The Mena weekly star., 1910-07-07


 warper cut almost lifting him from the floor, ill at ease and the black warred like merciless juggernaut dealing out severe punishment with every tap. The round ended with Corbett advising Jeffries to cover up and stay away. Jeffries stared rather blankly into the middle of the ring and ap- peared to eb in bad shape.
 ROUND 14.-Jeffries was met with a left as he got up and moment later another spiteful jab went to the mouth. Johnson placed his stomach within Jeff S reach and the negro de- clared "Ain't that nice belly, Jim, why don't you hit it2'' but Jim did not They closed in, Cnbett begging his man to beware of dangerous upper cuts. Jeffs right eye seemed to be almost totally closed at this stage.
 Johnson sent in some rapid fire left abs to the mouth and the big white shook his head. I'm clever as you are Jim, shouted Johnson to Corbett md immediately an exchanee of re- Dartee followed. The roun ended tamely, but Johnson had all the hon DTS and Jeffrie' s seconds look sd blue
 Detailed Review of the Last Round.
 ROUND 15.-When the men faced each other it was plain to all that Jeff ries was in distress His face was puffed and bleeding from the punishine lefts and rights he had received, and his movements were languid. He shambled after the elusive negro sometimes crouching low with his lei hand stuck out in front and sometimes standing erect Stopping or erect he was mark for Johnson's accurately driven blows. Johnson simply waited for the big white man to come in ant chopped his face to pieces. They came into a clinch after a feeble at tempt by Jeffries to land left hand blow on the body, as they broke away Johnson shot his left and right to the jaw in flash. Jeffries staggered back against the ropes. His defensive power seemed to desert him in an instant. Johnson went at him like tiger. A rain of lefts and rights delivered al close quarters, sent Jeffries reelinf blindly. Another series of short snappy punches and the big white giant went down for the first time in his ring career. He fell under the toE rope, over the lower one and onto the overhanging edge of the platform Resting on his launches and right el- bow. Jeffries looked around in a dazed way and got up at the count of nine. While he was down Johnson stood al most over him until Rickard waved him back. He stood ready to strike and when Jeffries arose from his nees he dashed in again Jeffries reeled about and tried to clnch, but Johnson eluded him and as the old champion swung around to the south of the ring he jolted him twice on the l jaw. Jeffries sank to his knees, weak and tired. but got up again at the count of nine. It was then that Jeff ries friends began to call to Rickarc to stop the fight.
 Stop it, stop it. they shouted from all sides Don't let him bt knocked out
 Rickard gave no heed to these ap- peals. Jeffries was helpless now. anc as he staggered to a standing position the negro was waiting for him. A left right and another left, short. snappy powerful blows. found their mark or Jeffries chin and he went down fol the third time. Again he sprawlet over the lower rope. hanging half out side the ring. The timekeeper raised and lowered his arm tolling off tn, seconds. He had reached the coun of seven when some of Jeffries sec onds put foot inside the ropes anC Rickard walked between the falleT man and the negro champion. Pane ing his hand on Johnson's shonidc' he declared him the winner While Jeffries was not counted out, this wal a merely technical evasion. It wa evident that he could never have go up inside of ten seconds.