long opening
session OF sparring johnson led with
left to the face and they clinched,
Johnson pushing Jeffries back. John.
son swung his left to jaw, and, as
Jefries roughed 1t at close quarters
The big negro shot his left again to
the face. The men locked arms and
Jeffries clouted his man twice with
two short arm lefts to the face and
the crowd yelled. "Why don't yon
laugh" shouted Corbett to johnson,
and the latter winked and smiled at
the former champion. The men con.
/. unued in locked embrace and as the
gong terminated the round Johnson
playfully tapped JefYries on the shout.
der and went to his corner smiling.
Jeffries then told his seconds to let
him alone; he would fight his battle.
Il was q tame round.
SECOND ROUND.
Johnson came up chatting like a
magpie. HE wants to fight a little
bit. Jim." yelled Corbett. "You bet
do. Mistah Corbett," retorted the
champion. AS Jeffries held on John.
son clouted him with wicked right
TO the Jaw. AS the men separated
from clinch, Jeffries swung his right
to the stomach, to which Johnson re.
taliated with two ripping left upper.
cuts to the Jaw. The men closed the
round Jeffries leaning against the
champion with the sheer weight of
his shoulders. II was case of
strength against cleverness, with the
Nubian having the better of 1t. John.
son and Corbett "k.lded" each other
necessarily during the minutes rest
between the second and thru round
THIRD ROUND.
Both came UP slowly. "Come In,
Jim" shouted johnson. saying which.
the champion hooked his left to tho
stomach with much force. johnson
then jabbed his left twice to the face
and as they closed In. breast to
breast. johnson whipped left up
per-cut to the Jaw and neatly blocked
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the men circled about the ring John.
son kept up constant cross fire of
conversation. The men separated and
Johnson jabbed thrice with his left
to the face and whipped short arm
right to the face. A long clInch fol-
lowed. during which the black missed
. wicked right uppercut Jeffries
rushed In, but the black blocked him
neatly on q vicious right swing and
again patted his antagonist on the
ShA,.yAAn hA Oh vAhn
son. on points had good advantage
but there was not much power behind
his stings.
FOURTH ROUND.
Jeff missed left swing. Johnson
rushed In with stab to the face.
Don't rush Jim; don't you hear what
I'm telling you" shouted Johnson,
backing 1t up with a right uppercut
TO the paw. Jeffries got in good
right to the mouth and the blood
started flowing from the colored mans
lips. Johnson shot q hard left to the
mouth and almost wrestled his man
against the ropes. The golden smile
ndu not lhueu from JonhsOh laCe Ut
this stage. Jeff forced the champion
against the ropes and half dozen
short arm jolts found the mark in
quick succession. In response, John
son shot right to the jaw and the
round ended. 1t was Jeffries' round
and the best one so far.
FIFTH ROUND.
Johnson. as usual came up with q