El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-23

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wall, stretch out your arms to the
- extreme limit, then let some one
take a tape measure or a yard stick and
measure the distance from the tips Of
your fingers of the right and left hands
that viii be your reach in the par
lance OF the ring. The writer is feet
~ inches tail end has reach OF 6G1s
inches. which is regarded as abnor-
NAL. Another enthusiast who became
interested in the comparison OF
reaches was feet-l1ai inches tall and
his reach measured 60 inches Jess
Willard. the man who has been
selected to Wrest the heavyweight title
from Jack Johnson, is 8 feet inches
tan and his reach stretches to So y
inches. Just for comparison sake, have
yourself measured and see what
veritable giant Willard is in contrast.
Jack Johnson is 6 feet = inch tall and
his reach measures 1872 inches. just
five less than the man who is to be
his next opponent
What has the length of n man s
reach got 20 do with the next worlds
championship battle? You will ask.
Wen. it will mean whole lot in this
particular instance. for Willard has
youth on his side by 10 years. he is
equally as strong as Johnson. can hit
as hard, and the man who can always
land first viii likely be returned the
winner. II Willard has the courage to
take the chance, do the leading. use
his extra five inches Of reach and force
the bout the world is almost sure to
have n new heavyweight champion be-
fore the sun sets on March at JuarezY
Mexico.
johnson Is n Waiter.
Johnson is a waiter, in ring par
lance. He allows his opponent to do
, ia n
the physical wreck, Jcffries he COM
PEELED the former worlds champion. as
weak as he was in contrast, to do the
leading What was the result The
pride Of California continually stepped
into a righthand uppercut which event
uallv beat him to the floor OF the ring
pitched at the foot of the Sierra Ne
vada mountains. Johnson could not be
tempted to lead He would not be
lured by jeffries' cleverest felnts 10
take a chance. He played the waiting
game and eventually came out the VIC
Tor.
1t was the same way with Jim Flynn
two years later in a Las Vegas ring
Johnson lowered above the Pueblo
fireman. He had the advantage OF
three inches in height was IS pounds
heavier and his reach was correspond
ingly longer. Did he tear in against
his small opponent? No. He simply
allowed Flynn TO do the leading. The
stout-hearted fireman forced the fight
with the same result as Jeffries. He
was beaten down
Worked It With Moran.
Again on June q OF last year II
Paris Frank Moran, an ambitious TOW
haired Pittsburg heavyweight. suffer
ing physical disadvantages in weigh
and strength, met Johnson. 1t was The
same old stereotyped style Moran wa
compelled 10 do the leading ard force
the battle throughout the 20 rounds
johnson would frequently stand in th'
middle Of the ring and invite the young
ster TO come to him. And Moran die
Johnson Won, but he failed to drop hi
Young opponent for the count. It wa
The result Of that bout. JOhnsOn's tire,
condition at the finish, that cOnvinceI
the writer that the heavyweight cham
pion had passed the stage Of invinci
bility. II was asserted that. when tn
first big. strong young fellow VIII
would have the heart and attendan
physique to stand up and swap punche
with Johnson, the heavyweight crow
was sure TO change hands. Willar