The Day in Sports; Countdown to 2000 / A day-by-day recap of some of the most important sports momen...
The Day in Sports; Countdown to 2000 / A day-by-day recap of some of the most important sports moments of the 20th Century: APRIL 5, 1915; After Loss to Cowboy, a Roundup for Johnson: Home Edition
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Los Angeles, Calif: Los Angeles Times Communications LLC
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In a boxing ring built on a Cuban race track near Havana, a 6-foot-6 Kansas Cowboy named Jess Willard knocked out America's first world-famous black athlete, Jack Johnson, to win the world heavyweight championship. The fight had to be held in Cuba because Johnson was a champion on the lam. He'd been sentenced to prison in 1913 on trumped-up charges...
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The Day in Sports; Countdown to 2000 / A day-by-day recap of some of the most important sports moments of the 20th Century: APRIL 5, 1915; After Loss to Cowboy, a Roundup for Johnson: Home Edition
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0458-3035
