The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-06
.[ANGFORD WINS
 TEN ROUND BOUT
HObOken Negro Has TrOu- ble, However, and Cham
 piOnship Prospects Wane

Madison Square Garden. New York, September 5.-Sam Langford won his ten round bout with Joe Jeanette in the Madi- son Square Garden tonight but every minute of the thirty in which blows were exhanged, the Boston man knew he had a stiff problem to solve. Jeanette fought gamely and cleverly. The Hoboken negro was at no time afraid of the Boston terror and frequently sent back better than he got
 Langford was looked to for knock out in seven rounds, but the fact that Jeanette pulled through for the limit sent Langfords stock as a likely opponent for Johnson, way down.
 A great crowd that filled the garden witnessed the bout but the overcrowding of a week ago was avoided. The con- fusion outside the garden that character ized the Wells Brown contest was like wise missing tonight.
 Round They went to close quarters with short arm blows, with honors even Jeanette slipped to the floor, but was up in moment. A light left hook sent Jeanette to the mat for a second.
 Iangford worried him to the end of the round. which was the Boston mans.
 Round 2.-Jeanette was quick after the gong and after few rapid exchanges sent Langford down for two seconds with right to the face. Jeanette forced mat ters and landed five straight lefts and rights over with Langford using body blows at close range. This was Jeanettes round
 Round 3.-Lanford kept rushing, hut Jeanette's rapid foot work bothered the Boston man. Sam sent left and right to the face with Jeanette breaking ground. At long range there were several wicked exchanges but Langford's deadly left hook to neck and body gave him the round.
 Round 4.-Langford forced Joe around the ring, but missed half dozen swings and hooks. After a rapid exchange of body blows Langford hooked his left to the jaw and Jeanette went down for the count of eight. Te stalled off the smaller man until the bell rang Lang fords round.
 Round 5.-Langford was the aggressor playing for the body with Jeanette vain ly trying back hand swings. Langford had the better of the mitigating and had the round easily on points,
 Round 6.-Jeanette jabbed Langford with a stiff left but suffered for it by Lang fords left hooks to body and neck and left hand smash over the right eye. Both were cautioned for holding Lang ford's round.
 Round 7.-Langford with left and right forced Jeanette into a corner Jeanette broke ground and made i-angofrd miss several swings. They exchanged several heavy lefts and rights on the head. Jeanette stood up gamely and outfought Langford. Jeanettes round.
 Round S.-Jeanette led, landing two lefts on his head. Langford sent a hard left to the body but missed two swings for the head. At close quarters Langford got to the body heavily but was beaten off again by left and right to the head. Jeanette's round
 Round 9.-Langford forced the pace, but Jeanette put a couple of stiff lefts to the face. Langford jarred the big fellow with a hard left to the head. I.angford's round
 Round 10-Langford rushed like a demon, trying hard for a knockout He forced the pace and sent Jeanette down for the count of three with left smash on the jaw. Langford took a couple of hard punches in the wind, but sent back left and right with fierce force He out fought Jeanette to the end and had the round and fight.