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Rickard Describes Johnson*Jeffries
Fight at Reno, Nevada
J
(By Tex Rickard, in coHaborat od
with Bozeman Bulger.)
(Written exclusively for the Rich
mond Times Dispatch and the
. North American Newspaper
Alliance)
Jim Jeffries was not actually
Knocked down and ouit by Jack John
son. In fact, as referee I did not
count h m out—made no count at
all.
' This statement is made in answer
to several requests I have had to
tell just how Jack Johnson knocked
out Jeffries on that memorable
Fourth of July in Reno. '.•*
The end came alter it was ver.v
apparent that J m Jeffi* es was
beaten. Johnson was entirely too
clever for him and seemed to have
more phys'cal strength. Jack was
gradually -"earing the big fellow
down and had h’m wobbling about
the r ug . Tn twelfth, round after
Jeffries ban heen knocked down and
’a’d up the ropes and had
showed it> * *e had no more chance
of winnin" Sam Berger jumped in
the £ng.
“That’s enough!” he said to me
TEX CATCHES JOHNSON’S ARM.
i
1 Just as he said it Johnson had
drawn hack for a final blow and I
caught his arm. That was the end
of the fight. Jeffries was on his
feet.. It wras scored. a technical
knockout, of course. In a few min
utes Johnson would have had him
out. Sam Berger was very wise and
sensible in stopping it when he did.
For me the end of that famous
fight was a great relief. My job of
refereeing had been no trouble at
all. The men fought cleanly, and
there was little for me to do except
keep them at it.
The greatest relief though, was
that the fight at ’ast. had been
successfully pulled off. 1 knew it
was a financial success before we
entered the r uet. Hundreds of those
holding tickets f-r the f sh* in San
Francisco had their tick
ets for seats at Reno The arena
was full.
JEFFRIES MAKES MISTAKE.
i
At the very start oi me i-bui,
Jeffries made the mistake of trying
to box with Johnson. The darky
was entirely too clever for him. In
the first round however* Johnson
was extremely cautious. He feinted
around to be sure of his ground.
For three minutes, he took, no
chances whatever. Johnson was a
very clever ring general. He was
trying to see how far he could go.
When JefTr es tried to box him. Jack
began to grin...
As the flgM. progressed Johnson
knew he was ^oing to win. Then
his boyishness came to the surface.
He could not resist making jokes.
In one mixup Jeffries missed and
Johnson soaked him a good one.
“Mr. Jeffries" said the darky. Irs
l:ps parting in a big grin, "ain’t no
use in talking dis is one time you’se
met yo’ Waterloo! Jes’ go an’ tell
’em I sad so. Yas, sir—Waterloo is
right'”
JOHNSON KIDS lUitBEu.
The Jeffries crowd still had hopes
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SHAMPOOING, HAIR-CUTTING, SHAVING,
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Bobbing. A corp of shillful hair artists always
ready to serve. Call and be accommodated.
and were yelling encouragement
from all parts of the arena. Jim
Corbett second to Jeffries, was fol
lowing every move and making
occasional comment. Finally John
son caught his eye. Again he snuled
—showed those gold teeth. ..
“Mr. Corbett," he remarked, look
ing over the edge of the ring, "you
better come up here and help out I
Mr. Jeffries.” .. >•
A few m! nutes later he spoke to
Corbett again. «
Ajam l uu uu guvFii UUI vuwv» •
Jim" said the grinning darky. “This
Mr. Jeffres needs somebody up
herew and right now!"
There was never a gamer fighter
than Jim Jeffries. He gave all he
had, but he was up against it. I
don’t know if anything could have
saved him there is no doubt in my !
mind that. '.he. stomach, trouble
weakened h’m He appeared heavy
and slow moving from the start.
When it was all over I hurried |
to find out just how we stood flnan ,
cia1l7. .. „
me receipts ivr
$270 71 R' T •'ininnse my smile would
have been as golden as that of Jack
Johnson *f I had had the gold
rt(V>th a '*<-r a’l the troubles and
Irritations I was ab g winner.
VIRGINIA:
In the Law and Equity Court of
the City of Richmond, the 7th day
Df January, 1929.
ELIJAH ALFORD
Plaintiff
against In Chancery ^ .►
PAULINE ALFORD.Defendant
The object of this suit is to obtain
an absolute divorce from the bond
of matrimony by the plaintiff from
the defendant on the ground that
the defendant wife was, at the time
of the marriage with child by some
other person than the. husband
without the knowledge of the hue
band.
Ana an amaavii navmg
made and filed that the defendant
is not a resident of the State of
Virginia it Is. ordered that she
appear here within ten days after
due publication of this order and do
what may be necessary to protect
her interest herein. ..
A Copy,
Teste: LUTHER LIBBY. Clerk,
by E. M. EDWARDS, D. C.
J. E. BYRD, p. q. .