The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-07-14


body. and they eiinehed. Jen landing
twice on the body. Jen tented with
left. and In = clinch johnson got an
two uppercuts. then another with the
fourth. johnson was all TO the good
in the clincheS. Jack then swung in
a good left TO Joi's jaw as they came
out Of clinch. JefT was covered
boxing his man. Jen landed a hard
right on the head and q left uppercut
in the face.
Round 1e-Jen kept his jaw on his
shoulder and rushed into q clineh.
They clinched and broke without
blows. Jen tried a left. but the ne
gro was out of his way and in re-
turn landed left on the ear; then two
more Jen seemed unable to stop
any OF Jacks blows in the olinohes
and was taking a beating. The negro
blocked closely and landed an upper
cut on Jin's nose. The negro shot in
two rights, landing on the face and
kept Jen bleeding all the time. He
landed again on Jim's nose. A left
nook followed to Jerrs face In a
clinch. Je1 bled profusely. He went
TO his corner. 1t was all Johnson's
round.
( Round 1s-They ran into a ciinch
IN the middle OF the ring, Jim ducking
left On the break Jack reached
the nose and another olinch followed.
with Jen hanging on. Jack got in
two hard lefts to the face, the force
of which pushed Jeff back. A right
uppercut sent Jeff's head back again.
They clinched- Jen showed his left
up in the clinch and the negro only
laughed. Then they Rugged at close
| range. Three straights to the jaw
staggered Jeff. Then he put another
left and right on Jeff's race as he
came in gamely and took the lacing
niCalV Ion .NevAR - Il
period. Jim continued to force, how
ever, but ran into blows at every turn.
he took a terrific pummeling in this
| round. Jefr acted as il he Was going
to Vomit
Round 14-They rushed into a
clinch. At the break Jack landed on
the nose. starting the blood again.
Jack got in two lefts in the ciinch
that followed. Jen crowded in. but
got two lefts in the face for his trou-
bic. The Negroes blows were accu-
! rate. Jeff landed the left on face. In
ciinch that followed Jack landed
several hard wallops. JeGs head was
continually bobbing. and he hung on
in the clinches while all the tine he
was using his free left.
Fifteenth Round-When the men
faced each other it was plain to all
that Jen was in distress His face
was pulled and bleeding from the
Furnishing lefts and rights he had re-
ceived, and his movements were Lam
! guild. He shambled after the elusive
negro, sometimes crouching low with
his left hand stuck out in front and
sometimes standing erect. STOPPING
or erect. he was mark for Johnson
accurately driven blows. johnson sim
ply waited for the big white man to
come in. and chopped his face 20
pieces.
They came into a clinch after q
feeble attempt by Jeffries to land
left-hand blow on the body. and as
they broke away Johnson shot his lef'
and right to the jaw in q flash. JEFF
staggered back against the ropes His
defensive power seemed TO desert him
n an instant. Johnson went at him
like tiger. rain Of lefts and rights
delivered at close quarters sent JEFF
Keeling blindly. Another series of
short, snappy punches, and the white
giant went down for the~first time in
his ring career. He fell under the
top rope. over the lower one and onto
the overhang of the platform.
Resting on his launches and right
elbow. Jen looked around in a dazed
way and got up at the count of nine.
While he was down johnson stood al
most over him until Richard waved
him back. He stood ready to strike,
and when Jeff rose from his knees he
dashed in again.
ne DIhdle--Jed1 FeSieo dpOut anu
tried 10 clinch, but johnson eluded
him, and as the old champion swung
around to the south side of the ring
johnson 5olted him twice on the Jaw.
Jeff sank 10 his knees, weak and tired
but got up again at the count OF nine
IL was then that Jeffries friends be-
gan TO call TO Richard 10 stop the
fight.
stop III Stop IT." they shouted
from all sides. Don't let him be
knocked QUIT
Rickard gave no heed to these ap-
peals. Jeff was helpless now, and as