Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-29

he ruled superior in clevcrncss and
outsmartcd his opponent
There never was a moment OF the
time they were in action that a
knockout seemed likely, and the final
clang OF the gong found bith smil-
ing and fit to battle along IN
definitely.
Neither Shows Punch.
It was a fight in which the punch
was conspicuous by its absence.
Neither man gave evidence OF pos
sessing the wallop to end the
contest with 4 single wallop. in fact
neither landed hard enough during
the 10 rounds they were in the r|ng
to cause the other the least distress.
1t was a battle in which two clever
men-not the cleverest in the world.
but still worthy of being rated clever
were on display and gave an ex-
hibition OF clever performing seldom
seen in any ring.
Heavyweights. who punch do not
usually travel fast, butt JohnsosAaf1dl
Jackson demonstrated that lighters
who don't punch can move at a
dizzy pace. It was the pace at which
they travelled, the speedy footwork,
the fast hitting and the clever defen-
sive work that made this contest. a
thriller for the fans. 1t was not
fight, as we know that term. It
was boxing contest, with all the
thrills thrown in and it satisfied the
spectators.
Johnson Best Boxer.
Peter Jackson, the man who stood
off James J. Corbett for 81 rounds
in a struggle which resulted IN
draw decision, is great boxer, but
in Johnson he met greater boxer.
At that the margin by which Johnson
earned the verdict was small. Some
critics might have been generous
enough to call it draw bout, but the
business of being generous doesn't
belong in pugilism, and yohnsons
margin on points was suthcient te
earn him the verdict.
The fstic school which made box
err who battled with the light gloves
weighing little more than three
ounces was represented by Jackson;
the school which turned out a glove.
wielder more versed in the science OF
the game was represented by john
son. 1t therefore was a victory tor
a modern mode of milling, as well as
a triumph for Jack Johnson.
Fast Start by Jack.
The left lab and the right cross
the one two-did not dazzle Jackson,
but it was a point getter for john
son. For the greater part OF the
opening round Johnson found It easy
to connect with Peters head with
his punches. But Jackson found
that Jack had no sting in his blows
and profited in that session by de-
vising way to escape the attacking
force OF the opposition. He found
a way in the second round by TAX
ing the lead away from johnson.
and taking a hand in the attacking
business. After that Johnson's at
tack was far less effective and jack
son actually earned the honors in
the second session.
The third round found Jackson
cleverly speeding, but he found
Johnson moving faster and the ses-
sion was an even one. ss,
Squirt By Jackson.
The next four rounds saw john
son outboxing Peter by small
margin, but neither was damaged.
Then, in the eighth and ninth, Jack
son spurted again and in these ses-
sions, by punching Jack in the body
and shooting snappy right handlers
to Jdhnson's head. he gained the
shade. The tenth and final round
was a hummer. They stood toe to
toe in the center of the ring and
punched, blocked and ducked, while
the crowd yelled wildly until the
gong ended the round, which was
won nv 1ohneon