The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-03
CHAMP WILLARD
PHILOSOPHERS
Wonders How Many Of His Myriad
Oklahoma Friends Welcome Him or
His Title Disrusst- that 500 Fine
BI IIETI\

Former County Attorney Hooker
who presided ut the trial ut which
Jes- Willard was fined Tor breach
OF the autiprizc fighting law here
diruted communication to Cover
nor X t. William, which Is antlclpat
ed as asking lruicury of the governor
iu the rusc The letter vus ro have
been presented Tor the governors ur-
tiun this Afternoon
How does II feel Ia be champion, ,
Why No different than II feels to be
Just an ordinary pug said Jess WI
lard heavyweight champion Of the
world, IN answer 10 query today "No
III. only difference Is that when you
nre just q common puEiIst people
surcr ul lou. but when yUI Hex II
really good fighter they ARE glad enough
to grab your hand "Suy he said.
breaking uff the subject for Il moment,
."l want You tu meet my brother. j A.
Willard ~ Fort tuhb, Ok He Is Hn
example Of the common Oklahoma uud
Kansas farmer that used 10 be- The
brother the second oldest uf the VII.
lard family, fully six feet tall, looked
up proudly ut his baby" brother. and
looked up Is right The giant cham
pion IN street clothes towers far above
the average tall man, aud IN fighting
clothes Is said to be- much longer In
appearance
why, you don't think | ever was lit
tie, do YOU" the champ ueXt asked
l"Well, / have proof here that will
show that | WIS a little an myself
one time He reached into II travel
ing bug and brought forth a miniature
shoe one of the common baby types oi
footwear. aud exhibited II AS his own
| II was marked number Infants size
and as compared to the gigantic foot
Of the champion * but large enough foI
one NJ his toes
| But to return to the question you
asked" the champion said so you
think champion should feel different
from the ordinary man That Is not
| true In my case. feel about the same
II It were not for the fact that ! un
being looked at all the time, that
suddenly have hundreds Of friends
| didn't know before and that can
hardly get wink uf sleep for the ring
ing OF the telephone aud the knock Oi
callers on my door, II wouldn't be
much different But | will admit that
being n champion Is quite a job after
all"
What have you 10 say about th'
nghtT Willard WAS asked Well,
he answered, Il haven't much 10 say
about that II was good fight, HnC
you know how Il came out guess
everything has been said about tha
scrap that could he said"
In regard 10 the much talked Of bal
jumping that II has been said Willard
was guilty OF here, he said, Honest
II what many people said about ms
were true, | would be the bigges
crook in the world never jumped
bond I'm my life. was fined bu
was not under bond why people ever
say that my name isn't willard.
ut sure IL good to get hack 10 OK
lahoma City, he said THE town hn
changed lot since | was here last
but at that II IL much the same ole
town" willard and several ~ M,
members Of his company visited Ia,
stockyHrds this morning From sil
O'Clock this morning and until the op
orator was ordered not to ring the room
the telephone in the fighters room
kept up continual ringing Honest
said willard, ~ have more friend
than you would think man woulr
have who left this town hut mer
pug" wonder II they would all IN
10 glad to see me II | had got lickc,
at Havansr'