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Show WILLS VICTOR IN TOOGH FIGHT 'opponent 'Scared to Death' at First But Rallies Toward Close. NEW YORK. Scjft. 30 Another wooden soldier was sent to the rear rank Friday by Harry Wills, the "Black Panther" from New Orleans, who is keeping in trim for his bout with Jack Demnsey, world's hekvy-welght hekvy-welght champion, some time next year The Victim was Clem Johnson, i'0-1 hounds of jet black avordupols. who claimed the conitnent of South America Amer-ica as his domicile LOU D DIS IPPROl I v The battle ended one minute and i"? seconds after the thirteenth round opened when the invader wis unable to continue and the referee stopped the bout. Johnson caused Wills to e.er himself more than he has in anv Ol l)ls recent fights. The South American Amer-ican seemed Impervious to punishment punish-ment in the earl.- rounds and If he had had th, podrage when ho entered the ring that he showed about the sixth round It might have been a different dif-ferent story. The erowd that filled the garden booed all the way. disapproving disapprov-ing wills' awkward manner of driving driv-ing his blow- .1- if iie were swinging a Sledge JohhSon was greatly weakened weak-ened by ihese crushing, full-arm slam? that Wills delivered to the hack of his head. JOHNSON 1 REMBLIN'G Tin South Ann 1 Ican appean d 1 -mi -Pletely COwed when he stripped for iietlon. He rushed In and landed the first blow, but in a moment he was backing away, bis forehead wrinkled in un apparent fremv of fear. his upper Hp curling, disclosing a pearly row of teeth. II,. threw both arm's around Will in desperation. Wills' resentment cost him the favor ior tne crowd and pre-longed the fight. (When Johnson clinched, Wills kep; .pounding, and warned several times, I declined to stop hitting in the breakaway, break-away, As the battlo progressed Wills seemed angry that Johnson should last so long, and the winner bored in frequently fre-quently with lowered head, hiring out ti rrlflc blows. WILLS SHOWS u 1 Ki SS Johnson's assimilation of punishment punish-ment was almost unbelievable. W hen be found he could tay on bis feet he tried to take the lead, but Wills prevented pre-vented him. At that Johnson sent home a balf-doxen stinging blows, virtually vir-tually all with his right but he could not follow them up. Wills appearedl greatly weakened toward the close, but Johnson was weaker, and stoic though he was. h'- finally had to turn' his back, grasp the ropes and allow ! the referee to stop tho assault. |