The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-05

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man stood peerless. They could not
help but admire him and there was lit
tie nnimosity shown toward him. For
tho most part the people were silent
just read usting things IN their minds.
Hundreds swallowed the bitter pill Of
heavy financial loss
AZ the opening Of the second round
Jcffrict came up with his old crouch
and his left arm stuck out like a
scnntling. This was the blow AIS. .H
attitude that carried him 70 glory IN
the early days OF his fighting career.
But there was n change In the negro.
lie had found himself This was no
terror Of the mountains 70 be afraid OF.
Here was a simple boxer and in HIS
heart q hearts. Jack johnson believed
De was master. Six years ago, when
Johnson whipped Jack Jeffries he
walked Up 70 Jim. who was in his
brothers corner. and said.
4 can whip you. too"
And this conviction was uppermOst
IN him WREN the second round began
The slight indcclsiOn and trembling Of
Johnson's mouth and the CLINT Of troubie
IN his eye was gone He forced the
lighting and In a clinch made his first
atte.lpt at his carefully developed
right uppercut IL was on this blow
that ne depended. He tried another
and another. but missed. The men
wrcstlcd and Johnson showed that he
was a. strong as Jeffries.
'All right Jim. I'll love you II you
want me to" said Johnson as they
chnched just before the gUBE rang.
Between the whisking OF towels and
t,ne dashing or water and hasty garg-
Ing Delaney poured into JohnsOn's ear
MS words Of golden advice He knew
hoW-prObably knew long before the
hattle-just how Il would end Did he
body and the limitations Of his brain7
Zach blow taught him what happened
In five years Of easy life.
delaney knew all about the years
or easy life and whether tho cigarettes
had sucked power from the once
mighty man.
In the second and third and fourth
rounds, Jcffrics had his chance. IL he
ever had one. The fight showed that
he could not stay long. His friends
claim now that N no had started in
with his entire lorce ne could have
reached Johnson with the sleeping
blow. on the other hand. men whose
opinions are valued on these matters
say tonight that Johnson could have
beaten Jeffrics at any time In JEFF
Jeffries Loses Ills Chance.
At any rate. Jcffries passed by his
chance. Jeffrics kept walking in and
missing body blows and taking face
punishment. Up TO this point. how
ever. the fight was little more than
n wrestling bout The men refused to
break In ciinches and at times half
minute passed without a blow being
struck.
round Richard became disguised with
the way things were going and when
Corbctt told Jeffrics 70 take q easy as
he started for the center OF the ring.
Quit this motion work. Get busy.
boys"
Jeffrios assumed his crouch and
started for Johnson as II he would
NOV him down with one blow. But
the black was not there. His shadow
fell across the spot where Jeffries'
and johnson missed FOR the fourth
time a damaging right uppercut. Here
he begun 10 try out hts new blOw--a
left uppercut. testing Il first. John
son kept up fire OF Jokes with Cor
bctt and with sporting writer's.
He'll kin you. Jacki' yelled n sport
INK man who had bet $4,000 on JEFF
fries
THAT'S what they all say retorted
Johnson. and for answer he shot n
snappy left % Jeffrios' face and they
In this round Jeffries landed the
only blow that came near hurting
Johnson. II was n body blow that
M de the black vince. 10 was the end
n the round and Jeffries had an ad-
N7r tage. but at the opening OF the
fifth Johnson came up as good as new.
The pace up TO and through this round
was slow Neither man was badly
hurt
Corbctt Insults johnson.
That left was a jokel You big
stiff. I always knew you were a
fakeri" shouted Corbett as Johnson
stung Jcffries In the face Jeffries
brought cheers al this point BY a left
20 the head. but a clinch and the gong
saved further damage.
The tide OF battle from this time on
flowed into the johnson corner and
Delaney was hopping in Elee-
GO IN and finish him" was the ad-
vice whispered TO Johnson.
IT'S all over Tor you. Jim said