The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-04-05
FIGURES ON FIGHTERS.

the stomach Willard drove johnson
| into a corner and landed straight to
JohnSon's face. The negro Jared
Willard with a left hook to the jaw in
return. He next hooked his left to
the white mans body, repeat ting this
blow a minute later The champion
landed right and left to the head as
the bell rang.
Round IA.
The round opened with Willard
rushing and missing right upper cut.
The challenger was the aggressor and
tried to force the fighting. Johnson
slammed Willard on the mouth with a
left. Jess only laughed. The negro
was beginning to miss his leads. Will
lard drove a hard right to Johnson's
ear. The negro smashed hard left to
the body at the bell.
Round is.
The crowd kidded johnson, who
rushed Willard to the ropes and
scored five hard swings, remarking,
What grand old man." Willard
grinned at the remark and also at the
blow accompanying it. The bell found
both pugilists fighting in the center of
the ring.
Round 16.
johnson missed a left to the head
and they clinched. The challenger
blocked the negro's rush. Amid much
fighting, the black man said, willard
is a good kid" and then rushed Jess
to the ropes. scoring two hard
punches 10 the DOOy. Inc negro OrONe
terrific swings to Willard's side. The
challenger was a trifle unsteady in
going to his corner at the end of this
round.
Round II.
johnson hooked a left to opponents
jaw and a right uppercut to same
place. Willard landed a right to
Johnson's body and a left to the head.
Willard again scored a right to the
body and blocked the negro's return.
drove Willard A. and
landed two swings to the head. John
son again hooked a right to the body
and followed it UP with punches to the
head.
Round 1S.
After playing a tattoo on Wizards
chest and stomach, the negro drove
Willard to a corner, where the negro
smashed him twice on the jaw VIII
lard's leads were easily picked off by
the champion. After several tries,
Jess landed a straight left to john
sons face and right swing to jaw.
At the bell johnson landed a punch to
the body and another to the jaw.
Round 10.
Both pugilists slowed up bit. Will
lard now was the aggressor- johnson
stood in the middle of the ring and
blocked Willard's blows. During the
first minute not a single hard punch
divine Willard's every lead The negro
then started a rally, landing two lefts
to the body and a right to the jaw.
Round 20.
Willard opened the round with two
light blows to the negro's face. The
latter laughed and said: Lead again,
kid Willard did and smiled also.
The crowd around. the ring yelled,
Hurry up, we want to see the races.
Willard stabbed and paved the air
until he finally landed a swing on the
negros jaw. The black man immed-
lately cut loose and they battled across
the ring. The crowd went frantic
when Willard drove hard right and
left to the negro's body at the bell.
Round 21.
After a minute of posing and feint-
ing Johnson hooked his left to Will
lard's body and sent right swing to
straight left to the negro's face. Jack
rushed but Willard protected himself
we'll and they fell into a clinch. John
son walked around the ring. Willard
missed right swing and they both
laughed. Both were fighting for an
opening at the bell
Round 81.
The fight at this point had degen-
ated into a slow sparring and clinch-
ing battle. Neither pugilist appeared |
particularly tired or injured by the
blows of his opponent. Willard tried |
setting the pace. In a clinch he bat |
tered the negro's body with rights and |
lefts Johnson only grinned. Willard
continued working for the negro's |
stomach. johnson grinned at the |
crowd Nevertheless, John |
son was showing the effects of the |
pace
Round %.
Willard rushed into clinch. John |
son held on until ordered to break by |
the referee The challenger shot two |
lefts to the negro's face. They clinched I
again and wrestled about the ring. |
Jess added two more lefts to Jacks