The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-06-28
AMERICAN WHITE FIGHTER,
HOWEVER,, WENT THE LIMIT,
AND PUT UP GOOD FIGHT.
NEGRO FIRST BLOOD
Black Fighter Was Strongest at the
Finish and Landed at viii During
the Twentieth Round, Both Trying
for Knockout.

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Galveston negro, retained the heavy
weight championship in his twenty
round fight with Frank Moran, the
Pittsburg white hope, here tonight.
The fight went the whole twenty
rounds, johnson being given the de-
cision on points. Johnson was strong
est at the finish and got first blood
in the fourth. Both fighters tried
hard for a knockout in the last
round.
Thousands Of American sport fol-
lowers witnessed the fight. Up to
the time of the fight the odds re-
manned at 3 to 1 on Johnson. Both
expressed confidence just before they
entered the ring.
The fight by rounds:
ROUND ONE-Moran found an
opening and landed first to the stom-
ach and then to the head. Johnsons
first blow was to Moran's jaw. They
mixed it hard, Johnson landing on
the pit of the Pittsburger's stomach.
ROUND TWO-Moran forced the
fighting, but Johnson managed to get
in some hard uppercuts to Morans
jaw Moran in return landed hard
on Johnson's head. Johnson sent a
light left to Morans cheek.
ROUND THREE-Johnson gave
Moran several terrific uppercuts to
the jaw, while Moran responded with
several jolts to the negro's stomach.
ROUND FOUR.-Johnson drew
first blood when he sent a straight
right to Moran's nose. The negro
smiled confidently as he met Moran's
attack. Each landed on the others
head without harm.
ROUND FIVE-Johnson appeared
fresher and more confident as this
round began. Moran landed hard on
Johnson's jaw. johnson retaliatcd
with several blows on the body.
Moran blocked several hard upper
cuts and LANDED lightly on the negro's
solar plexus,
ROUND SIX-Johnson continued
e his terrific uppercutting to Moran's
jaw. Moran landed with both rights
and lefts to Johnson's face, which
brought cheers from the crowd. 4.
ROUND SEvEN-Moran landed
several hard ones to the negro's
head Johnson drove hard one to
the stomach and Moran sent his left
to Johnson's chin. Johnson opened
wider the cut in Moran's nose, just
as the round ended.
ROUND EIGHT.-Johnson follow
ed his old style of fighting-on the
defensive. He put three uppercuts
to the white mans jaw. In clinch
Moran pounded Johnson's stomach,
landing five )r six blows. Both
fighters did fine work in this round.
ROUND NlNE.--Moran sent left
hook to the body, while Johnson
landed on the head, and several hard
ones to the jaw. Johnson rushed the
fighting.
ROUND TEN-They mixed it as
this round started. Johnson was
more successful in the infighting. The
referee told the men to break away.
johnson sent hard blow to Moran's
nose, and Moran's second claimed
foul. The blow cut Moran's nose
and mouth. The referee warned
Johnson. The hard, fighting was re-
newed. AS this round ended 1t ap-
peared that Moran was weakening.
ROUND ELEyEN.-Moran landed
on Johnsons' head. The negro then
rushed the Pittsburger and received
another warning, for holding. Moran
sent three hard blows to the body
the negro retaliating vicious.y.
ROUND TWELvE-Johnson lan1-
ed several uppercuts to the jaw and
straight left to the nose, and an
other over the eye. Moran was
breathing hard ard it did not seem
that he would last long. Moran dodg-
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