The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-07-05
WAS WHIPPED
TO STANDSTILL
Jelfries Was 0utclaSsed by
Johnson in Is Rounds
JOHNSON FAR SUPERIOR
The Former Champion Was Saved the
Disgrace Of a Knockout by Plead
ing Of His Seconds and Dis
play Of Towel.
JOHNSON FAR SUPERIOR

play OF Towel.
Reno, Nevada, July SIN a square
fight, James J. Jenries, the winner Of
p championship fights and a man who
had never been brought to his knees
by a blow, was last evening whipped
to standseil by John Arthur John.
son, Texas negro and the son Of an
American slave. After the first few
rounds Jeffries, who had essayed to fight
after five years retirement from the
ring, was outclassed by the negro. JEFF
fries was not actually counted out but
he was saved from this Disgrace by his
friends who pleaded with johnson not
TO hit the fallen man again and the
towel was brought into the ring from
Jeffies' corner, Referee Tex Richard
pronounced johnson the winner at the
end Of the 18th round.
Jeifries was dragged to his corner
bleeding from nose and mouth and
dozen cuts on the face. He had black,
closed eye and swollen features, and he
held his head in his hands dazed and
incoherent
johnson walked out Of the ring with
out mark on his body except slight
cut on has lip, which was the reopen
ing OF a wound received in training
III was the greatest demonstration the
ring has ever seen Of the failure Of
fighter TO Come back after years Of
retirement. The youth and science Of
the black man made Jeifries look like
a green man. The great Jeffries was
hike a log.
The reyiled johnson was like black
panther, beautiful in his alertness and
defensive tactirs.
JefFres fought By instinct, II seemed,
showing his gameness and bis great
fighting heart in every round, but he
wns only a she'll Of his old self The
old power TO take d terrible beating
and bear it until he landed the knock
out blow was gone.
After the third round johnson treated
his opponent almost as a joke. He
smiled and blocked payfully, warding
Oh the bear Ike PUSHES Of Jeffries with
a marvellous science, now tucking blow
under his arm, again plueking it out
Of the air as man stops a baseball.
The Fight by Rounds.
Round l--JefIries walked in and led.
Johnson gave ground. johnson led
straight left and landed lightly on JeG's
lace They were in a clineh. johnson
showed Jeflries away Jeifries walked
n and hooked left to the neck and in a
,linch sent right to the body. johnson
responded with left and they continued |
70 stand breast to breast, trying for
hort inside blows As they broke, JEFF /
'ries sent left TO Johnson's neck and |
,he negro stepped in with left but |
missed The gong rang when they were
II a clinch. The fighting was tame and /
Is they turned to their corners Jeffries /
apped Jack on the shoulder and smiled /
Round 2-Jelfries assumed his crouch /
,ut missed his first attempt johnson |
orced and Jeffries stepped nimbly away /
sent left to the face and I
hen ripped in. They were held together
md were unwilling to give each other /
my chance. JEFF sent right to ribs took /
eft on face at close quarters. Jeifres /
rouened and waited for johnson, but /
70 was not willing They came together
without a blow, and johnson tried his /
upper cut but missed Jeffries put his /
light on johnson and pushed him about /
When they broke, johnson sent left to
Ieffries' face and tried upper cut, but /
missed again. There was a lot Of wrest t
ing, and not much fighting The gong
ang without good blow being struck
Round 3-"Take it easy, jeff said
Jorbstt, as they walked to the center
i the ring. Jeifries led for the head but
missed. Johnson hooked stiff left to
he body and right to the head, but
leither blow was hard They showed
md pushed each other about the ring,
While Corbett kept up d continual flow
# talk to Johnson Jeffrles hooked left
0 body. JEFF stood breast to breast and
hey whaled and showed about johnson
ent two lefts to face and tried right
or chin, but missed the latter JEFF
ries sailed with the left and bore III.
{ was simply a wrestling bout thus far.
The gong rang while they were in
Inch.
Round 4-Jeffries took his crouehing
osition again and walked I'M He missed
nd they came together in lock. John
on tried his right for chin but missed
nd they began an exchange Of talk.
effries put left to the face and started
he blood from Johnson's ZIP. The crowd
-elled, First blood for Jeifries,n but
ohnson only smiled. As Jeffries walked
q, johnson shot snappy left to his
ace and they came to clinch. JefFries
ent left to Johnson's face and JET
ries sent him to the ropes with three
FITS to the body johnson dashed out
18th right, but JefIries neatly ducked
nd the round ended
Round 5Jeifries walked straight out
nd tried to land left. They both spared
lrefully and JEFF sent left for the body,
'hieh was blocked In a clinch that
ollowed Jeffries showed Johnson back
asily When they broke, johnson swung
is left for the body but missed, John
on shot an upper cut and cut Jeffries'
p slightly AS they broke. johnson ,
lnded left to face and Jeffries came
ght back with left on the body. john
IN held Jeffries, and AS they broke John
On again tried an upper cut. lie missed
ut stung Jeifries on the face with
If.
"That left is a joke" said Corbett.
eifries stepped in with left to Johnson's
cad and the crowd cheered The gong
hoes ,, Al 1