Iron County Record | 1915-04-09 | Page 2 | Willard Beats Johnson |

Type	issue
Date	1915-04-09
Paper	Iron County Record
Language	eng
City	Cedar City
County	Iron
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Publisher	Digitized by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
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Article Title	Willard Beats Johnson
Type	article
Date	1915-04-09
Paper	Iron County Record
Language	eng
City	Cedar City
County	Iron
Page	2
OCR Text	Show H WILLARD BEATS JOHN80N. Former Kansas Cowboy Now World's Champion Heavyweight Fighter. Havana, Cuba. Joss Willard, for- HH mcr Kansas cowboy, 1b now world's MVaVB champion heavyweight, having knock- I cd out Jack Johnson, tho negro titlo H holder, In tho twonty-slxth round. I Johnson had all tho best of tho fight Vl until tho twenty-first round, when ho began to tiro. Tho attendanco was about 18,000, J WlUnrd is tho seventh champion slnco tho titlo was held by John L. J Sullivan, who lost tho titlo to James l&fAfH J- Corbott In 1392. Willard wolghod HHH 238 pounds and Johnson 225.
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