Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-05-17
EXPECTS TO BE
CHAMPION FIVE
YEARS and QUIT
Not Like the Proverhial Pugilist
Who Would 'Raiher Fight
Than Eat"

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NEW YORK. n. Y..-Jess Willard.
the new plutocrat OF the heavy
weights. expects to be worlds cham
pion for five vears-and then retire
undefeated. The Kansas supef-man
relieves he knows best his own limi-
iations, and he confides that he will
hot dabble with the ring game II he
survives as champion for five years.
Then he will be ready for pugilistic
oblivion, after having reaped the full
reward Of retrieving the heavyweight
championship for the white race.
Though undispated champion. Will
lard lacks the fighting instinct. He
is not like the proverbial pugilist who
would rather fight than eat" Jess
admits this. Eut as titleholdef he de-
sires To elevate himself as the most
popular fighter to hold champion.
ship, and for that reason alone VII
lards wants to fight often. SO as TO
tndear himself to the boxing fratet
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1t has been said by Wizards many.
sponsors that the newly crowned
king of tile heavyweight element will
not participate In ring battle for at
least year But already the cap
tious fight public Is. hankering to see
Willard in action as champion. and
he must accede TO public demand or
suffer his popularity to Mane Once
unpopular, Willard realizes it win be
a Herculean task to reestahlish him
self in the good graees OF the, people.
The boxing contingent are perfectly
willing that Willard should earn a 1T
tie easy money-for about five or six
months. But after that Jess must
fight the most logical contendcrs.
And 1t would be we'll for Jess TO
hearken to the call Of the ring after
a few months OF passiyeness. At pre-
sent there Is no white heavyweight
that can cope with Willard. The
.dusky heavies are not given consid-
GRAFTON. as the new champion Is un-
swayed in his resolve not to give q
negro. a chance at his title. Willard
within, q half year should take on as
many aspiring paieface heavy
weights as are willing to sacrifice
themselves at the altar OF public de-
mand. for he would have no Difficult.
ty In aexterminating the crop Of mis-,
guided youths as last as they come
at him. snS1A a.. :, i. 5,
But IL Willard eeauiesces In the re-
quest Of his gpanagers and does not
fight until IalSNeaF or more. he may
regret it for then the budding heavy.
weights will have added experience Of
a year and might be able,,to put up
q front that thesristy Willard WOULD
have troublesin heating down.
So it behooyes Willard to curtail
his theatrical, bookings about mld-sum.
mer and start framing for a siege In
defense OF lhis coveted title
The Willard syndicate has made II
known that before Jess next partakes
In ring battle with his champion
ship at stake his palm VIII have to
be crossed with $75.0g0 as the guaran-
teed sum for his services II they In.
tend to adhere to this plan 1t will
probably be two years before Willard
will be called upon to defend HIS title
But we believe Inat when the stage
demand for Wizards Thespian SER
vices peters out those IN control oil
big Jess will compromise for much
decreased amount
Meanwhile Willard Is gathering In
his just rewards, more power to him.
But he should not overlook. the sup
porting public when It gets ready to
ask him to become active and show
his. real worth as champion.
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