The Washington herald., 1910-07-05

away, boys, cried the referee, ana they
stepped back eleanly, Jeffries hooking
left into the stomach
Johnson simultaneously reached the
chin with a right uppercut. bat in the
mix Jeffries put over n heavy left that
drew the blood from the negros mouth.
First blood for Jeffries. but the negro
laughed and stepped away from another
, onslaught.
Suddenly tsfrning. however. Johnson
swung right and left TO the head. and
as they clinched he belted the kidneys
with a free right hand. whereupon JEFF
fries asked him what he was trying to
do.
IT'S as good blow as any, said
Johnson. showing HIS gold teeth: don't
you like it?' Jeffries scowled and plunged
right into the ribs, at the same time
hooking a left to the ear. Jeffries also
missed a heavy right Tor the jaw just
as the timekeepeF struck the bell.
As yet Johnsons yellow streak had
not been shown, and he went 10 HIS cor
ner with his golden smile undimmed. As
Jeffries reached his seconds he cracked
| joke and everybody laughed. This round
was slightly in his favor.
FIFTH ROUND.
They started with light sparring. JEFF
fries still taking his own time, and so
was the negro. Neither was sufficiently
sure of his ground AS Jeffries moved
| forward with the left shooting toward
the negros head. johnson brushed aside
the blow and clinched.
| They broke out OF it with alacrity. and
Johnson ripped hard left straight into
the ribs under the lung. II was cork
| ing punch. but JeffTies merely grinned-
| Thav 4he1 into ~ffurh nd NTH
hand free Johnson landed two right up
percuts. One Of these blows grazed the
white mans chin and split his HIPS for a
supply of gore.
Johnson began TO hustle then and let
go savage left hook TO the Jaw which
brought the blood IN another stream
from JeffrIes' mouth. and the crowd was
in an uproar. Jeffries clinehed as the
negro redoubled his efforts, and at close
quarters jim hooked Johnson on the
neck with a powerful left.
Both swung let's and Jeffries, with the
more powerful punches. compelled the
black man 10 break ground.
Jeffries evidently wanted 10 bring the
fight 10 an issue then and there, for he
| rushed with a dangerous left 10 the
/ mouth. which made Johnson bleed again.
Then they clnched. and after breaking
out Of II they walked around. looking
daggers at each other. The round was
productive OF nothing decisive. although
the seconds were busy patching up the
bruises as soon as the men took their
chairs The crowd was very orderly
/ SIXTH ROUND.
Jeffries and the crowd were visibly sur
prised when Johnson opened with three
rapid-flre left-handers IN the boiler
makers face without a return. Then
they cliached. and on the breakaway
both missed heavy swings for the head
either OF which might have ended the
fight had 1t landed
Again they clinched, and as the referee
ordered them 10 separate they obeyed
promptly, whereupon Jeffries rushed
Johnson, II seemed. was waiting for Just
such a move. for ne stood his ground and
swung a terrific right that cut open Jim's
cheek. He also ripped left into the
body. Jeffries cllnched. and as the ref
cree tore them apart Jeffries rushed
again, but Johnson, avoiding several dan
gerous blows. stepped inside with cork
ing right TO the pit of the stomach. II
mix Jeffries landed two straight left'
in the face and they cIinched Out OF Il
the negro broke and shot a hot ief
, squarely 20 Jeffries' nose. lie repeated
, this blow a second later and Jim's rasa
organ was bathed IN ciaret.
The negro then landed swift left righ
: / on Jim's right eye. the flesh putting per
! ceptibly in a ilffy. Another smash OF
the mouth made Jeftries clinch, and as n
did so the negro looked over his shoulder
The bell interviewed just then, and John
5 son had the round BY a safe margin. II
r had Just begun 10 show the crowd tina
he was an incompatible fighting machine
I a combination of cleverness and pugnacitl
1 that made Jeffries ponderNas he shuffle'
TO his corner.
= SEVENTH ROUND.
. Jeffries right eye was partly closed a
he trotted out of,his corner. The Injuries
optic seemed to bother him. for he rub
5 bed 1t with his glove before he set him
I self for renewal OF the fight. He wa
5 slow. yet much concerned, ii seemed, an,
as johnson stepped 10 close quarter
( with a rapid left, Jeffries ducked an'
D cIinched, throwing his arms around tn
negroes waist They were free IN a sec
ond, and Jeffries at close quarters tries
/ a left hook for the jaw, which had powe
enough behind IL to score a Knockout
but Johnson's eye followed the punel
every inch of the way, and throwing "a
his right. blocked the punch with beauti
ful precision.
j This seemed to Increase Johnson's mer
I riment. for be fairly beamed at tn
! crowd as he clinched. Getting out o
= this hold. the negro unlocked a sharl
left, which landed squarely on jim
nose. and brought a fresh supply o
blood that made the boilermaker's friend
/ cry out In amazement. Three left hook
from the negro followed, all OF then
1 VoFF Fa~ NH ,,r
seeming uOweTleSs TO ward them OF.
In a clinch. Jeffries Eegan TO rough II
and Johnson actually pushed him ava!
with an angry scowi. Whats the mat
ter with you. Mr.. Jeffries?" asked John
son. with a little show OF anger.
Don't you like it?" Jeffries' respons
was a growi and a rush. but johnson
blocked his left lead with great skill
and stepped away from a right that hat
the force OF pile driver. Jeffries rush
ed blindiy. and catching Johnson on tn
ropes the latter clinched Getting on
OF the grapple. Johnson with deliberat
aim. bolted Jim's swollen eye with
solid left just as the gong rang out
warning 10 desist.
Johnson had this round on points an,
seemed to be we'll within himself. JEFF
fries looked worried and nervous, as h
ambled toward mis- seconds, who SCENE,
to be bordering on q case Of rattles, ans
all at sea as to what to advise. AS John
son sat down. he turned to his handlers
and said: Jim has come back a trifi,
too late"
EIGHTH ROUND.
Under instructions 90 force the fgh
with all the strength at his command
'Jeffries rushed. Johnson stood straigh
as an arrow waiting for him, and with
laugh. cried out. Come right in, JET
fries: let's see what you can do"
Jeffries aimed a tremendous left for To-
head, which johnson caught in the air
and threw his body against Jeffries ful