The Washington herald., 1915-04-06

at a respectful distance with
, cooked right
He never left his corner without
nrst driving all the seconds out
Whispers to Fra.ee.
In tho interval before the twenty
; second round he called H. H. Frazee.
one OF the hackers of the fight. over
10 his corner and with a Jerk of his
head whispered something to him.
In the twenty-fourth while he was
stumbling back to his chair heavy
imbed and weary, q wide-hatted
southerner stteing in q box near the
ring, yelled:
This is the twenty-ffth coming.
Jack"
rs that So" answered johnson. ct
didn't know I would have to 20 that
far"
Earlier in the tight this southerner
had made johnson sore with some
thing he said. johnson replied: I'm
just as white as you are"
At the close of the twenty-fourtb
IT seemed that johnson could hardly
lift his hands
When Jack Curley went over to John
sons corner to cut the gloves of his hands
the negro looked up. smiled feebly anG
said:
Let me keep these"
| "How do you feel?" asked Jack Curley
"All right" said johnson. Everything
Is all right-the best man won."
Later johnson told Tom Flanagan that
! he was glad he had lost. Now all my
trouble will be over; they will let me
alone
Asks Wife to Leave.
Johnson knew that he was gone sooner
than anybody else. In the rest between
, the twenty-frst and twenty-second
rounds he sent for Harry Prazee and
asked him to find Curley. Soon after
ward he told Flanagan he was R-tting
| weak and could not last much longer.
Il want you to get my wife out OF
here" he said.
Flanagan told him to 20 a few rounds
more and see how he felt.
Between the tive. Ity-fifth and the twen-
| ty-sixth Curiey was found and johnson
| repeated his request to him.
Curley went to the box occupied by
Mrs. johnson, back Of Willard's corner.
and told her what Jack had said He Of
fered to take her out and Mrs. Johnson
agreed to go.
The twenty sixth round had started
when she arose. and as she moved past
Wizards corner the Knockout game and
her husband dropped before her eyes.
She exclaimed: "Ob. my God" and then
disappeared In the mad crush Of 1900
people suddenly gone mad.
willard . Surprise.
Willard was big surprise. It Is true
johnson has gone far back. but Willard
outboxed him and putroushed him all
the way.
His abnormal height gave him SONS
advantage over johnson. but his strength
was his main asset. He fought carefully.
as he said he would. with Tom Jones
whispering instructions in his ear be-
tween rounds.
While still far from n finished fighter.
perhaps. he was anything but the awk-
ward dub that some expected.
johnson did not talk much to Will
lard as used to be his custom with his
opponents. He had little TO say to the
crowd. and whenever he spoke to Jess
1t was good naturedly. willard answer
Jack answer a remark from the crowd
with any heat. but the old golden
smile rarely broke across the coun-
tenance.
He frequently nodded to acquaint-
ances in the crowd between rounds.
but his whole attitude indicated de-
preston.
GOing Back to Paris.
johnson said tonight that he is go
ing to Paris and expects that his in
terest in the pictures will bring him
some income.
The gate receipts today approx
mated $4,000. While the twentieth
round was being fought Jack Curley
took compassion on the frenzied
at the gates and admitted
then at 81 per head. but the dollar
goes to Curley Brown As admission to
the races which follow the light. Both
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turned to town. willard was only
marked and johnson showed
no bruises Of the battle.
Probably there has not been . heavy
weight championship battle where ad-
vanced opinion was 30 general as on the
result OF this. That stout stomach OF
Johnson's was largely responsible. but
even before 1t was apparent that the
negro could not get into condition MEM
bers Of the syndicate which controls Will
lard had been sending kilograms to their
friends In the States. urging them to bet
on the white man.
Despite this feeling there was not much
betting even toda.t most Of tho wagcrs
being small. Tho pari-mutuel machines
Il the track paid to on Willard with
! fair play. After the tenth round VII
ard was q strong favorite. One man bet
to that willard would win inside or
twenty-five rounds.
willard's own description Of the finish
. about a. has been recorded He says
hat johnson seemed to be In deadly fear
" another stomach punch from the time
,e got the blow In the opening OF tho
previous round. willard Gays that he had
to keep pounding away at that
,oint up 10 the time that he saw that biz
opening for the Jaw.
The night promoters are talking Of
Ipecial train to take willard back to
few Yurk, but Jease y still most happy
. the COMPANY Of biz two friends fren
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