The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1910-07-07
JEFFRIES WHIPPED
Jack johnson, the Negro, Was Easy
Winner in the Big Fight at
Reno, New, July 18th.
Jeffries Was Completely OutcIassed
and Was All In at End of
the Fifteenth Round.

had the best of the fight from the
start. Annexed hereto is an account
of the fight by rounds:
First Round-At 2:45 O'Clock
Jeffries walked in and tented, both
smiled and Johnson gave ground.
j ohnson led straight left and land
ed lightly on Jeffries' face. They
were cautious in the clinch, johnson
showing Jeffries away. Jeffries
walked in and hooked left to the
neck and in the clinch sent blow to
the body. Johnson responded with a
left and they continued to stand
breast to breast trying for short in
side blows. AS they broke Jeffries
sent a left to Johnson's neck and the
negro stepped in but missed. The
gong rang when they we're clinched.
The fighting was tame and they re-
turned to their corners. Jeffries
slapped johnson on the shoulder and
smiled
Second Round-Jeffries assumed
his crouch but missed his first attempt.
johnson Tented, but Jeffries stepped
nimbly away. Johnson sent a left to
Jeffries' face and as they clinched he
ripped in hard uppercut to Jeffries'
chin. They held together and we're
willing to give and take. Jeffries
sent right to the ribs and took left
on the face at the close. Jeffries
crouched and waited for Johnson, but
he was not willing. They came to-
gether without blow and Johnson
tried his uppercut, but missed. jeff
ries put his right on Johnson's
shoulders and pushed him when they
broke. Johnson shot his left hard to
Jeffries face and tried his uppercut,
but missed it again. There was a lot
OF wrestling and not much fighting.
The gong rang without good blow
having been struck -.--s=
Third Round-"Take 1t easy" jeff
ries was told as they walked to the
center. Jeffries smiled and led to
head with his left, but missed. John
son hooked a stiff left to the body
and his right to the head, but neither
blow was hard. They showed and
pushed each other about the ring.
Jeffries stood breast to breast and
they held and showed about the ring.
johnson sent two left jabs to the face
and tried his right for the chin, but
missed the latter. Jeffries smiled at
the left blows and continued to bore
in. 1t was simply wrestling bout
thus far. Jeffries kept walking on
calmly, but missed left body blow,
johnson blocking it perfectly. jeff
ries did not seem to breathe hard, but
johnson appeared nervous as he was
rubbed down.
Fourth Round-Jeffries took his
crouching position again and walked
toward Johnson. 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 telling you?" said johnson
as Jeffries forced him back and they
came to cliuch. Jeffries put a left
to the face and started the blood from
Johnson's lips. The crowd yelled:
"First blood for -Jeffries." But
Johnson only smiled. AS Jeffries
walked in Johnson shot snappy left
to his face and they came to a clinch.
Jeffries sent a left to Johnson's face.
johnson came back with right, but
Jeffries neatly ducked and the round
ended. 1t was Jeffries' round.
Fifth Round-Jeffries walked
straight out to Johnson and tried to
land his left. They both spared
carefully and Jeffries' left for the
body was blocked. In the clinch that
followed, Jeffries showed Johnson
back easily. When they broke John
son swung his left for the body, but
missed. Johnson shot an uppercut
and cut Jeffries' lip slightly. AS they
broke Johnson landed left to the
face and Jeffries came right back with
a left on the body. johnson held
Jeffries' arm and as they broke John
son again tried an uppercut. He
missed but stung Jeffries on the face
with a left.
$50 on Jef,'' shouted Corbett,
"that left is a joke"
Jeffries stepped in and shot
straight left to Johnson's 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.
Sixth Round = Again Jeffries
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