The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-07-08
The Fight BY Rounds.

Round l-JOhnson LED straight lei
landed lightly on Jefries' face. The,
were cautious in the clincb, johnson
showing Jeffries away. Jeffries wall et
in and hooked a left to the OK, ant
in a clinch sent blow to the body
Johnson responded with left ano
they continued to stand breast tc
breast trying for short inside blows
Asthev broke Jeffries sent left tC
Johhson's neck and the negro stepped
in but missed. The gong rang when
thew clinched. The fighting was tame
and tbev turned to their corners.
Jeffries smiled as he took his seat.
Round 2-Johnson came up chatting
like a maybe. hutJeffries only smiled
"He wants to fight little bit, jim, "
yelled Corbett. 'You bet do, Mistah
Corbett," echoed the champion AS
Jeffries held or, johnson clouted him
with wicked right, to the jaw. AS
the men separated from ciinch
Jtffrjes swung his right to the
stomach, to which johnson retallated
with two ripping left uppercuts TO
The law. The me1 closed together,
Jeffrles leaning against the champion
with sheer weight of his shoulders. Ii
was case of strength against clever
ness. with the Nutian having the
better OF it. J0a nson and CorbetC
kidded each other necessarily during
the minute between the second ana
third rounds,
Round 3-Both came up slowly
"Come ia closer,' shouted johnson,
hooking left to stomach With much
force. johnson jabbed left TO face,
and as they closed ia breast to breast
johnson whipped left uppercut to
back and neatly blocked Jeffries, As
the men went about the ring johnson
kept up constant cross-tire of copversa-
tion. Men separated an1 Johnson
iAbbed thrice with left 10 lace ana
sent ia short arm right to face. Long
clinch followed, during which the
black missed right uppercut. JelftleS
rushed in, but black blocked him
neatly on vicious right swing aud |
again patted antagonist on shoulder
as round ended.
Round Jeff took his crouching
POSITION again and walked IN. lie
MISE d and they came together IN
lock, Johnson tried his right for the
chin, but missed and they began an
exchange OF talk.
"Dou't rush, jim. don't you hear
what I'm telling you?' said johnson
as Jeffries forced him back and they
came to clinch.
Jeffries put left to the face ana
started the blood from Johnson's lip
The crowd yelltd, "iirst blood for
jeff" but Johnson only smiled. As
Jeffries walked in johnson shot a
susppy left to his face and they came
to cluch, jeffries sent a left to
Jacks face; Johnson came back with
a right, but JEFF neatly ducked it and
the found ended 1t was Jetfrie's
round.
Bound s. Jeffries walked straight to
Jack and tried to land his left They
both spared carefully and JeffrieS'
left for the body was blocked, La the
cluCb that followed Jeffries showed
Jack back easily. When they broke,
Jack swung his left for the body, bat
missed. johnson shot an uppercut
and cut Jeffries lip slightly. AS they
broke, Jack landed left to the face
and Jeffries came right back with
left on the body. Johnson held Jeh-
rie's arms and as they broke landed
lightly. The pace was SLOW up to
this time with little damage to either
mac.
Round 6-Again Jefffles cTouched.
They stepped around each other
Johnson trying to send 10 stiff lefts to
face. One of them cut Jeff!ie's cheek
bit. Again they lolled IN each
others embrace, but neither was
willing to take chance. Jetfries
missed left for the body and took
left on the chest in return, Johnson
kent I'D 8 running fow of talk to
Jeffries when they came together,
hut Jeffries calmly chewea gum and
waded ia. lie missed Jack with left
and took a left and right on the head
Jeffries got a left in the face. Johu-
son closed Jeffries' right eye. Jack
missed two right swings, Jettrles'
nose was bleeding when the gong
rang. When JEFF took his seat his
seconds got busy with bis eye, but
Jeff assured them that 1T was o. 4,
and they only sponged his face.
Johnson's round.
Round jeff walked right in, but
before he had a chance Jack led with
right and left aud missed. Jeff'S eye
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