The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1910-07-07
back JOHNSON WINS
BATTLE
IN FIFTEENTH ROUND
tremendous Outbreak Of Throng
at Conclusion of Greatest
Ring Battle in History
Of PugiIism.

VI uyIIISiIIs
Reno, New, July 4.--Jack
Johnson is still the world
heavyweight champion. He de-
Feated Jeffries in the 18th
found here today. The fight
WAS one sided from the start.
The negro blocked the old
champions blows at every
stage Of the game, and punished
him severely in the last five
rounds Of the fighting.
At the beginning of the 18th
round the experts at the ring
hide passed out the verdict that
kf Jeffries would simply stand
land not fight he might stay the
limit.
Jeffries was not counted
|out. As the timekeeper's hand
moved up and down, the towel
WAS brought into the ring from
.|Jeffries corner. If it is counted
las a knockout is not known.
AS they came up for the 18th
round Johnson went at his man
|savagely. He sent Jeffries
down the first time with a rain
|of lefts and rights to the jaw,
and Jeffries took the count of
eight twice. Each time Jeffries
fell outside the low ropes on the
platform.
As Jeffries staggered to a foothold
after the third time he had been sent
20 the floor, Johnson sprang at him like
a tiger, and with a succession Of lefts to
the law sent him down and out. As
Jeffries was helped to his corner, ne
said:
q" am not a good fighter any longer.
| could not come back, boys, { could not
come back. Ask johnson IL he will give
me his gloves"
As Jeffries hung through ths ropes a
hundred Of his friends and admirers
rushed close and cried:
Don't let the old man get knocked
out; stop t." But the timekeepers' in
exorabIe count went on to the fatal 10.
When the count Of even had been
reached at least a hundred people broke
Harting was screened from the ring by
the crowd. The confusion was SO great
that no announcement from the ring
officials was audible.
Jeffries was picked up by his brother,
Jack, and Corbett, carried back to his
corner still in a dazed condition. john
son stood In the center of the ring and
received the congratulations Of Billy
Delaney and his other seconds. As he
talked to Delaney, he was breathing
absolutely normal. Sig Hart said to
the champion;
$50 ever and shake hands with the
go W. and shake hands with the
poor fellow"
Jack said: a don't owe him any
thing now"
Later he went to the Jsffries' corner,
but Jim Corbett and Jack O'Brien
waved him away. Then he returned
to his own corner. The crowd was SO
dense that the police had to keep the
people back. The first man to cor
graduate him in his corner was John
L. Sullivan.
I.a.;.. -. L.. l.. M..u cs.:~S.
The people tore the ring to pieces as
souvenirs. IT,.
Arena Ringside, Reno. New. July A.
The gates were opened at IL O'Clock
sharp. Thousands were then throng-
Ing about the four entrances, the ma
jority being formed in thin %serpentine
columns that stretched through all
parts Of the grounds. AS the gates
were swung wide there was a great
rush for the turnstiles and the crowds
poured rapidly into the enclosure.
In less than Is minutes the gallery
seats and the wide platform skirting
the top-most outer rim Of the arena
were half filled. Coming In from the
cool, windswnpt spaces of the slate
country surrounding the battle-ground
a startling change Of temperature was
experienced. 1t was hot In the arena
The bare pine boards generated a ter
rife heat from the scorching sun. and
the early corners speedily proceeded to
shed their coats and collars.
Thirty feet from the ring side, and
due west so that the sun would no
interfere, a battery of nine motion pic
ture machines superimposed In rows
OF three above one another, was being
manned and made ready for the work
OF the afternoon. An American flag
dropped from its staff above the four
entrances.
Boxes built for women at the top OF
the outer west walls of the enclosure
were soon filled and the gaudy hats OF
The occupants added q vivid touch OF
color to the scene. The women Were
largely from Reno's fashionable divorce
colony.
Half an hour after the gates had been
opened the vast arena was more thar
tWo-thirds filled with the sweltering
mass OF humanity.
Many Celebrities There.
II sporting celebrities arrived early
and the ringside soon swarmed with
the notables without whom no large
night Is regarded as complete.
Anticipating the fierce glare of the
meridian sun, hundreds had taken pre-
caution to bring along smoked glasses
and green shades. Others equipped
JEFF jumped through the ropes fol-
lowed by Jim Corbett, Sam Berger
Eugene Van Court, Farmer Burns, Rob-
ert Cornell and his time-keeper, Billy