The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-07-07
JOHNSON WINNER
Of RING BATTLE
Heavyweight Champion Titlt
Goes to Negro.
FIGHT WON IN IS ROUNDS
Jeffries Ia Outolassed-sIas No Chance
After Fifth Session and Is
Knocked Out In
Fifteenth.
BY c. {. VAN LOAN,

BY c. e, VAN LOAN,
Reno, New. July 5.-Jim Jeffries,
only the empty shell of the great fight
or Of seven years ago, was whipped by
Jack Johnson before the most remark
able assembiage of sporting men ever
gathered together in the history Of
| the game.
Johnson not only outclassed Jeffries,
but actually played with the big white
man as he played with Tommy Burns
and Stanley Ketchel. The end, while
| it came with the suddenness Of thun-
been in plain sight from the fifth
round. There could have been but
one ending and even the most rabid
Jeffries men could not deceive them
selves into thinking that the white
man had a chance after the fifth
round. 1t was not that he was taking
much punishment for the blows John
son landed were not enough to have
beaten strong man of ordinary VII
| tally.
Old Form Missing.
Jeffries did not display a semblance
OF his old-time form. There were
none Of his short, determined rushes:
none of his trip hammer blows to the
body, and when after the fifth round
the negro began handling Jeffries in
the clinches and easily blocking any
attempt at retaliation, there was moth
ing to do but wait for the end of the
fight. Instead of the old Jeffries, we
had man who ducked and clinched
and fumbled away with both hands in
the cHnches while the negro systemat-
ically and methodically whipped up
either hand to the face, bringing the
blood in streams.
When Jeffries lurched out of his
corner to begin the fifteenth he shut
fed into clinch. There was nothing
about his leg action to indicate that
he was groggy, but he seemed tired
and his face, over Johnson's shoulder,
was picture Of defeat The right eye
was closed to a blue slit in the puffed
flesh; the left eye was swollen, the
nose was split and blood was trick
ling from the lips.
johnson Looks Determined.
Johnson came up swiftly, his lips
parted and his eyes shifting from side
to side. There was no smile on his
face and he forgot to nod to his friends
at the ringside. Once he led with his
left and the two men came together,
locking arms in a clinch. Jeffries
hung on for few seconds and then
disentangled himself, backing slowly
away toward the west side of the ring
and toward his own corner.
Johnson following with left extend
ed. Again the men clinched and this
time Jeffries came to halt with the
upper rope across his back. This
time it was Johnson who broke from
the clinch and as he did so he drove
the right hand to the body, following
it Immediately with a left to the point
of the chin. Jeffries' hands dropped
at his sides and he bent double, slow.
ly collapsing to a sitting position. He
tried to rise but fell over backward
half In and half out of the ring, his
legs over the lower rope.
Lifted Back Into Ring.
Jack Jeffries moved over and placing
his arms under his brothers shoulder.
helped him back into the ring. Jeffries
was helpless and staggering, and just
as his knee cleared the floor, Johnson
stepped forward to deliver a right to
the jaw, but Richard pushed the negro
aside. Jeffries swayed over toward
his corner and Johnson stepped In
with a deliberate jaw punch which
sent the white man down for the Sec
ond count This time Jeffries lay on
his side for four seconds, and then
slowly crawled to his hands and knees.
From the west side of the arena
came the yell: =
stop it, Tex! Stop it,"
Negro MauIs jeff.
Jefries lurched to his feet Just az
the count Of ten and as be raised him.
self from the floor he spat out great
mouthful of blood. The last blind in.
stinct Of the fighter warned Jeffriea
70 cEnch and he hung on with what lit.
tie strength he had left while Johnson
mauled him clear across the ring. Sam
Berger jumped through the ropes, bat
Richards back was turned and he did
not see the acknowledgment of defeat
until Jeffries had been 1oored for the
third and last time.
Jeffries, SO close to the timekeeper
that he might have touched him. heard
the count this time and was trying to
rise to his feet when Rickard pushed
Johnson toward his own corner and