The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-28
PITTSBURG PUGILIST NO MATCH
 FOR NEGRO; JOHNSON WINS BOUT
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gro's stomach. Johnson landed a hard jolt on Moran's eye and followed with hard knocks on the body. Johnson crowded Moran, who stumbled against the ropes as time was called.
 Round 4-Johnson drew first blood with a right to Morans nose. The ne gro smiled confidently as he met Mo- ran's attack. Both led at the same time, each landing on the others head without harm. Johnson landed on Mo- ran's face as the gong sounded.
 Dinge Gains Confidence
 Round 5--Johnson appeared fresher and confident as the round began. Mo ran landed hard on Johnson's jaw and the crowd cheered. Johnson retaliated with several blows to the body. Moran blocked several hard uppercuts and landed lightly on the negros solar plexus, which amused the orowdA
 Round 6-Johnson continued the ter rifle uppercutting to Moran's jaw. The negro struck a hard left Moran land ed with both rights and lefts to John sons face which brought cheer from the crowd.
 Round 7-Moran landed several hard ones to the negro's head while John son got In a hard one to the stom- ach. Moran landed a left to Johnson's chin. Johnson then rushed Moran to the ropes without damage. Johnson opened wider the cut on Moran's nose.
 Round S-Johnson followed his old style of fighting. He succeeded in put ting three uppercuts to the Pitts burgers jaw. In clinch Moran pound ed Johnsons stomach. landing five or six blows and blocked more uppercuts from the negro. Johnson landed a hard right to jaw. Both fighters did fine work.
 Round 9--Moran sent left hook to the body while Johnson landed one on the head and several hard ones to the jaw. Johnson rushed the fighting somewhat. Moran receiving left on the jaw.
 Moran Seems to Weaken
 Round 1o-They mixed 1t immediately at the opening of the round. Johnson was successful in the inflghting. The referee told the men to break away and Johnson sent one to Moran's nose. Mo- ran's second claiming a foul. The blow cut Moran's nose and mouth. The ref cree warned Johnson while the crowd hooted the negro. Hard fighting was resumed. It looked as though Morar was weakening. This was all Johnson round. Round 11-Moran landed one on John
 sons head. The negro then rushed the Pittsburrer and received another warn ing for holding. Moran sent three hard blows to the body, the negro retaliatine viciously with blows to Morans jaw. Round 12-Johnson succeeded in land ing several uppercuts to the jaw and C straight left to the nose and also ovel the eye. Moran was breathing hard ant 1t did not seem that he would last long Moran cleverly lodged nara swing tf the jaw.
 Round 13-Moran led but could not lant effectively while Johnson sent one tt
 Moran's jaw. The Pittsburger landed hard on the negro's jaw which again drew a cheer from the crowd. Johnson stood back smiling and then sent a hard righ to Moran's jaw.
 Negro Toys With White Round 14--Moran tried hard but un successfully for the negro's jaw. 6evera l of Morans blows brought smiles iron his opponent. Moran ran into 8 puncl on the nose and fin making a futile swing
 at Johnson he ran into the ropes. Round 15-Moran avoided the negro. whs
 stood still laughing. Moran landed hart to the negro's face while the latter rushed him to the ropes
 Round 16-Johnson forced the fighting Moran landed on the stomach and tn, negro sent n left to Mornn'a nose. H, followed this with five more in lightning succession 10 the same pldc6, MOraI landed two straight iefts to the chin, Round 17--Johnson sent hard left t, the jaw while Moran made wild swing Moran then sent a left to the negro'i face which seemed to make a little i'm presson on his opponent. Moran sent an other left to Johnson's face which brough a cheer,
 Round 1S-The negro sent one to tn,
 stomach, two to the face and then hart left to the body, Round 19-Moran went after Johnson in | fighting and holding at the same time He did no damage, however, His tactic
 caused adverse comment, Referee Car pentier frequently separating the men. Round 2o-They shook hands. Eacl | tried for knockout. Johnson sent sev eral hard rights to Moran's face, H then landed with left to Moran's head
 Moran's head rested on the negro's chest Moran swung wildly and then Johnson l landed frequently and at will, Moral was hanging and tried effectively fo the negro's body, The gong then ran and Johnson was declared the winner. | Gloved hands joined in the applaus | that rang through the building as tn l two gladiators struggled for the SUI premacy.
 l Spencer Eddy, former American minis i ter to Argentina, sat near the ring side Three feet behind him sat the Duke 0 Westminster, while not far away wer the Earl of sefton. Louis Barthou, forme