The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-05
JESS IS WINNER
WITH KNOCKOUT
Puts johnson 10 Sleep After
Hard Battle In The Twenty
Sixth Round.
WILLARD SHAKl At FIRST
Fight Was Fast and Furious at
Times And " NIlIard Strong
In Last Round.

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lhl ui the world llr huochtd ou'
Jack .Iohusuu. the n0u.N champion. lu
the twenty sixth round OF their cham
p.ou,nlp huul here today It wa,
JUhu-uu. fight aI the WAY until the
twenty second round hen hi, vitality
lrn him bruuu.r u Tine hard purc
which Dee carried Throughout the fight.
The knockout was terrific right
swing tu johnson jaw.
Seventeen thousand persons saw the
combat aud when Johnson crumpIed
up on the floor fro ma fierce right
swing foo the Iuv the crowd buhst into
Dnr Iin- soldiers cleared the ring
Johnson loon thr referees count
white living ou the ropes but the mo.
mou after Referee Welsh hmd given
the former champion got to his feet
I'm time to rsrupc the wild rush Of
the excited spectators
Round Iwenty-siN
Willard opened with smash To-
d'|IIInl'I| H InNI| 700. l''lfilF ll'l WI
them tu break from u cliuch willard
rushed and slammed right aud left to
johnson, body In u cllnrh the hitter
,krd over his shoulder tu his vIfr's
sent willard smashed Johnson VIII
lard Wins on kno.kuut
TEr rrrut crowd rushed into the
ring and mcunrrd Johnson Scyrul
puud- of soldier, hurried onto the
.ntlurm ami cleared the crowd away
o. protect the fighters
ltlNGSlnE ORIENTAL PARK.
Havana Npr0l - The sun broke
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the world ,euraNl"rlgul championship
fight between Jack Johnson uf Texas
uud Jr--r Willard Of kuu,ns The
setting for the battle wns picturesque
A ring ind brru erected directly uu
the rurr track Ia front Of the big steel
prHudstuud which furnished the priu.
,ipaI seating facilities.
In front Of the grandstand the long
slope leading TO the track was covered
win sent, ike those OF a circus
About the ring boxes were set down
ou the flint tryrk and muie circus seats
ware iu the field
Rnpsidp seats sold for S95. slope
sentg COST 500 while Sl5 WAS paid for
graudstnud .tput, From Sl5 the
prices Of other .rnts fell 10 So for
general admission. but in addition To
tbs fight prices all spectators were re
uulred 10 uay 81 FOR the privilege OF
witnessing tbp rpciug at the conclusion
OF the fight
The ring for the hattie was 1g feet
inside the robes The platform meas
ured ~ feet # WAS Of sturdy con
structlop. being strongly brncpd he
neatl, IN withstand tbe weight Of the
uugilists. willard bplnr probnbly the
largest man who ever entered the prize
ring FOR champlonshIp fight.
Two hours prior to the time at
which the fight WINS set the ring WAS
being nrtiyrly completpd The heavy
bpmp rupes were wrapped twice with
black tame Great care was taken I'm
prerpripg the floor hpurnth the red
cnn,nss covering and a score of blank.
cts were placed there as paddinR
From two platforms moving picture
machines were focused ON the ring.
Five machines comprised the battery.
three 10 be- used regularly and two 10
be held in reserve.
lhere WIS g'r"' excitement ABOUT