Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-06-28

fighting in this round. Moran landed
on the negro's stomach and Johnson
sent five lightning blows in suc-
cession to Moran's nose.
Seventeenth Round-Johnson sent a
left to the jaw. Moran sent a left to
the negros face, with little impress
sion. He sent another to the Negroes
face which brought cheers
Eighteenth Round-Negro sent one
to stomach, two to face and hard left
to body.
Nineteenth Round Moran went aft
er Johnson. but did no damage and
his tactics caused adverse comment.
The referee frequently separated the
fighters.
Twentieth Round Each tried for ii
knockout. Johnson sent several hard
rights to Moran's face and landed with
left on Moran's head. Moran's head
rested on the negros chest. Moran
swung wildly and Johnson landed
frequently and at will Moran hang
ing and tried ineffectively for the ne
Sros body. The gong rang and John
son declared the winner.
Before the Fight.
Before the battle Moran expressed
confidence OF winning. He said:
at will be a tough fight while i
lasts but | do not think il will last
| cannot figure that it is going to
last twenty rounds. | am i'll the
best condition of my career and nat
urally do not expect to be the losc;'."
The Pittsburgh fighter added tha'
whether he won or lost, he expected
to be battered.
His four sisters in Pittsburgh To-
day sent him an encouraging mes
sage, while an uncle who is dying in
ireland, wrote him a farewell let
tel in which he said he had prayed
for his victory.
1t was said this morning tEa; Mo-
IAN would enter the ring weighirs
shade under 195 pounds, while
Johnson would weigh 210. The ar j.
o!es contained no stipulation as TO
the weight of the contestants.
$4,000 for ''Sm0ke."
Johnson slept II hours last night.
After being massagcd, he ate four
softboiled eggs, stirred up in a
howl of bread, and finished his neal
with dish of iced Strawberries. For
l,:nch he had a plain pound cake.
He lives usually on vegetable diet.
Moran slept soundly for 10 hours
in his training quarters His break
fast was two boiled eggs and rolls,
after which he took leisurely morn
ing walk He was in high spirits,
especially when he found in today's
nail letter from Alderman Jos.
Clancy Of Pittsburgh, saying: "The
blackberry is ready to pick"
The check for 100000 made out in
February when the contract for the
fight was signed, and thea photo
grarhed and deposited in the vaults
o. the Credit-Lyonnaise to be handed
to Johnson's wife at noon today, did
rot figure in today's transactions of
the negro fighter, so far as could be
ascertained. When questioned about
the check, Johnson said: "All I will
say is that I am to receive 100000
win. lose Or draw" This sum is in
addition to the $4,000 paid Johnson
fc" his training expenses at the time
articles were signed.
Dan McKetrick manager of Moran,
ard Odore Vienne, the French pro-
meter Of the match. evaded all in
quirier today as to what Moran's per
centage was to be in case he won.
hut it was generally understood that
Moran had received a guarantee of
$1,000, win, draw or lose.
Johnson has made plans for a
tour of Europe in an automobile.
Tie journey will include visits to
Lcndon and to Moscow and he says he
will later reutrn to the United States
The crowd at the area tonight was
in full dress, as Parisians regard the
match in the same way as they would
an important night at the opera
Many women were present