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golden smile momentarily and began
rushing the white man. Willard stood
his ground and fought the negro off.
There was a spirited exchange of
blews in the center of the ring. john
SON landed right and Willard coun-
tered with a left to the negroes jaw.
Wizards round.
Round S-Fhe negro again tried to
rush Willard at the start Of the third
round. The Kansan blocked him with
surprising cieverness, sending a stiff
left to body. johnson grew cautious,
but did not drop his smile. He worked
into cli1ch. In the break-away the
fighters exchanged light taps. Will
lard blocked another attempted rush,
but the champion had the best of the
exchanges. Willard kept working his
left at the negro's head, landing sew
eral times. None of the blows, how
ever, was a stiff one. He mixed it in
real setto in the center of the ring
and Johnson landed q left jab to the
body. He went at Willard like whirl-
wind and drove him to the ropes. Will
lard blocked left to the body and a
right to the jaw. Round even.
Round 4-Johnson came out laugh
ing, holding out his stomach. Willard
failed to fall for the trick that helped
send jim Jeffries out. He sent back
a laugh. They went into a clinch.
There was a sharp exchange in the
break-away with no damage. Both
blocked let's. Willard became more
confident. He laughed as he blocked
another of Johnson's attempted rush
es. Johnson rushed Willard into the
ropes, landing two hard punches. Will
lard bled slightly around the lips
Johnson's round.
Round 5-Johonson tented with his
right to the body. He sneered at Viii
lard and said audibly, Don't tell me
what you al goin' to do, MIR. VIII
lard" Johnson sent left to the face.
IN an exchange near the ropes John
son emerged with his mouth bleeding
slightly. He tented and they went in
to clinch. Johnson again rushed VIII
lard to the ropes, landing two body
blows. Willard landed a left to the
face. Even round.
Round Elm an exchange of blows
Johnson had the best of it, landing a
stiff right to the Jaw. Willard blocked
another headed for the same place.
Willard blocked several left jabs di-
rected at the body. Johnson rushed |
The fighting fiercely at this point,
raining blows at the white man. VIII
lard seemed cool and landed a hard |
left to the jaw. Johnson drove Will
lard into the corner at the bell. Round |
cven.
Round johnson was fighting |
hard and with grim determination on
us face. Apparently he is trying his |
hardest to win. Willard blocked all |
'dshes nicely. Johnson missed a |
vicious right to the body and then
anded a left jab that was only tap.
Johnson evidently was playing for the
white mans stomach. Willard cover
ID his abdomen. The negro landed a
eft to the face and followed this up
With hard right swing to the body.
The negro ran into clinch. There
vas another vicious exchange as they
,role away. Wizards round.
Round S-The fighting in this round
vas fierce. Willard was on the ag-
sressive from the bell and landed
light to the head that rocked the ne
,ro. johnson clinched and held on.
following the break-away, Johnson
ried rushing tactics again. He tried
0 rush the kansan to the ropes, but
ess stood his ground and blocked
leverly. There was another fierce ex-
haEge, Willard having all the best of
t, raining blows to the negro's head !
nd body. Johnson was looking weary (
uring the fast and furious milling
nd was putting badly. Just before s
he bell he again tried to rush Viii
ard, but was again blocked. Wizards |
ound.
Round 9-Johnson for the first time {
l his ring career was>getting wild, |
Ishing wildly upon the white man. {
Willard stood his ground, smiling, and !
,ndcd four lefts in rapid succession !
18th no return. Johnson was visibly {
red. He clinched at every opportuni- |
Y. Willard drove long right to the c
ody and followed with a hard right t
, the jaw. Willard blocked two lefts r
, the jaw. Johnson swung wildly and
Kissed a blow to the head. johnson +
len returned to the rushing tactics, a
ut was blocked by the kansan. john n
IN landed a. left to the body at the v
I'll. Wizards round. t
Round 10-Willard landed a left to Il