Evening journal., 1915-04-06
Willard Happy as SchooIboy
After Winning World Fight
Championship From Johnson

announcer or Johnson attempted
rushes Johnson rushed Willard into
the ropes, landing two hard punches
Willard bled slightly around the lips.
lohnson's round.
Johnson @Joshes" willard.
ROUND FIVE johnson Tented
with his right and then sent right
to the body. He sneered at Willard
and said audibly;
Don't tell me what youah going
to do Mr.. Willard"
Johnson sent left to the face In
an exchange near the ropes Johnson
emerged with his mouth bleeding
slightly. He Tented and they went
into a clinch
Johnson again rushed Willard TO
the ropes. landing two body blows.
Willard landed a left TO the face.
Even round.
ROUND SIX-In AN exchange of
blows Johnson had the best OF It,
/ landing a stiff right TO the jaw. Will
lard blocked another headed for the
same place.
Willard blocked several left jabs di-
rected at the body. Johnson rushed
the lighting fiercely at this point, rain
i4E hiNMn at Aht NuAit AAdIs W llAdiu
seemed cool and landed hard left
to the jaw. Johnson drove Willard
into the corner at the bell Round
even.
ROUND SEVEN johnson was
fighting hard and with grim deter
mination on his face. Apparently he
is trying his hardest TO win VII
lard blocked all rushes nicely. John
son missed a vicious right 10 the body
and then landed a left iab that was
only a tap. Johnson evidently play
ing for the white mans stomach. VIII
lard covered his abdomen. The
negro then landed left TO the face
and followed this up with a hard right
to the jaw. The negro ran into a
clinch There was another vicious ex-
change as they broke away. Viii
lard's round.
ROUND EIGHT--The lighting in
/ this round was fierce. Will
! lard was on the aggressive from
, the bell and landed a right 70
] the head that rocked the negro.
Johnson clinched and held on. Fol-
! lowing the breakaway Johnson tried
rushing tactics again. He tried TO rush
. the kansan to the ropes, but Willard
stood his ground and blocked clever
ly. There was another fierce ex-
change. Willard had all the best Of it,
raining blows 10 the negrOs head and
body. Johnson was looking weary
during the fast and furious milling
and was putting badly. Just before
the bell he again tried TO rush VIII
lard, but was again blocked Viii
lards round.
ROUND Johnson for the
first time in his career was getting
wild. rushing wildly upon the white
man. willard stood his ground, smil-
ing, and landed four lefts in rapid
succession with no return, Johnson
was yisibly tired. He clinched at
every opportunity. Willard drove a
4 long right to-the body and followed
with a hard right 20 the jaw. VIII
lard blocked two lefts TO the jaw.
johnson swung wildly and missed a
blow 20 .the head. Johnson then re-
turned to rushing tactics but was
blocked by the Kansan. Johnson
landed a left 10 the body as the bell
tapped. Willard's round.
ROUND TEN--Willard landed a left
10 the jaw at the opening of the round.
Willard now began to work cautious
ly. evidently fearing that the negro's
wild rushes were staged 10 lead
him into a trap. He blocked John
sons rush again. There was g mix
up in the centre of the ring with no
damage. Johnson landed a left TO the
body II was tame round anu even.
ROUND ELENEEN-Johnson como
out slowly from his corner, displaying
signs of increasing weariness III,
smiled toward the crowd and started
kidding Willard. but his remarks were
not audible in the press bench Will
lard blocked rights and lefts to the
body and head. Il was apparent that
Willard did not intend 10 rush mat
ters, but TO wait for the champion to
wear himself out In another eX
change in the center OF the ring, Will
lard landed q left and two rights 10
the body. but none Of the blows did
much damage. 1t was another tame
round and even
ROUND Willard was
bleeding from the right ear when he
emerged from a miX-up at the open
ing of the round. johnson landed a
left TO the body and then a right on
the head. tho blow glancing of with
out doing any damage Willard
fought back and the battling became
vicious. The white man sent a right
20 the body. Johnson tried left TO
Jaw. but the blow was blocked and
Willard stopped a right headed for the
same place. willard bad the best oi
another mix-up in which at least a
dozen blows we're exchanged. John
son rushed Willard TO the ropes. scor-
ing heavily, He landed lefts and
rights TO the Kansan's face. willard
landed a left to the face as the round
ended. Johnson's round.
ROUND THIRTEEN johnson came
out. apparently fresh. He rushed at
Willard and began raining lefis and
rights. The Kansan blocked success
/ fully. Johnson came on again and
Willard found himself in a whirlwind
OF black. The negro landed a left
to the body. Another left was stopped
Johnson hooked a stiff left to the Jaw.
This was the negro's best round thus
far. Johnson's round.
ROUND FOURIEEN-Wil begai
rushing the fighting in this round. HI
carried the fight into the champions cor
ner and landed let's and rights to th
body and face johnson scored with
left to the body. They clmched an'
again exchanged taps in the break. Tn
, round was very tame. both fighter
hanging ON much of the time. Willar
\ showed great clcverness in blocking
, Both men were swinging wildly who
not in clinch Round even.
)! ROUND FIFrEEN-This was ;
tame round. Johnson rushed in at tn,
start but TWO OF his haymakers sli,
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