Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-12-13
Big JOB is UP TO WILLARD
Famous White Hope Must Save the
Day from Jack Johnson.
BOTH ARE PHYSICALLY EQUAL
when Two Boxing Giants Meet Il
Will he ON Nearer Fair BASIS
Than Any of the Fights
since Reno.

NEW YORK, Dec. 12-The heavy
weight class will indeea be IN a sad state
II Jess Willard falls 20 humble Jack
johnson when they meet in the spring
willard Is the last OF the white hopes.
II no il eliminated there viii be nothing
10 do but cit back and wait until some
hitherto unknown boxer appears and has
had time 20 gain the necessary expert
ence BY that time johnson may DO
forced out by old age and so escape meet
ing his finish In tho ring.
However. IL willard Is the last he also
appears the best OF the lot. Beginning
with Carl Marris. the original hope"
none Of those who followed him has
looked 80 promising as the big Kansan.
In fact. Willard is the first OF the whites
to be given even an outside chance OF
avenging Reno.
Taking them In order of appearance.
there was Morris, big and game but with
nothing else TO recommend him. He
owed his vogue to the fact that he was
giant. II was thought that only man
Of unusual sire would have chance with
johnson. One glance at his unathietic
build should have been enough TO CON
vince any one that he would never do
but It took some time and many beatings
before his followers lost faith.
ABOUT the time that Morris held sway
Jim Stewart, tho Brooklyn heavyweight
was quite prominent. Stewart had sis,
enough and was rather clever. but he has
a glass jaw. Weak eyesight also con.
tributed to his downfall.
PaiEeF HeadworIr Poor.
Next came Al Palzer, another Tiant
He had great strength and ferocity. blu
no headwork. Palzer might have Ron,
Tar on his aggressiveness ana gamenes,
had he taken better care OF his condition
Careless living and lack OF training nm
an early end to his career A = mon.
Luther MeCarty was the next 20 juml
TO the 'front.'. Mccarty had no partlcula
Weakness and no good quality that stoo,
OUT 40 averaged fairly well. but. on th
Nhoie' was merely a eommoupiacs mar
FORMER He owed his position at the hes,
OF the troop entirely to the fact that Inn
others were 80 poor.
Arthur Pelky, who was the cau.. !,
heCartys nntincly end, never did 80
ure. The unfortunate accident that cause
McCarty's death brought Pelky eonsid
cradle notoriety OF which he was NJ
slow 10 take advantage. but he news
gave the least Sign OF any ahn,tv /,
the fighting line. 5
ounboat Smith was the Eighties, Of =
the hopes now blighted. when An M
best form Smith was a spectaculs
J tighter. With his arching swings An
Vigorous attack he waded through a Ion
array OF third-raters whose lack OF a,
Tense perlaitted Gunboat TO land n
crude wallops. But smith found h
! level a. soon as he encountered a box,
who knew lab from an uppercut. IA
! prospective opponent for johnson he ~,
; never taken seriously.
: JOhnsoa selected Moran.
Frank Moran. who proved a mark I,
: the black champion last summer. new
led tho procession at any stage. I
Z was Johnsons own selection ana ",
forced down the sporting public's thros
This leaves Willard a. the only prom
uent white to account for. So far "a h
past performances 50. willard can poi
&c nethins tssf has distinguished hlI
Z But willard Is the biggest OF the /
Z End the harc.st hitter. So far as
+ known he never has been hurt
The ability 70 gfve and take are d
n main factors In a finish Fight such
q the promoters have In view. In DO
branches Willard appears to be exec