The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-26
WILLARD ARRIVES
LOOKING HALE AND
HEARTY; HAPPY TOO
Sir jess Causes Furry Of Fix.
ritcmcnt as ThrOngs Try
TO C;ct u Peek at Him.
yOW WITHIN Is POUNDS
or FIGHTING WEIGHT

W. ~
Champion. arrived on the Twentieth Cen-
my Limited from Chicago yesterday
morning. The champion will begin heavy
.ainirg at the Pioneer Sporting Club,
yor,,-fourth street. to-day for his ten
,olrd title bout with Frank Moran in
Madison Square Garden the night Of
SATURDAY.. March rs.
IN street attire willard bellies the re.
,,--s that preceded him from Chicago
., the effect that he was many pounds
over weight-so loose and flabby that It
would be next to impossible for the
CHAMPION to condition himself on sched-
uc time. The many hundreds OF en-
.husa,ts-amonH them scores of women
who strcyc to get a peek at the rom
rirfor of Jack Johnson were struck by
the seemingly fine physical condition OF
Ire cowboy giant.
rllntcd by his managers. Tom Jones
1rd Jack Curicy. and accompanied by
r-omn,.r Tex Edckard. willard. after
posing Tor tho photographers. was hur-
RED TO the Colonial Hotel. EiRhty-frst
stree, and columbus avenue. where the
wonder Of the prize ring will be domi.
led during his stay in town. Willard
AS the regal suite Oh the eleventh floor.
Immediately he hung out the Welcome"
scn 20 tile press.
On close inspection willard looks even
hotter physically than in his heavy
sister. he ~ rs trim stomached as the
pro,rrhidi greyhound.
'Ouid Fight Tomorrow.
"1 ,ould Fight in a pinch tomorrow
Willard declared. II am not a great
'r,l heavier than whcn | too the title
rom Johnson in Havana. weigh only
80 pounds, just thirteen pounds more
'Itn when I took the title. figure on
" 'ghing around .i5 pounds for Moran.
That means a reduction of fifteen pounds
a, most. | have thirty days in which to
'sin down to that scale. II will he p
en-" h'
WI iard appeared in excellent spirits.
'Noulh a trace Of hoarscncss remains
'~w his recent cold, Several times his
-"mafks were punctuated by slight
-olgl~.
I was never So sick AS the chicago
spoilers animated SAID jess. II fig
rod the best way to cure a cold was to
'F.''"' s''f ~ ehFN y NsEh I NV =
c about town the writers jumped to
-" conclusion that I was Hat on my
hack Personally 7 would Just as soon
-ay" gone ahead with the March s date.
! S0"w | wasn't very i'll and hat unless
! oecame worse | would he able
. got Ia the razor edge Of condition by
,ta' time. Vet I felt tina I owed the
plblc every consideration. I wasn't alb
solItcly sure that ] would recover so
quickly. II was on the public's and not
m own account that I agreed to the
ps'ronement."
willard is a quiet. modest. unassum-
ne big fellow, whose last thought. evil
'entlv. II the main matter in hand.
Asked # he had any plan OF action TO
pir,I" against Moran. he laughingly
Omitted that he hadn't given the mat
'er wu.h thought.
Never Jaw Frank Moran.
81 never saw Moran" he answered.
"and probably will not see him till he
4 ne IN the ring. I know nothing
4! Ms StHl. or tactics. OF this you may
b, sure. however. Moran Is going TO
ae IN me just as tough a proposition "a
.oaHson faced in cuba. III be as good
: hot better han ! was. I'm going to
eve the people the best that is in me.
Z can knock Moran out In "A punch !
'ial do 50. No doubt he feels the very
AN" toward me. There is plenty Of
me 20 igure out "A line OF battle after
! nave a better line on Moran. For the
ntN' few weeks | will be busy enough
mtdiug my own affairs. Now that !
IN poised for the plunge into training
! intend To train"
willard IL delighted with the Colonial
Hotol acrommudations. He is just one
t''cf from Central Park. where condi-
N"rs for road work are ideal. His work
a. m" Pioneer s.. G. will be confined
'Sell 'vely 20 gymnasium work. This
'Nfrisulim will include boxing. shadow
work rope Skipping. dumbells. weights.
eag punching, wrestling. handball and
inbred indoor pastimes and amuse-
m'n'', Tom Jones and Jack Curley'now
ar" scouting up a stan Of heavyweight
ooNrrs and wrestlers TO assist Willard
\ :. n" gymnasium. Jack Hempei and
waiter Monahan. who acted as sparring
p4r'urrs for willard before he became
ia 'hhcago, arrived last night from
ne Wlrdy ely. They are prepared for
hEiie, With the champion this after
moor.
Tie arr val of Willard lifted a ton
stcht OF tho shoulders of Tex Richard.
They lad me %winging," the promoter
confessed to Jess. Every man | met
'ol'd pom these questions at me in
sd'liHe sun fashion rs Willard com-
me- Has he cold feet? Is he too fat
~ 'e' IN condition? DO you think the
tEnt VIII have to he postponed again? p
IN TOP Of all this was the story from
'"'o'gp THAI YOU were big as a whale.
Richard E~xpresses Relief.
"n cannot realize how relieved ! I'm
nn"a YOU IN such grand trim" Rick
sId cont uued.
l"u know I didn't know you were
.anri'n untll two days after you had
.,'rd Jack Johnson. | had been in
,,ol'n America five years, The ocean
Ip BACK 10 New York consumed TWEEN
V'se'en days. When I sailed the match
'at up To tne air. The day you fought
4" havana our boat was off Cuba A
' 4" l- were anxious to touch al
naN''" m" captain probably would
'aa'' pa' . there on time had ne known
"a" * tight. for he was a bully. two
..Nf1 h.lT old fellow who had a hobby
"r l#e manly art
! 'oa.d s~carcely credit the report OF
'If " 'orv over Johnson when ! ar
veg a. New York" Richard concluded
''l' think there was a man living
'"'t n back. who had a ghost of q
bait
'a'laY Tex Richard ls not a radical
y mop" .N ne able to minimize, II not
.''f rr'vont. smoking in Madison
I'''' ''''lrn the night of the big bat
''. ', VIII be requested not Il
'"'F. .tl roN. This Is going to b.
>. H '|N hlrl class attendance
'"' Ir many women of refinement