The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-07-05

bits the canvas ripped up ana snip
r ped into small pieces and even th'
+, staples that held the canvass wert
unscrewed and taken as souvenirs.
The gates were opened at Il
lo'clOck sharp. Thousands were then
thronged about the four entrances
the majority being formed in thin,
lscrpentine columns that streached
Through all parts of the grounds. AS
the gates swung aside there was a
great rush for the turnstiles, and the
surging crowds poured rapidly into
the Enclosure.
In less than fifteen minutes the
gallery seats and the wide platform
skirting the topmost outer rim of the
arena was half filled. Coming in
from the cool, wind-swept spaces of
the Hat country surrounding the bat
tie grounds, startling change of
Temperature was noted in the arena.
The bare pine boards generated a
terrific heat from the scorching sun,
and the early corners Immediately
proceeded to shed their coats and
collars. Thirty feet from the ring
side. and due west. where the sun
would not interfere, a battery Of
nine motion picture machines, super
imposed in rows of three above one
another. was being manned and
made ready for the work of the af-
ternoon.
An American flag dropped from its
staff above each of the four entrances
Boxes built for women at the top Of
the outer west walls OF the Enclosure
were soon filed, and the gaudy hats
.of the occupants adding a vivid touch
OF color to the scene. Half an hour
after the gates were opened the vast
arena was more than two-thirds filed
with a sweltering mass Of humanity.
Heat Was Terrific.
The heat beat down on the crowd
out of a perfectly clear sky and was
almost unbearable
At 2 p. m. It seemed that every
seat in the arena was occupied and
the six-foot platform that extended
around the upper line was black with
human fringe of humanity.
Fight by Rounds.
First Round-Johnson reeled
laround and Tented. johnson
grinned and stepped back. Jeff
Tented again with left johnson
worked JeR until the sun was In
his face and stabbed him lightly in
the mouth with the left They
lclinched at the ropes. johnson
pushed Jeff back and showed much
strength as he did so. Jeff SWUNG
his left upon the body and they
lchnched. The crowd cheered JET
flor getting in the first blow. Jen
forced his left and put In a couple
of lefts upon the body. johnson go
I'm a left upon the face and Jim go
in a hard left upon the face whil'
breaking. Cheers for Jeff. JEFF
lducked a left and clinched. John
son pushed Jen's left forearm 81
that Jim could not use it. Thcy
clinch at the bell.
Second Round--Jeff crouched ant
stood with his left we'll forward. II,
tried left for face, missed ant
laughed. Johnson feinted ant
Jumped away. johnson got in 4,
straight left on mouth and the!
icnched. Their arms became en-
twined. johnson tilted Jen's head
u-ft1, -f.-hf unparouf AMI a1fuob ~
while they we're hanging together
JEFF tried for neck. He missed az
first and they chnched JEFF poked
several lefts to the body. First blood
for Jef ON JohnsOn's mouth. In the
oNnch Johnso0 belted Jim's head
with a right uppercut, which grazcd
his face. Johnson pushed Jeff's left
back which was in a hammerlock
clinch. JEFF ducked a left uppercut
and went into clinch They
swung around, johnson getting in
light left uppercut. They parted
from a clinch just before the bell.
Third round-Jeff still posed with
a crouch and they kidded one an
other. johnson drew back with a
left. Jef blocked and they cliuched
again. johnson still kept pushing
Jeff's forearms away so that the bic
fellow coud not use them johnson
got in a Wight right uppercut I'm the
lchnch and Jim raped him on the
jaw with the right. They hung to.
gether quite a while before clinch.
ling. Jeff got 10 the body with the
fright, and they clinched Jeff swung
hard right on the body, and they
clnched again. Jen blocked a left
but johnson sent another through
elean on the mouth. II was a light
blow. They elinched on the ropes
and Johnson sent sharp right
luppercut. Johnson tried another
uppercut AMI missed again. johnson
blocked one of Jeff's high swings
and they were in a cllnch at the bell
Fourth round-Johnson seemed
more confident as he came out
Johnson swung for the head, but
missed. johnson caught JEFF above
the car with a left hook. They
clinched and Johnson laughed al
Jeff. JEFF swung in his left on the
body and in the clinch that followed
johnson got in two uppercuts. JEFF