The Sentinel=record., 1915-04-06

''ttI'o NhH 'Nt u Htt' tH dHN Hib VI spashed over the spectators dt the rineside Evidently thinking that this condition might prevail again to- day. Johnson objected 10 tue pr stnca of d white woman in the newspaper seats just outside the ropes and she was relegated to place out of pos sible range.
 On the contrary. no fight between heavy weights that has gone tu a finish was cleaner or less brutal Johnsou's left eye was partly closed in the early rounds but not sufric- iently to interfere with his fighting His lip also was cut inside and his famous golden smile flashed from very red setting
 The end of the fight came with al .uG 4uness that dazed the spectators Tt followed two or three rounds of al- most complete idleness on the part of the contestants and the crowd settled down 10 a lone darWn out struggle believing that it would go the fall limit Of the l5 rounds without either being able to register knockout.
 The carly rounds were filled with Flashes of Johuson's wonderful spe d. when he would rain rights and leits 10 Wilards body and face delivering ten blows to one from the big white challenger Through all this time Willard was strictly on the defensive and on occasions Johnson played with him, once standing with guard down and letting Willard swing at him, only to dodge and laugh at the aWh- wardness o1 his opponent
 In many respects the fight resulted just as many had predicted, Willard and his friends previously pruphesy- ing that if the battle lasted twenty rounds Jolnso could not win. This was based partly on the belief that Willard could stand all the punish ment Johnson could inflict, and partly on the doubt aS 10 Johusou's condi- ton and his ability at his age to fight long battle against the odds of su- perior height weight. reach and youth
 Willard said before entering theI ring that he expected To take d beat ing for ten or fifteen rounds As a matter of fact he took twenty rounds of severe punishment but laughed aside the blows of the negro. who several times swept Willard to tha ropes. Wiuard's back showed numer uus welts raised by the ropes as he| fell into them.
 In the Iushes Johnson would attack Willard in the body and when t8e iat ter's hands and arms came down to| guard that part of his anatomy JoJu-I son would swing rights and .efts to| the unprotected iaH and face After each attack Willard cheerfully came back for more.
 Johnson's continual grin began to change tu a look of WoHderment as the battle turned into the twenties and it was evident to the spectators when the negro concluded it was use less for him 10 try 10 knock ont the young western giant. Johnson also seemed to know that he was in no condition to fight l5 lOuuds His blows lacked the force which sent Jefrries topping from the topmost rNns of the pugilistic ladder al Reno Time had done its work.
 II had been the opinion of Johnson and many of his friends that he did not have to be in the best condition to whip Willard, undertaking the lat-I ter's splendid condition and youthful stamina
 The fight was all Johusous during the first twenty rounds Willard only once or twice taking the aggjes i've, and then swinging clumsIIy and wild ly Meanwhile his body was growing pink under Johnson's blows. In these rounds Willard took a beating which would have put an ordinary fighter down and out The crowd seeing him throw off these slashing blows eX pectetd Johnson to do the same thmk in the fatal tWeuty-siXth round They expected Johnson 10 jump up and con- Gnue fighting, but the old champion knew that he had fought his last championship fight
 From the twentieth round to the final the fight looked slow and the crowd began 10 hoot There was a single cry of Fake but it was not taken up by the other spectators. The reason it looked slow was because Johnson. who had been doing all the fighting, suddenly stopped and be an sparring for time.
 IL was some time before Willard or' his seconds realized that Johnson was through and only needed d blow or. two to send him to puglistic ob- livion
 During the carly part of thc fight Johnson carried all his oldtimc conti- deuce and selfassertivens He con stantly banded words with the spec tators and talked steadily at Willard, who needed the negro's chatter about as little as he did his blows.
 Willard's seconds were after John son all the time warning him to keep away from Willards terrific right It was in the sixteenth round that one of Willard's seconds shouted, "JacH, you run iutO less ri niht we will nick