The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-04-08
WILLARD WINS
TITLE IN 26TH
FROM JOHNSON
Youth Is Too Much for Negro
Pugilist.
RIGHT TO JAW WINS BATTLE
Black Had Better Of Argument to
Twentieth, But Rapidly Lost
Ground Thereafter Before
Cowboys Fierce Rushes.
BY DAMON RUNYON.


Havana. April 6-Jess Willard. a
and cowDuncher, is champion OF the
world with all the world before him
while Jack Johnson, late lord of the
pugilistic realm, is just a portly, mid
dle-aged colored man browsing on the
memory of one OF the greatest battles
ever made by a fighter Of his years.
One ferocious right hand smash to
the pit of Johnson's fat black stomach
that crumpled the big body of the
negro in grinding pain at the opening
of the twenty-siXth round followed
half a minute later by a terrific right
hand clip to the jaw, are the blows
that made new history for the Ameri-
can sport on alien soil, with alien
tongues drowning the sound of Amer
lean voices in the weird demonstration
that followed.
Johnson fell and was counted out by
Referee Jack Welch in his own cor
ner.
Johnson did not seem to be totally
unconscious, recovering soon alter
his seconds gathered him up.
Cuban soldiers had to pile into the
ring with drawn sabers to rescue both
of the fighters from the crush.
Round johnson tented and land
ed his left on Wizards jaw. He sent
right uppercut to jaw, Willard was
nervous. and Johnson was laughing
Willard got in two to body and JohS-
son retaliated with a jolt TO Jess
body.
Round 2-Johnson blocked two
swings for the head. Johnson grinned
again. Willard landed left on John
sons body. Johnson landed three on
Wizards ribs in quick succession
Willard swung and Johnson ducked,
coming back with a swing that hit
Willard In the face. Willard swung
right to the body.
Round 3-Willard made two swings
but both missed Johnson aimed his
left for the body but Willard blocked
neatly. Willard rushed the negro but
dIOlhtI ONIIb. Hty tilhNhSu
Johnson drove Willard to the ropes
with five successive body blows. John
son broke through Wizards guard
landing blows rapidly upon the white
mans heart. Then he jabbed Willard
face. Johnson landed right on body
and then began kidding the challeng
err Johnson landed blow to the jaw
and one to the head Johnson drove
Willard to the ropes with a shower of
punches as the round ended. John
sons round.
Round 4-Johnson blocked three
lefts by Willard, The negro blocked
two more and then they clinched. Jack
landed his right to the body. Johnson
drcked Wizards swing which drove
him to the ropes. Willard landed two
blows to the body. Johnson landed to
the stomach and tried for the jaw,
but was blocked. Willard missed a
swing, Jack landed one in the face
End of round Shade for Willard
Round 5-Willard landed to the
face. Johnson's mouth is bleeding
Johnson shot his left into Wizards
body and followed with his right to
the face. The negro ducked Wizards
right swing and landed three punches
on Wizards body. Johnson landed
three hard blows Willard landed one
on Johnson's body in return. Jess
drove Johnson to the ropes as the
round ended Wizards round
Round 6-WilIard took the offensive
but missed a swing for the head. Jack
drove Willard against the ropes with
punches to the head Johnson then
landed terrific left on Willard
body, following with a punch just be-
low the heart Johnson drove left and
right to the body, then another right
to the body
Round johnson blocked Willard
left. They clinched Johnson landed
his left to the body. sending Jess to
the ropes Willard landed his right to
Johnson's jaw. Johnson then rushed
Willard to the ropes after drawing a
leading Willard missed with his right
but landed left on Jacks body. John
| son again drove Willard to the ropes
az the round ended Johnson's round.
Round S-JohnsOn landed his left
on Wizards jaw. Willard landed his
right on Johnson's body. The negro
came back with two body punches,
both landing. Johnson cut Wizards
ear and then landed again on his head.
| Wizards round
| Round 9-Willard rushed but lack
blocked four swings for the head. vii
lard finally landed his right on Jacks
body Willard landed left on Jacks
heart Johnson whipped a smash to
the stomach and Willard returned
with right to Jacks jaw. johnson
landed left on the body ane once
more drove willard to tho ropes
Round even.
Round l0-Willard forced the fight
ing and landed left to Jacks face
Johnson drove Willard to the rope,
with body punches. Jack jabbed Jes
In the face three times. johnson
drove Willard to the ropes with a vol
ley Of blows to the face. The negr'