The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-04-08
The Big Fight
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ClinChed. Johnson landed two on the
face but Willard came back with a
right to the body and left to his head.
Jack landed a left on Wizards body.
Johnson's round.
Round 15-Johnson forced matters,
driving Jess to the ropes with punch
es on the head. Willard landed a
right to the stomach and drove anoth-
er right to the kidneys. Johnson sent
straight left to Wizards face and
drove him to the ropes with rights and
lefts to heart and body. Johnson SEA-.
his left to Wizards body. Johnson's
round
Round 16-Johnson still going after
Willard and landed right on his head
and left to the body. Willard landed
left to the face, apparently is still
strong. But Johnson drove him
across the ring to the ropes, landing
hard left on body and followed it with
another left to the same spot. John
sons round.
Round 17-Johnson landed left to
Jess face and ducked left in return.
Jack put his right on Wizards face
and Willard landed his right to the
body and followed with left. Johnson
sent his left to the body. They clinch-
ed. Jack sent four jabs to the face
driving his opponent to the ropes. Will
lard countered with his right to the
body but missed right to the head.
Jack shot terrific right to the body
as Willard was backing away but Jess
returned a right to the body. Round
even.
Round 18-Willard tried to force
matters, but the negro ducked his
right and landed three body blows and
then drove Jess to the ropes with four
blows to the head. Willard landed
right to the body. Jack jabbed to the
jaw. Willard shot a right to the head
and the negro grinned and sent
straight left to the body. Johnson's
Round 19-Johnson appeared tired,
but still was aggressive and blocked
a swing easily and countered with his
left to the body Johnson sent left
to the head and Jess put right on the
body. Jack drove left to the body and
sent in right to the head.
Round even.
Round 20-Johnson jumped from his
corner and landed left on the face.
Johnson missed five swings for the
head. Willard ducked and landed
right on the body. Jack drove his man
around the ring landing blows on head.
Willard landed right and left to the
body. Johnson's round.
Round 21-Johnson's seconds work
ed busily and he came up looking
fresh. He drove right and left to the
body and a right to the head. Willard
countered with stiff right to the head
and left to the stomach. Johnson
landed right on the face. Round even.
Round 22.-The fight has slowed
up, both men landed on the body and
Willard jabbed the black face with his
left. They clinched. Johnson inten-
let Willard hit him in the
stomach six times in the clinch and
then laughed. Willard swung another,
missed right and another clinch follow
ed. Round even.
Round 23-Johnson blocked two
rights to the jaw shaking off both
blows with a laugh. The white hope
sent shower of rights and lefts, but
Johnson blocked them all. Willard
was doing all the fighting in this
round. The negro apparently was per-
the white hope to wear him.
self out if possible. Willard scored a
light left to the face. It was only a
tap and the champion grinned. Will
lard's round.
Round 24-The champion was pa
tiently resting at the beginning of this
round, holding onto Willard and pass
ing the wink to his seconds. The
white man hooked left to the body.
They went into another clinch and for
the greater part of the round Rugged
like couple of wrestlers, the white
man scored few jabs to jaw. Will
lard's round.
Round 25-Willard rushed in and
the negro came to a clinch The ne
gro led left and right headed for the
face but Willard blocked countering
hard with right to jaw. Willard scor-
ed right to the body, and another to
the jaw. Willard was forcing the fight
ing all the way.
Round 26-Willard landed left and
right to body. Referee Welch was
forced to make Johnson break, the
negro hanging on. With a terrific left
to the jaw Willard nearly dropped the
negro. He clinched and held on. Will