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Show SOLDIER DEFEATED , NEWARK, N J., July 2. Johnny Wilson, mlddleweishi boxins champ ' Ion. defeated Soldier Bartfield of j New York on points in a hard-fought bout of twelve rounds here tonight Wilson excelled In eisht round. I Bartfield had the better of the second, sec-ond, seventh and twelfth rounds ! while the third w as even Both men received hard body pun ihnient Wilson used his left effectively ef-fectively lo Bartfteld's stomach, but the soldier took his punishment camely Bartfield excelled in the in flchtinK but the champion shook him Off and scored lefts to the head and stomach Bartfield was fighting hard at the final bell Wilson weighed In at 157 3-4 pounds and Bartfield at 149 1 2 The start of the bout was delayed until neart midnight by the reported re-ported attempt ol the management to reduce Wilson's guarantee from $7, 'son to $5,000. An amicable Adjustment Adjust-ment was made before ihe men en- j tered the ring |