The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-07-07
Co|ored Champion Hammers
Opponent al viii in
0ne-Sided Battle.

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knocked out James ]. Jeffries in the
fifteenth round.
1t was sudden, this defeating OF a
hitherto unbcaten man. It came very
swiftly. like the dropping of some bolt
that wrecks a 10000 horse power dy-
namo.
Hardly had the bell sounded for the
fifteenth round when the lightning
movement of the negro's right arm. in
an uppercut ended in thud. The ire
mendous head of the white fighting
man swung back as the glove landed
on his jaw just to the right OF mid
chin.
His torso relaxed, his knees trem-
bled then crooked. Down he went.
Sixteen thousand people leaped to
their feet and the great dish of the
arena was so still that those sitting
next TO the ring could hear the click
of the black champions teeth as he
snapped his jaw shut and stood wait
ing over the fallen fighter
The timekeeper had counted nine;
Jeffries, his head swinging from side
to side on his thick neck. struggled to
his knees, to his feet. Hardly had he
Strengthened when two terrific blows
shot over his feebly rising guard. A
right and left uppercut to the chin fol-
lowed. Down the white man tumbled.
This time his body was outside the
ropes and his legs were crooked over
the white strands. He sat launched in
this squat, eyes closed, hands droop-
ing over knees.
The spell was broken. The arena
roared.
Referee Was Ratified.
Richard, the referee, was ratified. He
stood by the side of the beaten pu-
gilist. counting in dazed sort Of way.
Nobody watched him. Everybody had
his eyes on Jeffries.
In the uproar Timekeeper Harting
counted Jeffries out. Nobody heard
him. Abe Atteii ran over from JEFF
fries corner and lifted up the ropes.
while the fighter clambered blindly
through.
: The man stood, half crouching.
knowing nothing, Than came the black
nan. net bsSwias sist his antagonist
was counted out
He came lightly, stepping swiftly
like a cat stalking. He jumped up TO
the side OF the bloodied, half conscious
man. and with his arms jerking back
and forth with the thrust of an en-
gine's piston he pounded and pounded
the dropping head Of the former cham
pion.
Uppercuts. each one Of them. First
with the right, then with the left,
Johnson swung back the lolling head.
Again the tremendous bulk Of the
white man tottered.
Sam Berger. Jeffries' manager, now
jumped into the ring and rushed 70
Jeffries' side. Richard understood and
he waved the tigerish johnson back
20 his corner. At the same time he
held up his hand and motioned toward
the black. retreating. That was the
end. The fight was won. A man I'M
beaten and thought TO be unbeatable
had been pounded into defeat The
championship remains with the negro
and s70.60O. so per cent OF the purse.
of si01, 900. had been won.
Was . Clean Knockout
II was what the followers OF pugil.
ism call clean Knockout. The blow
that the black man sent up from bis
waist TO the point Of Jeffries' chin In
that quarter minute Of the finish round
wa sthe blow that finished the battle.
Jeffries was outclassed. outpointed.
He didn't lose because Of a lucky
blow. He lost because he was an older
man than when he last fought. because
he had not come back" from his years
Of physical and nervous fabbiness.
A surprise they call this sort oi
thing In the sporting world. a surprise
because the results were not forecast.
ed By the weightiest opinion Of ex.
perts. Here Is what one who was not
an expert In pugilism might have geen
in the ring: A white man whose every
nerve was tensed to fiddle string taut
ness, who kept his power Of co-Ordina.
tion between mind and muscle at such
a working pitch that mental fatigue
threatened each instant. Opposed n
him was a negro who was not afraid
who was vain in his skill Of selfpro
lection, but not 10 the point OF reck
Iessness, who approached the task Of
stunning an antagonist with an easy
and baffiing confidence.
No such spectacle as the one inside
the graded tiers Of humanity has ever
been seen. Probably In this country no
such spectacle will be seen again. II
was the fight Of the century. Il was the
surprise OF the century also.
The Fight BY Pounds.
Round One. The fight began with
out handshake. Jeffries tented sew
eTal times and Johnson landed Hight
LEFT 10 face, long clinch. JeifSies grin
ming. johnson tried two let's. which
Iendes blocker with shoulder. ant
clinch followed. in which Jeffries land
ed kidney punches. Jefries landef
right to body and left hook % Jaw
Jerries slipped inside left jab The.
cynched They walked slowly afount
the ring, Laughing, but johnson cUuli