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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1910
Page
14
The report chronicles the exhausted Jeffries trading heavy blows with Johnson across a long bout. Johnson methodically tears at Jeffries with sharp, accurate punches, forcing the aged champion to the ropes and to the canvas multiple times before a final knockout is declared by referee Rickard.
Across cities crowds clash white and black after John Johnson defeats Jeffries. Police, guards, and sailors quell outbreaks as injuries mount in Baltimore Roanoke Norfolk St Louis Philadelphia Pittsburgh and other locales. Women and men assaulted. lynching threats reported. chaos spurred by the Reno verdict.
John L. Sullivan notes a one sided bout as James J. Jeffries loses to Jack Johnson. Johnson dominates from the start, never falls behind and secures a decisive victory amid a raucous crowd.
The bout between Johnson and Jeffries lasted fifteen rounds with Johnson pressing, clinching and landing cleaner blows. Jeffries failed to unleash power as Johnson controlled the action, leading to a controversial but clear victory for Johnson amid a crowd divided by excitement and doubt.
Funeral services for Samuel G Cornwell, who died from a brain hemorrhage in Emergency Hospital on Sunday night, will be held at 2 o clock tomorrow afternoon at the family residence 1359 Girard Street Northwest. The rites will be private. The body will be taken to New Lebanon for interment.
The thermometer on Pennsylvania Avenue and E Street recorded 78 at 3 pm and again in the afternoon. Morning showed potential heat followed by a rain shower lowering the climb. The forecaster expects a fair and cooler day with moderate north to northwest winds.
Police recount a wave of violent clashes across streets and wards. Victims include Joseph Benham who fainted at the hospital after a stabbing scare, Arthur Smith battered at Eighth and G, and Alfred Thompson with a cracked head following clashes. A 14 year old boy was stabbed and Berry was arrested. A large mob formed around Raleigh Hotel prompting riot control. Multiple arrests followed and casualties remained critical.
The Yankton crew recovered a body in New York Harbor off East Thirtieth Street likely that of Charles H. Davenport a Springfield paper manufacturer who vanished from Murray Hill Hotel on February 14. An envelope with his name and hotel room items were found on the clothing along with a fountain pen penknife and valuables. Superintendent John Fane linked the body to the missing man through hotel records.
Reno July 4 report on the Johnson Jeffries bout. Johnson dominated, delivering sharper, more frequent blows and putting Jeffries to sleep in the final rounds. Jeffries showed a battered, bleeding face and fought with less vigor as Johnson maintained superiority throughout.
July 4 in Gettysburg Pennsylvania witnessed a review of about five thousand soldiers from Virginia and Maryland. Assistant Secretary of War Robert Shaw Oliver. Lieut Gen. Nelson A. Miles. Adjt. Gen. Henry M. Warfield. Brig. Gen. George F Randolph. and other regular army officers observed Brig. Gen. Wotherspoon directing the parade on the grounds.
A dense list of hotel guests travels through major cities including Boston Chicago New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh California Georgia Indiana Iowa Kentucky and more. Names include Burns Gindwall Stein Zimmerman Odterheld Beer Woodla Klep Giase Levy McClintock Archibald Wolf Ochs Bromer Lamond Bet on Raleigh and others. The long roster notes guests at Willard Ebbitt Raleigh and other hostels with several states represented.
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