THE SIOUX CITY JOURNAL TUESDAY, MORNING, APRIL 6, 1915 JACK JOHNSON vs JESS WILLARD

Jess Willard Knocks Out Jack Johnson in Twenty-sixth Round

JESS WILLARD NEW CHAMPION KNOCKS OUT JACK JOHNSON IN TWENTY-SIXTH ROUND WALLOP TO JAW TURNS TRICK NEGRO SINKS UNDER ROPES AND TAKES THE COUNT WILLARD TAKES PUNISHMENT For Twenty Rounds Black Jack Man Hammers White Hope All Over the Ring, but the Kansas Cowboy Comes Back for More - Pace Tells on Johnson

_ Havana, April 5. - Jack Johnson, exiled from his own country, lost his claim to fistic fame as the heavyweight champion of the world, the title being wrested from him by Jess Willard, the Kansas cow- boy, the biggest man who ever entered the prize ring. _ Today's fight probably has no parallel in the history of ring battles. _ For twenty rounds Johnson punched and pounded Willard at will, but his blows grew perceptibly less powerful as the fight progressed, until at last he seemed unable or unwilling to go on. _ Johnson stopped leading and for three or four rounds the battle between the two huge men was little more than a series of plastic poses of white or black gladia- tors. _ So it was until the twenty-fifth round, when Willard got one of his widely swinging, windmill right hand smashes to Johnson's heart. This was the be- ginning of the end. Tells Wife He's All In. _ When the round closed, Johnson sent word to his wife that he was all in and told her to start for home. She was on the way out and was passing the ring in the twenty-sixth round, when a sting- ing left to the body and a cycled right to the jaw caused Johnson to crumple on the floor of the ring, where he lay partly outside the ropes until the referee counted ten and held up Willard's hand in token of his newly won laurels. _ There is much discussion tonight, and probably will be for a long time, among the followers of the fighting game as to whether Johnson was really knocked out. _ In the sense of being smashed into un- consciousness of opinion is that John- son expected and knew that there was no hope of winning; so when knocked down he chose to take the count rather than rise and stand further punishment. _ Johnson has often stated that fighting is a business and he would not foolishly submit to repeated knock downs when he found he had met his master. A second or two after Jack Welsh, the referee, had counted ten, Johnson quick- ly got up. It was well that he did so, for a moment later a rush of spectators to the fighting platform all but smoth- ered the pugilist. _ For an instant it seemed as if trouble was threatened, but some fifty or more of the several hundred soldiers stationed about the fight arena jumped into the ring and formed circles around the van- quished and victorious. Soldiers Rescue Fighters. _ Under escort of the soldiers Willard and Johnson left the ring and went to their dressing rooms, while the crowd cheered and broke into wild discussion. _ Willard was out of his dressing room in a few moments and in an automobile on his way back to Havana. He was es- corted half way back to the city from the Mariano race track, where the fight was held, by a troop of Cuban cavalry. _ Crowds lined the streets and narrow roads, and the new white champion was loudly cheered. He was decidedly the favorite of the crowd all through the fight and tonight is the hero of the island. _ Automobiles returning to the city from the fight flew white flags and thus the news spread far and wide that the white challenger had beaten the negro cham- pion. As Willard came along the crowds in the street waved flags and linen handkerchiefs tied to sticks. At one point a group of negro children, who had evidently heard that Johnson was the victor, waved black flags at the white champion, who was much amused. _ Neither he nor Johnson showed much evidence of having been engaged in a heavyweight championship battle. The new champion's lip, right ear and left cheek showed slight cuts, but at no time was there mere than a drop or two of blood in evidence. Little Blood in Evidence _ In this respect the fight was in great contrast to the Johnson-Jeffries fight at Reno, five years ago, when Jeff was cut to pieces and blood splashed over the spectators at the ringside. Evidently thinking that this condition might prevail again today, Johnson objected to the presence of a white woman in the seats just outside the ropes, and she was rele- gated to a place further back. _ On the contrary, no fight between heavyweights that has gone to the finish was cleaner or less brutal. Johnsons left eye was partly closed in the early rounds, but not sufficiently to interfere with his fighting. His lip was also cut inside, and his famous golden smile flashed from a very red setting. _ The end of the fight came with a sud- denness that dazed the spectators. It followed two or three rounds of almost complete idleness on the part of the con testants, and the crowd settled down to a long drawn out struggle, believing that it would go the full limit of the forty-five rounds without either being able to register a knockout. _ The early rounds were filled with flashes of Johnson's former wonderful speed, when he would rain rights and lefts to Willard's body and face, de- livering ten blows to one of the big white challenger's. Through all this time, Willard was strickly on the defen- sive, and on occasions Johnson played with him, once standing with guard down and letting Willard swing at him, only to dodge and laugh at the awk- wardness of his opponent. _ In many respects, the fight resulted just as many predicted. Willard and his friends particularly prophesying that if the battle lasted twenty rounds, John- son could not win. This was based partly on the belief that Willard could stand all the punishment Johnson could inflict and partly on the doubt as to Johnson's condition and his ability at his age to fight a long battle against the odds of superior height, weight, reach and youth. Willard Expected Beating _ Willard said before entering the ring that he expected to take a beating for ten or fifteen rounds at the hands of his faster and more skilled opponent and he had trained to withstand it. _ As a matter of fact he took twenty rounds of severe punishment, but laughed the blows aside and kept standing up against the rushes of the negro. Several times in each of the earlier rounds John- son rushed Willard to the ropes. Wil- lard's back showed numerous welts raised by the ropes as he fell into them. _ In the rushes Johnson would attack Willard in the body, and when the lat- ter's hands and arms came down to guard that part of his anatomy Johnson would swing rights and lefts to the un- protected wind and face. After each of these attacks Willard cheerfully came back for more. _ Johnson's continual grin in the earlier rounds began to change to a look of won- derment as the battle turned into the twenties, and it was evident to the spec- tators, when the negro came to the con- clusion that it was useless for him to try to knock out the young western giant. Johnson also seemed to know that he was in no condition to fight forty-five rounds. His blows lacked the force which sent Jeffries toppling from the topmost rung of the pugilistic ladder at Reno. _ It had been the opinion of Johnson and many of his friends that he did not have to be in the best condition to whip Wil- lard, underrating the latter's splendid condition and youthful stamina. _ The fight was all Johnson's during the first twenty rounds, Willard only once or twice taking the aggressive, and then swinging clumsily and wildly. Meanwhile his body was growing pink under the blows that flashed from Johnson. Fight Becomes Slower _ In these rounds Willard took a beating which would have put an ordinary fight- er down and out. _ The crowd got used to seeing him throw off these slashing blows and ex- pected to see Johnson do the same thing when Willard swung his right to the neg- ro's chin in the fatal twenty-sixth round. They expected to see Johnson jump up and continue fighting just as Willard had came back, but the old champion knew that he had fought his last championship fight. _ From the twentieth round to the final the fight looked slow and the crowd be- gan to hoot and ask that somebody do something. There was a single cry of "fake!" but it was not taken up by the spectators. _ The reason it looked slow was because Johnson, who had been doing all the fighting, suddenly stopped and began sparring for time. _ It was some time before Willard or his seconds realized that Johnson was through and only needed a blow or two to send him to pugilistic oblivion. _ During the early part of the fight John- son carried all his old time confidence and self assurance. He constantly babied words with the spectators about the ring and talked steadily to Willard. _ Willard's seconds were after Johnson all the time, warning him to keep away from Willard's terrific right. It was in the sixteenth round that one of Willard's seconds shouted: "Jack, you run into Jess' right; we will pick you up right over here." _ "Be sure you take good care of me," said Johnson. _ It so happened that when Johnson went down for the count it was in Wil- lard's corner Champion Is Flippant. _ When a spectator called: "Johnson, you will get yours today," Johnson re- plied: "Well, there is good money in it, isn't there?" _ Willard probably will take his own time in accepting any challenge. He already had announced that if he won he would not fight another negro. There is no doubt that the victory will do the new champion a world of good. Today he was palpably nervous and at first was afraid to go at Johnson. He constantly jabbed or lunged, and then backed away instead of following up an advantage when it came to him. _ It can hardly be said at present that Willard is a great fighter, but he is a wonderful specimen of physical manhood and is likely to develope an aggressiveness and skill that may make him invincible for years to come. _ Willard looked very clumsy against Johnson today. A more skillful man might have knocked Johnson out after the twelfth round, for after that the negro was going on speed and nerve and skill. _ Throughout the fight the Cubans kept shouting words of encouragement to Wil- lard, such as "Kill the black bear!" and "Knock him out!" and "Let us go home!" When one spectator shouted at Johnson that he was an old man the negro repied: "You just watch the old man," and with that he chased Willard twice across the ring, knocking his head first on the right and then to the left with a series of cross blows. Thoughout the twenty-first, twenty-second, twenty-third and twenty- fourth rounds Johnson hardly struck a blow. He kept feinting at Willard, who was ever ready to break ground. When Johnson finally went down in the twenty- sixth round he rolled over on his back. The sun was beating down with torrid intensity and his arms drew up as though to shield his eyes from the glare while the referee counted him out. _ There was virtually no big betting here on the fight. The odds for small wagers today varied from 8 to 5 and 6 to 5 on the negro. "I Told You So." _ Los Angeles, Cal., April 5. - "I knew all along that Jess would win," said Mrs. Jess Willard here today when told of the outcome of the fight at Havana. She ap- peared pleased, but not at all surprised. Her only other comment was made to Jess Willard, Jr., 16 months old. _ "Your daddy is champion of the world," she said to him and kissed him. Cubans Much Excited. _ The crowd which paid to see the fight would be difficult to estimate, but it looked to number between 15,000 and 20,000. In addition, fully 5,000 persons viewed the fight from the distant slopes and hills.

CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT BY ROUNDS

First Round _ Johnson feinted and landed his left on Willard's jaw. Repeated upper cuts with right to Willard's jaw. The latter was very nervous. Johnson was laughing. Willard drove two lefts to the negro's body. Johnson drove a right to Willard's body. Second Round _ Johnson easily blocked Willard's leads, feinting him out of position and scoring right and left to jaw. Willard replied with a thrashing right to the negro's body. Johnson then hooked a left to the stomach. Johnson then landed three lefts to the body. Willard laughed. Johnson then drove Willard to the ropes with a tattoo of lefts to the face. Third Round _ After much feinting, Willard missed a right swing and both laughed. Johnson rushed and scored a left on the body and a right to the jaw. Johnson landed left on body. Willard asked, "Is that the way you do it?" Fourth Round _ Willard lunged ineffectually. Johnson laughed at his clumsy efforts. There was much feinting. Johnson landed a left to the ribs and swung his right and left to the body and his left to Willard's face. Willard's lip was bleeding. Wil- lard scored a left to Johnson's nose. Fifth Round _ Johnson poked a light left and right to Willard's face. The referee ordered the fighters to break from a clinch. The negro smashed hard to Willard's ribs and drove three blows to the cowboy's stom- ach. The champion rushed Willard to the ropes, scoring punches to the head and body. Willard was badly dis- tressed. The challenger was rattled and boxed like an amateur. Sixth Round _ The negro was calm at the opening of this round. He beat Willard to the ropes with a fusillade of lefts. On the break Johnson landed a smash to the giant's jaw. The negro rubbed Willard's un- protected body. At the bell Johnson was hammering hard at Willard's body. The cowboy's left cheek was cut. Seventh Round _ Johnson was using every artifice to force the fighting. He rushed Willard to the ropes, slugging with both hands repeatedly. Willard's long left tempo- rarily blinded the negros left eye. John- son came back with a series of swings to Willard's body. It was a very clean fight so far. Eighth Round _ Willard was gaining confidence and tried his hand at forcing the pace. John- son accepted his challenge. The pugilists battered each other across the ring, the negro having the better of it. Willard landed on Johnson's mouth. Then John- son upper cut Willard over the heart. Willard bounced off the ropes and landed a left to the jaw. The round ended with the negro swinging blows to Willard's head. Ninth Round _ Willard assumed the aggressive, John- son started one of the cowboy's ears bleeding. The champion landed frequent- ly, but the blows appeared to lack their old time power. Amidst feinting, the crowd shouted, "Kill the black bear." Johnson immediately started a rally by driving three hard hooks to Willard's stomach. A left by Willard started the negro's mouth bleeding. The latter slug- ged the white man to the ropes. Tenth Round _ Johnson was slow in coming from his corner. Willard scored two lefts to the face. Jess was blocking better as his nervousness wore off. Johnson swung a left to Willard's ribs and sent half a dozen blows to Willard's body and jaw. The negro knocked Willard to the ropes with right and left swings to the stom- ach. A hard right chop staggered Wil- lard. Eleventh Round _ The crowd derided Johnson, who was fighting and answering the sallies at the same time. Willard drove a left to the negro's mouth and took a right hook to the body in return. Johnson smashed the cowboy with a left to the jaw. Jess blocked several swings. Johnson then tried to rattle Willard by talking. The latter angrily replied in kind. Johnson tapped the giant's shoulder at the bell. It was a slow round. Twelfth Round _ The negro opened with a left to the body and a right to the jaw. In a clinch he smashed Willard three times with his left. Johnson then drove a right to the body and a left to the head. His blows apparently had no effect on Willard. Johnson drove Willard to his corner with a swing to the head. Willard's ear and cheek were bleeding. He walked spryly to his corner at the bell. Thirteenth Round _ Willard's body now was red from the effects of the punishment. The negro, ducking under his opponent's leads, con- tinued to play for the stomach. Willard drove Johnson into a corner and landed a straight left to Johnson's face. The ne- gro jarred Willard with a left hook to the jaw in return. He next hooked his left to the white man's body, repeating this blow a minute later. The champion landed right and left to the head as the bell rang. Fourteenth Round _ The round open with Willard rush- ing and missing a right upper cut.The challenger was the aggressor and tried to force the fighting. Johnson slammed Willard on the mouth with a left. Jess only laughed. The negro was beginning to miss his leads. Willard drove a hard right to Johnson's ear. The negro smashed hard left to the body at the bell. Fifteenth Round _ The crowd kidded Johnson, who rushed Willard to the ropes and scored five hard swings, remarking, "What a grand old man." Willard grinned at the re- mark and also at the blows accompany- ing it. The bell found both pugilists fighting in the center of the ring. Sixteenth Round _ Johnson missed a left to the head and they clinched. The challenger blocked the negro's rush. Amid much fighting, the black man said, "Willard is a good kid," and then rushed Jess to the ropes, scoring two hard punches to the body. The negro drove terrific swing to Wil- lard's side. The challenger was a trifle unsteady in going to his corner. Seventeenth Round _ Johnson hooked a left to his opponent's jaw and a right upper cut to the same place. Willard landed a right to John- son's body and a left to the head. Willard again scored a right to the body and blocked the negro's return. Jack drove Willard to a corner and landed two swings to the head. Johnson again hooked a right to the body and followed it up with two punches to the head. Eighteenth Round _ After playing a tattoo on Willard's chest and stomach, the negro drove Wil- lard to a corner, where the negro smashed him twice on the jaw. Willard's leads were easily picked off by the cham- pion. After several tries, Jess landed a straight left to Johnson's face and a right swing to the jaw. At the bell John- son landed a punch to the body and an- other to the jaw. Nineteenth Round _ Both pugilists slowed up a bit. Willard now was the aggressor. Johnson stood in the middle of the ring and blocked Willard's blows. During the first minute not a single punch landed, and Johnson seemed able to devine Willard's every lead. The negro then started a rally, landing two lefts to the body and a right to the jaw. Twentieth Round _ Willard opened the round with two light blows to the negro's face. The latter laughed and said, "Lead again, kid." Willard did and smiled also. The crowd around the ring relled, "Hurry up, we want to see the races." Willard stabbed and pawed the air until he landed a swing on the negro's jaw. The negro immedi- ately cut loose and they battled across the ring. The crowd went frantic when Willard drove a hard right and left to the negro's body at the bell. Twenty-first Round _ After a minute of posing and feinting, Johnson hooked his left to Willard's body and sent a right swing to the head. Willard replied with a straight left to the negro's face. Jack rushed, but Willard protected himself well, and they fell into a clinch. Johnson walked around the ring. Willard missed a right swing and they both laughed. Both were fighting for an opening at the bell. Twenty-second Round _ The fight at this point had degenerated into a slow sparring and clinching battle. Neither pugilist appeared particularly tired or injured by the blows of his op- ponent. Willard tried setting the pace. In a clich he battered the negro's body with rights and lefts. Johnson only grinned. Willard continued working for the negro's stomach. Jack grinned at the shrieking crowd. Nevertheless, John- son was showing the effects of the pace. Twenty-third Round _ Willard rushed into a clinch. Johnson held on until ordered to break by the referee. The challenger shot two lefts into the negro's face. They clinched again and wrestled about the ring. Jess added two more lefts to Jack's face and clinched. Up to this point Johnson had not struck a blow in the round. Twenty-forth Round _ The crowd yelled to the fighters in the ring to fight, but instead they clinched. Willard laid hid weight on Johnson at every opportunity in the clinches. John- son pushed Willard backward in the same manner as he did Jeffries at Reno. John- son missed two weak swings. The crowd howled with disapproval. Willard then smashed the negro with a left to the face at the bell. Twenty-fifth Round _ Johnson's actions might have indicated that he thought he could not knock Wil- lard out and was trying to get the de- cision on points at the end of the forty- fifth round. Willard shook the negro with a right to the heart. He then clipped Johnson on the jaw with a fast left and started forcing the pace. Johnson was conserving every bit of his energy. Wil- lard again landed a left to the mouth and then repeated it. Johnson stepped around backwards at the bell and drop- ped heavily into his seat. Twenty-sixth Round _ Johnson rose slowly from his chair and Willard met him more than two-thirds of the way across the ring. Willard stabbed a long left into the negro's face, sending his head bobbing back. Before the cham- pion could recover his position, Willard swung a smashing right which landed full on Johnson's stomach. Johnson was flung against the ropes by the force of the blow and he clinched on the rebound. _ The cowboy tried to tear loose, but the black man held grimly, with eyes closed and legs shaking. Just before the ref- eree broke them Johnson looked over Willard's shoulder toward the box where his wife had been, his eyes showing a dazed, tired, puzzled expression. _ As soon as Welch had broken the clinch Jess rushed again, forcing the negro into Willard's corner, where the finish came. Johnson was slowing up, and his strong, youthful opponent hooked a swinging left to the body. The fading champion's legs quivered and again the towering giant feinted for the body. Johnson dropped his guard and Willard won the title with a quick hard swing to the exact point of the jaw. _ The negro's knees folded up under him and he sank slowing to the floor and rolled over on his back, partly under the ropes. _ Welsh waved Willard back and began to count. Up and down swung the ref- eree's hand, but Johnson never moved. His eyes were glassy, only the whites be- ing visible. _ At the count of "ten," Welse turned and held up Willard's hand and a new champion replaced Johnson, who was still stretched on the floor of the ring. Time of round, 1 munute 26 seconds.

"FAKE FIGHT," CLAIM OF JOHNSON'S SISTER "Jack Never Would Have Lost Un- less He Wanted To," Says - Riot in "Black Belt."

_ Chicago, April 5. - Some white men in that part of Chicago known as the "black belt," which was the home of Jack John- son before he became a fugitive from justice, taunted a crowd of negros to- night by cheering Willard. A general fight ensued and riot calls brought po- lice from three stations. Several arrests were made. No one was injured serious- ly. The police stopped several other fights between white and blacks. _ At the home of Johnson's mother, Mrs. Tiny Johnson, who the former champion's sister, met all queries with the statement "It was a fake fight and everyone knows it. Jack never would have lost unless he wanted to."

SHORT SKETCH OF FIGHTERS

JESS WILLARD

_ Born in Pottawatomie county, Kan., December 29, 1887. _ Father is a ranchman _ Is the youngest of three brothers. No sisters. _ Father a native of Ohio; mother from Kentucky. _ Never fought a preliminary. _ First fight at Sapulpa, Okla., in 1911. _ Broke bronchos until he became too heavy. _ Is 6 feet 6 inches; weighs 230 _ Wears 10 shoe. _ Can run 100 yards in :11 _ Is an expert swimmer. _ Crack rifle and pistol shot. _ Never drank, smoked or chewed.

JACK JOHNSON

_ Born in Galveston, Tex., March 31, 1878. _ Son of southern slaves. _ knocked out only once in his life, Joe Choynski turning the trick in February, 1901. _ Has participated in seventy-seven fights. _ Won the championship from Tommy Burns in 14 round at Sydney, Australia, in 1908. _ Knocked out Jim Jeffries in 15 rounds at Reno, nev., in 1910. Largest purse fought for, $101,000, with Jeffries. John- son received 60 per cent, $60,600; a bonus of $10,000 and $50,000 for the picture priv- ileges; total, $120,000.

FACTS ABOUT THE FIGHT

_ Principals - Jack Johnson vs. Jess Wil- lard. _ Length of Battle - Fourty-five rounds. _ Purse - Johnson receives $30,000, win lose or draw, with one-third of picture privileges. Willard receives 25 per cent of total receipts and one-third of picture privileges.

CROWDS POUR INTO HAVANA CUBAN CAPITAL GOES WILD OVER FIGHT START EARLY FOR THE ARENA Many Hundreds in Line at Sunrise to Purchase General Admission Seats - Ringside Odds Favored Johnson, 6 to 5

_ Havana, April 5. - The day of the world's heavyweight championship fight between Jack Johnson and Jess Willard broke with overcast skies and a decidedly cool wind blowing from the sea. When the sun rose it was behind a solid bank of clouds, but as the day advanced blue patches of sky appeared here and there, bringing in hope of fine weather. _ _ Havana has been stirred by this event more than by any other thing in recent years and dawn found the city fully awake to the unusual occurrence of the day. The downtown fight headquartes were crowded with ticket buyers and the morning saw the arrival in Havana of wealthy Cubans from all over the island. _ Johnson prepared coolly to defend his title. His only indication of nervousness was over the exact moment Jack Curly and other backers of the fight would arive at his headquarters with the $30,- 000 cash named in the negro's contract as signed in Paris. This very important event was set for 11 o'clock. _ Johnson chatted and laughed with the men about him during his preparations for the trip to the ring as if he had not a care in the world. The supreme self confidence was rated as one of the cham- pion's best assets, especially against a man of nervous temperament. _ Willard retired early last night and de- clared this morning he had had a refresh- ing sleep. He said he was glad the day of the fight had arrived, as he had been training nearly nine weeks, first having got into condition to fight at Juarez March 6. _ Willard was loath to discuss his plan of campain. He did say, however, that he proposed to go slow and that he expected to take a good deal of punishment during the first ten rounds, hoping to wear Johnson down and get an oportunity to land a knockout blow. Willard was con- fident that he could land two or three rights on Johnson the fight soon would end. Willard said Johnson's ability as a boxer would give him a opportunity to make a better showing in the early rounds of the fight, but never in his ring career had Willard felt any discomfort from any blow delivered on his body, and he did not fear Johnson's jabs. _ Willard seemed very fit indeed when he left his quarters for the park. The in- flammation to his eye from the splash of chloroform liniment and it was not be- lieved it would have any ill effects. Rush for the Arena _ Although Johnson and Willard did not meet till noon for the heavyweight cham- pionship of the world, the early hours of the forenoon saw thousands on the way to Marianao race course, where the fight was staged. _ Neither the black champion nor the cowboy fighter changed over night their optimistic forecasts of the outcome. Each man was sure he would win. _ Johnson said he was in good shape and did not care if the fight was a hard one, as he was "fit to go any distance." Willard's backers were certain that their man would win if the fight went beyond ten rounds. Willard himself asserted that he was not in the least nervous over the result. _ It was the old story of skill and strength against youth and strength with the betting odds at 6 to 5 on Johnson's skill. Johnson one of the largest men who ever stepped into a prize ring, faced an opponent measurably larger and ten years younger than himself.

JOURNAL FIGHT RETURNS POPULAR

_ More than 2,000 fight fans gathered in front of the Journal building to hear re- ports from the ringside. Mingled with the crowd were numerous negroes who, on hearing dispatches read of rounds in which the black champion was the favor- ite, cheered and applauded. When the reports stated that the Kansas cowboy had the best of a round, the shouting and cheering swelled. _ Men climbed telephone poles and occu- pied building tops so they could hear more distinctly the announcements made from a second story window in The Journal building. The street in front of the building was crowded. for more than a block the fans jostled with each other trying to get closer to the source of the information on the fight. An alley opposite the window from which the re- ports were hurled was packed with fight enthusiasts. _ After the fight had progressed ten rounds the crowd grew excited and many predicted that it would go at least twice that number. Interest was keen after the fight had reached this point. Reports were cried out and the proverbial pin could be heard had it been dropped. Following each announcement of a blow given by Willard the crowd broke into cheers and then quieted to hear further details. _ More fight fans gathered in Sioux City today to hear the reports from The Jour- nal office than were ever assembled for any similar event. Pioneers declared that the crowd was larger than any other that ever congregated to hear reports on any outside news. The Johnson-Jeffries bout attracted many and the world series each year have brought hundreds to the news- paper offices to hear results, but the crowd that gathered in front of The Journal for the Johnson-Willard fight outdistanced them all.

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