El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-02
Willard SPARS
WITHPARTNERS
Long Boy Needs Big Play
mates to Practice With to
Prepare For Negro.

Jess Willard, the long legged white
/ hope who is expected to meet negro
! Jack Johnson at Juarez on March 6, had
a good workout Monday afternoon at
his training camp down a the Knob
LAUGH ranch. near Ysleta. The big fell
low showed good spirit, but not unus-
ually good fettle, before his boxing
partners, all Of whom are under the
six foot mark. They looked like
midgets alongside of Wizards siX-six.
NIOnnhun Snapped Punches.
Walter MOnahan, a boxing instrUc-
tor of Los Angeles, put on the best go.
Although suffering from peeled nose,
MOnahan gave and took with Willard
in good fashion. MOnahan, although
his weight was given by Wizards man
ager, Tom Jones, as better than zoo.
was not up to the championship hopper
in either height or heft, and Willard's
range was far different from what it
viii be when Johnson meets him. And
MOnahan was quite the biggest of the
three partners who went on during
the day. Jack Hemple. who was keen
to jump off his feet and plant himself
on Wizards face, did very well with
the gloves. while TEX" OROurke did
some wrestling exercises with the prin-
cipal
willard Is Mouth Breather.
Willard gradually is shaping into
form. His wind, although not affect
ing his willingness, seemed far from
perfect He spared with his mouth
open and quite a bit before his first
cOmeron got through with him. He
has. however, quite a start on Johnson.
Johnson was due at the Barbados
late last month fnOm his stage career
down in BuenOs Ayres but low he viii
enter Mexico with the white slave"
charge hanging over him in the states,
has not been explained by Jack Curley,
the fight promoter. CUrley will return
Thursday from trip east.
No Negroes in Camp.
When Jess Willard first started train
ing it was arranged to have Jack
Thomas, the negro pugilist, box with
the big fellow in his daily workouts.
The big cowboy, however, put his foot
down and absolutely refused to have
a negro about the camp in any capacity.
Jack Curley's office has received a
wire from George Josephs, manager of
Benny Chavez Rocky Mountain champ
ion, requesting matcn for Chavez
with Gene belmont either the night be
fore or as a preliminary to the big
fight. Curley has not taken action on
the matter as yet.
VIII johnson Come!
How Jack Johnson will enter Mexico
and arrive at Juarez for his next battle
is still unexplained. 1t is feared by
some that the confused condition in the
interior Of the republic might delay his
arrival since, on account of an indict-
ment in Chicago, he may not without
DANGER OF arrest pass through Anerl-
can territory either at Panama or
through the states
1t was learned today that federal Of
ficials are on the lookout should the
big American negro attempt to snug
gle himself to Juarez through the
United States. Villas attack on Tam
pico, which if captured would allow
Johnson to enter that port from the
Barbados has not developed, and Mexi- !
co City's occupation by tine Carranza
troops has done away with any chance
of his entering from Central America. |
Jack Curley, the fight promoter, will !
not return here from his eastern trip /
until the middle Of the week.
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