The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-04-05
JACK JOHNSON KNOCKED
OUT IN TWENTY SIXTH

and on foot. President Menocal AMI |
his hi, cabinet, the congress OF Cuba.
the governor of Havana province, !
the mayor of the city, foreign minis
tiers and hundreds of women were in
the audience. The electric lines were
unable to handle the crowds and
many walked
Johnson entered the ring at lis
AT 1:40 New York time johnson
made his appearance. being APP
piauded by the enthusiastic Cubans.
One minute later he crawled through I
the ropes, wearing his usual golden
smile. The negro,s first move was
to ascertain where his wife was To-
Gated. Willard entered the ring at
1880. The crowd went wild over the |
young fight giant. screaming and
hand clapping as he crawled through !
the ropes. He wore a. heavy red
sweater, blue trousers and black
sombre11o, In the challenger's corr
ner We're the following seconds: Tex
rO'Rourke, jim Savage and Walter
Monahan. johnson is seconded byI
Tom Flanagan, George Munroe. Sam
and Colin Bell. The two pugilists
shook hands for the movies The
ring gradually cleared of all exert
Referee Jack Welsh. the seconds and
principals Johnson objected toll
ia woman spectator in the press stand
and she retired to an adjacent box.
The negro was clad In bright blue
trunks and no belt. Willard wore
dark blue trunks and an American
flag as a belt. The seconds from RI
val quarters carefully inspected fhe
pugilists weighed in on the ring
scales. Wizards weight was 238:t
Johnson's 225. The negro appeared
considerably heavier. At 1:2S the
ring was cleared. The pugilists then
shook hands Time was called att
1868, New York time.
First Round.
Johnson tented and landed his left
on Wizards Jaw. Repeated upper
cuts with right to Wizards jaw. The
latter was very nervous Johnsonl
was Laughing. Willard drove two
lefts to the negroes body. Johnson,
drove right to Wizards body.
second Round.
Johnson easily blocked Wizards
lead feinting him out Of position and
scoring right and left to Jaw. Will
lard replied with crashing right to /
the negro's body. Johnson then
hooked a left to the stomach. john
son then landed three lefts to- the
then drove Willard to the ropes with
a tattoo of let's to the face.
Third Round.
After feinting Willard missed a
right swing. Johnson rushed and
scored a left on the body with !
right to the jaw johnson landed
on body. Willard asked. sis that
the way YOU do it ~
Fourth Round.
Willard lunged Intellectually. John
son laughed at his clumsy effore |
There was much feinting. Johnson I
landed left to the, ribs and swung
left to WIZARDS face Willard,s lip
was bleeding Willard scored a left
to Johnson's nose.
Fifth Round.
Johnson poked a light left and right |
ito Wizards face. The referee or
dered the lighters to break from a
.clinch The negro smashed hard to
Willard's ribs and drove three blows !
TO the COWBOYS stomach. Inc champ
ion rushed Willard to the ropes, tscor-
ing punches to the head and body. |
Willard was badly distressed. Willard |
was ratified and boxed like an
amateur.
Sixth Round.
Inc negro Was CAIN aItlue8Op6L
OF the round He beat Willard to the /
ropes with a fussil1ade OF let's On
the break Johnson landed a smash to
tic giants jaw. The negro rubbed
Wizards cut lip at every opportunity.
The negro landed three crushing
blows to Wizards unprotected body. /
At the bell Johnson was hammerinS
hard at Wizards body. The cowboy 5
left cheek was Cit.
Seventh Round.
Johnson was using every artitice 10
force the fighting. He rushed Willard |
TO the ropes slugging with both hands
repeatedly Willard,s long left tenn
porarily blinded the negross left eye.
Johnson came back with a. series OF /
swings to Willard.s body. 1t was a
very clean fight so far.
Eighth Round.
Willard was gaining confidence
and tried his hand at forcing the !,
pace Johnson accepted his chal-
5lenEe. The pugilists battered each
other across the ring, the negro hay
ing the better OF it. Willard landed Z
on Johnson's mouth Then ] ohnson, !.
uppercut Willard over the heart
Willard bounced off the ropes and ]
landed a. left to the jaw. The round
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