The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-02
"Rather BE Misunderstood"
He Says. ethan Know I'm
That Kind Of Coward"
* KNOCKED OFT JOHNSON
ONLY BECAUSE HAD TO"
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~ W. ,. MACBETH.
Jesse NJ. willard. heavyweight cham
pion Of the world, is master Of a new
school of prize ring art There is moth
ing of the brute in his makeup. Fight
ing is distastcful TO him. He fights and
has fought simply because he believes
II The easiest means toward providing
well for his loved his wife and
Increasing ~fami,y--for willard. vino
married young. * a typical home man.
Old fashioned. bohemian New YORK.
might term this wonderful example Of
emplary habits: the white lights make
no appeal to his wholesome boyishness.
Not worldly wise. as the term applies
To the rank and file Of his chosen pro-
fcssion. willard is far from being any
once dupc. \ man of strong likes and
d~'s'itcs. VIM will so any limit FOR
friendships sake. Jess Gas his name is
known la ring lorc) Is nevertheless a
shrewd and calculating business man.
Tie is a sc'f-made man. Take the
word II itay Archer for that. Ray Is
his SECRETARY. As boys together they
grew NJ IN Kansas.
Always Ni.wndrrstOod.
There never was a man OF public
prominence so thoroughly misunder-
Stood said Archer. This was the
morning after the Will~ard-Aioran fight
at Madison square Garden. We were
waiting for the worlds champion to re-
turn to his hotel from an automobile
ride. .
why. even we Kids rs kids never
quite could understand him. Archer
continued. Always he was big and
strong as any two Of W.. In our games
he was always most solicitous Of the
welfare Of the weaker one. lie played
u pretty fair game of baseball was the
Mrs, bascmau. hut he would sooner lose
"a dozen games thar bump "a smaller
ruuner.
Il do not believe Jess ever had a igh,
outside the ring lie had plenty Of provo
Gallon ~ a boy. HIS ~playmates often
tainted him of being Il scared cat and
other such youthful applications. Bug
always he would laugh on the taun,s Hike
the good naturcd big fellow that he was.
You can picture. then. the conSterna-
Iion of us fellows who grew up with
him when he told us ia February, 1911.
that he was going out to learn how 10
whip ,Jack johnson. Jess willard n
fighter. We couldn't conceive of such a
thing,
But h. was serious" Archer contin-
,icrd." Away had been serious ui.der his
bun cood nature.
Jess wasn', wealthy those days, Tie
wasn't exactly poor. either. Had set up
i'm business tor himself on the ranch
where he Vas bonn near Topeka. Kan.
December %. lSN7. lis education was
OF the COMMON school variety that sup
plemented by deep study of live stock.
cattle and horses occupied his undivided
attention. hut he specialized in horses.
\ real bronco buster was jess. lie
bought and raised colts. broke them 10
saddle and harness and sent them On up
to the bigger markets.
Realized thRnre for Fortune.
Now jess had married happily. His
business PROSPECTS were far from dis
Couraging Already he had earned "A
reputation iu the community for bust
ness shrrwducsS. Ills outlook was
bright. hut 10 rhuCNcd 1t all-cvery-
thing
""Th.re l. y fortune for the white
man that can knock GU; Jack Johnson
he told uS, and ! am going TO earn that
fortune. Then I can ave as many
acres atrl head OF stock as my fancy
dreams. with every luxury for the wife
and kiddics.'
I'm vain said Archer. 1--WE argued
with him. pointing out thar he knew
nothing of me glove game spoke OF the
probability OF his turning Out to he a
dub and losing his business prospects in
the bargain. once jess Willard makes