El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-01-27
WILLARD STARTS
HIS ROAD WORK
White Hopes Training Be
gins; Camp Equipment Is
Being Installed.

jess Willard pulled an old gray
sweater over tile supersructure Of his
dreadnought frame Wednesday morn
ing and hit the road for his first seri-
Gus work in preparation for the coming
fight with the black man in Juarez
on March 6.
Willard loafcd through the day Tues
day as his training camp down the
valley was not equipped for any GYM
nasium work He went TO the races
in the afternoon and watched the run
grounds from the box where the no
tables win witness his tight win the
black man for the heavyweight tue
Willard was keenly interested in the
arrangement Of the race track, asked
where the arena would be built ana
figured on the sun and shade side, so
he would be able to select the pest
vantage corner IL he won the toss on
the day Of the big battle.
starts Morning Workout.
willard was up with the poultry
Wednesday morning, had a cola pIGll5S
and ate like a man Just rescued from
n rat. After his breakfast he slipped
his old training sweater over ms
working clothes and started down the
lower valley road for MS morllns
workout. He wore gymnasium SHOES
run a while and walk a while. ms ms
preseuce on the road. cap pulled down
over his eyes. his sweater pulled close
around his throat and minus Goa,
attracted much attention from w
MEXICAN gardeners who were ndullu5
tl,oiT rrodice TO market. Willard will
be a familiar figure on the paved r0a .J5s
of the valley, as he expects TO do ually
road work and will frequently run ~
the city when he is down to haru
work.
Tom Jones Buys Furniture.
While willard was pounding the
paved road Tom Jones was hustins
l,o1,,,d town buying rocking chairs,
beds. carpets and Kitchen utensil5 loI
the training camp on the hnoDlaucn
ranch. The ranch house is a moueIIL
ranch home Of adobe, win IuIllIlli =
water and other conVenlences anu ~
will be furnished like regular MONT
,,-ber Tom gets through with his quest
for the fiEings. It is expected lhdI
everything will be shipshape by sun
da1- when the fan colony VIII mlsIate
10 the ranch TO watch the Dig poS
work.
Gymnnsium Equipment Secured
The wrestling mat roped ring anu any
other gymnasium equipment when pc
I.,-s-ei 10 the Moose club have been
bo,ipbt by the fighters trainer ana wiz
he Installed in the ranch house FullCLl-
inc bags. medicine balls, pillow groves
and mi Of the other appurtenances OF
lighting camp will be installed anu anu
willard will be using them all oy In9
end Of the week. ~
I'd Walker, cock with a reputaI '9 ~
for nreparing ham and eggs, Will De IA
charge of Wizards kitchen during ms
training season. Napoleon had noun
inc ON prize fighters when ne pulleu
the remark that an army nights on 10
stomach, for prize fighters are no
stronger than their digestive machlu-
orv and the cook Of a training camp
lis second only to the boss man. MIS;
ZONES. wife Of the chief trainer, VIII
lave General charge Of the ranch nome
and OF the culinary department anu
will see that the big one gets MS three
squares daily.
Training staff Expected.
None of the staff Of trainers. rubbers,
sparrina partners and others Of the
Willard encourage have yet arrived,
but is expected by the time wizard 10
ready for their services. He has one
rubber working his muscles into con-
dition at the present time and others
will be added to the staff as they are
needed. Sparriug VIII not be taken up
until Iess's wind is thoroughly coun-
trv broken. for he is getting used 70
the altitude by degrees.