New-York tribune., 1922-08-30
Tut Jackson Is
Knocked Out by
Wills i'm Third
Loser Outclassed From Be-
ginning and Is Badly Pun
islled by Big Opponent
By lack | .aMrence

Field last night, Harry Wills, negro
heavyweight champion of the world,
knocked Tut cold after two minutes
and five seconds of fighting in the
third The blows that brought this
much discussed encounter to sudden
and somewhat dramatic close were two
short hooks TO the chin. one delivered
with the right and tho other with the
lett.
The closing punches were only incl
dental to the end, however Body pun
ishment, for which Jackson made him
self mark, brought the Ohio heavy
weight to weakened condition that
needed only the jaw drives to bring
about the finish
Jackson was not exactly a set-up for
Wills last night, but it was evident
from the tap of the first gong that he
was completely outclassed. From the
first he adopted fatal tactics in deal
ing. with Wills. He tried infghting
and it was at this game that Wills ex-
celled. Tut tried to save himself Nv
clinching, but he could never pinion
Harry's long arms to his sides. While
Jackson struggled valiantly to smother
Willss arms the latter kept pumping
away with both hands and every blow
brought flash Of pain across Tut's
features.
jackson landed no damaging blows
and Wills wore confident smile from
the tap of the first gong until Jack
sons tall figure lay curled on it's side
at his feet. Even at the long range
stuff jackson suffered. At distance
wills worked shooting left jab that
stung the Ohio heavyweight into try-
ing to clinch, and he found himself
going out of the frying pan into the
fire. The clinches brought on the
deadly ..body punishment again, and it
was only question of how long Tut
could stand the gaf.
Jackson Goes to Canvas
In the first round, Immediately after
the bell, Jackson rushed into n clnch
after stopping one of these piercing
left jabs. The thudding drives to the
body. that Immediately followed this
lnaneuver made jackson double up in
agony. Toward the end of this session
ne ,retreated suddenly up to the ropes
and stood there with puzzled ex.
preston on his face. Across the ring
stood Wills. his face wreathed in a
complacent smile.
Jackson rubbed his battered ribs and
suddenly fell face downward. 1t looked
then as though he was through and
Referee Tibbets started counting over
him. The count reached five before
Tut made a move. He writhed and
struggled to a sitting position and
was just able to get his huge fee+
| under him as the count of nine ranr
out
Jackson tried every one Of the few
ring tricks he knew to avoid punish
ment In the second, but practically
every move he made got him into
deeper trouble. When he tried to box
1iN, ms Jaw was soft mark for Harry's
lghtning jabs. When he carried the
milling to close quarters he received
sweeping hooks to the stomach, many
OF them catching him squarey over
the heart
Last nights knockout was the first
that Tut Jackson has ever sustained
He is credited with having won all of
his thirty-nine battles in that manner.
About 10000 persons saw the fight.
1t was the only bright spot in a par
ticularly dull program.
Ihere were better fights outside the
ring than in it during the prelimi-
narles, as the management had sue
ceeded in entangling the. seating ar
Many patrons were dispossessed at
short notice, and the squawks were
many and vociferous. One wearied
customer said he had changed seats
five times in ten minutes.
Tut Is Hardly Noticed
| Jackson was the first to enter the
ring, followed by mob of handlers
equerries, rubbers, metal polisbers and
piano movers, who helped Tut to get
| his feet through the ropes. Tut was
hardly given a tumble by the crowd,
but Wills, clad in bathrobe that
looked as though it had been be-
queathed to him by John l.. Sullivan.
got great hand. The large number Of
colored customers were particularly
enthusiastic. The weights were: Wills,
213h; Jackson, 1881.
As they posed for photographs Jack
son turned murderous scowl on Wills
] that didn't seem to bother the colored
champion at all. They had long neon con.
! hab in the center of the ring, while
Claud Tibbets, of Albany, the referee,
handed out some explicit instructions.
jackson was wild but anxious. He
stopped left jab, and as they came
into clinch Wills delivered some
terrific body drives that made Tut
vince. Tut did lot of holding. and
Wills, with both arms free, drove blow
after blow to the body. jackson was
wild and Wills had no trouble in reach
ing his jaw. Just before the round
ended and while the men were on on
posite sides of the ring, Jackson sud
denly fell fiat on his face and took
the count of nine. 1t may have been
from the effects Of hard drive over
the heart that he had taken moment
before. but it certainly looked from the
ringside as though Tut had taken
dive in order to get breathing spell
At the count of nine he staggered to
his feet and rushed into a clinch
where they were when the bell rang
In the second Wills hit Jackson from
all angles and delivered fierce punish
m,ent while Tut was holding on. The
round ended in a wild furry in Jack
sons corner and the latter was groggy
as the bell rang.
Jackson came out for the third with
sad expression on his coffee-colored
countenanee. In this round a series of
rerce body blows sent Jackson through
the ropes and over on to the press
bench. The referee dragged him back,
and he foundered blindly into clinch
shat proved deadly to him He tried to
PIN Willsss arms to his sides. but was
too punch drunk to accomplish this.
and while they were in this position
Wills put on the finishing touches.
The Finish of Jackson
Harry shot in piston-like drives to
the stomach, and IS jackson began 10
sag. and his held around Wills's neck
gradually weakened Wills shook him
self free and Hashed ,crcco %,,o .Ln.L