New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-28
Story by Rounds OF
Battle for q Title

Velodrome oliver. Paris, June 81
Time was called at 1928 o'clock, with
the crowd in an uproar as Jack john
son, the burly negro, faced the aspiring
Moran.
Round one Moran boxed for an
opening and landed first to the stomach
and head. Johnson cOun,ered heavily,
however, on Moran's jaw, and they
then exchanged blows at long range,
with the negro having the better Of the
exchange.
Round two Moran forced the fight
ing as the second round opened, out
Johnson managed to get some hard
uppercuts to Moran's jaw. The latter
in return landed hard on Johnson's
head. The negro sent a light left hook
TO Moran's cheek, and then followed
more boxing at long range. As the
round ended VI. Nienne, the chief man
agcr of the fight, announced that the
rules are those OF the international
Boxing Federation, which do not allow
holding, and are a slight modification
Of the Queensberry rules.
Round three Johnson gave his OPP
ponent several terrific uppercuts to the
law as the third round began; Moran
responded with several jabs to the
ncgro's stomach. Johnson then landed
a hard blow on Morans eye and fol-
. lowed with several TO the body. john
son. as il looking for a chance to end
it all. crowded Moran, who stumbled
against the ropes as time was called.
/ Round four Johnson drew first blood
in this round with right to Moran's
nose. The negro smiled confidently as
he met Moran's attack, and both led at
/ tho same time, each landing on the
others head without harm. Johnson
drove his right TO Moran's face as the
gong sounded, and easily had the bet
ter Of the exchanges on points.
, Round five johnson appeared fresher
and more confident as the fifth round
/ hogan. Moran landed hard on the ne
eros Jaw, and the crowd chcered, but
Johnson retaliated with several blows
"a the body. Moran blocked several
hard uppercuts and landed lightly on
/ the Negroes solar .pleXus, which amused
/ the crowd, but again the negro earned
/ the advantage.
Round six-Johnson continued the
terrific uppercutting to Moran's jaw as
the sixth round progressed. Moran
however. rallied and landed with both
right and left on Johnson's face, which
AGAIN brought wild cheer from the
crowd. which plainly was in sympathy
with the white man.
Round seven-Moran led and landed
several hard ones to the ncgro's head
I'm the early part of the seventh round
while Johnson got in hard one to the
stomach. Moran followed with a
straight left TO Johnsons chin, but the
latter, stung to fury, rushed his rival
TO the ropes under perfect shower OF
blows. Johnson opened wider the cut
on Moran's nose and went TO ms corner
hardly drawing 2 long breath.
Round eight-Johnson followed his
old style Of lighting in the eighth round
and boxed on the defensive. He sue
cceded in putting three uppereuts to
Moran's law, however, all OF which
hurt. In a clinch Moran pounded
|Johnson's stomach, landing five or sis
blows. and blocked more uppercuts
from the negro. Johnson landed a har,
right 20 the jaw as the gong sounded.
Round nine Moran sent a left hoot
to the body and assumed the aggressive
in this round. but Johnson landed one
on the head and several hard ones e
the law. The negro then did sons
rushing himself, and Moran backeC
awiv and covered up to avoid the rair
OF blows.
Round ten-The men mixed it imme
diately at the opening of the tentf
round. Johnson had the better of tn;
infghting, and as the referee told the
men to break away he crashed one e
Moran's nose which led the latter
seconds TO claim a foul. The blow Gu
Moran's nose and mouth and the ref
cree warned Johnson, while the crow
booted the negro Hard fighting Wa
resumed, with the tide ebbing against
Moran.
Round eleven Moran landed lishi
blow on Johnson's head as the eleventf