Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-24
WILLARD TOO BUSY
TO FACE CAMERAS
Postpones His Engagement with
Movie Men in order to Do
Some Hard Work.
BOTH CAMPS ARE CONFIDENT

NEW YORK. March 23-,Iess willard
made up his mind 20 work hard today.
although he was TO have done only light
work In front OF a motion picture cam
era He postponed his engagement with
the movie men and put in a busy fore
noon with his trainers in the club house
gymnasium
He went much faster than when he took
his so-cailed workout yesterday. lie put
In full session with the pulleys and re-
peated his shadow boxing Then he took
on Hemple. Rodel and Walter Monahan
for two rounds each. There was no play
ful tapping in any OF the rounds, and all
three OF his sparring partners felt the
stlngs OF Wiilard'a jnbs, jolts and hooks.
The champion appeared In excellent CON
dition.
Moran Takes Il Easy.
Trainer Willie Lewis allowed Moran to
so along IN a ieisureiy way today In the
morning Moran took a short walk ard
then ate hearty breakfast lie spent
the greater part OF the forenoon reading
his mail, the sine OF which made the din
ing room look like a branch postoffice.
lie has not developed a ''uvuch." ms
pugs frequently do when on edge. but he
did not seem 10 be much interested when
he went through some light work before
the movie cameras in the gymnasium.
Moran's training partners are well
pleased with the challengcrs condition.
Willie Lewis. who has had charge Of Mo-
ran I'm his training for his fights on both
sides OF the Atlantic. said today;
II never saw Frank look as we'll or In
such splendid condition before any OF his
previous battles He II stronger, moro
vigorous and vastly more confident than
when he trained for his last two bouts
with coffey. and his hands ara in fine
shape, which was not the case when he
met coffey last January.'
Tickets Go Fast.
In less than a half hour after the gal
lery tickets were put on sale at the Madi-
SON Square Garden today every one was
disposed OF and hundreds Of wouid-be
purchasers were turned away. There
we're many disappointed men In line who
could not reach the window before the
sale was over, and some OF them com
planned that the spectators had been fa-
vored. The show corporation which is
is conducting the bout announced that
the management had made every effort
70 prevent spectators from obtaining a
large number Of tickets BY refusing TO
sell more than two 70 any one person
Some doubt appears to exist In the
camps Of both wiilare and Moran re-
garding the rules under which the bout
viii be fought There has been consId-
cradle talk about hitting In the clinches
and in tha breakawav. study OF the
contracts that the principals signed with
promoter Rickard shows clearly, however
that the bout is 70 be conducted under
the rules and regulations OF the New
Nark State fhlafte nnsssf9fa asion
Codes Are different.
This code differs widely from the Mar.
auls OF Queensberry rules which are ths
standard Of both boxing and prize fight
ing the world around. The Queensberr,
rules do not restrain boxer from punch
ing an opponent at any time during !
ciinch. and II Is understood that tn,
principals must protect themselves at al
: times. both In the clinches and IN tn
hreakaways.
The rules OF the New York State Ath
letie commission on the other hand, dis
tinctiy provide that there shall be NJ
hitting Ia the breaks. The regulation
covering these points are as follows;
The kidney punch or blow shall b
forbidden In all contests, The backhan
punch or blow Is also forbidden. Tn
contestants shall break clean and shal
not strike a blow while breaking froI
clinches. Contestants must not hold an
hit. Butting with the head or shoulder
wrestling or oiinching or illegal use G
elbows shall not be allowed, There sha
be no unsportsmanlike conduct on II
part Of the contestants This shall II
ciude the use OF abusive or insultin
language
RaIes Must ne Observed.
The commission has announced thu
these rules must be strictly observe
and that the referee. Charley White. vi
be instructed 10 see that they are obeye
White has not as yet conferred WI
either OF the principals and is not like
10 see them until he enters the ring
officiate. There is considerable diffe
ence OF opinion as TO which OF the "
heayyweiEhts will be the more hand
capped by the observan . OF these rule
Each can hit hard and quickly II Civ
an opening. either IN a clineh or on 1
bTeakaway.
Another edict that has caused a fiur
In the camp Of the promoter is the o
promulgated BY the commission that this
must be at least three four-round. o
six-round and one ten-round prelimina
bouts put on before the big fellows I
ter the ring II was stated here toniG
that II this order was complied with
is likely that the first OF the prelim
aries viii be put on as early as $50 y.
Thin viii clear the way for the Sci
final between Battling Levinsky and
savage az $50. and willard and Moi
viii enter the ring one hour later. IN
cordnnee with the original schedule.
Under this plan there viii be ain