The Washington times., 1915-04-06

worlds heavyweight title WILL re-
main in the possession Of the White
race as long as Jess Willard is cham
MON was announced today by the
Kansas cowboy himself.
II am opposed to having white
boxers meet colored men, no matter
how good the later are" said Will
lard. Before entering, the ring at
Marianao, I declared that If l won,
would draw the color line. repeat
that now, with even greater en-
! phasis. So long as am champion,
shall never enter the ring with a
colored man. AS soon as l have
rested, I shall consider all chal-
lenges, but they must come from
white men," go.
Though Willard seems willing 10
enter the ring again within few
months, it is not expected that he
will be allowed to by his manager,
Tom Jones, until the champion has
toured the entire country. Harry H..
Frazee, the vaudeville promoter, has
signed him up to long contract,
and Willard will hardly appear again
in the squared circle for at leastsa
year; o,. - ,o,v. here toa,v
for Key West. He will keep right on TO
ew York to prepare for his theatr1ca.
tour. He snoulu reap thousands from
his victory over Johnson. as the whole
country has been pulling long and hard
for a white champion. Now that VII
lard has wrosted the honors from john
son, he should receive his reward from
all sides.
In blocking Johnson's body blows
Wizards right forearm Is badly bruised
hot ia
he has been through a championship
battle. The new titleholder was feted
today by the Cuban populace on his
appearance downtown
The first sign of recognition came TO
Willard today when he received an
offer of $4,000 for ten-roIn nd bout VIII
}Chnrlie Weinert at Ehbets Field.
Brooklyn. Tom Jones. wise manager
that he is. is not expected to pay any
attention to this challenge until the
theatrical tour has been completed.
Jess Willard took longer to win his
title than any man in the history OF
heavyweight boxing under Marquis OF
Queensberry rules. Jim Corbett had 10
GO. twenty-one rounds before ne toppiso
John l.. Sullivan from the pinnacle.
Fitzsimmons beat Corbett In fourteen
rounds. Jim Jeffries stopped F1tz IN
eleven rounds and then lost to johnson
In fifteen rounds.
Marvin Hart, to whom the title had
been given by Jeffries, lost to Burns
in twenty rounds on decision. and
Jack johnson was declared victor over
Burns in fourteen rounds at sydney,
Australia, in 1906
For ten rounds johnson fought mas
terfuly. He used excellent judgment
iabbins and uppercutting cleanly and
moved around the ring like the cham
pion he was. But after the tenth. the
steadily pounding tactics Of Jace VII
lard seemed to have their effect. Will
lard's defense was good at all times
af To- hlnwS
his shoulders and arms. The white
Aman used wise plan prepared Tor hln
Nby Tom Jones, whose advice he fol
Starting with the eleventh round vii
lard began to outlook and outgenera
Johnson. The latter's steam seemed
gone. his blows losing much of Sen
man to wade in. but Willard wisel.
followed Jones directions and allowed
the fast-draining strength of the cham
pion to have its way.
In the eighteenth Johnson had weak
ened perceptibly. AS If aware that h
was losing, Johnson started in Viciously
He rained a shower of blows upon VIII
lard, only to have most of them blocket
perfectly. In turn Willard slammed
the champion around and slammed lef
tabs in u procession upon the blacl
gladiator.
From then on it could be seen tha
johnson was doomed to defeat. 1t wa
simply a matter of time and Willar'
allowed nature to have her way, con
tenting himself with jabbing am
countering with slow, ponderous right
The constant iabblng raised lum
under Johnson's right eye and tn
champion could hardly see out of tina
organ in the twenty-trst round. Clinch
[ ing In the twenty-second, Johnson wa
subjected to hard body punches tina
still further weakened him.
Johnson's weak leads had lost al
them weight and speed in the twenty
third and his judgment was gone. ii
began hitting wildly, hoping to brin
Willard closer. But the Kansas la
STAYED outside, steadily jabbing
~ The minutes rest before the fins
round was not enough for johnson
The white man was almost in Johnson
corner when the latter rose from hi
chair. weak on his legs. jab sen
Johnsons head back and then he re
Ceived a smashing blow in the stomach
This was siCkeninS thud, sending hir
into the ropes. On the rebound, Johr
son fell into a clinch. his eyes ha
closed. When Referee Welch brok
them, Willard forced Johnson into tn
white mans corner and started savagel
after him. \ swinging left 10 the bod
was followed by feint to the sam
place. As JOhnson's guard droppeI
Willard swung hls right 10 the poir
81 the jaw and tbs championship wa