South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-28
WILLARD s PUNCH
IS LIABLE To PUT
CHAMP TO SLEEP
less Carries Blow That is Sure
} to Cause Trouble If 1t Lands.
Never Uses 1t in Training for
Fear Of Result.

together $40 Juarez in the near future
; and they may not fight at Havana,
Dut tEe fact remains that in case they
do. Johnson viii do we'll To- guard
! well when willard leads his right.
. Willard Us 10 years younger and is
seneraIy accredited with being able
l. deliver more powerful blow than
3DhnsOn. Also. jess weighs 20
unds more than the black, but
ether this viii be an advantage or
ydetriment remains 20 be seen.
Then, again, Willard towers some
hing like 5 "a inches above John
ON, who is no iilliputian, and the
white boy has the enormous reach Of
SO l-2 inches, as compared 10 John
sons 76 inches.
Willard Never Knocked Out.
Delvlng still farther into the
dope" Willard has never been knock
ked out. or even knocked down during
a ring encounter, while Johnson has
sensed a Knockout. And anyone who
has ever caved in under a sleep-in-
ducing wallop will tell that they never
overcome the apprehension of suffer
ing another knockout.
While the class Of opposition Will
lard has confronted during his few
years in the ring has been only medi-
ocfe, it is nevertheless a noteworthy
fact that he has knocked out q Of
his last 3S opponents. Johnson on
81 I
adversaries in his 10 years in the box
ing game
II is also a fact that willard does
not know his own strength He has
killed one man with a punch, Bull"
Young being the unfortunate victim
of Wizards death-dealing right up
percut the blow with which Jess
hopes to beat Johnson.
Willard has every natural advan-
kage. but is sadly lacking in three es-
neutrality-suspicious., generalship and
skill And these are the factors that
may cost him the fght.
The attentuated Willard, before
leaving for the battle ground, mapped
out his plan OF campaign 10 the Wri-
ter. said Jess:
You can rest assured that / am
not going TO fight Johnson the way
the other white lads have been ac-
custOmed TO tackling him. jim Flynn,
Frank Moran. and even the late
Stanley ketchel, made the mistake of
rushing the cOlOred fellow early in
the fight. Jack is a master boxer and
permitted his foes to wear themselves
out. and then they would be easy
picking for him.
II intend To make Johnson come
20 me at the beginning of the battle.
Z VIII wear him down with solid left
jabs that will put him into a position
for me to score easily with my right
uppercut. i do not think he will last
more than 25 rounds.
II have fought Johnson before, but
only in exhibition bouts. He tried
hard to knock me out, but failed ut
terly If he couldn't put me away,
, OF even knock me down when I was
? only a mere novice, it is quite un-
likely that he is capable of turning
the trick now, 50 many years after.
Saves Blow for Johnson.
1T is with regret that must recall
the Young incident i am sorry III
happened, but ! can assure YOU that
I did not deal him my hardest blow.
But / cannot afford TO let my hitting
powers interfere with my chance of
winning my title Z Will hit Johnson
as hard as 1 possibly can. regardless
OF the consequence
Willard says he will depend chiefly
on his terrific right uppeTcut TO bring
Johnson down. Jess has a faculty of
stepping quickly inside of a left jab
and lifting his right TO the head or
body. IL was this blow, which tray
eied less than two feet, that settled
Young. Jess seldom used the blow in
: training bouts. for fear of hurting his
,~sparring partners.
The hackers Of Willard point 10
the fact that Johnson has never met
q man the size of Jess. and they say
that the sight of such a fellow in
front Of him Will intimidate Johnson.
Wizards gameness has never been
thoroughly tested but it viii surely
be given q severe trial next Saturday
afternoon.
In short. Wizards chance for vic
: tory lies i'm his stamina and his man
= killing punch Johnson viii be there
with all his wanted Cleverness and
his smashing right upperCut. and il
will be a battle worth seeing If all is
on the "up-and-dOWn.'