The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-05


find 1t. blocked. He took left on the
face three times, but smiled and talked
to Jack in the clinches. They broke
away and Jack sent stiff left up
percut to the face and right to the
body He kept Jeff bobbing his head
to escape the right uppercnt whenever
they got together. In clinch Jack
sent three uppercuts to the face in
quick succession and Jeff appeared tir-
ed. They showed about, Jeff's head
on Jacks shoulders, and when they
finally broke Jack hooked his left hard
to the nose The blood flowed from
Jeff's nose and lips. He appeared slow
compared with Johnson's snappy blows.
Just before the call. of time Jeff rushed
in and sent left and right to the body
but Jack was going away and was
not hurt. Decisively Johnson'a round.
Negroes Fine Defense
Round 12--Jim walked forward with a
wait for a chance to get inside the negro S
mpenetrable defense. Jack simply waiting
and then threw back or hooked LETT TO
the face Thought you said you were
going to have me wild, said Jack. jeff
said nothing. Jeff showed and butted
in until his head rested on the black
mans shoulder, and then tried TO mp IN
body blows. They were blocked almost
gros boxing drew a cheering crowd.
jeff forced his way to close quarters.
but got a left on the sore nose for his re-
ward. His nose bled freely and as he
turned to take his seat at the gong spat
out mass of blood. jeff was not wor-
red apparently and looked fresh. john
son seemed to gain confidence
Round 13-Putting his right glove ne
fore his face, jeff walked into clinch
thew broke John
son sent a left to the body and right
uppercut reached the chin. stick there,
Jim shouted Corbett. Then he took tmo
lefts and a right uppercut to the face
Johnson sent in three lefts to the face
in quick succession. and then an upper
cut to the face. jeff seemed tired and
slow. He could not solve the negro
defense, and took all the blows that came
his way.
Jack stood back and swung left to the
face, than calmly clinched. JEFF contiE-
ued to come In despite the punishment.
This round was all the negroes.
Jeff's eye was almost closed. Cover
up." said Corbett between the rounds.
you will get him." he said.
Round 14-Jeff walked straight into a
left and they hung on to each other. Jack
tapped the big fellow on the face with left
twice and blocked Jeff's attempt at close
T. W.T.,
three straight lefts to the face and got
In a left to the face lightly, Jeff's lefts be-
ing simply picked out of the air by the
clevNr negro before they could get within
six inches of his face. How You feel
Jim?' asked Jack as they clinched. How
you like emp
JEFF was sober-faced and made no re-
Spouse. He walked into three lefts in
quick succession They don't hurt said
1nH -~t.. nf nnxxr'
said Jack and he proceeded to send two
lefts to the face.
The End Comes
Round 15-When the men faced each
other 1t was plain to all that Jeffries was
In distress His face was pulled and
bleeding from the Furnishing lefts and
rights he had received. His movements
we're languid. He shambled after the
elusive negro, sometimes erouching low
with his left hand stuck out In front and
sometimes standing erect.
STOPPING or erect, he was mark for
Johnson's accurately driven blows. john
son simply waited for the big white man
to come In and chopped his face to pieces.
They came into clinch after feeble at
tempt by Jeffries to land left-hand blow
He fell under the top rope, over the lower
johnson shot his left and right to the Jaw
In flash. Jeffries staggered back aga inst
the ropes. His defensive power seemed to
desert him in an instant. johnson went
at him like a tiger. A rain of lefts and
rights delivered at close quarters sent
Jeffries reeling blindly
Another series of short, snappy punches
and the big white giant pugflist went
down for the first time in his ring career.
He fell under the to prope, over the lower
one, and was hanging over the platform.
Resting on his right elbow and launches,
Jeffries looked around in a dazed way and
got UP at the count of nine.
While Jeffries was down Johnson stood
almost over him until Richard waved him
back. He stood ready to strike, and when
Jeffries rose from his knees he dashed in
again.
Jeffries reeled about and tried to clinch,
but johnson eluded him and as the old
champion swung around to the south side
Of the ring Johnson jolted him twice on
the Jaw. Jeffries sank to his knees weak
and tired, but got up again at the count
of nine. II was then that Jeffries' friends
began to call to Richard to stop the fight.
"Stop, stop IT,, came shouts from all
sides. Don't let him be knocked out.
Richard gave no heed to the appeals.
Jeffries was helpless now and as he stag
gered to a standing position the negro
was waiting for him. A left, right and
another left short. snappy, powerful
blows found their mark on Jeffries' chin,
and he went down for the third time.
Again he sprawled over the lower rope,
hanging half outside the ring. The time
keeper raised and lowered his arm tolling
OF the seconds. He had reached the count
OF seven when one of Jeffries' seconds put
his foot inside the ropes and Richard
walked between the fallen man and the
negro champion. Placing his hand on
Johnson's shoulder. he declared him the
winner.