Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-12-01
FIGHT BY ROUNDS
Round One


The men ran into clinch and on
breaking spared carefully. Willis
tried to get Geyer's wind with straight
lefts and put over a neat right cross.
Willis laying for a right cross soon
found his mark. Geyer landed to the
kidneys. Gcyer brought the blood from
Willis nose, but was rushed to the
ropes on the break. Willis had a
shade,
Round Two
The men danced around and Willis
got his left working to Geyer's face.
Willis sent his man to the mat with a
quick right cross. Geyer rose on the
count of nine and fought back vicious
~. Running into a clinch, Willis put
hard right to the heart and followed
with a clean right to the jaw. Geyer
rallied and went to his corner strong.
Willis round,
Round Three
Willis went after his man, smiling.
Geyer started a fierce haymaker, but
failed To land. Willis put a left TO the
face, another left. Willis missed
hard right cross. Geyer landed light
left and rushed his man to the ropes.
Willis had the better of a vicious eX-
change in mid-ring. Willis round.
Round Four
Willis left jab again found its mark.
Willis laughed when Geyer's rush
failed Geyer's eye was almost closed
and his face covered with blood, Geyer
ran into a clinch. Geyer rallied and
fought like a demon. Geyer landed two
clean lefts, but Willis rocked him with
a hard right. Even round.
Round Five
Geyer landed left to the heart.
Willis landed a left to the face and
ducked a vicious right. The men
mixed things, with Geyer doing the
leading. Willis put one to the kidneys,
but Geyer almost swept him from his
feet with a rush. Even round.
Round Six
Willis rocked Geyer with two straight
lefts and followed with a wicked right
/ to the ear. Willis appeared to be lay
| ing for a knockout. Geyer caught
/ Willis on the jaw and in clinch am
mered Willis kidneys Joe's right
/ found its mark. Geyer had the better
/ of a fierce exchange which carried
/ Willis to the ropes. Willis had a
! shade.
Round Seven
Willis ran across the ring to meet
/ Geyer. The men c}inChed and Geyer
| hammered Willis kidneys. Willis
straight left connected with Geyer $
nose. Willis ducked a right swing.
/ Willis Jared Geyer with a right
swing to the body, Willis round.
Round Eight
Willis ran after Geyer and had the
| better of the inhghting. Joe put over
! q left jab, They clinched. Geyer
rushed his man to the ropes. Geyer
! landed two clean rights to Willis kid
neys and Joe came back with a right
to the jaw. Willis hit Geyer a brace
of stiff blows on the side. Willis right
! cross staggered Geyer. Willis round
Round Nine
Willis had a shade in the innghting
| Willis right caught Jack squarely on
the face. Geyer fought gamely and
almost closed Willis eye. The men en-
/ Gagged i'm a fierce exchange of infight-
! inc in mid ring Geyer landed two or
| three hard rights to the body and Willis
put a right to the jaw Willis face
/ was bleeding at the gong. Geyer' s
round.
Round Ten
The men went after each other like a
/ pair of angry bulls. Geyer fought des-
! perately. The crowd went wild when
/ the Denver boy took a lead. Willis
shot wicked right to the jaw when
they broke from a clinch. Geyer
! landed " left tothe fact and Willis re-
taliated with a singing right. The
men We're clinchcd at the bell, GeyeT
had a shade.