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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1915
Page
7
The challenger bears up under punishment as the Kansas champion mills steady blows and finally knocks out the opponent in the twenty first round. Both fighters maintain good humor throughout the contest.
Havana April 5 Jess Willard defeated Jack Johnson to claim the world heavyweight championship with a knockout in the 26th round. Johnson showed early dominance but faded, while Willard spoke of patience and wearing Johnson down before a decisive finish.
Facts describe a boxing match between Jack Johnson the world champion from Galveston and Jesse Willard from Pottawattamie. Weights listed 240 and 230 pounds. The bout set for Mariano Havana suburb is at noon with forty five rounds. Referee Mack Welsh. Jack Johnson to earn 32000 with Willard receiving half of the remaining profits after expenses.
The report details a boxing match between Johnson and Willard with weigh ins and ring actions. Johnson lands early blows and dominates with lefts to the body while Willard shows nerves and attempts counterattacks. The fight proceeds through six rounds with continuous exchanges and injuries.
The report details rounds of a brutal bout where Willard and Johnson exchange brutal body and head blows. Johnson mounts late rallies while Willard presses the pace, with repeated bleeding, clenching, and crowd reactions shaping a grueling, high-stakes match.
The world's heavyweight championship fight between Jack Johnson and Jess Willard opened at Oriental Park in Havana. Officials set ringside prices up to 25 dollars and general admission down to 2 dollars as Cuban troops and journalists gathered amid moving picture crews and a growing crowd of about 15 000 spectators.
In Cedar Falls a 12 year old girl Alia Madsen was found dead at her school after entering early to close a window. Teachers reported the girl hanged by a cord or rope and the body was discovered within minutes. Her parents, Ole and Mrs Madsen, are noted farmers in the area.
The newspaper was not delivered by 6 o'clock due to carrier error or other cause. Readers should call 3280. a copy will be sent. After 6 30 call 2080 for assistance.
Washington notes Germany will pay damages for the destruction of the American sailing ship William Frye by the auxiliary cruiser Prinz. The U S note stresses treaty rights and legal aspects, urging reparations while avoiding inflammatory language.
Berlin reports the British battleship Lord Nelson stranded in the Dardanelles has been destroyed by shore fire from Turkish forces. The loss, first indicated in dispatches, notes the 460 foot vessel of 16500 tons with 865 crew, armed with 4 sixteen inch guns, ten 12 pounders and thirteen 3 inch guns.
Paris reports Capt Merail of the French cavalry killed his wife who pursued the army to Compiegne in defiance of orders. He was deemed a mental and physical wreck afterward and later turned over to police by hospital authorities.
Reports from New York and Philadelphia detail a deadly weekend storm along the Atlantic coast. The Prins Maurits with 49 aboard is believed lost off Cape Hatteras while the Algonquin and City of Macon aided vessels failed to locate survivors. Ten seamen perished near the Delaware Capes as two barges sank. The Rob Ray crew were saved after the Saturday gale near Cape Henry.
Canary Islanders express fury at the German submarine sinking of the Falaba and Aguila cargo ships carrying flour and provisions to famine stricken Las Palmas. Spanish cruiser Catalina and gunboat Laya deployed to Las Palmas to prevent further incidents like the earlier escape of the Hamburg American steamer Macedonia.
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