Evening star., 1915-04-05

portunity. The negro landed three
crashing blows to Willard's unprotect-
hammering hard at Willard's body. The
cowboys left cheek was cut.
Round johnson was using every
artifice to force the lighting. He rushed
Willard to the ropes, smuggling with
both hands repeatedly. Willard's long
left temporarily blinded the negro's left
eye. johnson came back with series
of swings to willard's body. It was =
very clean fight so far.
f1dence and tried his hand at forcing
the pace. Johnson accepted his chal-
lenge. The pugilists battered each
other across the ring. the negro having
Johnson's mouth. Then Johnson upper
cut willard over the heart. willard
bounced of the ropes and landed a left
to the jaw. The round ended with the
negro swinging blows TO Willard's
head.
Round e-willard assumed the ag-
gressive johnson started one of Will
lard's ears bleeding. The champion
landed frequently. but his blows ap-
peared to lack their old-time power.
Amid feinting the crowd shouted:
XIII the black bear" Johnson imme-
diately started a rally by driving thrcs
hard hooks to willard's stomach. A left
by willard started the negros mouth
bleeding. The latter slugged the white
man to the ropes.
Round 1o-Johnson was slow in com
ing from his corner Willard scored
two lefts to the face. Jess was block
ing better his nervousness wore or
Johnson swung left to Willards ribs
and sent half a dozen blows to VIII
lard's body and jaw; The negro
knocked Willard to the ropes with
right and left swings to the stomach.
hard right chop staggered Willard.
Round 1.-THE crowd derided johnson.
who was fighting and answering their
sallies at the same time. Willard drove
a left to the negroS mouth and took
| a right hook to the body in return John
son smashed the cowboy with a left to
the jaw. Jess blocked several swings.
Johnson then tried TO rattle Willard by
talking. The latter angrilv replied in
kind. Johnson tapped the giants shoul-
der at the bell. 1t was a slow round.
Round 12-Johnson opened with a Iefc
to the body and right to the jaw. In
| clinch he smashed Willard three times
| with his left johnson then drove a right
| to the body and left to the head. His
blows apparently had no effect on VII
lard. johnson drove Willard to corner
with swing to the head. Willard's ear
and cheek were bleeding. He walked
spryly to his corner at the bell.
Round 1s-willard's body now was red
son, duclking under his opponents leads,
| continued to play for the stomach. VIII
| lard drove Johnson into a corner and
| landed a straight left to Johnson's face.
| Johnson Jared Willard with a left hook
| to the Jaw in return. He next hooked
his left to the white mans body. re-
| peating this blow minute later. The
champion landed right and left to the
| head as the bell rang.
Round 1.-THE round opened with VIII
| lard rushing and missing right upper
cut The challenger was the aggressor
and tried to force the fighting Johnson
slammed Willard on the mouth with =.
left. Jess only laughed. Johnson was
beginning to miss his leads. Willard
drove hard right to Johnsons ear The
negro smashed hard left to the body
at the bell.
| Round 15-The crowd kidded Johnson.
| who rushed Willard to the ropes and
scored five hard swings. remarking-
What a grand old man. Willard
grinned at the remark and also at the
blows accompanying it The bell found
the pugilists fighting In the center OF
| the ring.
Round 1s-Johnson missed left to
the head, and they clinched. The chal-
| lenger blocked the negros rush. Amid
much fighting the black man said, will
| lard is good kid and then rushed Jess
to the ropes, scoring two hard punches
to the body johnson drove terrific
|
was trifle unsteady in going to his
| corner at the end of this round
Round 17-Johnson hooked a left To
| his opponents jaw and a right upper
| cut to the same place. Willard landed
| a right to Johnson's body and left tn
| the head. Willard again scored a right
| to the body and blocked the negros re-
turn. Jack drove Willard to a corner
| and landed two swings to the head.
| johnson again hooked a right to tho
| body and followed it up with two
punches to the head.
| Round 1s-After playing a tattoo on
Willard's chest and stomach, the negro
| drove Willard to a corner, where john
son smashed him twice on the jaw. Will
| lard's leads were easily picked off by the
champion. After several tries, Jess land
| ed a straight left to Johnson's face and
| a right swing to jaw. At the bell john
| son landed a punch to the body and an
other to the jaw.
! Round 19-Both pugilists slowed up .
| bit. Willard now was the aggressor.
| Johnson stood in the middle of the ring
and blocked Willard'S blows. During the
| first minute not single hard punch
| landed and Johnson seemed able to
divine Willards every lead. The negro
| then started rally, landing two lefts
to the body and a right to the jaw.
| Round 2o-Willard opened the round
with two light blows to the negros face.
The latter laughed and said. Lead again,
kid Willard did and smiled also. Tho
| crowd around the ring yelled, Hurry UP.
| we want to see the races" Willard stab
| bed and paved the air until he landed a
swing on the negro's jaw. johnson i'm
| medately cut loose and they battled
across the ring The crowd went frantic
| when Willard drove hard right and
| left to Johnsons body at the bell.
| Round 21-After a minute of posing
and feinting. Johnson hooked his left to
Willard's body and sent a right swing
to the head. Willard replied with a.
straight left to the negros face. Jack
| rushed, but Willard protected himself
| well. and they fell into clinch. John
| son walked around the ring. Willard
missed a right swing. and they both
| laughed. Both were fighting for an
opening at the bell.
| Round 22-The fight at this point had
| degenerated into a slow sparring and
clinching battle. Neither pugtlist ap-
peared particularly tired or injured by
| the blows of his opponent. Willard tried
setting the pace In clinch he bat
tered the negros body with rights ana
lefts. Johnson only grinned. Willard
continued working for the negro's stom-
ach. Jack grinned at the shriekinS
crowd Nevertheless johnson was show
ing the effect of the pace.
Round 23-willard rushed into a
clinch. Johnson held on until ordered
to break by the referee. The chal-
lenger shot two lefts to the negro's
face. They clinched again and
wrestled about the ring. Jess added