Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-06
FIGHT BY ROUNDS

Round 1.-Johinson tented and landed
his left on Wizards Jaw. Repeated up.
per cutting 10 Jess jaw Latter Was
laughing when Willard drove two let's
to the Negroes body. johnson drove a
right to Wizards body
Round johnson easily blocked
Wizards leads, feintins him out of po-
sitlon and scoring right and left to
the jaw. Willard replied by thrashine
his right 10 the Negroes body. John
son then hooked his left TO stomach.
Johnson then landed three lefts TO the
body. Willard laughed. Johnson then
drove Willard to the ropes with
tattoo Of lefts to the face
Round 3-After much ftintinS VIII
lard missed right swing and both
laughed. Johnson rushed and scoref "A
left on the body. Johnson landed left
On the body. Willard asking, Is that
the way YOU do it."
Johnson Laughs at Willard
Round 4-Willard lunced inefectuaI-
ly. Johnson laughing at his clumsy Ct
forts. There WAS much feintine. john
0pi- i1iidtG q Ie1l 10 lIlt IlDS ana swung
his right and loft to the body and his
left 70 Wizards face Wizards lip vas
bleeding. Willard scored a left 10
Johnson's nose.
Round johnson poked a light left
and right to Wizards face. Referee
ordered them to break from ciinch.
The Negro smashed hard on Jess ribs
and drove three blows to the cowboys
stomach. The champion rushed Willard
10 the ropes, scoring punches to the
head and TO the body. Willard was
badly distressed. The CHALLENGER was
ratified and boxed like an amateur.
Bad Round for Willard
Round 1.-THE Negro was calm ~
the opening Of THIS round lie beat
Willard to the ropes with a fusilaGe
Of let's. on the break he landed q
smash to the giants jaw The Negro
rubbed Wizards cut lip at every ~
portunity. The Negro landed three
crashing blows to Wizards unprotect-
ed body. At the bell johnson was i:arr-
mering hard at Wizards body. The
cowboys left cheek was cat.
Round johnson was using cye1y
artitice to force the fighting. He rush
ed Willard to the ropes, smuggling with
both hands, repeatedly, Wizards long
left temporarily binding the Negro s
left eye. johnson came back with a
series Of swings to Wizards body. II
was very clean fight so far.
Willard Confident
Round S-Willard was gaining conf
dence and tried TO force the pace.
johnson answered his challenge. The
pugllists battered each other across
the ring, the Negro having the better
of it Willard landed on Johnson.s
mouth. johnson uppercut Willard over
the heart. Willard bounced off the
ropes and landed left to Jaw. The
round ended with the Negro swinging
blows to head
Round 9-Willard assumed the ac
gresslxe. Johnson's left started the
cowbogs ear bleeding. The champion
ianoed Tfrequently, the blows appear
ing 10 lack their old time power.
Amidst the fei1ting the crowd called.
kill the bRck bear" Johnson imne
diately starter a rally driving three
hard hooks to Wizards stomach A
left by Willard started the Negroes
mouth TO bleeding. The latter slueged
the white man to the ropes.
Round Hutchinson was Slow N
coming from his corner. Willard
scored two lefts to the face. Jess was
blocking better as the nervousness
wore off. johnson swung left to VIII
iard's ribs and rushed a half dozen
hard blows to the body and Jaw. Tho
Negro knocked Willard to the rones
with right and left swings to ston-
ach. A hard right chop staggered
Willard.
johnson Answers Taunts
Round 1.-THE crowd was deridiny
johnson who fought and answered the
sallies at the same time. Willard
drove left to mouth and took right
hook to the body. johnson smashed
the cowboy with a left to the law
Jess blocked several swings. johnson
then tried to rattle Willard by talk
ing. The latter, angry. replied in
kind. johnson tapped the giants
shoulder at the end of a slow round.
Round 1.-THE Negro opened with
his left to the body and a right -
the jaw. In a clinch he smashed Will
lard three times with left. johnson
drove a right to the body and a left
to the head. His blows apparently had
no effect on Willard. johnson drove
Willard to a corner with a swing to
the head. Wizards ear and cheek
were bleeding. He walked spryly at
the bell.