The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1915-04-09
Jack Johnson Defeated
by Jess Willard in
18th Round
Jack Leads The Fight For Twenty
two Rounds---Clean Fight
From Beginning to End.

"Niiei irom his own country. today lost
las claim u ii-tic fame A. the heavy
weight champion Of the world. the title
being ~r,sts~i from him 10y Je--e Willard.
the Kansas cowboy. tue biggest man who
ever cntrr''i the prize ring and white
hop" Who AT last has made good.
On "Wednesday Johnson. his wife and
a little group of friends will sail for Mar
unigur. there Ia await passage boat To
france. where johnson PROPOSES "a settle
down and lead the life of "A farmer. There
- n" doubt that he il through with the
ring
Nillar'i. who IL being acclaimed TO-
night n the new champion, il going back
1" th" | nits~l States u win the torture
~hich Was denis~l him tolay when John
son rot auo before thr light stArt.SI.
Willard taking only small share of the
net rss,,ipt-. Just what hi- -har,. wa- i.
not known
I"iay light was unparalleled IA the
history of ringbattles. For twenty rounds
johnson punched AMI pounded willard
al Will. hut hi- blows grew I=rc-ptlbly
l'ss~ powerful the tight rr ,.,r,--u.~I until
~ last he -s~ne~i unal,l,. or unwilling Ia
<, on
Jolin-on -pon -topIs..i leading and for
tlir'~ or four rounds the battle l,etween
ai'- two huge men Wa lutte more than a
series Of plastic po-s- oi whit. or black
glnliatorz
~ 70 Was until the 18th round. when
Willard Tot one of hi- widely swinging
windmill right hand sna-lles u John
son = heart. This wA- the beginning Of
the end
When the round closed johnson sent
~ort o. hi- wife that he was all in and
Told her o. start for home. She wasB ON
the way ont and VIA passing tile ring iu
the 18th round when "A stinging left u
the body and a cyclonic right u the Jaw
raii-'-d Johnson to crumple ON the floor
"i th" ring, where he lay partly outside
tlie r"I~'- until the refers~ counted ten
AMI held up willard'- hand ia token Of
i'i- newly Won laurels.
There D. murh discussion tonight and
probably will l'e for "A long time among
the followers of the lighting game. a. 70
whether Johnson was really kaocke.i out.
In the -cnse Of f'eing SMASHED into un-
e"n-riou-ne-- he certainly VA. not put
out. The concensus Of opinion il that
johnson expected and knew that there
~a- mo- possibility ofhl- winning. - when
knocke'i down he chose % take the count
rather than Rise and stand further pun
i-hnent.
Johnson has often ,tated that fighting
- "A business AMI be would not fooli.hly
submit Z" repeated knockdowns when he
9ound he had met hIs master. A second
"r two after Jack Welch. the refers... had
counted ten Joi:hson quickly got up. IL
Ma veil that lac did 80, for moment
later rush Of sTectAtors "a the lighting
platform all but snOthered the pugilist.
For an instant Il -eemed A. IL trouble
thrratened but -oine fifty or more Of the
several hundreds 81 soldiers stationed
ai",ut the light arena jumped into the
rng and iormei circles around the van
gui-iiei and tlie victor.
n'ier esrort of the soldier. Willard
and johnson left the ring and went 10
their dressing rooms. while the crowd
cfsere~i and broke into Wild discussion.
Willard VA ont of his dressing room in
a ie~ moments and i'm hi- automobile on
ii- nay back D. Havana. lie va e--
oort''i half Nay T. the city from tie race
track, where tie iight Wa held. by a
troop "i Cuban cavalry. Crowds Incl
tir -tr'st- anil the new white champion
~a- loudly clieere,i. fIe Wa decidedly
TIE isvOrite ~ the crowds all through the
hght anil tonight i the hero of the island.
Willard probably - the most modest
champion who ever stepped from the
pfi-e rng' taking his victory a. philoso-
f'hiealiy ~ he hal looked forward 70 the
night Neither he nor Johnson shovel
nuch evidence Of having been engaged
in heavyweight championship battle.
The new champions lip, right ear ADD
lett cheek showed slight cuts but at no
time ~ss there more than q drop or two
oi blood IN evidence.
In this Respect the light was IN 9rsst
contrast b the JohnsOn-Jedries 6ght A
Reno I've years ago when Jedrie- va cut
T. piece- and blood splasbed on the SPEC
tators - the rineside. Evidently think
ing that tins condition might prevail 20
day, Johnson objected 10 the presence Of
white woman IN the newspaper mems
seat just outside the ropes and she Wa
reiegated - q place out Of po~zsole rsnx..
On the contrary, no fight betwsrn
heavyveights that has eons 10 . fini-h
VA cleaner or lss brutal. John~on's