Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-04-09
JESS WILLARD WON TIE
WORLDS CHAMPIONSHIP
BY A KNOCKOUT BLOW IN
csrH RCUND or BIG FIGHT

Il is all over uow and the heavy
weight pusiIistic champ PioushiP ot the
worlt is again In the hands q the
white race. having been wrested from
Champion Jack Johusoa az Havana
Cuba Monday By Jesse willard. the
gigantic Kansas cowboy.
I'D urtl q few days before the
fight TIE betting favored Johnson by
odds ot SIX to five ard five TO four.
I The day o. the fight the odts switch
"a and Willard vas the f1vorits al
though the betting was light. The
supporters % Willard counted On hts
youth. strength. and ability to stand
/ punishment. TO win against Johnson.
the the cha-psO1's hackers counted
lon his superior knowledge of the
/ game. his kuicesr eye. and his quick
action. but the nsgro has lived fast
Y these past five years. and while dc
landed on Willard az will during the
I early rounds o. the contest he could
do no damage. and when finally his
blows lacked power Willard rairsd
one blow after another on the black
hulk. first Z left to the stomach and
then a right 70 the head. and finally
cru-plet the black champion in 4
heap or the floor o. the ring with
a terrific right ioIt sGuarsIy O. the
point Of the Jaw.
Johnson has been considered the
greatest fighter that ever stevu4f in
70 a ring. ard as a defensive fighter
he has never seen an equal Re vas
I quicker c; action and of eye than
y any ether heavy weight that ever
I fought. hence his wonderful success
in the ring Willard. OF the other
. haat is almost super-huIau in size
and strength BY odds the largest mar
TIA, ersr fought in the rtag. Fur,
I ther than that. the terrific blows
ruiuet urCu his head and body hy
Z Johnson early in the fight. blows
4. such as reduced the once wonderful
I J-tfr-es 70 q cut ard bIset-rS -ass
. five years sEc. failed to even sl1gE--
| the rc--trc-s cc-tcr.
Willard is also probably the meek
est Ctau picu ever known No signs
I CO slau1a OF big head were -otlss-
f. able. -cs as charactertIs mos. such
/ heroes. alL shac especially character
. il-d Johnson after wizzis from I=t-
fries in 1910
v-lsu RE fight vas over neither
. man looked much worse for tle year.
Willard has a slightly cut lip and q
swollen .ya and johnson had one cys
c.cs=d ard 1artly tiscolersd-
The first eleven rounds wsle r.s4--
~ in Jo,rCs-'s favor. He landed as
viI. and allowed willard 20 lzzd.
z .oz. u-alIy kittst Willard. and
cftsz. GO lure the cowboy into s-ch
traps az caused the defeat % left
ries. but the big cowboy vas lc1ry
and didn't give the negro a chance
r1 score 9 knockout
After the eleventh round Johnson
showed the strain and puitsd BADLY
He slowed up percePIibly and his
blows lacked force He looked dis
couraEsd and clizchet repeatedly 70
save punishment he tried again
and again 70 score telling blows upon
willard but the blows were either
courtered. missed entirely. or failed
10 damage. sf@@E
When the twezty-fitth round was
finished Johnson sent word 20 his
white we that he was all in and 10
start for home. Just as his wife
passed the ring on her way cut Jesse
willard landed the crushing blow
that eadsd the fight
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