The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-04

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winked and smiled back at the form
er champion. The men continued in
locked embrace AMI as the gong
terminated the round Johnson play
fully tapped Jeffries on the shoulder
and went to his corner smiling. JEFF
then told his seconds to let him
alone. He would fight his own bat
tie. 1t was a tame round.
Round Two.
Champion Johnson came up chat
ting like a maybe, but jeff only
smiled. He wants to fight a little
bit, Jim," yelled Corbett. you bet
l do, Mistah Corbett," retorted the
champion as Johnson clouted him
with wicked right to the jaw. AS
the men separated from a clinch,
jeff swung his right TO the stomach,
to which Johnson retaliated with two
ripping left uppercuts to the jaw.
The men closed together, jeff lean
ing on the champion with the sheer
weight of his shoulders. 1t was a
case of strength against cleverness,
with the Nubian having the better of
it. Johnson and Corbett kidded each
other necessarily during the minute
of respite between the second and
third round.
Round 8.
Both came up slowly. Come in
JIM" shouted Johnson, saying which
the champion 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 in left upper cut
to the jaw and neatly blocked the
boiler-maker's onslaughts. The men
circled about the ring and Johnson
kept up constant cross fire of con-
versation. The men separated and
Johnson jabbed the face and whipped
short arm right in the face. A
long clinch followed during which
the black missed a wicked right up
per cut.
JEFF rushed in but Johnson block
ed him neatly ON a vicious right
swing and again patted his antagon-
list on the shoulder as the round
ended. Johnson on points had good
advantage but there was not much
power behind his swings.
Round Four-Jeff's Round.
jeff missed a left swing on John.
son and rushed away leaving a stall
to the face. Johnson tainted JEFF
constantly. Don't rush, Jim; DOM
you hear what I'm telling you,'
shouted Johnson, backing it up with
a right uppercut to the jaw. JEFF
gets good a right to the mouth ant
the blood started flowing from the
colored mans lips. First blood fol
jeff" yelled the crowd. johnson
shot hard left to the mouth ant
almost wrestled his man to the ropes
The golden smile had not faded from
Johnson's face at this stage. JEFF
forced the champion against the
ropes and half dozen short-arn
body punches found their mark il
rapid succession. In response John
son shot right to the jaw and the
round ended. 1t was Jeff's round
and the best one so far.
Round 5.-JOhnsOn's Head Sent Bacl
Johnson as usual came up with /;
| volley of words. jeff paid no at
tention to this but rushed in Close
and they wrestled for a spell at Close
quarters. Jeffries shot two right!
to the body to which Johnson re
sponded with left uppercut cutting
Jeffs lips bit. Johnson momen
later drove his right to the jaw ant
then followed it with two left upper
cuts to the same place. Johnson par
red the white with a straight left tt
the mouth and they eased up in
| clinch. Both men were bleedin,
from the mouth. Suddenly JEFF sen
the blacks head back a foot with
straight left to the mouth and John
son looked bit serious as he tool
his seat. not however, without Civ
ing the boiler-maker the customar,
round end lovers tap. No seriou