Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-10
WILLARD STARTS TRAINING.
SParring Partners Aim to Put Speed
 Into the White Hope.

Jess Willard, the challenger for the worlds heavyweight title, is now firmly intrenched in his training quarters at KnobIauch ranch nine miles down the Rio Cirande valley from Fl Paso. The big fellow has started training in earnest He takes his daily run of eighteen miles. Starting out from his quarters he runs to Fl Paso and return. While he is not quite fully acclimated as yet the high alti- tude has not affected him much, as he goes about his work without being the least bit distressed. His work thus far has been confined mostly to road work to take off the extra fifteen pounds and improve his wind and burden his muscles.
 E,ugent Corri, official referee of the National Sporting club of Lon don, is Johnson's choice for referee and he is also agreeable to Willard. 4 cable despatch has been sent to Corri asking him to acCeppt and it is thought that he will consent.
 Sparring has not been taken up, but iu the course of a few days, here, this will be the main feature of his training. The big fellow in what little he has shown in boxing is very slow and it takes him a, long while to fully hit his stride. This is the one thing that his trainers 
 tempt to put speed in the big fellow for his only chance to win is to be as quick as Johnson,
 The building which will house Will lard and his sparring partners is well situated. The house is within sixty feet of the county road, with the shed directly in the rear of it. the latter within twenty feet of the In terurban car line. The street car company has put in a station, which -~,1s, T,,, T station. This station is within thirty feet of the shed where Willard will hold his daily workouts.
 Tom Jones, WilIard's manager. has spent a great deal Of time in fixing up the camp, putting in furniture. rear of the house and doing many ether things. An electric piano has been installed in the parlor and alongside of it is a Nictrola, so that the camp can keep up it's good spirits. The house is made of adobe and con- tains nine rooms. Willard and Jones will have their own rooms, while the sparring partners will double up in the other rooms
 The camp is taking no chances on water and foodstuffs and cooking, Willard has brought a dozen or more gallons of distilled water and will dring nothing else while in training. Ed. Walker, a first class chef, has been installed as chief chef for the camp.
 There is a bare possibility of the fight not coming off on schedule time Jack Johnson who is wanted in the United States with an indict-
 nent hanging over his head, has been unable to find a landing point in Mexico. Carranza has stated that if Johnson lands on any territory controlled by him he will turn him over to the United States authorities Gen Villa has been so far unsuc- cessfuI in his attempts to take Tam pico or Yer Cruz. These are prob ably the most convenient points for the negro champion to land at. The last heard of Johnson was that he was very close to the Mexican coast, but would not land until evedv- thing was safe for him for a quick trip to Juarez.
 Applications for seats, accompan- jed by the dough- have been com ing in g steady stream. The off cials oft the Chino Copper company and employees have 260 ringside seats, with an option on ten boxes. Other Arizona and New Mexico cop per companies have telegraphed for seats.