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terrific swings to WIZARDS side. The
| challenger was a trifle unsteady i'm
going to his corner at the end Of this
round.
Round Seventeen.
johnson hooked a left to oppon-
ents Jaw and q right uppercut to
same place. Willard landed right
| to Johnson's body and a left to the
| head Willard again scored a right to
! the body ana blocked the negro's re-
/ turn Jack drove Willard to corner
| and landed two swings TO the head.
/ Johnson again hooked a right to the
! body and followed it up with two
! punches to the head.
Round Eighteen.
! After playing a tattoo on Wizards
chest and stomach, the negro drove
/ Willard to a corner, where the negro
smashed him twice on the Jaw VIII
/ Iard's leads were easily picked off by
/ the champion. After several tries,
( Jess landed a straight left to john
sons face and a right swing to jaw
/ At the bell Johnson landed a punch
to the body and another TO the jaw.
/ Round Nineteen.
! Both pugilists slowed up bit,
! Willard now took the aggressive.
| Johnson stood in the middle Of the
ring and blocked Wizards blows.
! During the first minute not single
hard punch landed and Johnson
seemed able to divine Wizards every
! lead. The negro then started rally,
landing two lefts to the body and a
right to the jaw.
Round Twenty.
Willard opened the round with two
! Hight blows to the negro's face. The
latter laughed and said: Lead again
! kid" Willard did and smiled also
/ The crowd around the ring yelled
"hurry up. we want to see the races"
| willard stabbed and paved the air
until he landed a swing on the negro's
/ Jaw. The black man Immediately cut
| loose ana they battled across the ring
/ The crowd went frantic when Willard
drove a hard right and left to the
Incero's body at the bell.
Round Twcnty-One.
After a minute Of posing and feint-
! ing. Johnson hooked his left to VIII
Ilord's body and sent right swing to
| the head. Willard replied with o
| straight left TO the negro's face. Jack
rushed but Willard protected him
self we'll ami they fell into a clinch.
| Johnson walked around the ring. Will
lard missed right swing and they both
| laughed Both were fighting for an
! opening at the bell.
Round Twenty-Five.
The fight at this point had de-
| generated INTO a slow sparring and
] Clinching battle. Neither pugilist ap-
/ pcared tired or injured by the blows
/ Of his opponent. Willard tried setting
the pace. In clinch Willard bat
! tered the negro's body with rights
and lefts. Johnson only grinned. VIII
/ lard continued working for the ne
gro's stomach. Jack grinned at the
son was showing the effects of the
! pace.
Round Twerty-Threc.
willard rushed into a clinch. John
son held on until ordered TO break
! by the referee The challenger shot
/ two lefts to the ncgro's face They
clinched again and wrestled about the
ring. Jess added two more lefts 10
Jacks face and clinched. Up to this
point johnson had not struck a blow
| in the round.
Round Twenty-FOur.
The crowd yelled to the fighters to
flight but instead they clinched. Will
| lard laid his weight on Johnson at
every opportunity in the clinches. /
Johnson pushed Willard backward ia
the same manner as he did Jeffries at
Reno. Johnson missed two weak
swings. The crowd hOwled with dis
lapproval. Willard then smashed the
negro with a left TO the face at the
bell.
RoInd Twenty-Five.
Johnson's actions might have indi-
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knock willard out and was trying to