BOXING

Grey River Argus, 25 September 1909, Page 1

BOXING

JOHNSON v ; KAUFMFAtf. i ■-■■ ~ \ ■ . . -»•• * '.■ \ TEN ROUNDS CONTES-f. .r . • SAN-'FRANGISCO, Sept 9. ■ ■The ten ? rounds fight between Jack Johnson -and! Alf Kaufman took place on September :s.'■■ ' Johnsoii's weight was announced at 2091DS and. Kaufman's at 2oslbs; , opened Mthc first round bylanding a left on 1 lie stomach, and the pair exchanged h rights and lefts to the jaV. Johnson ,their shot his right to the lace. Kaufman appeared to be wbiried, and with Johnson,: landing sh^rt Blows ou. the head. The champion* was smiling. Kaufman was slp\v in Jnis~ v movements. „ jciinaon^ s^en. . the gong sounded for the second round, .rushed his op-; ipoaenit- &nd^bot4r ; sitruiggiled on the ropes; ; " : ' . • ■; '" _' : ■ ■ A right lijjper-cuV from Johnson earr /ly-lJn ./■ tBe i: jhj^f round sent the blood spurting :frqm< Kaufman's mouthl The champion then a terrible rigkt&ii his 1 opponents-f ace, and Kaufman stalled off the 'attsbk" ; for a" time. John' son taunted Jf\imj- and- he drove his right to thCc^ioured man's jaw twice. Kaufman stumbled at the gong, and was apparently, a beaten man. . . Rcund ! f6ur <ipcued with a right to |;the s;£om'acfbj -.by ; ; Kau|maai, Johnson then drove r hlin iifo^^ ""-tfie jopes -with rights 'and .lefts to -th^ -jaw. Kaufman retaliated • witKV right to the The ' round Uehdedftam'elyV- jit looked as if Johnson dteliberateiyj; slowed down. At "the 'comnieheement of the next round the":nft^';tio&ed; in the centre oif the rjiug^, Johnson, sent in two up-per-dutiting Rights; -that made Kaufman x head jock. The latter was constantly on .the s defeh^lyc, .and unable io. Jand a ;Blow. The < Uampion drove < a right and left to the stomach, but ! with a little- -e]ffji2t/ and ; the pair were. clhiijiin^il^the^i|fi „.. .:. - ;' ' '"' .- ; ' ■ T.he .. siit^ round stonted with Kaulfman; missingijvith; his left, and Johnson'f^lioi\^g; uip : tfce" advantage, drove - the .Calif ornian through" the ropes with a lef .. hook .to the body and right aeros s the jaw. Light blows, which did- n6 damage, were exchanged. Johnson, was .complete master of the situation, and had evferyithing his own way. ' . ' .."'". " •;.' i -^ : - Kaufman opened the seventh round with two leads thM were easily blocked. T& y crowb:Khobpdj and the <?ali- ' fornian then went in close. He waV ; lUiiabJ© to land a blow foir Some tiuie, ibut ; finally pfenited his right" and ;,le&\ ■ on the color<ed main's body. A clifach ensued, Johnson evidently holding ; . back. . . ; ' ■ • : r,■ •Round eight was tame. JohnsbS ; opened with a; drivinjr straight Icit to the face, followng the. blow .with a rght L aiid ; a c ieft to th^jaw, Kaufmanbacked away, refraining" from leading Johnson started blood with right and" left swings to the CaliJfornian's mouthy and upper cut hrn twice on the jjrwv Kjaufni7in retried wiuth- a ihJard rigiht to the slomSoh\ . •. J ; A. smashing right in the storcach; at' 'me. beginning" of the ninth round maae:: Johz?sou swing wildly. He steadied? '. however, iand sent in a hard right to the ja> Kaufiman to itpi& : r i>os. He f oilowed witfe .repeated rights mi I lefts, "the crowd cheering. Tp c last round opened . wi! h • sqnie spairlng. Then Johnson sexit a left hook to the face, and tbe men mixed it i»i the centre. Kautman landed a rignt and a left on his opponent's face, Johnson replying with a ",'feft. '.Tito 1 crowd^eered as the fight ended with the men slugging on the ropes, but doing 11b damage. No decision ' wafs though the the fight was Johnson's all the \v«y.