Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-07-05

the round Johnson playfully tapped
Jeffries on the shoulder and went to
his corner smiling.
Jeffries then told his seconds TO let
him alone; he would fight bis own
battle. 1t was tame round.
sdn Talks and smiles.
Round johnson came up chat
ting and smiling As Jeffries held
on, Johnson clouted him with q
wicked right to the Jaw. AS the men
separated from clineh Jeffries
swung his right to the stomach, to
which Johnson retahated with two
ripping left uppercuts to the jaw.
The men closed together, JefF
leaning against the champion with
sheer weight OF his shoulders. Ii
was a case Of strength against cIev-
erness and the Nubian had the bet
ter of it. Johnson 'kidded" inees-
sanity during the minute rest be-
tween the second and third rounds.
Round 3-"Come in. JIM shout
ed Johnson, saying which the cham
pion hooked his left to the stomach
with much force. Johnson then
jabbed his left twice to the face and
as they closed in breast TO breast
johnson whipped left uppercut to
the jaw and neatly blocked the
boilermaker's onslaughts.
AS the men cifcied about the ring
Johnson kept up constant cross
fire of conversation. The men sep
arated. and Johnson jabbed thrice
with left to the face. A long cIineh
followed, during which the black
missed a wicked right uppercut.
JEFF rushed In, but Johnson block
ed him neatly on a vicious right
swing and again patted his antagon-
list on the shoulders as the round
ended.
Johnson, on points, had good adj
vantage. but there was not much
power behind the stlngs.
First Blood for Jeffries.
Round 4-Jeff made a left swing,
Johnson rushing away. leaving al
stab to the face. Johnson tainted
Jeffries constantly. Don't rush,
jim; don't you hear what I'm tell
ing you?" shouted Johnson, backing
it up with right to the jaw.
JEFF got in good right to the
mouth and the blood started flowing
from the colored mans lips. First
blood for Jeffries!'' yelled the crowd.
johnson shot hard left to the mouth
and almost wrestled his man against
the ropes. The golden smile had |
not faded from Johnson's face at
this stage.
Jeffries forced the champion
against the ropes, and half dozen |
short arm body punches found their
mark in rapid succession. In re-
Spouse Johnson shot a right to the
jaw and the round ended. 1t was
Jefrries round and the best one so
far.
Fifth Is Jeafries' Round.
Round johnson. as usual. came
up with a sputter of words. Jeff
paid no attention to this, but rushed
In close and they were wrestling for
spell At close quarters Jeffries
blot two rights to the body, to which
Johnson responded with left upper
ni cutting Jeffries lips bit.
Johnson moment later drove his
light to the jaw and then followed
with two left uppercuts to the
ame place, Johnson Jared the
Fhite with straight left to the
nouth and they exchanged uppercuts,
Both men were bleeding from the
nouth.
Suddenly Jen sent the blacks
lead back foot with a straight left
o the mouth and Johnson looked a
It serious as he took his seat, not,
Owever, without giving the boiler
maker the customary round end love
ap.
'ehFles Right Eye Closed.
Round Tim going to mix with
I'm now" said Jeffries to his Sec
hds Three lefts radiated from the
hampion's shoulder, catching JEFF
ries on the face in each instance
nd The blood seeped from JefF's
eft cheek bone.
Both men fought cautiously. A
insside fan asked Johnson II he
'ould like a drink. Too much on
and now" quickly rejoined the
hampton, and he ripped in three
eit uppercuts to the whites jaw.
en- Waded in. but was met with a
lasiy left uppercut that closed his
light eye tight.
Johnson followed this with two
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