Gilpin observer., 1910-07-07
JOHNSON WINS
FROM JEFFR|ES
BLACK MANS FIGHT At ALL
STAGES OF THE
GAME.
KNOCKOUT IN Fifteenth
NOT NOW CONSIDERED 1.-THE
FIGHT OF THE
CENTURY,"

Reno, Nev.-John Arthur Johnson,
the Texas negro, son Of an American
slave. is the first and undisputed
heavyweight champion OF the world
James ]. Jeffries. Of California.
winner of twenty-five championship
fights, the man who never was
brought to his knees before by
blow, tonight passed into history as
broken idol. He met utter defeat at
the hands OF the black champion.
While Jeffries was not actually
counted out, he was saved only from
this crowning shame by his friends
pleading with johnson not to hit the
fallen man. and flinging the towel
into the ring from his corner. At the
end of the fifteenth round, Referee
Tex Rickard raised the black arm and
the great crowd filed out glum and 81
lent.
jeff was dragged to his corner
bleeding from nose and mouth and
dozen cuts on the fuce. He had a
black, closed eye and swollen features
and he held his head in his hands.
dazed and incoherent.
Johnson walked out of the ring with
out a mark on his body except slight
cut on his lip, which was the opening
Of wound received in training.
ROUND 1.-They advanced cautious
lands left to eye. Jeffries clinches.
Johnson forcing Jeff back. Jeffries
der ' left IT, and Cline ciinched. ed. pounding u short
ribs. Jeffries hooks left to head. duck
Ing Johnson's left. Glinch; Jeffries
into a straight left. but was patted on
the cheek second later. Clinched at
ROUND johnson swings light left
and Jeffries catches it in. ribs. An
other jab slightly marred his right eye.
They spared. Jeff assumes the crouch.
to feint. but johnson Is wary. Jack
sends left to chin. Jack lands upper
cut with left. The round ends slightly
ROUND 3-Johnson fell into short
break lack dashes ieft to nose They
riEht to head. but Jim ducks and
rights to head. They clinch. Johnson
tries with another uppercut. but Jim
sfm n Fht Il anvsSav. lsft ssTs Tsuna nS beating
ROUND 4-Johnson sent left to the
head. Jim BLOCKED Jacks right to the
johnson puts left to head Johnson's
nose bleeding. Jeffries goes into
in the ciinch. He % sent saa straight "a s Iefs
20 head and took one in return. They
eiineh again; Johnson holds in the
ropes and took three jabs to the stom-
ach. The crowd went. wild at Jeffries'
sends a long right to the ear. without
much damage. Jeffries has a shade of
this round.
ROUND 5-Jeffries rushes in with
johnson sends long left to stomach,
but did no damage. They clinch and
5@. mouth was sa. ashsH eS sS dT M
They cllnched again. and johnson
sent straight left to mouth and another
to nose: They were ciinched at the
ROUND S-Johnson sent three left
1abs to the face and avoided a return.
,,3y They wrestle rest and break Johnson sent
tried left. but missed. lie received "A a
left jolt to the ear and they clinched.
ciinch. In furious rally Jim sent left
hook hard to the body and Jack replied
TO TO- Jeffries, JET. right eye. Almost com
Johnson's round.
ROUND 7-Jeffries comes out in his
crouching attitude and Jack missed two
lefts to head. They clinch. They broke
and spared. johnson missed straight
left to head. Jeffries clinched and they
broke without exchanging blows. Jim
sent light left to short ribs. Jim's nose
left to face. They clinch and Jack
tries uppercut to face with left. He
fries, fries sent hard left to chin. Johnson's
ROITND S-They snorrad nj tho ono,
ing ana Johnson feinted. they "e rushed
into clinch. and Jack hooked to the
ear with left; Jack sends two rights
ment later. johnson. blocking beauti-
fully. In half-clinch. Jeffries pounds
the the stomach; tom Jeffries dueked left
ciinch, and Jack sent left to stomach.
Jack Is holding In clinches. TEX breaks
them and johnson forced a clinch. ham
mering Kidneys. Jack tried a terrific
son sent Ieft TO the head. Jeffries
blocked. They elIne6 and Jack tries to
clinched at the bell. This round went
to johnson by slight shade.
ROUND 9-They clinch and Jeffries
forced Jack around the ring. They
break without exchange. Jack very
cool Jack PUSHES into hard right to
ment later. johnson tries left to face,
but misses Jeffries hooks left to head
and they clinched. Johnson backs away
break and johnson misses lead for the
head. johnson took hard right on the
ribs and grunted as the blow landed
Jack sent left lightly to the mouth. He
were fighting and ii was Jeffries.
round.