Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-07-05

his left to the face and sent in a short
arm right to the face. A long clinch
followed, during which the black miss
ed a right uppercut. Jeffries rushed In,
but the black blocked him neatly on a
vicious right swing and again patted
his antagonist on the shoulder as the
round ended. Johnson on points had a
good advantage, but there was not
much power in his swings.
Fourth Round.
Round Four-Jeffries missed a left
swing. johnson rushed in with a
straight to the face. Johnson taunted
Jeffries constantly. Don't rush, jim !:
don't you hear what I'm telling you,'
Johnson, backing it with a
right uppercut to the jaw. Jeffries got
good right to the mouth and the
blood started flowing from the colored
mans lips. First blood" for Jeffries
yelled the crowd. Johnson shot a hard
left to the mouth and they were wrest-
ling against the ropes.
The golden smile had not faded from
Johnson's face at this stage. Jeffries
forced the champion against the ropes
and half dozen short-arm punches
found their mark in rapid succession.
In response, Johnson shot a right to
che jaw. 1t was Jeffries round ard the
best one so far.
Fifth Round.
Round Five-Johnson, as usual, came
up with a volley Of words. Jeffries
paid no attention to the remarks and
rushed in close, and they wrestled for
a spell. At close quarters Jeffries sent
two rights to the body. Johnson re-
spending with left uppercut, cutting
Jeffries' lips bit. johnson a second
later drove his right to the jaw and
then followed with two lefts to the
same place. Johnson Jared Jeffries
with straight LEFT to the mouth and
they eased up in a clinch. both bleed
lug from the mouth. Suddenly Jeffries
sent Johnsons' head back foot with a
straight left to the mouth and Johnson
looked bit serious as he took his seat.
However, not without giving Jeffries
the round-end tip. No serious damage.
Sixth Round.
Round'"Six-'Im going to mix with
him." said Jeffries to his seconds. Three
lefts reached out from the champions
shoulder, catching jeff on the face in
each instance, and blood seeped from
Jeffrles' face. Both men fought eau
t1ously. A ringside fan asked Johnson
If he would like a drink. "Too much
on hand now," quickly responded the
champion, and he ripped in three left
uppercuts to the, while mans jaw. JEFF
fries waded in but was met with a
nasty left uppercut that closed his
right eye tight. Johnson followed this
with two similar punches, and the
blood spurted from Jeffries' nose as he
took his seat, when the bell ended the
round. Jeffries' seconds worked heroic
ally on his damaged optics. Johnsons
round.
Seventh Round.
Round Seven-Jeffries came up with
q ferociOus front closed in. A Ions
sparring session with not, a blow beins
struck. johnson carefully protected
himself and waited for an opening. JEFF.
fries eye was badly bruised, but he
never lost his poise. Johnson laughed
heartily as Jeffries sent in right swing
at close quarters. With the men locked
in an embrace. johnson jolted him
three times over damaged eye, and
followed this with right uppercut to
the jaw. Jeffres stopped Johnson's
vicious swing with straight right to
the jaw, but the negro countered with
left and right to Jeffries' face. The
bell changed with honors on Johnson's
side, and Jeffries looked badly cut as
he took his chair.
Eighth Round.
Round Eight-As Jeffries rushed m
the black drove a left to the mouth and
shortly after shot in two straight lefts
force behind them Hello, Jimmy"
one!" and as they closed in Jeff.ies
shouted "break, Johnson" but john
son did not break and laughed as JEFF
fries missed a vicious swing. Earlier,
Jeffries as close range, had worked in
two right to the body that failed to
Tease the negro. Jeffries pushed his
man about the ring, and the bell rang.
closing rather featureless session
Ninth Round.
Round Nine-Johnson kept con-
stant conversation before coming up
to the scratch In this round He hooked
his left to Jeffries' face with great
force and continued TO hurl tersely
framed sentences at Corbett. Johnson
hooked another left to the jaw that
carried with it world of power. AS
Jeffries butted with his head, Johnson
sent his left~to the stomach and they
went into a friendly clinch. Jeffries
reached the jaw and Johnson drove in
q wicked left to the mouth. but Jeffries
apparently paid little attention to these
blows. The round ended in Johnson's
favor and with Jeffries' face bleeding
in severa1s places
Tenth Round.
Round Ten-Johnson shot two lefts
to the head and followed these with a
short arm right to the ear. A long
clinch mixed with wrestling followed.
Jeffries then swing his right arm under
the body. The men confined themselves
mostly to in-f1ghting and short streaks
Of wrestling. Johnson always on the
alert to land a punch. Johnson whip
ped two lefts to the jaw and a right
uppercut to the jaw, Jeffries yelled
"Oh," audibly. johnson peppered away
with his left, and clearly outboxed his
burly opponent. It was Johnson's
round. Delaney asked Ricloard to watch
the gloves when the men were holding,
that they were not broken.
Eleventh Round.
Round Eleven--A half minute wrest-
ling without damage opened the round
and Johnson smashed Jeffries twice
again with right and left to the jaw
and the big boilermaker fought des-
perately. Johnson swung a terrific
right, more Of an uppercut, to the jaw
and followed with clean right upper
cut to the jaw and Jeffries almost
Johnson used left and right
again and again to the jaw
and with left and rights to the jaw and