Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-05


a case of strength against eleverness. with
the Nubian having the better OF IT, John
son and Corbett klddea each other incess-
antly during the minute rest between the ,
second and third rodnds
mira hound.
Round Three Both came up slowly.
Come in closer" si5uted Johnson. hook
ing left 20 tie stomach with much force. /
Johnson jabbee Dis eft 70 the face and as
they closed Ia breast 70 breast. johnson |
whipped q left dlpet cut 20 the back and |
neatly blocked Jefiries rs the men went !
about the ing JoBns0n kcyt up constant
cross-fire OF COW ersation 1he men sop |
arhted and Johnson jabued thrice with his |
left to the face and sent IN short-arm
right to the face A long clinch followed |
during which the black missed a risht up |
percut. Jeffries rushed in, out the olack
blocked him neatlyton. a, vicious risht swing |
and again patted his antagonist on the |
shoulder as the sound ended. Johnson on I
points had a good advantage, but there
was not much power in his swings.
Fourth Round.
Round Four-Jeffries missed left swing |
johnson rushed in wiki straight to the |
face johnson tainted Jeffries constantly. |
Don't rush, Jim: don't you hear what 1 m
telling you" ST outed johnson backing 1t
up with a right uppercut to the Jaw JEFF |
fries got good right ID the mouth and the
blood started flowing rrom the colored |
mans lips. First blood" TOR Jcffries yell |
ed the crowd. johnson snot hard left to
the mouth and they were wrestling against
the ropes
Ihe golden smile had not faded from
Johnsons face at this stage. Jeffries
-, NET he a nd
a half dozen short-arm punches found
their mark in rapid succession. In re-
sponse, Johnson shot right to the jaw.
II was Jeffries round and the best one
so far.
Fifth Round.
Round Five-Johnson, as usual, came up
with a voley of words. Jeffries paid no
attention to the. femarks and rushed in
close, and they wTestsdy for a spell. AT
close quarters Jsffries sent two rights to
the body, johnson responding with left
uppercut, cutting Jeftries lip bit John
son a second lster drove his right to the
law and then followed With two lefts to
the same place. johnson Jared Jeffries
with a straight left to the mouth and they
eased up in a cllnch, both bleeding from
tho mouth. Suddenly Jeffres sent john
sons head back q foot wtth straight left
TO the mouth and johnson looked bit
serious az he.toolt hisNseat However, not
without giving Jeffriehl the round-end tip.
No serious damage. AM
sixth Round.
Round six-'Im kblnste mix with him.
said Jeffries to his seaends. Three lefts
reached out from the champions shoulder,
catching Jeff on the fa-e In each instance,
and blood seeped from Jeffries face. Both
men fought cautiously. Aaringside fan asked
johnson II he would like q drink. TOO
much on hand now" quickly responded
the champion, and he ripped in three left
uppercuts to the white mans jaw. Jeffries
waded in, but was met with a. nasty left
uppercut that closed his right eye tight
Johnson followed this with two similar
punches, and the blood spurted from JEFF
fries nose as ne took his seat, when the
bell ended the round. Jeffries' seconds
worked herolcaily Ron his damaged optics
Johnson's, round.
Seventh Round.
Round Seven-Jeffrres came up with a
ferocious front closed in A long sparring
session with not blow being struck JohnS
son carefully protected himself and waited
for an opening. Jeffrlea eye was badly
bruised. but he neversioeE his poise. john
son laughed heartily - 1esfries sent In a
right swing at close quarters. With the
men locked in al, embrace, Johnson jolted
him three times over a damaged eye, and
followed thisbwith a right uppercut to the
jaw. Jeffriea stopped Johnson's vicious
swing with q s Straight right to the jaw,
but the negro countered with left and right
to Jeffries1 face. The bell Changed with
honors on S,Johnson's side, and Jeffries
looked badly cut as he took his, chair
Eighth ROunds 4
Round Eight-As Jeffries rushed in, the
black drove a left to thS mouth and shortly
after shot in two straight lefts to the face
that carried considerable rorce behind them.
Hello, Jimmy" shouted johnson. Did you
see that one2" and as. they closed in JEFF
fries shouted break. johnson" but John
son did not break and laughed as Jeffries
missed q Vicious left swing, Earlier. JEFF
fries at close range. had worked In two
right to the body that failed to Tease the
negro. Jeftrtes pushed his man about the
ring, and the bell rang. closing a rather
Csatureless session.
Ninth Round.
Round Nine-Jolmson lSepta constant con-
versation before coniing up to the scratch
In this round. He hooked his left to JEFF
Tries lace Win great AOfCe anu OOhIuOo
to hurl tersely framed sentences at COrbett.
Johnson hooked another leftsSto the jaw
that carried with it a world Sof power. AS
Jeffries buttee with his head, johnson sent
his left TO ttte stomach and they went into
a friendly clineh. Jeffries reached the jaw
and Johnson drove in a wicked left to the
mouth, but Jeffrles apparently paid little
attention to these blows. The round ended
In Johnson's favor and with Jeffries' face
bleeding in several places.
Tenth Round.
Round Ten-Johnson shot two lefts 20 the
head and followed these with a short arm
right TO the ear A long clinch mixed with
wrestling followed. Jeffries then swung his
. right arm under the body. The men con-
fined themselves mostly to mitigating and
short streaks OF wrestling. Johnson always
on the alert to land a punch. Johnson whip
ped two lefts to the jaw and right upper
cut to the jaw. Ieffriesyelled Oh" aud
ably johnson peppered away with his left,
and clearly outboxed his burly opponent. II
was Johnsons round. Delaney asked Rick
ard to watch the gloves when the men
were holding, that they we're not broken.
Eleventk Round.
Round Eleven--A half minute wrestling