The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-05
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Round 12-The men clinched after the
black had missed a hard left for the
jaw, remaining in this position half a
minute. As Jeffries rushed in. Johnson
met him with q straight left and a right
/ uppercut on the jaw. With the men
breast 10 breast the black swung hard
with the left 20 the body and face. AL
| the time keeping up conversation with
SorDett Johnson cleverly' blocked
blows Intended for the body, and sent
home a straight right TO the sore mouth.
starting the blood afresh. The negro
shot a straight left to the face, and then
sent his mans head back a foot with
similar blows. jeff went to his corner
splitting blood and with the honors
against him. Jeffries' seconds were omi-
nousiy quiet at this stage. On the
other hand, the johnson corner fairly
hummed with life and hustle.
Round I3-The men fought without
damage 20 clinch and Wrestled about
the center OF the ring. Johnson break
ing IL up with volley OF rights and
let's to the face and mouth. He clever
" evaded Jeffries' clumsy attempts TO
land on the body. and. cutting loose
landed left and right In quck succession
on the jaw and body. Jeffries weakened
at this stage, a right uppercut almost
| lifting him from the floor. He seemed
all at sea in locating the black. who
Waded In like merciless juEgernaut.
| dealing out severe punishment with
/ every tap. The round ended with
! Corbett advising jeff to cover up and
/ stay away. Jeff stared rather blanl<ly
peared to be in bad shape.
/ Round lief was met with n
straight left as he got up. and a moment
I later another spiteful jab went to the
/ mouth. Johnson placed his stomach
within Jeffries' reach aad tauntingly
cried; Amt that nice belly. Jim.
| why don't you hit it," Jim did not
J They closed In. Corbett importuning his
man to beware OF the dangerous up
percut. Jeffries' right eve was almost
totally closed at this stage. Johnson
MI Lee a-N
mouth, and the big white shook hi
/ mead. I'm as clever Is you are. jim -
/ shouted johnson to Corbett. and i'm
| meolately an exchange OF repartee fol-
/ lowed. The round ended tameIy. but
| johnson had all the honOrs and Jeff's
/ seconds looked blue.
Round 1S-when they approached
each other II was plain that Jeffrfes
was in disti css. His face was puffed
/ and bleeding from the furnishing let's
/ and rights he had received and his
movements were languid. He shamb led
after the elusive negro. sometimes
| crouching low with HIS left hand struck
/ out in front and sometimes standing
| erect. STOPPING or erect, he was a
/ mark Tor Johnson's accurately-driven
| blows.
Johnson simply waited for the big
! white man to come in and chopped his
face to pieces. They came into a clinch
after feeble attempt by Jeffries TO
land left hand blow on the body, and
as they broke away johnson shot his
left and right to the jaw In a flash.
Jeffries staggered back against the
ropes His defensive power seemed to
desert him IN an instant. johnson
dashed at him like a tiger. A rain
/ OF lefts and rights delivered at close
quarters sent Jeffries Keeling blindIv.
Another series OF short. snappv
punches and then the white giant went
/ down for the first time in his ring ca
reer. He fell under the top rope. over
| the lower one and down over the hang
/ ing platform.
Resting on his launches and right
elbow 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 Richard waved
him back. He stood ready to strike
and when Jeffries arose from his knees
! he dashed In again Jeffries reeled
about and tried 10 clinch. but johnson