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VOL. XL-NO. 14.
OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 5, 1910-TWELVE PAGES.
SINGLE COl'r TWO CENTS.
Jack Johnson Knocks Out Jim Jeffries in the Fifteenth Round at Reno
CHIEF JUSTICE
FULLER IS DEAD
Head of. Supreme Court of United
t States Passes Away Suddenly at
Sorrento of Heart Trouble.
'UTD COMES WITHOUT WARNING
He Retired Sunday Night Apparently
in Hit Usual Health.
GROVER CLEVELAND'S APPOINTEE
long; Fight in the Senate Over Con
firmation of Nomination.
SEVENTY-SEVEN YEARS OF AGE
Sir. rilltt Waa Bora In Malm and
. Moved to talcajro. Where Ha
Won Distinction
Lr.wrrr.
BAR HARBOR, Maine. July 4.-Chief Jua
I tlca Melville W. Fuller of the United State
suprem court died of heart failure at
! his Summer home In 8o're--- at o'clock
thli morning.
Tba death of tbe chief Justice wai en
tlrely unexpected, aa he had been In ap
parently good health lately and there had
been no premonitory aymptoma of any
kind of trouble. Yesterday he atended
church aa usual and when he retired last
night ha was to all appearances In hla
customary health.
Death came about I o'clock thla morning
Ufa daughter and Rev. James E. Freeman,
who was a guest of Justice Fuller at hla
Sorrento cottage, "Malnestay," were with
Justice Fuller when he died,
The funeral aervlcea will be held at Sor
rento, and the Interment wtil be at Chicago
The data for the funeral. haa not yet been
fixed. Chief Justice Fuller was In hla 78th
year. He waa appointed to the supreme
bench by President Cleveland. April 30, 1888.
.For many years the cnlof Justice had
spent his summers at Sorrento, a summer
colony, loceted aii Frenchman's bay, five
miles from Bur Harbor.
Trna chief Justice felt 111 soon after day
ligjit, and , the inembtrs of the household
'and his physician weresummoned. Nothing
could be done to avert death, however, and
Justice Fuller died In the arms of Mrs.
. Fiancls. Her daughter. Miss Aubrey, also
vtaa present, '
It waa announced iuf'.ng the day that
simple funeral aervlcea will be held In the
' chapel, at Sorrento on Wednesday, and the
body will be taken to Chicago for Interment.
Mrs. Fuller, wlte of the chief Justice, died
' of heart failure In this same cottage in
J904. .'
v Chiisf Justice Fuller arrived at 8orrnto
June 'jTy b'MiVi Chicago,, He wss-nowll
lit ehiuao,'i'tu 'since coming to Sorrento
Ms health apparently had been very good,
considering' hla advanced age. He enjoyed
u. aermon yesterday morning in the Church
of the Redeemer (Episcopal) by Rev. James
K. Freeman of Minneapolis, who has been
a long life friend vof the Fuller family.
Last night whan Justice Fuller returned
, he waa In ' excellent spirits and not the
'slightest Indication that there was serious
trouble with his heart was observed.
PRESIDENT ' TA FT IS NOTIFIED
Executive a Told of Death of thief
Justice Fuller.
IOMERVILLE, Mass., July 4.-Presldent
Taft waa seated In the big grandstand on
Highland avenue' reviewing the 'independ
ence day perade when the news of the
sudden death of Chief Justice Fuller was
conveyed to him by the Associated Press.
"I am greatly shocked and grieved," he
said,. "at the death of Chief Justice Fuller,
for whom I had formed a warm attach
ment." The president refused .to comment on
What action he would take.
; The president later In the day said:
- "I Itarn of Justice Fuller's death with
great regret. He was an old friend and
a great Judge. I had known' him since
1890, when 1 was solicitor general, and our
relations 'were always those of Intimate
friends. I had the highest respect for his
legal ability and hla death la a great
heck." i -
Although the president would not discuss
a successor, there is a strong Impression
among those close to the executive that
Oovertior Hughes of New York will be the
next presiding Justice of the supreme court
ci me tniKO Biaies.
4 general proposition, the president Is
'-said to favor the promotion of Judges of
the circuit court Strong efforts have
been made to have him appoint some Judge
frcm the Eighth circuit, which Includes
Missouri, Kansas and other states In the
lii'.ddlt west. -
Among , the Judges In this circuit are
VanDevanter, Hook and Sanborn. It haa
been argued, however, that aa these Judges
have parsed on the Standard Oil cat, whlcn
is to be reconsidered by the supreme court
, this fall, they might be regarded as In
eligible.
'Solicitor Ocneral Bowers, who has been
mentioned In connection with each recent
vacancy on the supreme bench. Is affected
by the same principle as are Judges of the
. Eighth circuit, Inasmuch as he had a large
ehare in the preparation of several cases
tiiat are to be considered by the supreme
.'court tit the near future. Frank B. Kellog
Of Minneapolis, former "chief trust buster,"
f the Administration, also has been men
tioned for the -supreme court vacancy, but
he, too, has beenv Intimately associated
with the government's prosecution . of the
Standard OH company.
Justice Svayxee of the supreme court of
New Jersey Is looked on as one of the
onokt likely candidates.
The death of Chief Justice Fuller means
absolutely that the 'Standard Oil and the
tobacco casts will not be reargued until
a xi I'eeember. President Taft will make
i.b ifetlon until after congress meets.
KOrtTON. July --President Taft aent the
( follow I, .g message from thla city today to
a Mr . Nathan C, Fiancls, the eldest daugh
w. .( Chief Justice Fuller, at Sorrento:
.am greatly shocked to hear of your
fntliei's death, and I extend to you and to
sll the members of your family the heait
t. ,. sympathy of Mrs, Taft and myself.
T t" lather honored me with his frlend
: It , lor twenty years, which enabled me
know hla aweet and lovable nature and
Jils noble character aa a man. He was a
great Justice and noted for his lndepen-
(Continued on Third Page.)
MANY ARE DEAD IN WRECK
Thirty-One Known Killed in Big
Four Crash.
HEADOr "SASTER AT MIDDLETON
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Xamber oB
,p ered Placed at Elghty-
Seven ft
Plows Throagh
C a re,
'si Great I.naa
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Bl. TIV.
MIDDLETOWN, tuly 4.-Up to 4:90
o'clock this afternc ,rty-one bodies had
been recovered from-the wreck, and It Is
known other bodies are not In the wreck
age. Twenty-four bodies have been placed
in one undertaking establishment and seven
In other places. Of the large number of
passengers on the train It Is stated that
few, If any, escaped without more or less
serious Injury. ,
The number of injured was placed at
eighty-seven, according to statements given
out at 5 o'clock. The hospital facilities of
Mlddlctown were soon overtaxed and spe
cial trains . have left here, carrying some
of the Injured to laytun.
CINCINNATI. O., July 4.-In a wreck of
the New York Flyer on the Big Four, near
Mlddletown, O., this afternoon, many per
sons were killed and seriously Injured. The
Big Four train that was wrecked was
bound from Cleveland to Cincinnati, and It
was stated that nearly all of the passengers
on this train were persons bound for this
city. The wreck was dae to a head-on col
lision between the Big Four passenger train
and a Cincinnati, Hamilton St Dayton
freight train, and occurred on the Cincin
nati, Hamilton St Dayton tracks.
The Big Four passenger train had been
detoured to the Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Dayton tracks because of a small freight
train wreck at Canton. Orders had been
given, It was said, for "clear track" for
the Big Four train, which left Dayton ten
minutes behind time about 1 o'clock this
afternoon and which was trying to make
up the lost time.
When the engines crashed, one of the
steel monsters crushed throug the combina
tion baggage and smoking car, and a aay
coach which was largely filled with wo
men. These cars were tossed about, turned
over and rolled down the embankment on
the east side of the track. Several otior
cars were derailed, but It was not thought
that any of the passengers In these Lara
were killed. When rescuers were able to
reach the upturned cars they found dad and
Injured persons lying near or pinned uncl-:r
the heavy wreckage. Some of these wre
women, for the coach waa what la known aa
the woman's car, reserved especially for
women and children..
Tied in Chair
by Jokers, Man ,;
is Suffocated
Tom Green, Porter in Barber Shop, is
Dying in Hospital ai Result
of Prank.
Tied In a chair by practical Jokers while
he was napping, Tom Oreeu, a porter In a
barber shop at 1020 North Sixteenth street.
was suffocated about i o'clock, and death
'resulted while on the way to. St. Joseph's
hospital. The Jcktrs In. the shop bound
their victim about noon and when the
barber shop waa closed to business they
departed, leaving him helpless with the
shop shut up to the suffocation point.
Policeman Pntts, who happened, to be
passing the shop, noticed Oreen through
the window at 2 o'clock, and set to work
to rescue him. The bluecoat summoned a
boy and lifted him to the transom, which
the lad then unlocked and clambered
through. . '
When the boy opened the door from the
inside and the policeman examined the
victim of the trick, It waa found that Oreen
had lost consciousness. lie was taken to
the- police station and attended by Police
Surgeons Standeven and Loveland, and
then waa started to the St, Joseph hospital.
Green never regained consciousness.
Green's home was at 1611 Nicholas street.
Race Riots Break
Out After Fight
Serious Disturbances' Created in New
York and in Brooklyn Follow- .
ing News of Finish.
NEW YORK. July M. Rioting between
whites and blacks broke ' out in seven
points of the city tonight following tho an
nouncement of the result of 'the Jeffrlea
Johnson fight One. negro was ' dragged
from a street car anil badly beaten before
rcsoued. '
PITTSBURG, July 4.--Lcss than half an
hour after the decision of the fight was
announced here three riot calls were sent
in to two police precincts In the no-era
hill district. Street cars were held up and
insulting epithets were hurled at the pas
sengers. The police brat the crowds bark
with their clubs to permit the passage of
street cars.
Thief Koba Man on Car.
While returning from Miller park Sunday
night on a Florence car Ed Mahanna, 634
South Sixteenth street was robbed of 151
and a gold ring. Mahanna waa standing on
the rear platform, when a pickpocket went
through his pockets. The victim did not
discover his loss until after the robber got
away.
Omaha Water Works Man
Dies Suddenly in Ireland
A letter was received Monday morning
by Robert D. Duncan, Inspector for the
Omaha Water company, telling , of the
death of Martin Donnelly at Rlokestown,
Ireland. Mr. Donnelly for twenty-five year
was foreman for the Omaha Water com
pany and has a host of friends and ac
quaintances In the city. He left Omaha
Ieoemtr ( last for a visit with his wife
and son In Ireland, and waa expected to
return aoon.
TWO MEN AND
WIVESDR0WNED
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Linde and
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Barton
Lose Lives in Carter Lake.
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BODIES ARE ALL RECOVERED
Victims of Accident Were Fishing in
a Rowboat.
MEN TRIED TO CHANGE SEATS
The Lindes Lived in Omaha and
Bartons in South Omaha.
BOTH COUPLES WERE CHILDLESS
Had Gone to tbe Lake In Company to
Spend the Afternoon and Hnd
Been Oat Bat n Short Time
When Drowned.
Theodore Llnde and wife of 3411 Grand
avenue, Omaha, and John A. Barton and
wife of S3 South Twenty-fourth atreet.
South Omaha, were drowned to Carter lake
Monday afternoon about 8:30.
The Llndes and Bartons were friends
and had gone to the lake shortly after 1
o'clock to spend the afternon.
The four people occupied a large row
boat which they had rented from Court
land Beach a short time before the acci
dent. The boat was about 100 feet on the
Nebraska aide of the state line when It
rapslsed, turning Its occupants into water
eighteen feet deep.
Mr. Llnde was the only one who waa
able to awlm and he succeeded In keeping
afloat only long enough to go about forty
feet toward the bank. The two women
and Mr. Barton were not able to help them
selves at all, and remaffled above water
only a very brief time. "
The accident happened, it is thought, as
two of the people attempted to change
their seats. They were Just returning from
the Nebraska side when the accident oc
curred. Boat Refused to Aid.
Two boats were near the lilnde-Barton
party at the time their boat capsized and
one of them turned to assist the drowning
people, while the other refused to go near
the scene, and made for the opposite bank.
The rescuing boat waa too late In reaching
the struggling quartette in the water and
all were out of aight before they could
be reached. The boat which capslxed filled
with water but kept afloat until It was
found several hours later near the Ne
braska, !de. .
C. E. Skinner, 1308 Douglas atreet, who
saw the 'accident, said:
"The frrst Ljjptlced was a splash near I he
middle tot the lake and man tbo-acreaut of
a woman, crying for help. At the time
there were two boats on the lake within a
short distance of the place. One of them
went to the assistance of the drowning
people, while the other, which was the
closest, turned tall and refused to help.
Llnde was the only one that swam any dis
tance and all of them were under water
within a minute and a half." ,
The report that a boat had upset in the
lake spread like wildfire through the
crowds at the beach and at the. Rod and
Gun club, where a celebration was being
held. In a few minutes the lake was thick
with rowboats, while the banks on either
side were lined with curious people. The
moment the rumor reached the Rod and
Gun club J. W. Gilmore, J. M. Williams,
Roy Campbell and R. W. Wellman put on
their bathing suits, grabbed a boat and
taking the grappling hooks which were in
the club hoathouse they rowed to where
the accident had occurred.
Mr. Skinner directed the Searching party
and assisted' In recovering the bodies. The
first to be brought from the water was
the body of Mrs. lLnde, which was recov
ered within half an hour. Linda's body was
the second recovered, both being found
close to the place where the accident had
happened by J. W. Gilmore. Mr. Barton's
body was the third recovered and about two
and a half hours after ne boat overturned
Mrs. Barton's body was found. The bodies
of Mr. and Mrs. Barton were both recov
ered by J. M. Williams. . ' .
' Theodore Llnde was between thirty-five
and forty years of age. He had lived In
Omaha for eight years, during the last
four of which he haa acted as bartender
for John C. Klanck at 410J North Twenty
fourth street
Mr. Llnde was married el.Tht yeara ago
at Fort Dodge, la., to a daughter of A.
Ireland, now living at 4303 North Twenty-
fourth atreet. Mrs. Llnde waa twenty-three
years of age. Llnde's parents reside at
Clare, la., and two sisters live at Fort
Dodge. One sister Uvea In Omaha, Mrs.
E. H. Koop of 1420 Sprague street. Another
sister Uvea at Wall Lake, la., and a brother
at Albert Lea, .Mind.
John Barton was about thirty-five Vears
of age and had been a resident of South
Omaho for fourteen years. He canre from
Kansas City and opened a saloon at Twen
tieth and Q streets, which he ran until
about a year ago, when . he began work
with the Swift Packing company. He was
a Bohemian and belonged to the Bohemian
Turner lodge. He had no children or re
lations living here so far as Is known.
No funeral arrangements have yet been
made.
JACK JOHNSON LEAVES
FOR EAST AFTER FIGHT
RENO, July 4. Jack Johnson will leave
for Chicago at S;46 o'clock tonight He will
have a special car attached to one of the
regular overland trains.
Mrs. Donnelly is an Invalid and haa been
unable to live lu America, as the country
and climate did not agree with her health.
She haa been an Invalid for nearly twenty
seven yeara. Mr. Donnelly leaves also a
sitter, Mrs. John Mackin of St Louis, and
a son In this country. He died June 20,
after an Illness of only one week. The letter
received by Mr. Duncan gave few particu
lars, but Mr. Donnelly was known to be
suffering from heart disease.
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JACK JOHNSON.
BEFORE BATTLE AT RENO
Great Crowd Flocks to Arena Early
to Miss No Detail.
MANY CELEBRITIES INTRODUCED
Seats Two-Thirds Filled After Gates
Had Been Open Half Hour
Cheers When Fighters
tome.
RENO. Nev.. July 4. Everything is In
readiness for the great Jeffries-Johnson
fight. With the arena spick arid span,
the crowds winding toward It, the fighters
resting at their camps before stripping for
action, the assurance ' of physicians that
both men are fit' for battle, the money
ready, the day bright and clear and cool,
nothing Is wanting to call for this fight of
all fights. The sports, who spent the night
on cold floors, piled three In a bed, and
even on cots It a mortuary chapel," are
packing the arena. The streets of the city
are crowded with almost hysterical crowds,
as a pickpocket Is caught or a prize ring
celebrity elbows his way around. Only one
serious accident has 'marred the day, and
that was when a California gun-toter shot
himself by accident.
Tho gong for the first round Is scheduled
to ring at 1:S0 o'clock, Pacific coast time,
but what with Introductions and the fuss of
the moving picture game, it probably will
be a half hour later before time la called.
The pool rooms were - busy early today
taking beta. During the early hours the
odda remained the same as Inst night Jef
fries the favorite at ten to six and one-half.
They were pushed down to six at one time,
by a bet of 110,000 on Jeffries, made by
H. H. Fraxee of Chicago. George Consldlne
of New York bet tr,000 on Jeffries at odds
of 110 to $6 50, and announced he had more
at the same price. E. E. Smathers of New
York said he would bet 320,000 on Jeffries
later.
"The latest news from' the camps Is that
both men will wait until the last minute
before motoring to the ringside. They will
dress at their camps, even to putting the
bandages on their hands.
Flub (era Limber 1 p. .
Both men arose early and went out for
short spins on the road to Umber up. On
the way to the arena. Jeffries will take
his wife to a newspaper office, where she
will wait, until the fate of her husband has
been decided, getting the returns round by
round. Mrs. Jeffries hates prize fights. She
Is sure, however, that "her Jim" will win.
When the fight starts It will be more
than a battle between the two principals.
Jeffries chief second will be James J. Cor
bett, who was champion until whipped by
Fitaslmmons. Johnson's chief second and
sole adviser during the fight will be Bill
Delaney, Delaney trained and fathered both
Corbetl and Jeffries when they were young
fighters. He is Jeffries enemy now and
Johnson depends on him to tell him weak
points In his opponent and to advise him
Just when to sail -In.
To tight experts this presents one of the
must dramatic touches that could be Im
agined. It will be a test of the best ring
grneraUhlp this age has produced.
Ileslde Delaney In Johnson's corner will
be Sig Hart, AI Kaufman, Doc Furey,
Prof.' Burns and Stanley Uetchel, middle
weight champion of the world, who will act
aa time keeper for Johnson.
Ulgsjeat Xevre story In History.
The telegraph companies estimate 7M.0U0
words of press matter will go out ever
Looked Before
the wires if Johnson wins. If Jeffries wins
it will be much less. They estimate about
200,000 words.. Added to what has been writ
ten . during the . last -year and the history
of the two men who will face each other
this afternoon would fill as many volumes
as that of any king or president that ever
lived. ' . ,
A force of 100 expert telegraphers has
been gathered in this little desert city.
They have been brought from as far east
as Chicago. A carload of modern equip
ments was sent on from the east and set
up. Tourist sleepers were parked for the
accommodation of these men. Extra pre
cautions have been taken along the line to
safeguard the wires and the company has
Increased Its roster In all principal offices
and repeater stations from coast to coast.
One- wire .official said that outside of
the San Francisco disaster of .1906, no
greater volume iof business has been
bandied for, a single event in the history
of telegraphy. ,
Johnson la Reminiscent.
On the eve of the biggest thing In his
life. Jack Johnson sat with a party of
friends yesterday afternoon and talked
Jokingly of his career.
. "Tonight," he said, "I am thinking of
the hard road that I've traveled since I
left home when I waa 12 years old. I ran
away a kid, stowed away on a cotton
steamer and landed In New York.
. "I didn't have a nlckle. As the ship
docked I went on deck, and standing In
the center Of a crowd of passengers with
my longest face and saddest eyes, I announced-that
a worthless colored boy, with
out friends, family or money, .was about to
Jump overboard.
"I walked to the rail and told everybody
to keep away from me. My old cap I had
allowed to fall on the deck. As I turned
around about to try my bluff at the fatal
plunge, a woman threw a dollar In my cap.
A ahower of money followed and my first
meal In the big city was chicken.
"Since thaf time, for twenty years I have
traveled over most of the world and have
had my ups and downs. But my ambition
has been realized.. I have taken my old
mother out of thai Galveston shanty,
where I was raised from a baby, and I've
put her In the best house I could find In
Chicago. She's got everything she wants
and I'm happy."
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Jeff Haa New Maacolt.
The women of Jeffries' household have
been finding four-leaf clovers and the men
have been bringing In old horseshoes, but
to tbe fighter's mind the best Indication
(Continued on Second Page.)
Multitude at Vinton Park
Silenced
When the caller with hla big megaphone
announced to the crowd at Vinton street
park, where Omaha and Lincoln were pUy
lng an exciting twelve-inning game of ball.
"Johnson wins in the fifteenth rounV
more than 5,000 people rat dumb and motion,
less aa if suddenly struck by some deaden
ing thud.'
A moment before a "flash" over the wU
had brought the rumor that Jeffries had
won In the . fifteenth and the great crowJ,
aa many as got ear of the report, went Into
a bedlam of applause.
"I feel sick," came from scores of lip
men and women. Then people craned tnelr
Entering Ring
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JAMES J.
JEFFRIES.
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INTENSE SCENfe AT RINGSIDE
Enthusiasm at High Pitch
. Before Gong Sounds.
Just
TELEGRAPH . WIRES HUMMING
One Hundred ICpert ' Operators
' to Reno to Tick Off Word
Go
(
to , the Restless
JFnna
ARENA RINGSIDE, Reno, July 4--The
gates were opened at 13 o'clock sharp. Thou
sands were then thronging about the four
entrances, the majority being formed In
thin serpentine columns that stretched
through all parts of the grounds. As the
gates were swung wide there was a great
rush -for the turnstiles, and the crowds
poured rapidly into the enolosure.
In less than fifteen minutes -the gallary
Seats' and the wide platform skirting the
topmost outer rim of the arena were half
filled.-
Coming in from the cool, windswept
spaces of the flat country surrounding the
battleground, thre was a startling change
of temperature; It was hot In the arena.
The bare Pine boards radiated a terrific
heat from the scorching sun, and the early
comers proceeded to shed their coats and
collars.'
Thirty feet from the ringside end due
west, so that the sun would not interfere,
a battery of nine motion picture machines
arranged In rowa of three above one another-was
being manned and made ready
for the work of the- afternoon. An Amer
lean flag dropped from each of. the en
trances.
Boxea, bujlt for women at the top of the
outer west walla of the enclosure were soon
filled .and the, gaudy hats of the occupants
added a vivid,, touch of color to the scene
' Half an hour after the gates had been
opened the vast arena was more than two
thirds filled with a sweltering mass of
humanity.
t . . Celebrities Arrive Early.
The sporting celebrities arrived early, and
the ringside soon swarmed with the not
ables, without whom no large fight is re
garded as cotvplete.
Anticipating the fierce glare of the merld
Ian sun, hundreds had taken precaution to
bring along smoked glasses and green
(Coni.nued on Second Page.)
by Fight News
necks for the caller In the eager hope tha
he had made a mistake.
It' was a sick crowd and though the '.wj
teams continued their persistent struggle
for the game, though inning after lnnn
went by with the'score a tie and every man
waa up on his toes playing great ball, th
crowd had lost Its Interest and apparently
summoned the nerve to cheer the horn
tesm's splendid victory only ' with ih
greatest effort.
Not a colored man or woman could be
seen at the turimtlli-s ss the Jam paase
out, though aevc-ral had been In the grand
aland and left when tbe caller announced
that the fourth round went for Jeffries.
The scene was Impressive for Its silence.
WlfJS FIGHT
Black Pugilist Knocks Jim Jeffriet
Out Completely in Fifteenth
Round at Reno.
JEFF DOESN'T HAVE LOOK-IN
Contest One-Sided from First Sound
of tho Cong".
OLD CHAMPION'S BLOWS BLOCKED
an------a
Severe Punishment Dealt Out in Last
Five Rounds.
NO HOPE AFTER THIRTEENTH
Ring Experts Throw Up Hands at
This Time.
RINGSIDE CHEERS WHITE MAN
Great Crowd Gives Heary Support
aa He Parries Blows of Agile
Adversary and Stands
Severe Smashes.
BEITO, July 4. Oeorge Hartlng. offi
cial timekeeper, makes tha followUur
statement i ,
"Time waa call ad at 8i4B p. m. John.
son entered tha ring- at 8:98 and Jeffries
entered four minutes later. The fight
lasted fifteen rounds. The time for the
last round was 8:8T. The ' .fight was
stopped at 3:41. In the fifteenth round
there were three kookdowns. The first
two of these ware eaoh of nine seconds
duration. The last one was eight sec
conds. Then Jeffries' seoonds rushed In
and tha referee gave the decision to'
Johnson. There is ' no doubt that lnde- .
pendant of this action Jeffries would
have been counted Out." '
RINGSIDE. RENO, Nev.. July 4.-Jack'
Johnson is still the world's heavyweight
champion. He defeated James J. Jeffries
In the fifteenth, round here today.
The fight was" one-sided from tha start
The negro blocked the old chanmloni
blowB at every stage of the game and pun
lshed him aeveroly in the last five roundi "
of the fighting. - iirm't- . ..
At the beginning of tha thirteenth round"
the experts at tho ringside . passed the
verdict that If'Jeffrle would simply stand
and not fight ho might stay the limit As
they came up for the fifteenth round John
son went, at his man savagely. He sent
Jeff down the first time with a rain of
lefts and rights to tha Jaw, and Jeff took
the count of eight twice. Each time Jeff
fell outside the loUer ropes on the "plat
form. As Jeff staggered to a foothold after tha
third time he had been Sent to the floor
Johnson sprang at htm like a tiger, and
witn a succession of lerts and rights to
the Jaw sent him down and out.
As Jeff was helped to his corner, he saldi
"I am not a good fighter any longer. 1
could not come back, boys; Couldn't come
DacK. Ask Johnson If he will give me his
gloves."
As Jeff hung through the roDes. a hun.
dred of his friends and admirers rushed
close and cried: "Don't let the old mar.
get knocked out; stop It."
But the timekeeper's Inexorable counl
went on to the fatal ten. i
When the count of seven had been
reached, at least a hundred people broks
through the ropes and Harding was
screened from the ring by tha crowd. The
confusion was so great that no announce
ment from the ring officials waa audible.
Jeffries waa picked up by his brother
Jack and Corbett and carried back to his
corner, still In a dased condition. Johnson
stood In the center of, the ring and re
ceived the congratulations of Billy Delaney
and his other seconds. As he talked to
Delaney he wat ' breathing absolutely njr.
mal. - j
Sig Hart said to the champion:
"Go over and shake hands with the poor
fellow."
Jack said:
"I. don't owe him anything now."
Later he went to tha Jeff corner, but Jim
Corbett and Jack O'Brien waved him auay.
Then he returned to his own corner. The
crowd was so dense that th police had
to keep the peoplu back. Th first man to
congratulate him In his corner was John
L. Sullivan. . . , ,
Jeffries was taken to Uoaha Springs.
The people tore the ring to pieces as sou
venirs. Jn five minutes ropes, canvas and
muta had vanlshod as If swept by a hurri
cane. . First Koaatl. .
Round One The men refused to shake
hands. Johmon smiled and Jeffries con
tinually ch&aed gum.
After a long opening session of sparring,
Johnson shot his left to th face and they
clinched, Johnson pushing Jeffries back.
JohiiMon swung his left to the Jaw and as
Jefrrles roughed it tit close quarters, the
bis black shot his left again to the face.
The m-n locked arms. Jeffries clouted his
man twice with two short-arm lefts to tha
face and the crowd yelled. "Why don't
you laugh?"- shouted Corbett at Johnson
and the latter winked and smiled back at
the former champion.
The men continued lu a locked embrace,
and, as tho gong tcrnvnalrd the round,
Johnson playfully tapped Jeffries on the
shoulder, and went to his corner smiling.
Jeffries then told hi tecondt to let him
alone; ha would fight hi battle. It waa a
tame round.
seeund Round.
Round Two Johnson same up chatting
like a magpie, but Ji-trrla duly smiled.
"Ho want to flKht a little bit, Jim." yelled
Corbett, "You bet I do, Miatali jrbtt."
replied the champion. a Jeffries held on.
Johnson clouted him with a wicked right
to th Jaw, As t.iu me separated from a
clinch Jeffries swung his right to the stom
ach, to which Johnson retaliated with two
ripping left uppercut to the Jaw.
The men closed together, Jeffries lean,
ing against the champion with sheet
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