The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-15

Jess Willard will pull on nghting
gloves. for the first time since defeating
Jack johnson. before the Brighton
Beach \ &. at the Brighton Beach race
track this summer. No date has been
set and no opponent selected. but he
will he ono OF the hcavyweights now
clamoriuc for a chance at tho title. Yes
.erday Harry Pollok president OF the
new club met Jack Curlcy and Harry
Frazeo and articles OF agreement were
sIsned. The barber OF Kewanee. 7.
Jones. Insisted on getting his name on
the papers and they allowed him 10
make his CX) mark just TO humor him.
II will have no bearing on the arrange
ments
The reason given for no date being
Sc, iust ~ present was that an an
nouncement now might head Off some
theatrical time for the champion. Labor
Day Was suggested. but all concerned
thought II was a little too soon. Pol
lok would not state tho amount willard
was to receive for his ten round display
OF championship. but said that II was
three times more than worlds cham
pcrcentagc privilege goes with the offer
willard wanted to have a fight in sight.
The rootliEhts have no particular
charm for poor Jess. Naturally an
awkward hashful country hoy, this actor
business has been heart breaker for
him lie tolerates II because there's
money In II. But even this didn't inter
est Jess half as much as the question
~ n nch'. Jess is AT home IN the ring
He has taken kindly to the game Of
tistIcuffs and wants 10 improve That's
why he asked Curley TO get him a fight
date-something TO look forward 10.
There comes meek appeal from Cur
lev and Trazee to lay or the barber
of Kewanee They write that the bar
her was only hiding hig Jess from the
public eye because n contract is a
contract" In other words Kewanee' =
former lather distributor felt that mas
much Rs Arthur Hammersteiu had
rorked over 81 900 for tho privilege OF
exhibiting the new idol II meant the
exercising Of deal OF KeWauee cum
ming 10 keep Jess IN seclusion IN order
to draw people into the famous show
shop to SEQ him.
The show people themselves aided and
ahcttod this. When they first offered
willard the alleged $1,000 they stip-
ulated that he must not rneander over
to tho bali game last Saturday after
noon. ~ tho willard syndicate and
Kewanee's late barber marvel, insisted
on displa wing the money magnet. then
Hammerstein's price would he $4,000 for
the week. That extra $4,000 wasn't
to he sneezed nj and Tom Jones. once
an astounding barber OF Kewanee. was
called in and told that he must use
'kutc and Running" kewanee methods
every time the Prisoner of Po'tawato'
mic" was unshaCkled and whisked un-
! derground. over roofs. or down back
| stairs to he shown at 50 much peek
Jones, an excellent barber, carried on,
! his instructions so diligently that Arthur
! HHmmerstcin was fearful for "A time thai
the Kewance Keen Kutter would hide
Jess so completely some day that even
| the audience wouldn't get peep at him
! Now, with or without the consent OF
| Kowanee's famous stropper, the willard
| syndicate has announced that hereafter
contract or no contract, the poor PRS
oncr OF PottRwatomie" will he allowed
his freedom and he IL at liberty 20 hit
! the highways and byways whenever he
wishes II. Since winning the champion