Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-08

Police Unable to Hold Mob
Back When White Cham
pion Lands Ships Fly Flags
and Destroyers Sound Sirens


Key West. Fin. April jess VIII
lard. the new heavyweight champion
pngiilst Of tho world, arrived here
late today from liayaun, where on
Monday he won the title from Jack
Johnson. a crowd OF several thousand
who gathered on tho pier 10 greet
the new champion. became go dem
anatfntlyc that they broke down
fences and parted ropes in their eng
crnoss TO Ret near the Kansas giant
The police had great difficulty la pre-
serving order.
When the steamship Governor
Cobb. bringing willard and his party,
steamed into the harbor after a rough
trip from the Cuban capital, all the
shipping flew flags Of welcome and
the crews lined the rails ana yelled
cheering words al the white cham
piou. Several government torpedo
boat dostroycrs opened their Sirens
la welcome. Willard stood on the up
per deck ana repeatedly lifted his
broad brimmcd black surnbrero IN
answer.
A. the ship warped into her dock
the crowd Of excited men, women
ana children on the pier rrnncd neckA
for "A glimpse of Willard. few mos
ing down the RanRplank The crowd,
held back until now by the police,
broke fence and ropes ana raced IN
the direction OF the champion. Soon
willard was surrounded hy Il throng
Of checring iunpine, Resticulalmg
y, rsons and he WIS half carried 10
another end Of the pier where com
mittec from the board of trade
bundled him into cufriagc for the
parade W to the town. hand head
ed the procession to Wizards hotel
ana he was given M enthusiastic
greeting ~ the way.
Later when willard WIS shown
telegram Offering 100000 aE a purse
for a fight with Frank Moran he
said
"pshaw' ! don't know anything
shout my future plans See Tom
Jones. Indicating his manager,
Jones, after reading The telegram, said
emphatically that Willard would not
iipht Tor nine months or u Year.
Willard. snid Jones, "has been
training for a year and half aud
has earned rest tte is going to tour
the country, picking up the money
that in due him. fai sou know Will
lard has not made any big money ont
of this fight
after Jess has completed his tour
and has "a rest, ne viii be- ready 10
defend the title against any heavy
weight the public mas think wnrihY
iio will never tight another negro
and will not meet any Joke lighters
ANY time however that real white
contender appears who gives indica-
tons Of real ability aud popular
support, Jess will be- found ready 10
meet him for the title Ia ans part Of
the world"
Members Of the party told OF the
farewell meeting between johnson
and willard Ia Havana Just before
the latter sailed for this country
They said aH the steamship bearing
Willard left the Havana dock, John
son turned to a friend and said
Il wish ! were going back 10 the
states, Il certainly Is hard Ia he eN-
lied this way"
Then johnson shouldered his way
through The crowd ana disappeared
Tonight Willards backers received |
and answered many tocgrnms re-
gardlne offers nf exhibitions while
lhe champion ~ en- route to the north,
After a hurried conference, Il wac am
nnunoed that Willard aud his party
VIII travel direct from here 10 Baltl- I
moro where the first exhibition hy {
the new champion viii be- given on .
frlday night ON Saturday willard /
and his party win arrive IN New t
York. where hlp welcome ana re-
rcption II said to have been planned 4