New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-01
HARD WORK NOW
OVER FOR BIG
BATTLE IN CUBA
Jess Willard Says He |,
Confident of WINNING
Heavyweight Title.
HOPES FOR STAND.Up
FIGHT FROM START
Jack Johnson Follows Up a Five.
Mile Run in the Morning by
Wrestling with a Bull.

Havana, Cuba, March 3i.-At thee
clusion Of the training routine in ..
camp Of Jess Willard to-day. n, 4,
white man, no is to fight Jack Jol,
son for the heavyweight ehampion,,'.
Of the world here next Monday. bels
conference with his handlers corc..
ing the plan and details o. the hate.
Just what the campaign will be Vas ~,
made public. wv
Each day Willard is decreasing l..
+ WORK for the bout. On Sunday he vii
do little or nothing. except give ,rl
! nc exhibition in his gymnasium n.
Monday morning he expects 10 -,
early and take a long walk In orde, ;,
Timber I'D. Then ne viii rest until 1.
| departs for the Mariana race,r,es
where the fight is to take place y.
purposes TO leave for the ring an hon,
and half before the fight is 10 stsr,
Willard says he is confident tia. \,
/ will win, but declares that he canro.
tell whether the fight will be long q,
i a short orc. If Johnson stands m ana
exchanges blow for blow. Willard cav,
/ he will defeat the champion in ouic.
time, believing that no man can stand
Up under his punches.
/ II Johnson covers up. cl.nches s,s
/ blocks, the white man says the BATH
/ will be q long drawn out one. but H.,
eventually he will be the winner.
Willard says that he can use an,
right on Johnson, something ne h,
been unable 10 do in his training bos,,
I with his sparring partners for fear ..
( hurting them seriously.
: Willard will begin his final "dryir,
OUT on Saturday night He expects y
enter the ring weighing about 20
pounds. He will not select his SOC.
onds until an hour before the bat,l,
out Il is believed these will Be his
present trainers and his manager.
Tom Jones says Willard is the bes,
/ pugilist and the most easily managed
he ever handled. He has trained 10
eight weeks without injury 70 himself
or seriously hurting his sparring part.
ners. Willard, according 10 Jones. B,
always willing and cheerful.
The men IN Wizards camp hsy,
made q pool Of $500 70 bet on him.
Willard aid six miles Of road work tn,
morning. and IN the afternoon. before
big crowd Of spectators, worked a:
his training machines, Trestled and
boxed fourteen rounds.
Johnson Wrestles Bull.
Johnson was out for a ive-mi.e run
on the road early in the morning
Later he pushed a steam roller ana
wrestled g bull. When cautioned
against over-exerting himself johnson
said he must celebrate his thirty-eigh;a
birthday, which occurred to-day T.
the afternoon the negro did only ligs,
work, throwing the medicine ball ar!
boxing six rounds with his sparr,
partners.
Johnson declared to-day tina: il w,
likely he would win inside OF twenty
rounds. He praised Willard. bat SAD
that ring experience must tell L,
added that all champions are defes,e.
if they stick to the game long enough,
but insisted that he was now as goci
as ever, and consequently could no, Sc,
defeat facing him IN this his final
battle
Johnson will close his training with
a six-round bout with Sam MeVey O.
Saturday and an exhibition on SUNDAY.
On sunday morning he will cease tax
ing liquids and begin TO "dry-out." He
expects TO enter the ring at 226 pounds
A meeting was held tonight TO Sc
lect an alternate referee, but no de-
cision was reached. Another meeting
: will be held tomorrow for this pyf'
pose.
Double Force OF Police.
Arrangements have been completed
for affordlng police protection tor it'
crowds during the bout. The race
track and the streets Of Havana LEAD
ing 20 stations of the electric line %
the track will be policed by dod''
force.
The Mayor OF Mariana, where ~
ring is situated, made arrangement
with Colonel Hevia, Secretary Of US
Interior, for guarding all parts OF ~
track and ring with police, n sddltei
to which regular troops VIII De hels q
reserve nearby.
The trolley company is arranging
fast service from the centre OF %.
yena 20 the track. using extra cars o.
this line and on the lines from nesp'
towns as the demand warrants
Sentiment in favor OF Willard sse.'
20 be increasing rapidly and IS sre ,5I
ing the odds. Plenty of money IS 81"
being offered on Johnson, but al sh0 i
or odds. Quotations now are genefsh,
less than ; TO .. Willard hackers u !.
holding Off in the hope OF getting w
3 former price of 3 20 I.
Reports arc being heard WIN ~
creasing frequency that Jonnso1
having difficulty in putting on the na'i
edge The drying out process IS ~
70 be extremely difficult for mn, on
count of his age, and No nnds y CO.
slant struggle TO deny himself "'''''
Johnson Heavier than Ever.
Il is nov evident that johnson W. ",
/ 60 into the ring heavier than 10 -;
previous tight. probably AZ go o' :,
pounds. Otherwise he appears 70
/ i'm fine condition. Nevertheless aO'.
. IS expressed quite generally NAV A..
can 20 more thar half Of the iorl'"
/ rounds. h.,.
His best chance appears TO De y 80 80
down Willard during the nrsi -.
rounds. Willard is likely TO stNnf,
a slow, holding eight during me '''
stages.