The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-06
the better OF tho mixup Wizards

the better or the mixup. Wllldrds
round
ROUND rwENTy-This was another
taine round Willard took the aggres-
slve and rushed tho negro toward his
corner johnson laughed back at the
white man aA he blocked several leads
to the face. Johnson was trying to lead
the cowboy into trap. There was
fierce mixup In the middle OF tho ring.
Willard blocked most of the Negroes
punches and landed his right repeatedly
In the miNup. WIZARDS round.
ROUND TY-ONE--IIoth men
posed a minute In the centre Of the ring
without Offering to lead. apparently feel
Ing each other out. Then willard shot m
n right TO the head. The blow evidently
bothered the negro. lie immediately
cTinched and held on. In tho inhShtinE
willard scored again. landing several
jabs to the body and n light swing 10
the head as they broke away. This was
another tame round. replete with hippo
droming WIZARDS round.
ROUND TWENTY TWO--Th Kansan
blocked a vicious right and jabbed
stiff left to the jaw. They clinched ana
wrestled In the middle of the ring. Will
lard landed three hard righta to tho
body in the fighting that followed the
breakaway. Tho negro rushed into
clinch to save himself and held on until
the bell. Willards round.
ROUND TY-THREE--Johnson
blocked two rights to the Jaw. shaking
Off both blows with a laugh The white
man sent shower OF rights and lefts,
but johnson blocked them ALL. willard
was doing all the fighting in this round
The negro apparently was permitting his
adversary to wear himself out II pos
eible. willard scored light left to the
face. II was only tap and the cham
plon grlnned Wizards round.
Negro Begins to Weaken.
ROUND TWENTY FoUR-rhe cham
pion was resting patiently at the begin
ming OF this round, holding on to Will
lard and passing the wink 20 his sec
onds. The white man hooked left TO
the body. They went Into another
clinch. and for tho greater par. OF tho
round Rugged like "A couple OF wres-
tiers, There WAS little fighting. The
Kansan scored three le'ts TO the Jaw.
but none of them was hard enough 20
do much damage.
ROUND TWENTY-FIVE. Willard
rushed In and cent light loft 20 the
face The negro cllnched and Rugged
the cowboy close again. willard blocked
a LEFT and right headed for the face.
CouuterIng hard with n right 20 the
jaw. willard scored a right to the
body aud another 10 the Jaw willard
was forcing tho fchting al the way and
Johnson seemed 10 DE firing rapidly
Wizards round.
ROUND TWENTY SIN Johnson was
IN no hurry 10 leave his corner Mt the
bell and Jack WEIGH called TO him TO
hurry up. He came slowly 70 tho centre.
In momen' Willard cut loose a
powerful loft directly - the stomach.
| willard tried che right that had fa!!ei
him 80 often before and landed flush or
Johnson's jaw. A Wild howl went up
from the crowd and johnson tried 20
C,inch. Willard pushed him away aud
j1hhcd with the LEFT 20 measure him
Johnson was daZed and the huge Kar-
san held hts lett stiu second. then
Ike n flash shot his right . .he uu-
protected Jaw Of the negro. johnson
s'iNened and half turning fell on his
side. II" rolled over on his face as
Referee Jack WEIGH counted eight. hob
Armstrong and the other seconds threw
water over the PROSTATE form Of the
champion, but there was not culver.
, He lay face downward until The count
Of ten. when the crowd. Wild With en-
thuslasm. threw parasols, canes. hats
and gloves into the -irc Willard was
carried out Of rhe ring uroI the shol'-
, ders of his admirers Johnson was cav
, ried 20 his corner s''N !nS"rs.ha ard
, topplcd OF the chair 10 the toog