East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-05
Round 1a.

Round 13.
Johnson apparently fresh, rushe
to Willard and began raining left
and rights. The Kansan blocked sue
cessfully. johnson came on agai
and Willard found himself in
whirlwind of blows. The negro land
ed a left to the body. Another lef
was stopped. Johnson hooked a stii
left to the jaw. This was the negro
best round. Johnsons round
Round IL.
Willard began rushing the fighting
He carried the fighting to tn
champions corner and landed left
and rights to the face. Johnso
scored with a left to the body
Clinched. The round was very tame
both fighters hanging on much 0
the time. Round even.
Round IS.
Johnson rushed but two of hi
haymakers slid harmlessly off VII
lard's guard. They clinched fire
quently. Willard missed a viciou
right. Johnson was himself again i
this round. kidding and joshing vii
lard and his seconds. Willard block
ed several leads before they wer
well started. Round even.
Round l6.
Willard hooked a stiff left to tn
jaw and sent another jab to the rib
Johnson countered with anothe
shower Of blows. Willard blocke
them all and cllnched. Willard wa
on the aggressive the negro bloch
ed vicious left to the body. Johr
son rushed Willard to the ropes wit
a number of smashes to the hea
and body. They clinched at the bel
Round even.
Round IL.
Both clinched at the start. TIL
Kansan landed a right to the bod,
then rushed the champion nearly I
the ropes, sending two rights to tn
body Johnson answered with a lei
jab to the jaw The champion She
left and right to the body. Willar
had all the better of a lively exchang
of blows just before the bell. Roun
even.
Round Is.
Johnson looked good at the stal
of this round He landed a left an
right to the body. Johnson swun
four times but the white man ducke
his head out Of the way. Johnso
landed a hard left to the jaw this
rocked the Kansan's head. Willar
countered with a smashing right I
the body. He followed this with
straight right to the head. Roun
even.
Round 10.
They stalled and clinched early
the round. Both fighters blocke
several swings. Willard carried tn
fighting to the negro, landing rigf
to stomach and a light tap to fac,
johnson hooked a short left to bod.
There was a lively exchange wit
both men showering blows and tn
big Kansan getting the better of tn
mixup. Wizards round.
Round 20.
Willard took the aggressive an
rushed the negro toward a corne,
Johnson blocked several leads to tn
face. Johnson was trying to lea
the cowboy into a trap. There wa
a fierce mixup in the middle of tn
ring. Willard blocked most of tn
negro's punches and landed his righ
repeatedly in a mixup. Willard
round.
Round Of.
Willard shot in right to heaC
The blow evidently bothered the nc
gro. He Immediately elinched an
held on. On the infighting Willar
scored again, landing several jabs {
the body and light swing to tn
head as he broke away. This wa
another tame round, Wizards roun
Round %.
The Kansan blocked a vicious righ
and jabbed a stiff left to jaw, The
clinched and wrestled in the middl
OF the ring. Willard landed thre
hard blows to body in the lnfightinl
Willard landed a right repeatedly I
Johnson's stomach. The negro rush
ed into a cllnch to save himself an
held on until the bell, Willard
round.
Round IS.
Johnson blocked two rights 10 jaw
The white hope sent a shower {
rights and lefts but Johnson bloeke
all. willard was doing all the fight
ing in this round. The negro appai
entity was permitting the white ma
to wear himself out II possible. Wi
lard scored a light left to face. tn
champion grinned- Wizards roun,