The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-28
WILL RE NO FIGHT
 ON EASTER SUNDAY
SENTIMENT AGAINST STAGING PUGlLlSTlc EVENT ON THAT
 DATE IS SUCCESSFUL.
Many Objections Came From lnfuen- tiaI Men in Cuba and Still Others Came in Protests From America.

Havana, March 27.--Havana was engrossed today in discussion of the big fight to be staged here Monday, April ., when Jack Johnson will de- dend his title a sh aayyweight cham pion against Jess Willard. IL was reminiscent of the scenes in Reno five years ago before the battle in which Johnson lowered the colors Of Jim Jeffrias and thereby established his right to the heavyweight title.
 here were countless rumors and reports following a midnight confer ence of all those concerned in the fight. and then came the announce ment of the postpOnement of the bat tie to Monday, Sunday having been set as the date originally. The post ponement was due to the great pres sure brought to bear upon the gov ernment officials by many people who declared that to held the fight on April 1 would be to desecra;e Easter Sunday.
 There was a surprising sentiment in Cuba against the holding of the fight on Sunday despite the fact that the first day of the week is a general holiday on the island. Objection also was raised by influential persons in the United States. William E. Con 2ales, minister from the United States to Cuba and President Memo. cal of Cuba received some six hun. dred cable dispatches and telegrams protesting against the holding of the fight on Easter da'-
 President Menocal decided to iu- terfnre and requested the promoters of the fight to select another date. Both Willard and Johnson eagerly seconded the idea of postponing the battle The pugilists exhibited many letters from fight fans requesting a pOstpOnement from Sunday 10 week day. Some influential mer- chants opposed the change on the ground that it would upset their busi- ness but they were ovarruled.
 General Rafael Montalvo, acting minister of the interior, proclaimed April as a holiday after II a. m. for all gOvernmerN employees, many of whom had bought tickets for Sunday. Prominent banks, stores and plants are expected to follow suit in declar. ing a holiday.
 It is understood that the promoters books tonight showed sales and res ervations for the fight amounting to $55000, and that these are increasing steadily.
 The son of the late Gen. Thomas Palma, one-time president of Cuba, mas engaged two boxes and the brother of President Menocal and General Hernandez have taken the same number. Several women so- ciety leaders have engaged boxes at the ringside. Reservations have been made from New Orleans and Galveston and a dispatch was re- ceiyed stating that the first special party of 85 was sailing from New Or leans tonight.
 The pugilists had a stiff workout this afternoon in the presence of good sized crowds. The challenger rough ed his partners fiercely, He broke Walter MOnahan's nose: d bout with Hemphill was stopped lear the knockout point, and Jim Savage was exhausted by the rough work. Will lard will do no boxing tomorrow, his partners being too much cup up. He did an hours road work this morn ing.
 JOhnson's work was not so serious, but he said that tomorrow he would put in his hardest public training be- fore the fight. He declared that he would show a big crowd his real form for the first time