Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-13

missed. Both lack steam. Very
tame.
Round nine-Johnson placed stiff
right handler on the ribs, and Burns
expanded his chest. Burns swung and
missed, and Johnson landed a hard
punch On the jaw in a clinch. john
sen jabbed in the breast. Johnson
slipped and fell while wrestling. Just
before the bell sounded. Burns caught
his opponent against the ropes and
landed several good punches.
Round ten-Opened with clinch and
Johnson very aggressive. Burns swung
two terrible rights for the ribs, but fall-
ing short. Johnson placed right on
the jaw, which sent Burns head back.
johnson placed another swinging right
On the jaw and repeated the dose On
breaking away. Burns placed LETT on
the jaw. Johnson's round.
Round eleven-Opened with clinch,
after Johnson had missed lead for the
ribs. Johnson placed his right ON the
Jaw and uppercut hard with his left.
Burns landed on the face and rusned
johnson, falling heavily on him. Both
men were weak and the spectators were
loudly urging Burns TO finish him.
The men spared for wind. Burns land
ed on the jaw with his right and swung
the same mitten viciously the second
time. but missed. Burns round.
Round twelve-Both refreshed from
the rest during the intermission. john
son swung right but failed to connect.
Johnson placed right on ribs twice.
After a clinch Johnson placed right
twice on the neck and Burns very clev-
erly got away from a third. Burns
placed two right swings on the neck
and a light LETT on the face. Burns
ducked two right handlers in succession
as the bell rang.
Round thirteen-Johnson placed a
stiff right on the jaw Burns found the
same spot On Johnson. Johnson swung
viciously and Burns ducked. Johnson
jabbed in the ribs. Burns placed a
swinging right on the jaw. johnson
placed right on jaw. Johnson landed
a hard straight arm punch on the jaw
Round fourteen-With one arm 1ree,
Johnson placed terrific swinging
right on the jaw. Another cllnch ana
Burns landed a stiff uppercut. Johnson
swung right on the back, cutting the
flesh with his glove. Burns LANDED
terrific right handler on the jaw, then
another. and connected hard with his
left. Johnson was dazed and Burns
was after him like an infuriated bull.
He placed several more on the Jaw and
the audience went wild, for Burns was
a pronounced favorite. Johnson forced
Burns over the ropes and struck MIN
after the bell rang. Kissing.
Round ffteen-~Johnson still strong
and aggressive Burns landed another
right handler on the jaw. Burns swung
left on the face. They wrestled and
with one arm free exchanged blows
with an appar4nt advantage for Burns.
who proved himself an ADEPT at john
sons faycrite style Of boxing. Burns
round.
Round sixteen-Johnson led off saw
agelv for the wind and Burns countered
with a. swing on the jaw. Burns swung
a knockout uppercut but dld not con-
meet. johnson landed on the Jaw ana
in a clinch at the wind. Johnson
placed two punches on the Jaw IN
clinches Johnson landed on the neck
and Burns connected several times with
the Jaw. Both men weakening. Burns
stock going up.
Round eventeen-Johnson placed
two right handlers on the back. John
son swung right on the jaw, Burns
finding the same spot, but harder.
Burns placed his right on the neck and
left on the face Burns placed three
labs with his left on the face and swung
right tightly On the jaw. They Wrestled
around the ring and Johnson was
thrown hard to the floor. Johnson
swung after the gong sounded and was
Kissed.
Round eighteen-Johnson working
hard. He found the wind with his
right. but missed lead for the jaw
Johnson placed a swinging right on the
law and received two rights in rapid
succession on the same spot. Burns
placed two rights on the jaw and up
nercut on the face, bringing the blood.
Burns round.
Round nineteen-J ohnson landed
lightly On the jaw and Burns placed
several jabs in the face While Johnson
was against the ropes. Johnson was
making a weak defense and Burns Jap-
bed him repeatedly in the face, bringing
the blood in a stream Both urea.
Johnson missed several vicious lunges.
Johnson found the wind and burns
iabbed four times in the face without
return. Johnson appeared to be going
as the round closed.
Round tweney-Johnson led OH py
wrestling and throwing Burns in man
ner which caused righteous indignation
on the part of the crowd. Burns con-
tinued his iabbing in the face and cut
Johnson's left eye. Burns placed rights
and lefts on the face without any re-
turn, and the Philadelphia was bleed
ing from cuts on the face. Burns kept
right after him. He placed a nara
right swing on the jaw and short arm
lab on the face, and johnson went
down. He got to his knees ana look
advantage of the ten seconds whlcn
Gardner counted off. Then he fought
on the defensive. but Burns got through
his guards for a few more blows on the
law and Johnson was going fast when
The gong ended the battle. Another
round or two would have no doubt seen
him put to sleep.
BRUNER AND BROKER.
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