The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-28
WILLARD LARGER
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JOHNSON NEVER VET FACED A MAN OF THe PRoeoer,oNe
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Kansas Is Six Feet Six lnosN. ,,
 Height and Turns the Scales T, .2z Pounds When Trimmed for FishuAo


 weight championship from Jim Jef fries in 1910, Jack Johnson will de. fend his pugilistic title at Havana Cuba, next Sunday On that date Jess Willard. the most formidable among the white aspirants for the worlds premier ring honor, will meet the negro is what is scheduled as a 45-round bout for the Championship. ln his long career as d pugllist. John son has never faced an opponent of the huge physical proportions of Wil. lard. Because of this advantage in weight, height and reach, as well as tthe ten years difference in their ages, the followers of Willard hope to see his youth and endurance tri- umph over the superior boxing skill and ring experience of the champion It is this meeting between the mas ter pugilist and gigantic novice that lends interest and uncertainty to the battle. Willard, shorn of his physi- cal advantages, would be but mani. kin in the hands of the negro who has learned every trick of boxing known in expert ring strategy dur. ing his many years in the squared circle
 Although JOhnson's ring career an tldates the present century by a few months his prowess as fighter did not bring him into prominence in the heavNw eight division until ten years ago and then his standing did not give much promise of championship possi- bilities. At that time he began meet ing men of his own color such as sam McNey, Joe Jeannette, Black Bill, : - s!.e. r-.-,. ..1m ...s -.~cfs %1A},3i defeated in several instances decis- lively. His two winning battles with Joe Jeannette at Baltimore and Sam Langford at Chelsea Mass, in 1906 however, demonstrated that he would have to be more reckoned with by the best of the fighters. white or colored, with championship pretonsions in the heavyweight clasC
 At that time Jefiries had retired from the ring, having handed the title to Marvin Hart Tommy Burns by defeating the latter and also Jack OBrien, who claimed the champion ship. assumed the worlds title in 1907. Johnson meanwhile was plod ding along, incidentally knocking out Felix and Lang in Australia and ending the come back prOpensities of Bob Fitzsmmons in two rounds at Philadelphia and an eleven-round knockout of Jim Flynn at San Fran cisco the same year-1907. In De cember, 1908, Johnson had the better of Tommy Burns at Sydney, Austra- lia, when the police stopped the bout in the fourteenth round This placed the big Galveston negro right at the top of his class and while no one was willing to recognize him as the world title holder, Johnson went right on fighting successfully. finishing up with the knockout of the late Stan ley Ketchel in twelve rounds at Col ma, Cal. on October 16, 1909.
 It was then that the negro's pro, uOunced ability and recognized clev- erness stung Jeffries into action. The big Calfornian's self-enforced re- tirement ended abruptly and Jelfries re-entered the fistic arena to again de fend the title. This seemed to suit Johnson perfectly and the great match for the worlds championship was quickly arranged with the result that Johnson scored q decisive victory over Jeffries at Reno, July 1. 1910. Prom that time to the present John son has been the undisputed cham pion heavyweight of the world Dur ing the past five years he has been called upon only three times to de- fend the title
 His fight with Jim Flynn at Las Vegas. New Mexico, was stopped in the ninth round by the authorities, and Johnson was declared the winner In Paris, France, the bout between the champion and Battling Jim John son, was called a draw and last year he gained the referees decision over Frank Moran in a 20-round bout which also took place in the French capi- tai,
 Jess Willard who was born in Pot tawatomie county, Kansas, 2S years ago, is a giant in stature. standing fully feet inches, without shoes, and when in good condition for a bout, turns the scal' at 235 pounds Four years ago he ...s first seen in ring fight when he lost on a foul to Louis