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Show the mercy of the champion who began to reconnoitre for a knock out. William rushes the warefaro with excellent discretion, dis-cretion, keeping close guard over vital points and landing some terrilio blows. Morrison went back, stupitied and ( groggy, upon the ropes and it was only Williams' charity that saved him from a siesta on the reporter's desk. Morrison's Mor-rison's physiognomy was now treariug a scarlet t.iautle while the momentary intermissions were used to spit out great gobs of blood that was Settling in his mouth. Williams suddenly changed his taetics and leveled his pile-drivers ut Morrison's bread hasket. They were landed in job lots and when the gong again sent them to their corners Morrison Morri-son was a whipped own. Even the elixir of the Frenchman's encouraging words failed to stuii aiate him and tame, that had rallied so many to his standard, had taken its flight. Fourth round Williams again tripped trip-ped over to the enemy's corner, and drives for Morrison's face and ueck. Morrison strikes out blindly and lands on Williams' lower lip and for the first time blood makes its appearance on the champion's mouth. The crowd cheered, but it was lost. Their favorite was swaying like a reed beneath Williams' riht and left. lie simply plays hand ball vith him. The gong ssunds. Morrison Mor-rison was now speechless. Fifth round William had an open field and landed when and where his fancy and judgment directed. A laid with his left. The firmament glittered, and then faded before the big boy from Wyoming. It was !) and out. Tha Loudly Lauded Lad From Wyoming Tails Before the Terrible Blows of Ohampioa Williams, AND C0E3 DOWN IS TEE rUTH. A Feaifu! Cavity Knocked in tin Ogilea Bports' Rjll-Neirly $20,000' Upon, the Result A shower of well-landed blows determined de-termined the question of territorial supremacy su-premacy between Williams and Morrison Morri-son last night in favor of tho former, Morrison going o :t in the lirst half of tho fifth round. Tho battle occuri "I in the new opera houso at Ogdcn and was witnessed by a gathering that filled the uigger heaven soon after the doors were open, then the balcony and finally the par.juetle and dress circle. Upon tay slajre were seated the more unth.isiasti'J devctecs of the ringside anil the reporters. Time tripped along rapidly w'ith light lyrics from tho orchestra, the betting in tho meantime progressing in a most spirited manner until it was estimated thftt, all told, no leu than S.'O.OuO would change hands on tho result. Morrison's pugilistic qualities hail been so loudly chanted that ha was at cuce taken hold of as favorite and S'ime of his most zealous backers w ere Injudicious enough to put tho odds at 0 to S.ono of the last bets that disappeared In the pool box being &UU0 to $500, Tom McDormitt conceding the odds to Colonel John Hussell, while tho father fit Jim Williams, who had followed his boy to tho battle-ground, walked modestly mod-estly up to the togs and placed t"i"0 on him. Lon lliukle's rotund form was also conspicuous iu the pit and George Hair had come prepareil to bat someliody to a standstill. This was thd condition of the speculative World as the evening wore on and Tom rainier having been summoned to the platform by President Peery of tho Ogden Athletic association, was introduced intro-duced as rcferoe. It was 0:40 when Morrison, led by his trainer and second Oorgo La Blanche filed into the iateful square and the boy from Wyoming who had all Ogdun worshiping at his fiekie ihriue pitched his tent in the northwest corner while Champion Williams, accompanied ac-companied by the statuesque Slade, Colonel Kelley and Charlie Hughes went into camp over in the southeast. south-east. Hastily sued up, Morrison Mor-rison looked spare from his hips down. His formidable shoulders that spread over space like the tips of an eagle were covered with blotches and it was ipiite evident that tho rubber had worked him hard. On tho other hand Williams ' was in superb form. His liber was as hard as adamant, his bull. Was well tanned and he looked in the pink of condition. It was during the preliminaries that Colonel Kelly ambled over to Harry Hynd's moorings moor-ings and shook $.)0U in the face of the adversary. It was promptly covered, and Williams lodged an objection to l'ainter as referee. Wyatt Karp of ban Franoico was agreed upon with Jim Donaldson and Bailey Voungson us time-keepers. Stripped, the combatants were plio-toi'raphed. plio-toi'raphed. A moment later casters Were shied and at 0.50 tho gong sounded and tho men faced each other. First round Hut little tuna was Wasted on the art of sparring. No grand stand nourishes were introduced nud Williams taking tho aggressive landed an opening salutation on Morrison's Mor-rison's olfactories that made blushing acknowledgement and a clinch following, follow-ing, the lighters wheeled iuto William's corner where Morrison tripped and went to his knees. There w;is a rush from Morrison, Williams slipping from the pocket and turning it was give and take, Williams getting in a terrilic left .hander that peeled the cuticle from his 'adversary's cheek bone and following I with a clever land on the eye. Take your time, take your time," pleaded La lilancho as his principal subsided pulling in his chair while Jim Fitzgeiald began to fan the atmosphere. atmos-phere. , , . , . Second round Williams had weighed his task and recoeliotted over into Morrison's Mor-rison's coiner where ho led and landed on his opponents joints. Morrison batted his eye, shook tho tail end of the ryulono from his auricular appendage and made a sweep that left uu atmospheric atmos-pheric tsail behind. He struck out and reached his man several times, but there was no snap or timber in his lesds. The bl.i :! was trickling under the bridge of his n .-te and to avoid the punishment that wis now becoming intense in-tense ho began t" clinch. Williams pounded him to U corner au l when the bra.en tone-, of the gong were sounded Morrison was breathing laboriously. labor-iously. , , Third uouud The end wss in view. Morrison's fata was sealed. Ho was at |