Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-17
Johnson IS CREDITED
WITH A KNOCKOUT
Fact That Jeffries Was Not Actu-
ally Unconscious Does Not
Affect the Record.
EXPERTS DIFFER ON
LENGTH OF FIGHT
Some Say It Lasted Fifteen Rounds;
Others That It Was Won
Inside Fifteen Rounds.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
CHICAGO, July 16.-The battle be-
tween Jack Johnson and Jim Jeffries
July 4, at Reno, proved no exception to
the general rule in the number Of dis
putes over wagers which followed in its
wake. Probably every sporting au-
thority in the country has been asked
to settle some point in connection with
the fight.
The most frequent queries received by
them have been those asking if the fight
was knockout, whether the fight last
ed fifteen rounds, and whether Johnson
won inside Of fifteen rounds.
Many Of these queries were to decide
bets. 1t Is a matter of common knowl-
edge among sporting men that where
fight is stopped by the referee to save
one Of the principals from further pun
ishment, or by act Of one Of the seconds
to prevent his charge from receiving
further punishment, the fight Is regard
ed as knockout in favor Of the victor.
The other two queries brought out
diversity of opinions among the sporting
authorities although the majority hold
that the fight did not last fifteen rounds,
and lesser .pajority rule that Johnson
won "inside'vbf fifteen rounds.
Appended is a symposium Of expert
opinion on these two queries:
Jim O'Leary, Chicago-No bets were
made in my book on this proposition.
1 hold that the fight lasted fifteen rounds,
as a part of round constitutes round.
and they did not fight sixteen rounds.
Johnson won in fifteen rounds, but not
inside. of fifteen rounds.
Opinions Differ.
E. c. Carter, New York Sunlight did
not last fifteen rounds. johnson won in
side Of fifteen rounds.
John B. Foster, New York Telegram
It was a fifteen-round fight and Johnson
won in the fifteenth.
H. P. Burchell, New York Times-Fight
did not last fifteen rounds. Johnson won
inside of fifteen rounds.
Joe Nolan, Cincinnati Enquirer-Jack
johnson won over Jim Jeffries on
knockout in fifteenth round. The fight
did not actually last fifteen rounds, as
round fifteen was not finished according
to Marquis of Queensbery time limit.
r. W. Read. Ohio State Journal, Co
lumbus-Fifteen rounds would require
Jeffries did not go this. far and there
fore l think Johnson won in less than
fifteen rounds.
E. A. Bachelor. Detroit Free Press
Johnson won inside of fifteen rounds.
Bet that fight would not last fifteen
rounds wins. tistic contest that does
not continue as the bell sounds for end
of fifteenth round does not go to t1f-
teenth round.
M. F. Parker. st. Louis Globe-Democrat
as fifteenth began. Johnson won inside of
fifteen rounds, as fifteenth was not COM
pleted.
]. H. Richie, Minneapolis Journal-Fight
did not last fifteen rounds, technically
speaking. Johnson won inside of fifteen
rounds.
Claude Johnston, Kansas City Star-In
my opinion, fight did not last fifteen
rounds. Johnson won in fourteenth round
and fraction.
Otto Floto, kansas City Post-The fight
did not go the full fifteen rounds Johnson
did win inside of fifteen rounds.
"Went Fifteen Rounds"
A. w. Walliser, Denver Times-The
fight went fifteen rounds in my opinion.
1t is true that the men did not fight the
full three minutes of the fifteenth round,
but the round was completed when jeff
was knocked out. There is absolutely no
way Of making it a fourteen-round fight
My contention is that when the men faced
each other at the sound Of the gong in
the fifteenth round it made the round.
There was no use in fighting the full
three minutes of this round for the rea-
son that Jeff was knocked out. This cues
ton arises after every fight, and there
always is a diversity Of opinion.
E. F. Gladwin, Reno Gazette-Fight did
not last fifteen rounds. Johnson won in
fourteen and a fraction rounds. Bets
that fight would go fifteen rounds lose.
Part of a round is not a round. Towel
thrown into the ring by Berger forty
seconds before fifteenth three-minute
round.
Ben Benjamin, San Francisco Chronicle
There is no agreement on this PROPOSE
ton. Men who bet that fight would not
last fifteen rounds win, because it ended
in fraction of round. He would lose
only if fight went to gong end Of fifteenth
round. Man who bet Johnson would win
inside of fifteen rounds, lost his bet, as
fight virtually went into fifteenth round.
For him to win Johnson would have had
to knock jeff out before end Of the four
teenth.
Tex Richard, Los Angeles-The fight did
not go fifteen rounds and Johnson won
within fifteen rounds.