The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-07-05

Fight, However, Was Rather Tame,
Compared to Other Heavyweight
Battles-Neqro Had Better of it in
Almost Every Round.

Reno, Nevada, July 4.-Probably
the largest crowd that has ever wit
messed a prize fight, this afternoon
saw Jack Johnson, the negro heavy
weight champion CT the world, de-
feat James J. Jeffries, the undefeat-
ed champion, in what was considered
the prize fight of the century, but
which in many respects, did not
equal any Of the tig battles OF the
past.
When the two fighters entered the
arena they looked fit for the great
battle and each was cheered by
thousands Of admiring friends. The
betting, which has been rather
Nuiet recently, was lively all during
the day and many large bets were
made, the prevailing odds icing 10
to with Jeffries as the favorite.
During the first few rounds of the
battle not a real serous blow was
passed Both men seemed to be
sizing up the other and the fight
started off rather tame, at the begin
ming OF abcut the fifth round both the
white man and the negro started
real fighting and several telling
blows were delivered by both.
1t was, by this time, evident that
Jeffries was not the same fighter
of six years ago; in many ways ne
failed to show his old-time form,
while on the OTHER hand Johnson
seemed to be the better fighter and
was getting the better of it, though
there were many in the arena who
thought Jeffries was mere than hold
ing his own.
In the eleventh, twelfth and tEir-
teenth rounds Johnson had all the
better of the fight and then it was
that it looked like it would be a vic
tory for the negro. He delivered
scme telling blows in rapid suces-
sion, which put Jeffries to bleeding
profusely.
In the fifteenth. after a few sec
onds of fighting, John pm rushed
Jeffries to the ropes, got jim two or
three good blows, enc of which
knocked him over the ropes and out
of the ring and before he could be
placed back by his seconds he was
counted out.
Tonight it was stated that neither
of the fighters had been seriously
damased; as matter of fact neith-
er i them was injureed to any eX-
tent, and it is doubtful if two heavy
weights, who ever fought the same
number of rounds, ended fight
with as few bruises and signs OF
battle as the two men who fought
for the worlds championship today.
Jeffries has one Or two bad places
On his face, is somewhat sore about
the body. while the negro has a.
swollen lip, a cut over his eye and
only one or two other such bbruises.
The fight by rounds was as fol-
lows:
First Round-They met in center
of ring and spar carefully; Jeftmes
stops right with his arm, Johnson
puts left to the nose and backs
away; Jefries feints and Johnson
breaks ground; they clinch and freak
clean; after a long opening session
OF sparring Johnson s1ot MS left to
the face and they clinched, Johnson
pushing Jeffries back: Johnson
swings right at close quarters. The
big black man shot his left again
to tie face; they clinched at the
ropes. Johnson pushed Jeffries
arms hack and displayed much
strength. Jeffries swung his left on
the body and they clinched.
Second Round-Jeffries is short
with left for Johnson's face, they
clinch and break. Johnson tried for
lab for face and was blocked; John
son lands q good left on the mouth
and uppercuts Jeffries' head with
right. They clinch.
Third Round-Jeffries rushed
johnson half way across the ring and
forced the colored man to cllnch.
Jeffries landed left on the body but
missed a left hook for the mead
Johnson landed a straight left on the
face and then missed a vicious u9-
percut. johnson blocked lett