The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-29

ana landed lightly ON the negroes solar
plexus which amused the crowd.
Round Six.
johnson continued the terrific up
percutttng to 4oran's jaw. Tho negro
struck . hard left. Moran landed
with both right and left to Johnson's
face which brought q cheer from the
crowd.
Round Seven.
Moran landed several hard ones to
the negroes head while johnson got In
landed . straight left to Johnson's
chin. johnson then rushed Moran to
the ropes without damage johnson
opened wider the cut ON Moran's nose.
Round Eight.
johnson followed his old style Of
fighting on the defensive. He sue
ceeded nj putting three upper cut to
Moran pounded Johnson's stomach.
landing five or six blows and blocked
more uppercuts from the negro. john
son landed a hard right to the Jaw.
Both fighters did fine work.
Round Nine.
Moran sent left hook to the body.
johnson landed on Moran's head and
rushed the fighting. Moran received
left on jaw. johnson rushed the fight
ing somewhat Moran receiving a left
Q nthe jaw.
Round Ten.
They mixed 1t Immediately at the
beginning of the round. johnson was
successful in the mitigating. The ref
cree told the men to break away and
johnson sent one to Morans' nose.
Moran seconds claiming q foul. The
blow cut Moran's nose and mouth. The
referee warned johnson while the
n al h. -
ing then ensued. IL looked as though
Moran was weakening. This was all
Johnson's round.
Round Eleven.
Moran landed one on Johnson's
head. The negro then rushed the
warming for holding. Moran sent
three hard blows to the body, the ne
gro retaliating viciously with blows
to Moran's jaw.
johnson succeeded in landing sew
eral uppercuts to the Jaw and q
straight left to the nose ana also over
the eye. Moran was breathing hard
and 1t did not seem that he would last
long. Moran cleverly lodged a hard
swing to the Jaw.
Round Thirteen.
Moran led but could not land effect
lively while oJhnson sent one to Mo-
rams jaw. Moran landed hard ON the
negro's jaw drawing q cheer from tt
crowd until johnson stood back smil-
ing and then sent a hard right to
Moran's jaw.
Round Fourteen.
Moran tried hard but unsuccessfully
for the negro's jaw. Several of Mo-
rams blows brought smiles from his
the nose and in making a futile swing
at johnson. he ran into the ropes.
Round Fifteen
Moran avoided the negro who stood
still laughing.
Moran jr nded hard to the negroes
face while the tater rushed him to
the ropes.
Round Sixteen
johnson forced the fighting. Moran
landed on the stomach and the negro
sent a left to Moran's nose. He fol-
lowed this with five more in lightning
succession to the same place. Moran
landed to great effect to the chin.
Round Seventeen.
Moran landed two straight lefts to
the chin. johnson sent !. hard left ia
the jaw while Moran made q wild
swing. Moran then sent q left to the
negroes face which seemed to make
little impression on his opponent. Mo-
ran sent another left to Johns0n's
face which brought q cheer.
Round Eighteen.
The negro sent one to the stomach.
two to the face and then q hard left
to the body.
Moran went after johnson in-fight-
ing and holding at the same time. He
did no damage however. his tactics
caused adverse comment, Referee
Carpenter frequently separating the
men.
Round Twenty.
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