Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-04-05
ANOTHER STORY
OF BIC BATTLE
FOR THE TITLE
United Press Dispatches Say
Willard Is Holding Own in
Early Rounds.
JOHNSON FIGHTING COWBOY
IN A CAGEY MANNER
Jim Savage, of Orange, Among
Seconds of Kansas
Pugilist.
BY the United Press.

is seeking the title. clashed here this
afternoon in a fight for the worlds
heavyweight championship. The men
began their battle at 1853 p. m, New
York time.
johnson was the first to enter the
ring and was followed a moment
later by Willard. Both men received
great demonstrate After a few
preliminaries the men shook hands.
Tom Jones. Tex O'Rourke, jim
Savage, the Orange, N. J., fighter,
and Walter Monahan were in the
white mans corner. Tom Flanagan.
Colin Bell, George Monroe, Bob Arm
strong and Sam McKey were in John
sons corner.
Johnson came out confidently in the
first round. The white man wore a.
serious look. Johnson rushed Willard
at the start, forcing the white man
back in his corner. They clinched
and. in the breakaway, johnson
tapped lightly to Willard's kidneys
Johnson was smiling. Willard made
johnson lead, fighting viciously Will
lard landed left to the negros jaw
swinging the champions head slight
ly. Johnson countered with right
tcs Willard's jaw and then they ex-
changed lefts to the body. The round
was even.
johnson laughed as Willard missed
left to the head, as the second
round started. A second later Will
lard repeated the same drive and
landed a hard left Willard feinted
with his left and shot a hard right
to the body. Johnson lost his golden
smile momentarily and began rush
ing the white man. Willard stood his
ground and fought the negro off.
There was a spirited exchange Of
blows In the centre of the ring. John
son landed right and Willard
countered with a left to tire negro's
jaw. Ii was Willard's round.
The negro again tried to rush VII.
lard at the start OF the third round
The Kansan Blocked him with sur.
prising c1everness. sending q stiff lef
| To the body. johnson grew cautious
but did not drop his smile. He worked
| into 8 clinch and in the breakaway
| the fighters exchanged light taps
Willard blocked another attempted
rush but the champion had the better
of the exchanges. Willard KEEP
working his left at the pegro's head
landing several times. None of the
blows, however, was a stiff one. They
then mixed 1t in q real setto in tht
centre Of the ring and johnson
landed a left jab to the body. He
went at Willard like a whirlwind an6
drove him to the ropes. Willard
blocked left to the body and a righ
TO the Jaw. The round was even.
Johnson came out laughing in tht
fourth round, holding out his stom'
ach. willard failed to fall for th'
trick that helped send Jim Jeffrie'
out. He sent back q laugh and they
went into a clinch. There was
sharp exchange in the breakaway
with no damage. Both blocked lefts
Willard became more confident ant
laughed as he blocked another O.
Johnson's attempted rushes. John
son rushed willard into the ropes
landing two hard punches, and viii
! lard bled slightly around the lips 1
was Johnson's round.
johnson sneers at willard.
| johnson tented with his right vher
| the fifth round opened and then sem
| a right TO the body. He sneered a.
! Willard and said audibly: Dom
| tell me what yoah going TO do, Mr.
Willard" johnson sent left TO th'
face. In an exchange near the ropes
johnson emerged with his moutl
bleeding slightly. He feinted snt
went into a clinch. johnson again
rushed Willard to the ropes. landing
! two body blows. Willard landed {
left 10 the face. 1t was Johnson
round.
In an exchange of blows as th'
sixth round started Johnson had th'
| better OF it, landing a stiff right TO tn
| Jaw. Willard blocked another head
| ed for the same place. Willard blocked
several left jabs directed at the body
johnson rushed the fighting fiercelI
! at this point, raining blows at th'
white man. Willard seemed cool anC
4 landed a hard left to the jaw. John
son drove Willard into the corner a
! the bell. The round was even.
Johnson was fighting hard and wit
| grim determination on his face in tn
seventh Apparently he was tryin
! his hardest to win. Willard blocke
I all rushes nicely. Johnson missed
| vicious right to body and then lande
| a. left lab that was only a tap. John
son evidently was playing for tn
white mans stomach. Willard cover
! ed his abdomen. The negro the
| landed a left TO the face, and fol
| lowed this up with hard right t
| the body. The negro ran into
clinch, and there was another Yiciou
| exchange as they broke away. vii
lard earned this round.
! The lighting in the eighth roun
was fierce. Willard was on the ag
gressive from the bell and landed
right to the head that rocked tn
negro. Johnson chnched and held oI
Following the breakaway Johnso
tried rushing tactics. He tried
rush the Kansan to the ropes bu
willard stood his ground and blocke
cleverly. There was another f1erc
exchange. Willard had all the BET
ter, raining blows to the negro
head and body. johnson was lookin
weary during the fast and furiou
milling and was putting badly. Ju:
before the bell he again tried to rus
Willard but was again blocked. Wi
lard took the round by big margii
johnson for the first time in hi
career was getting wild. He rushe
! wildly In the ninth round upon tn
white man. Willard stood his GROUND
| smiling and landing four lefts i
rapid succession with no return
Johnson was visibly tired. II
clinched at every opportunity. Wi
j lard drove a long right to the bod
/ and followed with a hard right to tn
| Jaw. willard blocked two lefts to tn
law, johnson swung wildly an
| missed a blow to the head. Johnso
then returned to rushing tactics. br
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