The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-04-05
JESS WILLARD

in going to his corner at the end of
the round.
ROUND SEVENTEEN
johnson hooked a left to Willard 8
jaw and a right uppercut to the same
place. Willard landed right to John
son IS body and left to the head. Will
lard again scored a right to the body
and blocked the negro IS return. Jack
drove Willard to a corner and landed
two swings to the head. johnson again
hooked right to the body and followed
it up with two punches to the head.
ROUND EIGHTEEN
After playing tattoo on Wizards
chest and stomach, the negro drove
toward the corner where the negro
smashed him twice ON the jaw. Will
lard S leads were easily picked off by
the champion. After several tries Jess
landed straight left to Johnson's
face and a right swing to jaw. At the
bell Johnson landed a punch to the
body and another to the jaw.
ROUND NINETEEN
Both men slowed up, Willard took
the aggressive. Johnson stood in the
middle of the ring and blocked Will
lard's blows. During the first minute
not a single hard punch was landed
and johnson seemed unable to block
Willard s early lead. Both then start
ed rally, landed two lefts to the
body and a right to the Jaw.
ROUND TWENTY
Willard opened the round with two
light blows to the negro IS face. The
latter laughed and said, "Lead again,
kid. - Willard did and smiled also.
The crowd around the ring yelled,
Hurry up, we want to see the races.
Willard stabbed and paved until he
finally landed swing on the negro IS
jaw. The negro Immediately cut loose
and they battled across the ring. The
crowd went frantic when Willard drove
hard right and left to the negro s
body at the bell.
ROUND TWENTY ONE
After a minute of posing and fent-
lard s body and sent right swing to
the head. Willard replied with a
straight left to the negro s face. John
son rushed, but Willard protected him
self well, and they fell into clinch.
johnson walked around the ring. Will
lard missed right swing and they both
laughed. Both were fighting fierce at
the bell
ROUND TWENTY-FIVE
The fight at this point had degene-
rated into slow sparring and clinch-
ing battle. In a clinch Willard bat.
tered the negro's body with rights and
lefts. Willard continued working for
the negro IS stomach. Jack grinned at
the shrieking crowd. Nevertheless,
johnson was showing the effects of the
pace.
ROUND TWENTY-THREE
Willard rushed into clinch. John
son held on until forced to break by the
referee. The challenger shot two lefts
to the negro's face. They clinched
again and wrestled about the ring.
Jess added two more lefts to Jack s
face and clnched. Up to this point
johnson had not struck blow in the
round.
ROUND TWENTY-FoUR
The crowd yelled to the fighters to
fight, burt instead they clinched. Will
lard laid his weight on johnson at every
opportunity in the clinches johnson
pushed Willard back in the same man
ner as he did Jeffries at Reno. johnson
missed two weak swings. The crowd
howled with disappointment. Willard
then smashed johnson with a left to the
face at the bell.
ROUND TWENTY-FIVE
Johnson s actions might have indi-
Gated that he thought he could knock
Willard out and was trying to get the
decision on points ait the end of the
45th round. Willard hooked the negro
with right to the heart. He then
clipped johnson on the jaw with left
and started forcing the pace. johnson
was conserving every bit of his energy.
Willard again landed a left to the
mouth and then repeated it. johnson
stepped around backward at the bell
and dropped heavily into mis- seat.
ROUND TWENTY-SIX
Willard opened with smash to
Johnson's body. The referee forced
them to break from clineh. Willard
rushed and slammed johnson right and
left. In "a clinch the latter looked
over his shoulder at his wife. Willard
smashed johnson. Willard wins on a |
knockout. The great crowd rushed
into the ring and menaced johnson.
Several squads of soldiers hurried on !