The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-10
which Williams had agreed to give


Round 1-They did not shake
hands. After fiddling once around the
ring Coulon landed light left on the
reached the neck with a scratchy
right. Coulon sent Williams head
back twice with straight lefts, and
Williams Knocked Coulon backward
with a right on the breast. Williams
shot over a stiff right hook on the jaw
and Coulon clinched. In a clinch Will
liams hammered the kidneys. Both
missed lefts for the face and they
fell into a short clinch. Coulon was
short with a left body blow but kept
coming and both boys stood flatfooted
and slugged In the center of the ring.
Round 2.-They sidestepped and fell
into a corner, Coulon, grabbing
Williams around the body, wrestled him
viciously. The referee had to caution
him. Williams famous short right
hook came into play a moment later
when 1t Just reak4fkd the pzaAt OF the
chin. but did 10 damage. sThe Balti-
more Lad was now tensing his right arm
muscles and holding his right hook
ready for. action. He was short with
the right twice and Coulon clinched.
Coulon stuck the left on the mouth and
they went to a clinch. Coulon's kidneys
were red from Williams right had beat
ing In the clinches. Williams uppercut
the champion with the right at close
quarters and followed with the left.
Williams rushed in and caught Coulon
with the right flush on the point of
chin and Coulon went to the floor. He
took the count of nine and raised to
his feet as the bell rang.
Round 3.-Coulon led with the
left and tried to bewilder his opponent
with buzz-saw movements of his arms
but Williams was not to be denied. He
kept his head and fought back until
the champion went to clinch. Cou-
lon reached the body with left and
right and they went into another
clinch. Williams landed a right hook
on the neck and followed with a left
on the other side. Fighting the cham
pion to the ropes Williams sent over
a left on the law and followed with
his famous right hook. The blow
didn't appear to travel over q foot. 1t
caught the champion sQuarely on the
point of the chin and l. \. ent to the
floor. He shook his lead to clear his
brain. and tried twice before he sue
ceeded in rolling over on his stomach
But try as he would he could no moro
than gain one knee at the count of
ten. Referee Eyton then proclaimed
Johnnie Williams the new bantam
weight champion.
BY JOHNNIE COULON.
All credit tc Williams and wish
him good luck. never had a chance.
1 knew this when he hit me that right
in the first round. 1 thought that my
long rest had done wonders for me but
when tried to fight was lost. knew
what wanted to do but couldn't ex-
ecute. suppose we all must lose some
day. am only sorry that couldn't
put up better battle in defense Of
my title. But we come and we go and it
is my turn to go. Williams put me in
the down and out class. but am his
well wisher. May he prosper"
BY JOHNNIE WILLIAMS.
''The ole bantam weight champion
that's me. Wasn't 1t easy? Gee. 1
thought Johnnie and me would ramble
all over the ring for regular fight but
the poor little fellow didn't have good
punch in him. chased him for two
years. so I guess I'm entitled to the
championship even II did get it so easy.
Will / defend my title? Say. bring on
and don't like to be kept idle