The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-07-05
BLACK CHAMPION
HUMBLES White
LANES J. JEFFRiEs LOSES LAST
BATTLE OF PueiLIsTIc ca
RgER. BADLY BEATEN BY
JACK JOHNSON.


Johnson. the Texas negro, son OF
slave. Is the first and undisputed
champion of the world
James ]. Jeffries of California, WIN
Nor of twenty-five championship
lights and who never was brought to
his knees before by blow, last night
passcd into history as broken IDOL
He mot utter defeat at the hands OF
the black champion.
While Jeffries was not actually
counted out. he was saved only from
this browning shame by his friends
nIeading with johnson not to hit the
fallen man again and towel was
brought into the ring from his corner.
At the end of the fifteenth round
Referee Richard raised the black arm,
and the great crowd filed out, glum
and silent.
Jenries was dragged to his corner
bleeding from the nose and mouth and
with n dozen cuts on his face. He haC
a closed eye and swollen features ana
held his head i'm his hands. He was
dazed and incohercnt.
Johnson walked out of the ring with
hardly mark.
Jeff Couldn't Come Back.
II was the greatest demonstration
the ring has ever seen of the failure
of a fighter to come back after years
of retirement. The youth and science
of the black man made Jeffries look
like n green man. The great Jeffries
was like a log. The reviled Johnson
was like a black panther, beautiful In
his alertness and defensive tactics.
After the third round Johnson
treated his opponent almost as joke.
He smiled and blocked playfully, ward
ing off Jeffries' bear-like rushes with
marvellous science, now ducking blow
under his arm and again detecting
one up into the air. ft NN4
The end was swift and terrible.
Jerrries had lost his power of defense
Johnson tore loose and before the
spectators were prepared for the fin
ish he had sent Jeffries down with
lightning-like left and right blows TO
the Jaw. Jeffries fell. Those near him
saw that he had lost all sense OF his
surroundings.
Corbett ran forward with out
stretched arms, crying, ooh, go back;
don't hit him." #
Fight by Rounds.
Round johnson led straight
left and landed lightly on Jefries'
face They were cautious in the
cllnches. Johnson showing Jeffries
away. Jeffrics hooked left to the
reck. In a clinch he sent a blow to
the body. Johnson responded with
left. They stood breast to breast, try
ing for short inside blows. AS they
broke Jeffries sent a left to Johnsons
neck and the negro stepped in bu'
missed. The fighting was tame.
Round johnson sent a left to the
face and as they clinched. he ripped
in hard upper cut to Jeffries' face
Jeffries sent n right to the ribs and
took left i'm the face at close quar-
tiers. Johnson tried his uppercut but
missed. Jeffries put his right on John-
sons shoulder and pushed him. When
they broke Johnson shot left hard
on Jeffries' face and tried an upper
cut but missed again. There was
lot OF wrestling and not much fight
ing in this round.
Round Stake IL easy, Jeffries,'
said Corbett. Jenries smiled and leo
f,r L.. of httt
his man. Johnson hooked left &c
the body and right to the head
Neither blow was hard. They showed
and pushed each other. Jeffries hook
ed a left to the body and got under
Johnsons right There was more
showing. Johnson sent two left jab'
TO the face and tried a right for th'
chin. but missed. Jeffries smiled a
the left blows and continued to bore
in. II was simply n wrestling bou
thus far. Jeffries missed a left body
blow. Jack blocking perfectly. JET
fries did not seem to breath hard
Johnson appeared nervous.
jeff Gets First Blood.
Round 4.-They came together In
lock, Johnson trying right for TN
chin. He missed. Don't rush, Jim
don't you hear what I'm telling you,
said Johnson as Jeffries forced hin
back and they came to clinch. JET
fries put left To the face and started
blood from Johnson's lip. The GROVE
yelled. First blood for Jeffries," AM
Johnson smiled. AS Jeffries walked
In. Johnson shot snappy left to tn
face. Clinch. Jeffries sent left L
Jacks face; johnson came back witt
right, Jeffrics neatly ducked 1t.
was Jeffries' round.
Round 5.--Jeffries tried to land
left Both SPARED carefully and JEFF
iries' left for the body was blocked
They clinched again. When the
broke. Jack swung a left for the body
nut missed. Johnson shot an uppe
cut and cut Jeffries' lip slightly. A
they broke, Jack landed left to IN
face and Jeffries came back with
left to the body. Johnson held Jeffric
arms. As they broke. Jack agai
tried an uppercut He missed IN
swung on Jeff's face with n left. &C
on, Jeffries" shouted Corbett. "Tha