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crouched.. They stepped around each
other, johnson trying to send in lefts
to the face. One of them cut Jeffries
cheek bit. Again they lolled ir
each others embrace, but neither was
willing to take chances. Jeffries
missed a left for the body and took a
LETT on the chest in return. Johnson
kept up running flow of talk to Jeff
ries when they came to clinch, but
Jeffries calmly chewed gum and
waded in. He missed Johnson with a
LETT to the face. Johnson closed Jeff.
RES right eye. Johnson missed two
lights. Jeffries' nose was bleeding
when the gong rang. When Jeffries
took his seat his seconds got busy
with his eye, but Jeffries assured them
1t was 20. K" and they only
sponged his face. It was Johnson $
round.
Seventh Round-Jeffries walked
right in, but before he had a chance
johnson led with right and left and
missed. Jeffries' eye was badly
swollen and he rubbed it with his
glove. He tented and tried to draw
johnson on, but the negro declined to
come in. Jeffries stepped in with a
lett for the body, but missed it and
took a left On the head. Jeffries
hooked left to the head and johnson
laughed loudly. Jeffries got a left in
the face twice at close range. Jeffries
butted his way into another clinch,
but failed to land. He drew John
sons lead and shot left to the face.
Johnson's lips bled. In a close
quarter mix johnson sent his left to
the face twice and Jeffries' lips bled
This round was somewhat faster than
the preceding ones.
Eighth Round-"Come On Jeffries. ;,
said johnson, as they faced each
other.
Jetfrles came on and got a left in
the face. He missed Johnson's body
with a left and took two lefts on the
face.
Hello Jimmy" said johnson to
Corbett as he leaned on Jeffries.
Ibid you see that one?"
Jeffries walked into a left to the face
and again they pummeled each other
without damage at close range.
"Come on" said Jeffries as John
son held.
Referee Richard did not touch the
men, but allowed them to take their
time. Jefries missed twice with his
left and took left on the face. John
son tried several times to put his
right through but failed to connect.
Jeffries showed Johnson about, seem
inglv with ease. The gong found
them locked.
Johnson's blows up to this time had
been snapper and cleaner, but aside
from bruised eye Jeffries was not
hurt.
Ninth Round-Johnson walked in
and tried left to the body. Jeffries
got inside of it and put his head
against Johnson's chest and showed
the black fellow back to the ropes.
Jeffries took it all calmly and
seemed to he waiting the opportunity.
johnson failed for the head. He
stepped in quickly and shot left
hard for the body, but Jeffries' glove
was there first. Jefries walked. into
two left jabs on the face, but they did
no damage. He swung his left arm
around 'Johnson's neck as they came
together. His wrist landed hard on
the ribs and johnson did not appear
to like it.
Tenth Round-Johnson shot a left
to the face, but Jeffries brushed it
away and responded with left to the
body. johnson again missed a light
ming right for the jaw and they hauled
about the ring in a clinch.
Jeffries put his shoulder against
Johnson's body and showed him back.
At close range. Johnson sent a left
uppercut to the mouth as thew
broke and missed a. right for the jaw.
Jeffries got under a left lead and
seemed to want to wear johnson out
by bearing down his weight and shov-
ing him about. Jeffries struck two
lefts to the face from clinch and he
got one of the same in return. John
son took two lefts in the face when
they broke.
Johnson stepped in quickly and
shot left to the body just as the
gong rang.
Jeffries appeared to be fresh as he
waited for the gong, watching John
son. Johnson also was fresh, but
appeared less at ease as he frowned
across the ring at Jeffries.
Eleventh Round-They walked up
carefully, Jeffries finally trying his
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