Evening journal., 1915-04-05

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centre of the ring and Johnson landed
left iab to the body. He went at
Willard like a whirlwind and drove
him to the ropes. Willard blocked a
left to the body and a right to the
jaw. Round even.
ROUND FOUR--JohnsOn came out
laughing, holding his stomach. Willard
failed to fall for the trick that helped
send Jim Jefferies out He sent back
a laugh. They went into a clinch.
/ There was a sharp exchange in the
breakaway with no damage. Both
blocked lefts. Willard became moro
confident. He laughed as he blocked
, another of Johnson's attempted
rushes. johnson rushed Willard into
the ropes. landing two hard punches.
Willard bled slightly around the lips.
Johnson's round.
Johnson "JOshes" Willard.
ROUND FIVEl-Johnson feiuted
with his right and then sent a right
to the body. He sneered at Willard
and said audibly:
Don't tell me what youah going
to do. Mr.. willard"
! Johnson sent a left to the face. In
an exchange near the ropes Johnson
emerged with his mouth bleeding
slightly. He feinted and they went
| into a clinCh.
Johnson again rushed Willard TO
the ropes, landing two body blows.
Willard landed a left to the face.
Even round
ROUND Skin an exchange OF
blows johnson had the best of it,
landing a stiff right TO the jaw. Will
lard blocked another headed for the
same place.
Willard blocked several left jahs d.
rected at the body. Johnson rushed
the fighting fiercely at this point. rain
ing blows at the white man. Willard
seemed cool and landed a hard left
to the Jaw. Johnson drove Willard
into the corner at the bell. Round
even.
ROUND SEVEN Johnson was
fighting hard and with grim deter
mination on his face. Apparently he
is trying his hardest to win. VIII
lard blocked all rushes nicely. john
son missed a vicious right to the body
and then landed a left jab that was
lonly a tap Johnson evidently play
ing for the white mans stomach. VIII
lard covered his abdomen The
negro then landed a left to the face
and followed this up with a hard right
to the jaw. The negro ran into a
clinch. There was another vicious ex-
change as they broke away. Will
lard's round.
The fighting in this round was
fierce. Willard was on the aggressive
from the bell and landed right TO
the head that rocked the negro.
johnson clinched and held on. Fol-
lowing the breakaway Johnson tried
rushing tactics again. He tried to rush
I the Kansan to the ropes, but Willard
stood his ground and blocked clever
ly. There was another fierce eX-
change. Willard had all the best of it.
raining blows to the negro's head and
body. Johnson was looking weary
during the fast and furious milling
and was putting badly. Just before
the bell he again tried to rush Will
lard, but was again blocked. Will
lard's round.
| ROUND NINE-Johnson for the
first time in his career was getting
wild, rushing wildly upon the white
man. willard stood his ground, smil-
ing. and landed four lefts in rapid
1 succession with no return. Johnson
was visibly tired. He clinched at
every opportunity. Willard drove a
long right to the body and followed
with hard right TO the jaw. Will
lard blocked two lefts to the jaw.
Johnson swung wildly and missed a
blow to the head. Johnson then re-
turned to rushing tactics but was
blocked by the Kansan. Johnson
landed a left TO the body as the bell
tapped. Wizards round.
ROUND TEN-Willard landed left
to the jaw at the opening of the round.
Willard now began to work cautious
ly, evidently fearing that the negro's
wild rushes were staged" TO lead
him into a trap. He blocked john
sons rush again. There was a mix
up in the centre of the ring with no
damage. Johnson landed left to the
body. II was tame round and even.
ROUND ELEVEEN-Johnson come
out slowly from his corner. displaying
signs of increasing WEAKNESS. He
smiled toward the crowd and started
kidding Willard, but his remarks were
not audible in the press bench. Will
lard blocked rights and lefts tc the
body and head. IL was apparent that
Willard did not intend to rush mat
ters. but to wait for the champion to
wear himself out. In another ex-
change in the center of the ring, Will
lard landed a left and two rights TO
the body, but none of the blows did
much damage. It was another tame
round and even
ROUND TWELVE-Willard was
bleeding from the right ear when he
emerged from a miX-up at the OPEN
ing of the round. Johnson landed a
left to the body and then a right on
the head. the blow glancing of with
out doing any damage. Willard
, fought back and the battling became
vicious. The white man sent a right
, to the body. Johnson tried a left TO
jaw. but the blow was blocked and
, Willard stopped right headed for the
( same place. willard had the best ol
g another mix-up in which at least a
dozen blows were exchanged. John
son rushed Willard TO the ropes. scor-
I ing heavily He landed lefts end
rights TO tho Kansan's face Willard
p landed loft 10 the face as the round
Z ended. ,lohnson's round
{ ROUND THIRTEEN. Johnson came