New Britain herald., 1915-04-05
WILLARD KNOCKS OUT
 JOHNSON IN 26Tn
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to his corner was a trifie unsteady.
 Seventeen Round.
 Johnson hooked a left to his op- ponent's jaw and a right uppcrcut to the same place. Willard landed right to Johnson's body and a left to the head. Willard again scored right to body and blocked the negros return. Jack drove Willard to the corner and landed two swings to the head. Johnson again hooked right to the body following it up with two punches to the head.
 Eighteenth Round.
 After much play of a tattoo on Will lard's chest and stomach, Johnson drove Willard to a corner where he smashed him twice on the jaw. Will lard's leads were easily picked off by the champion. Jess after much trying, landed straight left to John sons face. He added right swing to the jaw at the bell. Johnson landed punch to the body, and another on the jaw.
 Nineteenth Round.
 Both pugiists slowed up per ceptibly. Willard was now the ag- gressor. Johnson stod in the middle of the ring, blocked blows for the first few minutes and not a single hard punch landed Johnson seemed able to avoid Willard's every lead. The negro then started a rally, land ing two lefts to the body and one right to the jaw.
 
 Willard opened with two light blows to the negro's face. The latter laughed Johnson said Laid again, Kid" Willard did and smiled. Per sons in the crowd 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 negro imm mediately cut loose and battled Willard across the ring. The crowd went frantic when Willard drove a hard right and left to tho negro's body at the bell.
 Twenty first Round. After minute of poising and feinting, Johnson hooked his left 10 willard's body and a right swing to the head. Willard replied with a
 
 rushed, but Willard protected we'll in clinch Johnson walked around the ring. Willard missed a right swing and both laughed At the bell both were fighting for an opening.
 Twenty-second Round.
 The fight at this point degenerated into a slow sparring, clinching battle, neither pugilist appeared particularly tired or injured by the blows of his opponent. Willard tried at setting the pace. Tn clinch he battered the negro's body with rights and lefts. Johnson only grinned and Willard continued working away for the negro's stomach. Jack grinned at the shrieking crowd nevertheless the pace showed the effect on Johnson. Twenty-third Round. Willard rushed into a clinch. John son held on until ordered to break by. the referee. The challenger shot two lefts to the negro's face. The pair clinched and wrestled about the ring Jess added two more lefts to Jacks face and clinched again. Up to this point Johnson had not struck blow Tn this round.
 Twcnty-fourth Round.
 The crowd yelled to the fighters to light but the men clinched. Willard laid weight on Johnson at every op- portunity in the clinches Johnson pushed Willard backward the same as he did with Jeffries at Reno. Johnson missed with two weak swings. The crowd howled with dis l approval. Willard smashed the negro with a left to the face at the bell. Twenty fifth Round. Johnsons motions might indicate that he thought he couldn't knock Willard out but get decision on points , in forty five rounds. Willard shook ] the negro with right to the heart. l Willard clipped Johnson on the jaw with a fast left and tried forcing the l pace. Johnson conserved every bit of energy. Willard again landed a l left to the mouth and repeated, Johnson stepping around backwards. At the bell he dropped heavily into his chair. Twenty sixth Round. l Willard opened with a smash to | Johnson's body. The referee forced | them to break from a clinch. Will lard rushed and slammed Johnson with right and left to the body. In l clinch the latter looked over Will i lard's shoulders to his wife's box and | Willard smashed Johnson. Willard ] won on a knockout. The great crowd l rushed into the ring and menaced l Johnson. Several hundreds of sol 1 diers hurried onto the platform and l cleared the crowd away to protect the fighters.
 The knockout was terrific right l swing to the jaw.
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