The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-05
Round Five

Round Five.
Johnson Tented with his right and
then sent right to the body. he
sneered at Willard and said audibly:
Don't tell me what you ah goin' 10
| do, Mr., Willard"
Johnson sent left to the face. In
an exchange near the ropes. Johnson
emerged with his mouth bleeding
slightly, He feinted and they went
| into a clilch Johnson again rusned
Willard to the ropes, landing two BODY
| blows. Willard landed left to the
race. Round even.
Round Six.
In an exchange Of blows, Johnson
had the best of it, landing sim right
to the jaw. willard blocked another
headed for the same place. Willard
blocked several left jabs directed at
the body. johnson rushed the fight
ing fiercely at this point, raining
blows at the white man, Willard
seemed cool and landed hard LETT
70 the jaw. Johnson drove Willard
into the corner at the bell. Round
even.
Round Seven.
Johnson was fighting hard and with
grim determination on his face. Ap-
parently he is trying his hardest to
win. Willard blocked all rushes nice
lily. Johnson missed a vicious right to
the body and then landed left 1ab
that was only tap. johnson evident
ly was playing for the white mans
! stomach. Willard covered his aldo
men. The negro landed left to the
face and followed this up with hard
right swing to the body. The negro
ran into clinch There was another
vicious exchange as they broke away.
Wizards round.
Round Eight.
The fighting in this round was
fierce. Willard was on the agrees
sive from the bell and landed right
to the head that rocked the negro
johnson cllnched and held on. Fol.
lowing the break away johnson tried
rushing tactics again. He tried to
rush the Kansan to the ropes. but
Jess stood his ground and blocked
cleverly. There was another fierce
exchange, Willard having all the best
OF 1t, raining blows to the negro's
head and body. Johnsons Was looking
weary during the fast and furious
milling and was putting badly. Just
before the bell he again tried to rush
Willard, but was again blocked. VII
lard's round.
Round Nine.
johnson, for the first time IN his
! ring career was getting wild, rushing
wildly upon the white man. Willard
stood his ground. smiling and landed
four lefts in rapid succession with nc
return. Johnson was visibly tired
He clinched at every opportunity
Willard drove a long right to the
body and followed with hard rfgh'
| to the jaw. Willard blocked two lefts
to the jaw. Johnson swung wildly ant
missed a blow to the head. johnson
then returned to the rushing tactics
| but was blocked by the Kansan. John
son landed left to the body at thk
bell. Wizards round.
| Round Ten.
| Willard landed a left to the Jaw a.
the opening Of the round. Willard
| now began to work cautiously. evi
IDENTITY fearing that the Negroes WILD
PUSHES we.e staged" to lead him into
q trap. He blocked Johnson's rusf
again. There was mix up in the cen
| ter of the ring with 40 damage. John
SON landed left to the body. 1t wa.
a tame round and even.
Round Eleven.
johnson came out slowly from hi:
corner, displaying signs Of tncreasint
WEAKNESS He smiled toward tnt
crowd and started kidding Willard
replied. but his remarks were not aud
| ible in the press bench. Willard BLOCKED
! rights and lefts to the body ant
head. 1t was apparent that Willard
did not intend to rush matters. but t
wait for the champion to wear MIN
self out. In another exchange IN INT
center of the ring Willard landed
left and two rights to the body. Du
none OF the blows did much damage
It was another tame round and even
Round Twelve.
willard was bleeding from the rtgh
ear when he emerged from mix-ul
aft the opening of the round. johnson
landed a left to the body and then
right high on the head, the oloS
| ola ,cine off without doing any dam
age willard fought back and tn
battling became vicious. The whit
man sent a right to the body. Jonn
son tried left to the jaw. but TN
blow was blocked and Willard stoI
ned a right headed for the same place
Willard had the best of another mil
iup in which at least dozen blow
were exchanged. Johnson rushed WI
| lard to the ropes, scoring heaviis
ne landed lefts and rights to tn
| Kansan's face. Willard landed lei
To the face as the round ended. Johr
sons round.
Round Thirteen.
Johnson came out apparently fresr
us rushed at Willard and began rair
ing let's and rights. The hansa
biocked successfully. Johnson cam
an again and Willard found hfmsei
I'm a whirlwind of blows. The negr
landed a left to the body. Anothe
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