New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-10
Walter MOnahan Inter
cepts Right Cross with
His Front Teeth.
MEANTIME F. MORAN
TAKES A VACATION
Champion Getting Into FIRST
Class Shape - Ladies
Day at Camp.
Bv ". o. McGEEHAN.

los Willard drew first blood OF the
training yesterday at the fionee'
snor,inc Club. When Walter Monahan'
,rsircr in chief and sparring partner
extraordinary to the champion, brusheo
his glove against his mouth at the emo
Of the second round. the esun''e'
showed a sangunary smear.
Monahan looked al the glove curious,
10 and then turned a roproachlu u
Lace IN the direction Of willard
Tbc uound was caused by successlo"
&C yioorous left labs 10 the NOUN.
"Tbe bic fellow IS beginning 70 s'cS az 81
an - observed Monahsn, as he came on
~, stace. "In a week more the spar
ring mariners will have TO wear neSu
rear OF something. Not tnst ne 10
snxious 10 beat Us Up. But WhVn n1
Lii Gets interested he does not know
his own strength.
While Willard was speeding up g. ms
nnsrters Frank Moran was TAXING ten
tle exercise IN the seat OF his sutoino-
hils IN the roads of Westchester Couh-
~ He has listened TO the fearful pleas
&c Trainer Willie Lewis and Will 90 no
more boxing until tomorrow afternoon.
The training Of tho heavies 70 dslT
bss bocn very much like the celebrated
footrace between the tortoise ana inc
hare. Moran started out WIN Tusn'
while Willard. pstternine ms "orh %"
the race Of tho tortoise, has pecn CON-
ing along slowly and metnod'calI!.
"Young Critic" once the cleNerest
Loar 81 them all. was an interested
,nectator AT tho Willard camp yestcr-
dsv or course. he is Old Grifo now
a crsv. ouict old man. But he Is inc
same pcrson who boosted that nc coula
stand on a handkerchief and without
moving his feet keep off any man MS
weight. 49, ill =. =
Knockout In this tight. SAID Gr'n,o'
"That Is, unless ono of the mon shWulu
ret careless and leave an opening. Wi
lad. in my opinion, Is much oct'Cr
bovcr than Moran. but, then. FRANK Is
q very rugged fellow. think Moran
c,,Il havo good chance n ne tears
into that big fellow. Willard has
rood left. but do not think that IT mas
the driving power to stop moran
ought to he great night.
General Manager Tom Jones o. m
Willard camp, Is stlii connheu W
ferinr acutclv. as he has no one TO
talk TO DUf nlWStlis i'0N - 81
Manager Jack Curley supSrlntenGeGI
the training stunts yesterday slueu
and abettcd by Mysterious penny
To-day. il was announced, Will he
,sdics' dsv Al the Pioneer A. l. la
d;es with or without escorts. VIII DC
admitted unless. of course thcy
sccI like insisting that the gentlem.ssniy
-ate tender accept quarter. ma,
oFiciaI would not cmbarrass one oil
.bcn, nv turning down the com.
with two weeks left in which 70
rot tbc suct of the beef, the Kansas
ocrson Is rapidly attaining sym
rotrv which will satisfy the most CRIT,
al Already the tights which ttted
20 snuoIv when ne first started MS
vork AZ the Pioneer Club are beginning
70 hang loosely. The abdomen. WI zen
s,as slightly convex when wizard
started to work. is rapidly becoming
.oncave Evidently the kansan IS $40"
out sure in his training ,
Kenny Rosenthsl. who conhdcd 70
~ The nortcntous secret that he and
he alone weighed Willard before the
Havana fight. whispered hoarsely mat
Willard was now down 70 zo' pouhus
On the hoof. "You may believe me or
vau nav not believe me-" nc sddeq,
with an air Of resignation, but teH
YOU that I. and ! alone, set the scales
for Willard AT Havana" $500,
Not only did Willard show httle
extra steam in the two rounds with
Monahan. but ne also stepped about IN
lively fashion with both Kodel ana