Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-04-02

The Jess WilIard-Jack johnson
tight for the heavyweight champion
ship of the world in Havana on Mon
day will develop into an Alphonse-
CASTOR affair for the hrst fifteen
rounds unless johnson shifts from his
famous defensive style of fighting or
can force Willard to assume the
offensive. There will be no frame-up,
according to Johnson.
Ss"rhe fact that 1 did not go to Mex
leo ought to convince every one tnat
I TwouId not be a party to frame
up,'' said Johnson recently HAD .
zone to Mexico would have arrived
in poor shape and unable to make a
good fight My lack Of condition ana
the limited time for training. II the
aght had been pulled. off on the. orlgl-
nal date, were the real reasons for. my
not going to Mexico. 1t was not the
fear OF being arrested"
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sohnson and willard Are Both. Fighters
Of the Defensive Type.
Yohnson and Willard are defensive
fighters. They never carry the bat
Sle to their foe. They will walt tor
the other fellow to come to them.
Then they meet him and beat nlIn
back. Never has either been known
to assume the aggressive, ct least III
the early fighting.
willard has stated emphatlcaliy
chat he would not rush johnson. =.
fs.I'u lay back waiting for him II u
takes twenty rounds to force hlin 10
come to me- says the big CONVOY:
s.This isn't any hurry-up ngnt' anu
nv chances will increase with eacn
r,assir1e round. This Is something OF
an endurance contest, and l think thaS
after twenty rounds or SO Johnson
xvilI be winded and worn to q point
where I can go in and beat hln iaCo
urconsciousness.
'-.One thing my friends can gample
on and that is that I won't rusn
Jolansol1--not for fifteen ROUNDS OF
so Pd be a fool to do 1t. If old q
be playing right into Johnson hano.
y7xnow his game. It's q waiting oiie
.--but 7 can outwait him. x1,.,
johnson. when he Learned Oh W. ~
Yard 6 plan to lay back and walt tor
him to do the rushing, IS reporeeo "
have passed 1t off with laugh.
ssTbat's a good resolution OF VIII
tard.s but I believe Willard Will 90
,sorne rushing much earlier than the
flfteentf1 or twentieth round ne
fays. "You, know there's tricks IN an
trades, and in this ring trade there's
q a.ty.iclr in get ling the other fellow 10
gush you whenever you want him 10:
.Jeffries was not going to rush me,
YOU know. He was going 10 wall paoA
until / rushed him. But Jim dio tne
rushing, and he started early TOO
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sshnson Has Made Close to 100000 Since
He Won Championship.
The reason for johnson agreeing TO
meet Willard Is said to be that he
lacks ready cash. If this Is 80 john
aon must have broken the spendthrift
Tecord. Although not an active chom-
MON. Iohnson's earnings are COM
nuted at close to 100000, during the
eix wears he has held the title. rms
n,,r,n represents the takings from his
0ehts and theatrical engagements. Al
though johnson has been fighting for
shirteen years it was not until ne won
the title from Tommy Burns that ne
was able to lay aside surplus. Pre-
yious to that he had led hand-to-
mouth existence, always in debt TO
his various managers, who succeeoeo
each other in rapid succession.
But with the title In his possession
johnson s. fortunes underwent great
change. The IS, 900 he received for
beating Burns, although small frac-
ton of the purse, was the largess
sum he had earned up to that time.
FOR a. time Johnson was modest IN
his demands. He was SATISFIED Win
95 600 for bouts with Victor McLaugh..
lin lack 'O'Brien, Tony Ross and al
Kaufman. Then came the match with
Stanley Ketchel. BY that time john
son had gained considerable assur-
nnce and he is reported to have re-
ceiyed $4,000 for his end.
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Fight with Jim JeffrIes i'm Reno Made
JOhnson's Fortune.
Bl1t It was the match with Jim
Jeffries in Reno that made Johnsons
fortune. In all he was paid something
like s12o. 900, which included his share
e,f the purse, the moving pictures and
advertising privileges.
After that Jol1nsons idea OF his
worth took a bound. He announced
that In the future he would require
$50. 900 every time he entered the ring,
no matter who is opponent might be.
This was the sum he was supposed to
have received for meeting Jim Flynn,
but it Is fairly well known that he
actually received not more than
$4,000, as the fight proved to be
9rost.
For. taking part in an exhibition
bout with Jim johnson in Paris John
son. received $4,000. This was his
share of the receipts. which did not
come UP to expectations owing to the
fact that Sam Langford and Joe
Jeannette were to appear In fight
the following evening, Johnson s.
share OF the receipts of the bout with
Frank Moran may amount to some
thing like $35 900. SO far however. he
has not been. able to collect as the
money is tied up in French courts.
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johnson Has Marked Advantage Over
willard in Actual Ring Work.
A comparison Of the ring records
OF johnson and Willard shows the
rnarIrad advantage Of the titIeholder