Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-07-05

left to the face and JefrieS came
right back with a left on the body.
Johnson held Jeffries' arms and as
they broke Jack again tried an up
percut. He missed, but stung JEFF
fries on the face with a left. Go on,
Jefries,' shouted Corbett; that left
is a joke" Jeffries stepped in and
shot a straight left to Jacks head
and the crowd cheered. The gong
found them in clinch. The pace
was slow up to this time, with no
damage to either man.
ROUND SIX.
Again Jeffries crouched They
stepped around each other, Johnson
finally sending in two stiff lefts TO
the face. One of them cut Jeffries
cheek a bit. Again they lolled in
each others embrace, neither willing
to take a chance. Jeffries rushed.
out missed a left for the body. and
took Il left on the chest in rclurr.
Johnson kept up running 00w of
talk to Jeffries when they cane to a
clinch, but Jeffries calmly Chewed
gum and waded in. He missed Jack
with left and took a left and right
Oil the head. Johnson shot a left to
Jeffries' face and closed Jeffries' right
eve Jack missed two rights JEFF
fri..s' nose was bleeding when the
gong rang. When Jeffries took his
seat his seconds got busy with his
eye. but Jeffries assured them thai
it was 20. X" and they only sponS-
81 his face. Johnson's round.
ROUND SEVEN.
Jeffries walked right in, but be-
fore he had a chance Jack led With
right and left and missed. Jeffries'
eye was badly swollen and he rubbed
it with his glove. He tented and
tried to draw Johnson on, but the
neg; declined to come in. Jeff-ies
stepped in with a left for the body.
bEt missed it and took a left on the
head. Jeffries hooked a left to the
head and Johnson laughed loudly.
Johnson sent in lefts to the face
twice at close range. Jeffries bulled
his way into another clinch, but fail
ed to land. He drew Jacks lead and
shot a left to the face. Jacks lips
bled. In a close quarter mix Jack
rent his left to the face twice and
Jim's lip bled. This round was
somewhat faster.
ROUND EIGHT.
Come on, Jeffries." said Jack as
they faced each other. Jeffries came
on and got a left in the face. He
missed Jacks body with a left and
took two lefts on the face.
Hello. Jimmy" said Jack to Cor
bett as he leaned on Jeffries. Did
you see that one?"
Jeffries let in left to the face and
they mauled each other without dam
age at close range. Come on. break"
said Jeffries as Jack held his gloves.
Richard did not touch the men and
allowed them to take their time.
Jeffries missed twice with his left
and took a left on the face. Jack
tried several times to put his upper
cut through, but failed to connect.
Jeffries showed Jack about seemingly
with ease and the gong found them
locked. Johnson's blows up to now
had been snapper and cleaner, but
outside of a bruised eye Jeffries was
not hurt.
ROUND NINE.
Jeffries stood up and walked into
a left to the chest. Make him fight,
Jim," yelled Corbett. Never mind;
just wait" responded Johnson. John
son walked in and tried a left for
the body. Jeffries got inside of it
and put his head against Jacks
chest and showed the black mans
back to the ropes. Jeffries took it
all calmly and seemed to be waiting
the opportunity. Jack failed for the
lead almost every time. He stepped