THE FIGHT DESCRIBED.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 13745, 7 April 1915, Page 7

THE FIGHT DESCRIBED.

Havana, April 5

There was a crowd of 15,000 to witness the fight. When it commenced both fighters were received with prolonged applause. The fight Avas postponed for half an hour owing to someone forgetting the gong. In the first round Johnson feinted, and landed a left on Willard's jaw, and gave repeated uppercuts with rights on Willard's jaw. Willard drove two lefts on the negro's body, and Johnson drove a right on Willard's body. In round 2 Johnson neathly blocked Willard's lead, scoring a right and left- on the jaw, and drove Willard to the ropes. In round 3 Johnson rushed and scored with a left on the body and right on the jaw, Willard's lip bleeding. Wil•lard scored a left on Johnson's nose. In round four the negro smashed hard at Willard's ribs. The champiori rushed Willard to the ropes, scoring on the head and body. Willard was badly distressed, and looked like an amateur. In round six the negro beat Willard to the ropes with, a fusillade of lefts. At the bell Johnson was hammering his opponent's head -and body. Willard's left cheek was cut. In round 7 Johnson was using every artifice to force the fighting. He rushed Willard to the ropes, slogging with both hands repeatedly. Willard's long left temporarily blinded the negro's left, but Johnson came back with a series of swings to the body. It. had been a clean fight so far.

In round eight Willard was gaining confidence, and tried forcing the pace. Johnson accepted the challenge, and both battered each other across the ring, neither getting the better. Willard landed one on Johnson's mouth and Johnson uppercut Willard over the heart. Willard bounced to the ropes and landed a left on the jaw. In the next round Willard assumed the aggressive, and the champion landed frequent blows, but he appeared to lack his old time force. Later he drove the white man to the ropes. , In round 10 Johnson was slow in coming from his corner. Willard scored with two lefts on the face. The negro swung his left to the ribs and delivered half a

dozen blows on the body and jaw. A hard right staggered Willard. In round 11 the crowd derided Johnson, who tried to annoy Willard by talking loudly. The next round was chiefly clinches, in which Johnson drove heavy smashes to his opponent's body with apparently little result. In round 13 Willard drove Johnson to the corner, and landed repeatedly on his face. In round 14 Johnson was beginning to miss his leads, and there were good exchanges, Willard la\ighing at Johnson's efforts. In round 15 Johnson rushed Willard to the ropes with heavy body blows. In round 16 Johnson again scored, beating Willard to the ropes. In the nest round Willard's lead was getting home heavily on Johnson's body. In round 18 the negro smashed his opponent Heavily on the jaw and head. In round 19 both were showing effects, the fighting was slower. The crowd frantically cheered Willard in the twentieth round when he landed several blows on the body, obviously distressing Johnson. Rounds 21, 22, 23, and 24 degenerated into a slow punching fight, in which little apparent effect was achieved. In the 25th round both were going well, but slams with the right and left by Willard effectively stopped JohnsonV aggressiveness. Finally Willard in the 26th round smashed Johnson with a terrific right swing on the jaw, and knocked the negro out.

The crowd rushed the ring, threatening Johnson, and soldiers were needed to clear the- mob out and proiect the fighters.