The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-07-06


Il. ing d rather 'ea .urc..ss season.
Round 9--Johnson kept up a con-
slant conve; sation in his corner be-
fore coming up to the scratch in this
round. He booked his left 20 Jef's
face With greet force and continued
to hurl tersely phrased senten ,ts at
Corbat: johnson hooked another
left to the jaw that carried with it
woril of I.,Ner. After Jeifres ha I
butte with his head, Johnson hung
his left to the stomach and they went
into 4 friendly clnch. Jcu'rie.
'rouched low and johnson drove
home wicked left full in the storl-
ach. A moment later he sent in a
left jab to the mouth and eye, but
Jeffries apparently paid little atten-
ton to these blows. The round end
ed in Johnsons favor and with JEFF
fries face bleeding in several places.
Both Fighters Tired.
Round 10-Not much life marked
the coming into the ring. johnson
shot two lefts to the head and fol-
lowed them with a right to the jaw.
A long clinch, mixed with wrestling,
followed. Jeffres swung his righI
around the body. The men confiened
themselves mostly to infighting and
short streaks of wrestling. Johnson
was always on the alert to land
punch. johnson whipped two lefts
to the jaw and made Jeffres yell
oh" audibly. Johnson pepers with
his left 1t was Johnson's round.
Delaney asked the referee to watch
the gloves when they were holding
n ha l,rn
JEFF Begins to Weaken.
Round ia half minute wrestling
bee, without damage, opened the
round and johnson smashed Jeff
time and again with the left and
right to the Jaw and the big boiler
maker fought back wildly Johnson
swung terrific right, more OF an up-
percut to the jaw and followed this
with a clean right uppercut to the
Jaw and Jeffries almost weakened |
Johnson coupled left and right up
percuts again and again to the jaw
and followed them with left aud
right swings to the same place. The
blood spouted from Jeff's mouth in "a
stream. Jeffries was a bad looking
sight at this stage, but he suddenly
electrified the crowd by making
round-end rally. landing his right to
the jaw and hard left to the body
that brought the crowd to its feet.
Johnson. however. had a good advan-
tage.
Round Twelve Bloody.
Round 12-The men clinched after
the black missed a hard left for the
jaw and remained in this position for
half a minute. AS Jeffries rushed
in Johnson met him with a straight
left and right uppercut on the jaw.
With the men breast to breast the
black swung hard with his left to the
body and face, all the time keeping
up conversation with Corbett.
johnson cleverly blocked blows in
tended for his body and face and sent
home a straight right to the sore
mouth. starting the blood afresh.
The negro shot a straight left to the
face and then sent his mans head
back foot. Jeffries went to the
corner splitting blood Jeffs seconds !
We're quiet. on the other hand.
Johnson's corner fairly hummed with
life and hustle
Unlucly for jeff.
Round 13-The men fought with
about the center of the ring. John
son broke it up with Vollev of
rights and lefts to the face and
mouth. cleverly evading Jeff's at
tempts to land on the jaw and body.
jeff weakened at this stage. a right
uppercut aim ost lifting him from the
floor. He seemed all at sea in To-
eating the black. who Waded in like
a merciless iuggernaut. dealing out
severe punishment with every tap.
The round ended with Corbett ad-
vising Jeffries to cover up and stay
away Jeffries stared rather blank
y. into the center of the arena and
appeared to be in bad shape.
Black Defes Blow.
Round 14-Jeff was met with
straight left as he got up and a mo-
ment later another spiteful lab went
to his mouth. Johnson placed his
stomach within Jeffries' reach and
cried. "Ain't it nice belly Jim,
why don't you hit it?" Jim didn't
They closed in. Corbett importuned
his man to beware of dangerous up-
percuts Jeffries' face was almost to-
tally closed at this stage Johnson
sent in some rapid fire left iabs to
the mouth and the big white shook
his head. I'm as clever as your are.
JIM" shouted Johnson to Corbett,
and an immediate exchange of re-
partee followed. The round ended
tamely, but Johnson had all the
honors and Jeffries' seconds looked
blue.
"Undcfcated Champion Defeated
Round 15-A clinch opened the
round and Johnson rushed his man
n hi, ffrine