The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-16
LESS ROAD WORK
Good Wind Enables Willard to
Quit Long Jaunts.
Keeping Appetite Under Con-
troll Jess's Greatest Problem.
BY LESS WILLARD.

New York, March 16.-It was hard
for me to believe when L awoke
Wednesday morning that 1 had put
hack of me Is days of hard training
and was starting on the sixteenth:
was glad there are only Few Gays
more of work ahead of me. Train
ing, like everything else, becomes
rather monotonous and the close ap-
proach of the battle pleases me-
Following out the program my
trainers arranged Sunday, passed
up road work yesterday morning ana
until I stop it entirely 1 think Will
only trot around the reservoir on al
ternate mornings.
The main reason for cutting out
the road work is that my wind is in
great shape. While it is absolutely
necessary to tune up the bellows to
perfect condition, there is no occa-
sion to do arduous running when per-
lection is reached. And when you
train for a boxing match you must
be well trained in the real boxing end
of the game, otherwise all the super
human wind powers in the world
won't count for anything.
Real Rule of Life.
This system follows out the real rule
of life If you devote all your ener-
gies to one particular undertaking
YOU are bound to make, a success of
IT,
in touch with other matters, but
persistent drive at the one particular
goal will force you to succeed.
1t was shortly after o'clock that
[ kicked the bed clothes off and be-
gan the day. l donned my gym suit
and started off on my exercises. After
winding up the indoor training stunts,
splashed around in the tub and then
was treated to a massage. The boys
worked on me harder than usual, for
my body was heated and a good rub
was needed to stave off catching cold
This is another thing that must be
remembered by those who exercise in
the morning. Don't be too rash and
hazardous in striking the cold air be-
fore the body has time to cool A
good rub after your bath is the best
preventive known. All one requires
to get the best results is a combi-
nation of alcohol and witch hazel.
When the massage was over, all
hands logged up and made a concert
ed attack on the breakfast table. Not
having INDUCED in road work, 1 didn't
eat too heartily, but stuck to the soft
boiled eggs, a little fruit and milk.
Leaving the table. my trainers and
myself took stroll along Riverside
drive, drinking in the fresh air. We
didn't stay out too long as the wealth
er was far from inviting.
Discuss the Bout.
The entire morning was devoted to
discussing the coming bout The talk
was along general lines for it is i'm
possible to plan out your rivals bat
tie. You always know just what you
are going to do. I passed up lunch
as my appetite wasn't anything worth
talking about and around o'clock
arrived at the Pioneer club. All of
US went through the stunts with more
vim and snap than ever before. I
! boxed seven rounds, but I found out
/ later that some of the rounds were
stretched to four minutes. While box
| ing with my partners, every time they
| clouted me hard l could feel my anger
rise and 1 felt like banging away with
| full power.
This was just the way I wanted to
feel. The languid feeling that pos
seSsed me when I first started training
/ has passed away. The steady strenu-
GUS work has charged my body with
vigor and determination and desire
to smash. The few that saw me box
could see that the three bouts were
not circus affairs. Yussif Hussane
then tugged and hustled me around
for five minutes and added to the
pleasure of the workout. After all
| the training was over and was
bathed, rubbed and dressed I was
down fine enough to enter the ring.
| When we reached the hotel I was
hungry enough to eat the house. But
1 put a bride on my appetite and
Just ate enough to chase away the
hunger. After lounging around for
an hour and then taking a short walk,
L retired to my room, satisfied I had
put in one of the best days of my
training.
Tho new Half Shell cigar. fresh
made every minute, of Porto Rican 90