New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-23
Jess and Frank Will Take
Things Easy from
Now On.
SECRET PRACTICE
FOR MORAN TO-DAY
Willard Impresses Crowd with
Shadow Boxing and
FOOtWUrt.
BY W. o. MCCLELLAN.

Both Willard and Moran wound up
what they consider the hard work Of
their training yesterday They will do
no moro perspiring until the bell rings
ut Madison Square Garden on Saturday
night, unless the LABOR of counting
over their money tomorrow should
bring a slight glow Of warmth and a
lite moisture to their parched hides.
Willard completed the grind with
a little touch of melodrama. lie eN-
tended his abdomen and urged Walter
Monahan, Jack Hemple and Boer Rodel
10 throw the heavy medicine ball
against il with "all their might They
did as they were told. and Willard
stopped the missile while there was a
sound as OF bricks falling against an
osken barrel.
That's over" grunted the champion
rs he plsyfully tossed the bag az Boer
Rode'si balcony. The Boer ducked. and
the bag bounded into the wings Of the
stage.
But the most impressive work that
willard did yesterday was his shadow
boxing. Ordinarily a fighter looks
rather ridiculous when sparring with
an imaginary adversary. making faces
At him and ducking away. But some
how Willard appeared at his best while
he was showerinG rights and let's on
the ghost of Frank Moran.
In this part Of the programme VII
lard for the moment suggested the eel
ebrated abyssmal brute. James J. JET
fries. The Kansas champion crouched
low and jabbed with vicious left
Now and then he brought over heavy
right on the shuddering atmosphere.
He looked about the most formidable
thing on two legs.
But. as a certain instructor in mus
kerry fire remarked: Target shooting
is something else again from shooting
AZ a person who is shooting at YOU
In real action Willard does not
crouch. He stands with his body bent
backward and chin high in air, for the
greater part Of the time on the defen-
sive.
The shadow boxing received an added
Relasco touch BY the fact that Willard
was wearing regulation fve-ounce fight
ing gloves. He said that he wanted to get
used TO them. Specifically, the vii
lard who shadow-boxed on the stage
at the Pioneer Club yesterday after
noon was the Willard who will face
Frank Moran. He certainly was i'm
pressiye-BUT--
Willard assumed attitudes that he
has never used in the ring. He was
al aggressiveness as he chased the
imaginary foe across the mat. lie
looked a figure 10 terrify any opponent.
The crowd in the little theatre was VS.
ibly impressed.
-Four rounds Of boxing completed the
last "hard day" Willard boxed two
rounds each with Hemple. Rodel and
Monahan. lie was not keyed up 70 the
pitch he showed on the previous day.
but he gave Monahan some hard raps,
and received some hard ones IN return.
No Hard Labor To-day.
The programme at the Willard camp
to-day il more or less indefinite. The
champion said last night that he might
do a little light sparring, but that he
would not extend himself. Part OF the
day will be taken up in shadow boxing
for the motion pictures. The champion
saws that he rs satisfied with his condi-
ton, and from outward appearance he
has every reason 70 be.
Just who will appear in Willard's
corner on the night OF the battle wlil
not be known until the last moment
Probably the staff will be made up Of
Jones. IIemple, Monahan, Rodel and
few supernumeraries. But Tom Jones
wants this kept secret until Saturday
night.
II will be recalled that after the JET
fries-Johnson fight the great tea cup
mystery" was sprung II vas given out
that some traitor in JeFries's corner
had done something 20 the OolOug OF
which Mr. Jefrics partoOk just before
the battle.
Mr.. Jones wants i understood that
he did not believe anybody capable
OF slipping anything into Willard tea,