BOXING.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LII, Issue 187, 11 September 1909, Page 3

BOXING.

• .JOHNSON GIVES KAUFMAN A WARM TIME. ' By TalagrafkA-Preas Association. r- Seat Ftandsco, September 10. T«i tofajd* were fought between Jbhaeon *ad Kaufman. No decision - waa arrived at, but the contest was johaaoa's light an the way. "NO MATCH FOR THE CHAMPION." -Beeeived* »i 550 p.m. ' - San Francisco, September 0. Interest in the fight wa» slight. It was smoge^ that if both were on thsir feet at the end of the tenth round, no decision wOtAd be given, but thCreferee (Bdießmith) promuea to grro ha opi»Mn to the newepapen. Johnson was hooted an he entered the ring and Kaufman cheered; . TV ciwnqaon conimenced punishing Ut ppponetrt from the start, amiling the wWJe. Kaufman was slow. The Ouitortdan tumbled when the gong went At ■ < the cad *T the third round. Apparently -* he wmi a beaten man In the fifth rouaa, Kaufman was constantly on the defen- ' aive and unable to get at the champion. In the «itfth. round he knocked Kauf- - nan through the ropes. Johnson waa completely master and had everything his' own way. In the ninth rotfnd, Mrweter, Kaufman landed ' • stt»tnins> blow' on Johnson's stomach. Iht> champion wn* wild but steadied Himself «n* hie opponent, w crowd cheering. * . . At tb* efta of 'fhe tenth round tin mea #<tte straggling on the ropes, no damage being done. ■ Newspaper men declared that Johnaon_«learly outpointed Kaufman in •very evhaqge. All the rounds weie Johasoa'a. The Californicn was übsula. , to Mor avoid hit*. The referee ttated that Johiuon outfought, ontlut and outgeoeralled Kaufman all through. Ha tisinke ne did not hold back ia the . ninth yound and in some of tbe earlier rounds tried to finiah his opponent. Kaufman. was no match for the champion;, "'