The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-04-08

RouHu Thomson forcing tHe
fighting, landed on Wizards head.
They clinched. Willard returned a
right to the body Jack again drove
right to the body. Johnson drove
his left to Wizards face and ducked
Wizards right. The negro landed
two more body blows. Jess countered
to the body. Johnson landed on Will
lard's stomach. Even round.
Round 12-Johnson went after VIII
lard and landed two to the body. Will
lard missed a terrific right to the
head. Johnson ducked easily. Com
ing up from the duck Johnson
smashed Wizards face with rights
and lefts and then landed left to the
body. Willard countered with two to
body. Johnson then landed four on
Wizards head driving him back
against the ropes. Johnson's round.
Round 13-Johnson again start
ed with grim eagerness, landing
two to the body before Willard swung
a healthy right to the stomach. John
son shot left to the jaw. Jack then
smashed with all his might with left
to the body and repeated. Willard
swunk wildly and Jack blocked an
other swing. Johnson's round.
Round 14--Willard missed three
circling swings. Jack landed left to
body. They smothered up in clinch.
Willard landed left to the head after
they broke and Johnson slammed his
left into Wizards body. Johnsons
round.
Round 15-Johnson rushed Willard
to the ropes. AS Jess went back he
put right to Jacks abdomen and
then smashed Jacks kidneys lie
drove a left to Wilard's face and sent
Jess back to the ropes with shower
Of lefts and rights A smashing drive
to Wizards stomach followed the rain
of punches. Johnson's round.
Round 16.-Johnson continued his
desperate efforts to win with knock
out. He landed right to the body
and left to the head and continually
kept on top of Willard, landing when
ever an opening appeared. Willard
fought back strongly. Willard took
two lefts to the body just as the bell
rang Johnson's round
Round 17-After landing on the
cowboys face with left Johnson cas-
lily avoided a wild swing and sent
right to TIE face. Willard came back
with two rights to the body and left
to the face and ciinched after Johnson
got in left. Johnson shot terrific
right to the body Willard smashed
his right to the body. Even.
Round 1S-Jack easily ducked a
couple of swings and put over three
to the body. Johnson's round.
Round 19-Johnson was firing, but
blocked a Willard swing and coun-
speed was decreasing They ex-
changed blows, Jack getting in a left
to the head and taking a right to the
body. An even exchange of half
dozen blows followed. AS the gong
rang Wizards right caught Jacks
head and Johnson shot in a right and
left to the head. Even round,
Round 20-Johnson sprang from his
corner and landed left to the face
Then he missed five successive
swings. Willard landed right to the
body, and then Johnson chased Jess
around the ring He landed several
blows to the cowboys head. while
Willard drove his right and lee to the
hody Johneon's round
Round 21--Jack drove a right and
left to Wizards body, but Jess coun-
tered with a right to the head. Jack
sent another right to the face. Round
even.
Round 22-Willard took the lead,
jabbng his left to Johnson's face.
They clinched and Johnson took six
punches on the stomach. Willard
swung his right and missed. Wizards
round.
Round 23-Willard sent a left to
Johnson's body, but Jack then blocked
five swings, Jack landed three lefts
to the body, one of the swats glancing
off Wizards shoulder Willard drove
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Wizards round.
Round 24-Johnson opened with
left to the body and took one in re-
turn. Jack landed another left and
blocked a jab. They went into a
clinch. Willard landed a left to the
face. Johnson sent right to the
body and left to the face and took
two lefts to the face. Round even.
Round 25-Willard got in his first
good punch, a terrific right to the
body Willard forced the fighting
and Johnson showed he was firing.
Willard landed a right to the jaw and
followed with two lefts to the face,
easily winning the honors for the SEES
sion. Wizards round.
Round 26-Referee WEIGH stepped
over to Johnson and motioned him to
the center of the ring. Willard stood
ready to meet the dimming champion.
AS Johnson came within reach VIII
lard tore loose with the fury of a
wildcat He whipped in a right TO the
body and left to the face. A right
| crashed on the colored battler's jaw
II slowed him up and he hung on.
Suddenly Johnson started left jab,
| but he faltered and missed, Willard
was gone from the spot at which the
blow was directed, and again the ne.
gro's arm dropped. Willard set him.
! self and Johnson's arm went up in
defense, but an instant too late, VIII