The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-04-02
W|LLARD'S
PLAN Of At
TACK SECRET
SAYS If NEGRO WILL STAND UP
AND SWAP PUNCHES HE (WlL-
LARD) WILL WIN IN A BRIEF
BATTLE.


weight championship of the world
next Monday, there was confer
ence between the fighter and his han
dlers concerning the plan of battle.
Just what the campaign of the white
man will be against the big negro
was not made public.
Each day Willard is decreasing his
training routine for the encounter
Sunday he will do little or nothing
except give a public exhibition in
his gymnasium. Monday morning he
expects to rise early and take a
long walk in order to timber up.
Then he will rest until he departs for
the Marianao race track where, the
fight is to take place. He purposes
leaving for the ring an hour and a
half before the fight is to start.
Willard says he is confident he
will win but declares he cannot tell
whether the fight will be a long one.
If Johnson stands up and exchanges
blow for blow, Willard declares he
will defeat the champion in quick
time, believing that no man can
stand up under his punches.
If Johnson covers up, clinches and
blocks, the white man says the fight
will be a long drawn out one, but
eventually he will be the winner
Willard says he will use his right
on Johnson, something he has been
unable to do in training bouts with
his sparring partners, for fear of
hurting them seriously.
Willard will begin his final drying
ont Saturday night. He expects to
enter the ring weighing about 240
pounds. He will not select his sec.
onds until an hour before the battle,
but it is believed these will be his
present trainers and his manager.
Negro Celebrates Birthday.
| Manager Jones said Willard is the
best pugilist and the most easily
managed he ever handled He has
trained for eight weeks without in
| jury to himself or seriously injuring
his sparring partners. Willard, ac.
cording to Jones. is always willing
and cheerful. The men in Wilard's
camp have made pool of $500 to
bet on him. Today Willard did six
miles of road work in the morning
and in the afternoon before a big
crowd of spectators worked at his
training machines, wrestled and box
ed fourteen rounds with his sparring
partners.
Johnson was out for 5-mile run
on the road early in the morning
Later he pushed a steam roller and
wrestled When cautioned against
overeXerting himself Johnson said
he must celebrate his thirty eighth
birthday which occurred today In
the afternoon the negro did only light
work, throwing the medicine ball anC
boxing six rounds with his sparrine
partners.
Johnson declared today that it was
likely he would win inside of twenty
rounds. He praised Willard, but said
that ring experience must tell. He
added that all champions are defeated
If they stick to the game long enough
but declared that he was now as
good as ever and consequently could
not see defeat facing him in this
his final battle
Johnson will close his training
with Ground bout with Sam Nc
Vey Saturday and an exhibition Sun
day. On Sunday morning he will
cease taking liquids and begin to
dry out" He expects to enter the
ring at 225 pounds.
Protection by Police.
A meeting was held tonight to
select an alternate referee, but nc
decision was reached Another meet
ing will be held tomorrow for this
purpose.
Arrangements have been completed
for affording police protection for the
crowds during the fight The race
track and Havana streets leading tc
stations of the electric line to the
track will be policed by a double
force. The mayor OF Marianao
where the ring is situated, made
arrangements with Colonel Heyia
secretary of the interior, for guarding
all parts of the tuck and ring will
police, in addition to which regu
lar troops will be held in reserve
nearby.
The trolley company is arranging {
fast service from the center of Ha-
vana to the ring, using extra car.
on this line and lines from nearby
towns as the demand warrants.