Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-05
IOWA, MONDAY, APRIL 5, 1915.
lard's lip was bleeding. Willard scored
left to Johnson's nose. q
Round Five. u

a lett TO JOnnSOnS 3 nose. q.
Round Five.
Johnson hooked q light left and right
to Willard's face. The referee ordered
the fighters to break from clinch.
The negro smashed hard to Wizards
ribs and drove three blows to the cow-
boys stomach. The champion rushed
Willard to the open, scoring punches
to the head and to the body. Willard
was badly distressed. The challenger
was ratified and boxed like an amateur.
Round Six.
The negro was calm ana at the
opening of this round he beat Willard
to the ropes with a fusiiiaiie OF ieiis.
On the break johnson landed q smash
to the Giants jaw. The negro rubbed
The negro landed three crashing blows
to Willard's unprotected body. At the
bell Johnson was hammer!ng hard at
willards body. The cowboys left cheek
was cut.
Round Seven.
johnson was using every artifice to
force the fighting. He rushed Willard
to the ropes, slugging with both hands
repeatedly. Willard's long left tenn
porarily blinded the negro's left eye.
Johnson came back with series of
swings to Willards body. 1t was a
very clean fight so far.
Round Eight.
Willard was gaining confidence and
tried his hand at forcing the pace.
johnson accepted his challenge. The
pugilists battered each other across
the ring, the negro having the better
Of it. Willard landed on Johnon's
mouth. then Johnson uppercut Willard
over the heart. Willard bounced off
the ropes and landed a left to the
Jaw. The round ended with the negro
swinging blows to Wizards head.
Round Nine.
Willard assumed the aggressive.
Johnson started one OF the cowboys
ears bleeding. The champion landed
frequently, but his blows appeared to
lack their oldtime power. Amidst
feinting the crowd shouted to xiii the
Black Bear Johnson Immediately
started rally by driving three hard
hooks to Willard's stomach. A left by
Willard started the negro's mouth
bleeding The latter slugged the white
man to the ropes.
Round Ten.
johnson was slow in coming from his
corner, Willard scored two lefts to the
face. Jess was looking better as his
nervousness wore Oft. johnson swung
a left to willard's ribs and sent Will,
lard to the ropes with right and left
swings to the stomach. A hard right
swing staggered Willard.
Round Eleven.
The crowd derided johnson. who was
fighting and answering their rallies at
the same time. Willard drove left to
the negro's mouth and took q right
hook to the body IN return. johnson
smashed the cowboy with left to the
jaw. Jess blocked several swings.
johnson then tried to rattle Willard
by talking. The latter angrily replied
in kind. johnson tapped the giants.
shoulder ct the bell. II was = slow
round. s@ - 5s5 .. - - m Z
Round Twelve.
The negro opened with left to the
body. In &C Inch hes mashed Willard
three times with his left. He drove
q right to the body and = left to the
head. Johnson drove Willard to the
corner with a swing to the head. Will
lards ear and cheek were bleeding. He
walked spryly to his corner at the bell.
Round Thirteen.
Willard's body was red with the ef-
feet OF the punishment. The negro con-.
tinued to play for the stomach. Will
lard drove Johnson into corner and
landed straight left to Jacks face.
The negro Jared Willard with left
hook to the jaw. He next hooked his
left to the white mans body, repeating
this blow a minute later. He landed a
right and left to the head as the bell
rang.
Round Fourteen.
The round opened with Willard rush.
ing and missing right uppercut. The
challenger was the aggressor and tried
to force the fighting. johnson maulcd
Willard on the mouth with left. Will
lard only laughed. The negro was be-
ginning to miss his leads. The negro
smashed a hard left to the body at the
bell.
Round Fifteen.
The crowd kidded johnson, who
rushed Willard to the rope. remarking,
What grand old man." Willard
grinned. The bell found both Ipugilists
fighting In the center Of the ring.
Round Sixteen.
The negro rushed but Willard
blocked him. The negro said, during
his rush. willard Is good kid" and
then rushed Willard to, the ropes again.
The negro drove terrific swings to
Wizards side. The challenger was un-
steady at the end Of the round.
Round Seventeen.
Willard landed right to body and
left to head. He blocked the negro's
return. Jack drove Willard to the
corner. johnson hooked right to the!
body and followed it up with two
hooks to the jaw.
Round Eighteen.
After playing tatoo on WIZARDS
chest the negro drove Willard to the
corner, where Jack landed a straight
left to the jaw and a right to the face.
At the bell johnson landed a heavy
swing to Jess head.
Round Nineteen.
Both pugilists slowed up a bit. VIII
lard now was the aggressor. Johnson
stood In the middle Of the ring and
blocked Willard's blows. During the,
first minute not single hard punch
landed and johnson seemed able to di-
vine wilIarG'a every lead. ynHe negro