The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-07-05
Continued from Paza Ono

1 INC patk alld ItAtl3 plueked JPllflpi.
AS il.1 nef went about the ring John
son kept up 4 constant cross-fise Of
conversation The two men separ-
atcd and johnson jabbed thrice with
his left totne face and sent In Snort
aria right To the face. Johnson on
poinin had d good advantage but there
was mol inuch power in his swings.
Round Four.
/ Jetiries mls9ed left swing. John
sen rllshed In with "A tsraight to the
facs- Johnson tainted jeff constant
~ Don't rlish jim; don't YOU hear
what ! am telling youtr shouted
Johnson, backing II up with right
uppercut to the jaw Jeff got gpoi
night to the mouth and the blood
started flowing from the co.ored mans
II lips, First blood for Jeffrles.r yelled
crowd. Johnson shot ha left to
The mouth and wrestled his man to the
ropes The golden smile had not fad
cd from Johnson's face at this stage
Jeff forced the champion against the
ropes and half fozen short arm
Punches found their mark in rapid sue
\ ceseion.
Round Five.
4 johnson as usual came up with a
/ volIey Of words. jeff paid so atter-
! tion to the talk and rushed in close
! and they wrestlel for q spell. AT
! close quarters jeff sent two rights TO
/ the body. johnson responded with a
| left uppe cut cutting Jeifs lip a bit.
! Johnson second later drove his
right to the jaw and then followed
4 with two lefts to the Eame place.
johnson Jared Jeff with q straight
/ left TO the mouth and they eased up
| IN a clinch, both bleeiing from the
mouth Suddenly JEFF sent Johnson s
head back foot with straight left
to the mouth and Johnson looked bit
serious as he took his seat. however,
! rot without giving jeff the round-epd
tip No serious damage.
neund six.
I'm going to mix with him. said
reached cut from the champioa's shoul
| dercatching JEFF on the face in each
! instance and blood .eeped from Jeff's
| left cheek bone. Both men fought
cautiously. A ringsIde fan asked
Johnson If he would like q drink.
Too much on hand now" dryly re-
sponded the champion, and he ripped
in three left uppercuts to the white
man Jaw. jeff waded In, but was met
with nasty left uppercut that closed
his right eve tight. Johnson follow
ed this with two similar punches and
the blood spurted from Jeffries' nose
as he took his seat when the bell
ended the round. Jeffi seconds work
ed heroically on his damaged optics.
/ Jchnsons round.
Round Seven.
JEFF came up with feroclous fsont.
closed in A long spariing session
with nat blow being struck Johnson
c1refully protected himself and wait
ed for an opening. Jeff's eye was bad
ly bruised but he never lost his poise.
johnson laughed heartily as Jeff cent
In right swing at close quarters.
| With the men locked in an embrace
Johnson jolted him three times over
the damaged eye and followed this
with straight right to the Jaw. Jeff
stopped Johnson, Vicious swing with
st aght right to the jaw but the
negro countered with left and right
to Jelf's face The bell changed with
hcuors en- Johnson's side and Jeff
looking badly cut as he took his chair.
Round Eight.
AS Jeff rushed In the black drove
left TO the mouth and shortly after
shot in two slight lefts to the face
that carried considerable force be-
hind them Hello, Jimmy" shouted
Johnson. did ycu see that one?' and
as they closed In jeff shouted Break
Johnson" but Johnson did not break
and laughed as jeff missed vicious
left swing. Earlier jeff at close range
had worked In two rights to the boiy
which failed TO lease the negro. jeff
pushed his man about the ring and
the bell rang, closing rather fea-
tureless session.
Round Nns.
Johnson kept constant conyer-
sation in his corner before up to the
3cratch in this round He hooked his
left TO Jeffs face with great force aud
continued to husl tersely framed SEN
terces at Corbett. Johnson hooked
Another left to the Jaw that carried
with II world OF power jeff butted
with his head. johnson sent his left
to the stomach and they went into a
friendly clinch. Jeff reached the Jaw
and johnson drove In a wicked left
to the stomach. A moment later he
sent in two left labs to the mouth
but jeff apparently paid little atten-
tIon to these blows. The round ended
in Johnson's favor. Jeff's face was
bleeding in several places.
Round Ten.
Not much life marked the coming
to the center of the ring. Johnson
shot two lefts to the head and fol
: folowe1 these with o s, ort arm right
to the ear. long clinch MIXED with
wrestling followed. JEFF then SWING
his right arm under the body The
inca confined themselves mostly Il
ir4fighting and short streaks OF wrcst
7 ling, Johnson always on the alert K
? land a punch. Johnson whipped two
let's to the Jaw and right uppercui
! tc the jaw. Jeff yelled: Oh andib
ly Johnson peppered away with hi
left and clearly out-boxeO his burl,
opponent. II was Johnson's round
: Delaney asked Rickard TO watch thl
4 gloves when the men were holdins
that they were not broken.
Round Eleven.
= A half minute wrestling withon
g damage opened the round and John
= sen smashed Jeff twice again witt
: right and left 70 the jaw. and the BIZ
$ boilermaker fought desperately