Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-05

ID have been counted out.
Bring that towel-you know what
l want-don't let him get hit.
From Johnson's corner his seconds
were calling to him to quit. Then the
seconds stopped the timekeeper and 1t
was all over.
Soothing liquids were applied to the
fallen champions bruised face, but MS
heart was something that could not be
reached.
As soon as he regained his sense OF
poise and of the rapid-fire events that
had pushed him into oblivion he took
his head in his hands and groaned:
"I was too old to come back" he
said.
Corbett and Choynski and brother
Jack and the others were ready to
cry, but they united in trying to cheer
the defeated man.
TRY TO CHEER JEFF
Its all off with you, Jim," said
Corbett, but you did the best you
could"
row." said Frank Gotch, the wrestling
champion.
In an instant after the crowd realized
that the fight was over the ring was
stampeded by wild throng. Inc
short-end bettors were hilarious. but
in the great mass of the spectators
there was feeling of personal loss.
Hope had lived In thousands of breasts
until the last minute, and now their
Idol had crumbled and this black man
stood peerless. They could not help
but admire him, and there was little
animoslty shown toward him. For the
most part the people were silent, just
readjusting things In their minds.
Hundreds swallowed the bitter pill OF
heavy financial loss.
JoHNsON's GREW CHEERED
Little enthusiasm was shown from
anything until Jack Johnson and his
crew were seen stringing down the
aisle. Then the crowd stood up and
cheered, as much from pent up excite
ment as anything else. Men breathed
deep and lifted their eyes in thankful
ness to the amphitheater of brown hills
that surrounded this pit in the desert
and the blue bowl of the sky shutting
out the rest of the world.
This was 2:2S p. M, an hour after
the scheduled time for the fight -Four
minutes later Jeffries loomed up out
of the crowd on the other side of the
arena, and then the cheering broke
loose again.
The ring was quickly crowded with
trainers and rubbers and seconds. jeff
ries laughed as he pressed through the
ropes and jumped up and down on the
platform for a moment, satisfying him.
self that 1t was strong enough. He
wore his old soft cap and an old suit
OF clothes and chewed gum. johnson
wore a bath robe with violet lining.
Berger walked up to Johnson and
asked him to toss for corners.
Take any corner you want" said
Johnson. Its all the same to me-"
Berger took the southwest corner
and gave Johnson the northeast. This
placed the sun in Johnson's eyes.
Behind the fighters, as the bandages
were being fastened, stood pupil and
MASTER Corbett and Billy Delaney. Inc
presence of the veteran Delaney made
the match of keener interest to the
sporting men.
JEFFRIEs' ENEMY WITH JOHNSON
He was in Johnson's corner as an
open enemy of Jeffries. Delaney picked
up Jeffries at Carson City when Cor
bett fought Fitzsimmons and made
him a great fighter. AT that time De-
laney was Corbett's trainer and man
ager and later acted for years In the
same capacity for Jeffries, A quarrel
made this situation possible.
With no preliminaries of shaking
hands or picture posing, the men faced
each other at 2;45 o'clock. johnson
at his belt. There was sigh of vol
untary admiration as his naked body
stood in the sunlight. Jeffrtes in his
purple trunks stood out as hairy
giant, some hero of folk lore. There was
no open attempt on the part or Je1-
ries and his men to frighten the negro.
He figured he would be trembling with
fear at the sight of the Whlte monster,
and there were many cries OF cold
feet Johnson" when his entrance in the
ring was delayed. When the men
stood up at last to fight 1T out, each
on his own resources, 1t was plain the
negro was very nervous.
Now you'll get it, you black cow
ard" yelled Jeffries admirers.
Don't talk to them. Give them
square DEAL" said the majority of the
men about the ringside.
The mon smiled at each other. Jeff
ries tented, Johnson glided away and
they smiled again. johnson tried out
a straight left and raped Jeffr1es' face.
They clinched and worked cautiously
for body blows, but there was little
snap in either, and they were still
waltzing when the round ended.
"Cut out the motion pictures" yeiied
the crowd.
johnson turned and tapped Jeffries
lightly on the shoulder as he went to
his corner. and smiled
JEFFRIEs COMES WITH CROUCH
At the opening of the second round
Jeffries came up with his old crouch
and his left arm stuck out like a
scantling. This was the blow and the
attitude that carried him to glory in
the early days of his fighting career.
But there was change in the negro
He had found himself. This was no
terror of the mountains to be afraid
of. Here was simple boxer, aand in
his heart Of hearts Jack johnson knew
he was master.
Six years ago when Johnson whipped
Jack Jeffries he walked up to Jim, who
was in his brothers corner, and said;
Il can whip you, too"
And this conviction was uppermost
in him when the second round began:
The slight indecision and trembling OF
Johnson's mouth and the CLINT of
trouble in his eye was gone, He forced
the fighting and in clinch made his
first attempt at his carefully developed
right uppercut. Jeffries took 1t with
out flinehing. Johnson watched him
carefully. 1t was on this blow that he