New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-06

from the effects OF punishment when
he jumped out for the thirteenth round,
but his brain was clear. lie cleverly
ducked under his opponents let's and
continued to play for the negroes stom-
ach. Johnson backed into a corner.
whore willard landed a straight left 20
the face. The negro retaliated with a
left hook to the jaw, and a moment
later the same hand twice shot into the
white mans body. The champion
turned his attention 10 the cowboys
head as the bell rang, landing with both
gloves i'm quick succession.
ROUND 1.-THE fourteenth round
opened with Willard rushing at the
champion and missing a right uppercut
The challenger seemed 10 have gained
confidence, and tried TO force thc fight
ing. johnson landed heavily on the
mouth with a left, but Jess only
laughed. The negro tried several leads
that missed, and, seeing this, Willard
drove a hard right 10 Johnson's head.
Some Ineffective exchanges followed.
and just as the bell sounded Johnson
smashed a hard left to the body.
ROUND l5-The crowd continued 10
taunt johnson as the fifteenth round
opened, and the big black wreaked n
geance on Willard, rushing him to the
ropes and landing five hard swings, as
, he remarked. what a grand old mani"
Willard grinned at the remark and at
the blows that accompanied it. The
bell found the pugilists in the centre
Of the ring, neither having gained much
ground during the period.
ROUND l6-JohnsOn missed a left
TO the head at the start of the sixteen. h
round and dropped into clinch. The
challenger blocked the negros rush q
moment later, and both fought hard.
willard is a good kid" the black cham
pion remarked, and then rushed Jess
TO the ropes. scoring two hard punches
to the body. These he followed with
a terrific swing TO Willard's side that
pl lnly Jared the challenger and sent
him 20 his corner a trihe unsteady.
ROUND l7-Johnson hooked a left to
his opponents jaw and right uppercut
10 the same place as the seventeenth
round opened. Willard came back with
a right to Johnson's body, a left 20 the
head and another right D the body
cleverly blocking tie negro's return
In turn, Jack drove Willard 10 a corner
where he landed two swings to the
head. Later he hooked a right 70 the
body, following 10 with two punches 70
IN, head. Il was n remarkable exhibit
ton Of consecutive hitting, but SIC
rain Of blows did not appear 10 worry
the challenger
ROUND 1S-After playing a tattoo
on Wizards chest and stomach AT the
start of the eighteenth round Johnson
drove Willard into a corner, where he
smashed him twice on the jaw viii
lard went back but his leads we're '-
lily blocked BY the champion for a time
After much trying he landed a straight
LETT 10 J0hnson's face and added a
right swing TO the jaw. At the bell
Johnson landed a punch 10 the b. "
ard another on the jaw. Willard as
s.milat.ng them with a grin.
ROUND 19-BOth men had slowed up
perceptibly, but Willard seemed the
fresher, and assumed the aggressive
in this round Johnson stood in the
middle of the ring, painting in spite
OF the rest, and blocked blows for the
Wizards every lead Then the negro
started a rally, landing two light lefts
70 the body and one right 10 the Jaw.
II was round that counted nothing
for or against either man.
ROUND 20-Willard opened the
twentieth round with two light blows
70 the negro's face, and the latter
laughed, saying. Land again, kid"
Willard obliged with a smile. and a
man in the crowd yelled: Hurry up,
we want 20 see the races" Willard
stabbed and paved the air until he
landed q swing or Johnson's jaw. At
this the negro cut loose and drove Will