The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-27
BATTLE OF HEAVIES
ABSORBS|
OF FIGHT FANS
Coming Bout Between Lii Ar
tina and Jess Willard Princi-
pal Event of Sporting World
for Next Month.

New York. ian. 27.-Plans for the
johnson WiltIrd chamH onship bat
tie at Juurez. Mex, on March 6 are
rapidly being completed. The promo
tors have established permanent
quarters az III Paso, just across the
international boundary and mapped
out a long list OF details which must
he arranged before the principals on
ter the ring. Training quarters for
champion and challenger have been
selected and the preliminary workout
will begin within the next two
weeks.
willard win do his conditioning In
the suburbs of ~ Paso. where the
summer home OF one Of the leading
citizens has been placed az his dis
posa!. Located on one OF the princ.-
pal boulevards Of the city II viii be
easy Of access and with the surround
ing grounds and stables afford excel
lent facilities for both indoor and
outdoor work. johnson win prepare
on the Mexican side ~ the RIO Gran
de. Training quarters have been So
cured for him la the Juarez opera
house and accommodations for him %
self and staff Of helpers in a nearby
cottage.
Both pugilists are planning 20 ar
rive at the training camps early next
month In order that they may become
accustomed To the rarefled atmos-
phcre. El Paso and Junrez have an
altitude OF close To 1000 feet and
training conditions are vastly differ
cnt from those prevailing az lower
lands
This was brought out sharply IN
the Johnson-Jeffrics contest In 1910.
| After spending some weeks In condi-
tionlnR al close Co sea level near san
Francisco the camps were shifted TO
! Reno. when the governor ordered he
pugilists out of California. The
change to the Nevada town al an al
| titudc 81 approximately $500 feet set
back the training for fully a week
/ while principals and helpers were
adapting themselves To the lighter air.
Under the present schedule the
! boxers will have from four To i've
weeks in which to prepare for the
ontest which Is none too long under
the circumstances willard is expect
ed to start his serious WORK at ~
! Paao on or about February l and
johnson IL due to arrive AZ JuareE
about ten days later by that date ar
rangemcnts for staging the battle WIZ
have been fully completed. Material
for the ring and stands viii he assem-
hlcd ana the construction details
wroked out.
According to the present plans the
ring proper will be erected on the
race track of the luaro2 course IN
such "A manned that "a portion Of the
/ resent concrete stands can be utilized.
Retween the permanent STANDS anu Tue
track. the lawn win be used Tor other
sents and boxes while ON the track
side Of the ring will be me f'o"'"''
seats. Prices win n from ilVr 20
twenty-five dollars and eheh '1up"',
viii entitle the holder To q hu'h'el
seat. Accommodations for about 90
600 spectators will be pruNlu'n.
From the ceutcr Of III laso To th'
Juarc2 race course il a trip OF abnu'
ten n IA tho spectators crosslnH
tho International bridge spanning th'
Rio Grnde which separates Vh'
two countries NJ this point. once "
Mexico the visitor viii witness th'
novel spectncle Of a prize right un'
der government sanction ana c""'l"'
Mexican troops viii police u coulS'
land the ring within, Gen VIVA ha.lh.
agreed to assign some 1000 soldier
Tor this service on the day al the COZ.
test. 81,
Contrary 70 early reports there ap
pears to be a possibility that the com
ing eolf season viii be feat'red py |.
least international tournament
The entry Of several OF the more pro
mlnent Of the English proiessional
In the American open champ'on.n'
at Baltuspol. June IS TO Is ~ hHhps
certain In ease the English open se
for about the same perloa' " u'''"'
, ed OF on account ~ the a
The English golfing a~nlhor',ie
have not ar yet made a deiini'e ah
nouncement regarding their ionrna
ment but close observers OF the ZEN
of the sport abroad are Of the opinlo,
that the open golf champlonsnap WI
be dropped for h season Of 1919 a
!. IA. the Oxford-Cambridge crew rae
has been done with the Henley resa'