The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-07-06


half dozen others were introduced
and made speeches, the crowd be-
came tired and began to show i'm
| patience.
Ringside. 2:24-Jeffries took rub
and stripped for the ring in his
| dressing room.
Ieffries entered the ring at 2:31
| from the southeast.
Johnson gave Jeffries the south
| east corner. Jeffries entry to the
ring was the signal for tremendous
| ontburst of enthusiasm.
At 2:35 Johnson was presented as
the heavyweight champion of the
world. very weak reception was
rendered johnson.
At 2:40 the men donned their
gloves. Jordan clearing the ring
Ringside-Time called at 2:45.
Round johnson refused to
shake hands. Johnson smiled and
| chewed gum. After long opening
session of sparring johnson led
with left to the face. johnson
swung for the jaw AS Jeffres
roughed it at close quarters the big
black again shot his left to the face
Johnson clouted his man twice with
| two short arm lefts to the face and
the crowd yelled. "Why don't you
| laugh" shouted Corbett at John
son, and the latter winked and smil-
| ed at the former champion. During
the intermission Johnson playfully
tapped Jeffries on the shoulder. JEFF
fries then told his seconds to let him
alone. that he would fight his own
| battle.
johnson Has Shade
Round Both came up SLOWLY.
"Come in. Jim shouted Jack, say
| ing which, the champion hooked his
| left to the stomach with great force.
johnson jabbed twice to the face and
as they closed in breast to breast,
Johnson wedged a left uppercut to
the Jaw. The men circled about the
ring, johnson keeping up con-
slant crossfire of conversation. The
men separated and johnson jabbed
three times with his left to the face,
whipping a short-arm right to the
face. long clinch followed during
which the black missed wicked
right uppercut to the face. Jeffries
rushed in but Johnson blocked him
neatly. With a vicious right swing
| ilc again pdtltd Ills ODDOHenC on Cne
shoulder and the round ended
Johnson had a decided advantage an
points, but there was little power be-
hind his blows
Jeffries Begins Work.
| Round 4-Jeffries missed a left
swing, Johnson rushing away with a
stab to the face. Johnson tainted
Jeffries constantly. Don't rush
jim" he shouted, don't you hear
what l am telling you?" He backed
the talk up with a right uppercut to
the jaw. Jeffries got in a good right
and the blood started flowing from
the colored mans lips. First blood
for Jeffries," shouted the crowd.
johnson shot hard blow to the
mouth, almost brushing his man
against the ropes. The golden
smile had not faded from Johnsons
| face at this stage. Jeffries forced
the champion against the ropes and
a half dozen short arm body punches
found their mark in rapid succession
In respone, Johnson delivered a left
to the jaw and the round ended II
was Jeffries round. and the best one
| so far
"chhSoh StTlotiS.
| Round johnson. as usual. came
/ up with voley of words. Jeffries
paid no attention to this but rushed
in close and .hev wresteled for
spell At close quarters Jeffries
shot two rights to the body to which
johnson responded with a left upper
cut, cutting Jeffries lip a bit. John
son, a moment later. drove his right
to the jaw and then followed it with
two left uppercuts to the same place
johnson Jared the white man with
a straight left to the mouth and
they eased up in a clnch. Both men
were bleeding from the mouth sud
! denly Jeffries sent the black back d
foot with a straight left to the mouth
and johnson looked bit serious as
he took his seat. not however, with
ont giving the hoiermaker his GUS
! tomary round-end love tap.
Round tim going to mix it
with him now" said Jeffries to his
seconds. Three lefts from the shout
der caught Jeffries in the face and
| in each instance the blood seeped
from Jeffries' left cheek bone. Both
men Fought cautiously. A ring side
ran asked johnson if he would like
a drink. TOO much of that now"
replied the champion, and he ripped
in three left uppercuts to the white
jaw. Jeffres waded in but was met
with nasty left uppercut that clos
ed his left eye tight. johnson follow
ed this with two similar punches and
the blood spouted from the retired
champions nose as he took his seat
when the bell ended the round JET
fries seconds worked heroicallv on
| his damaped onticS Tobnso,r,