Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-19
'W|[[ARD'S BOXING
PARTNERS SUFFER
HempIe. Monohan and Rodel
Pounded by Champion
During Seven Rounds.
MORAN HAS A NARROW
ESCAPE IN AUTO MISHAP
INDUCES in Fast Sparring Practice.
Diphtheria Breaks Out in Pitts.
burgher's Camp.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, March 1S.-Jess
Willard boxed seven rounds to-
day. Hemple carried him along
for three and Monahan and Boer
Rodel went two each. Monahan
was asked to go one more, but he
gasped out the belief that Jess
had done enough and refused to
play any longer.
Strangely enough, Jess seems
to enjoy his training work. He
was all agrin throughout his
practice today. This may be due
to the fact that he still is shade
above his best weight. That part
of him which dissolves in each
session is no precious possession.
There is no gainsaying the fact
that Willard sweats well. By and
large he is about the finest per
spirer New York has seen since
Jeff Tesreau pitched here last
July.
The spirits of Jess are rising
with each bout, but his good
humor is not infectious. His
sparring partners are beginning
to lose interest in boxing. Jack
Hemple acts as if he never want
ed to see a boxing glove again.
and Monahan, who was formerly
the life of the camp, is quick to
cry quits.
Partners Cannot Win.
Boer Rodel never did have any am
bition, anyway. 1t is hard for SPAR
ring partner to get enthusiastic. Folks
have pitied the man on the scrub foot
ball team, but he is far more favorably
situated than the sparring partner
The scrub is encouraged now and again
to go out and tear up the varsity. NO
such idea ever enters the head OF
| Sparr1nR partner. Ii ne COulu pedt tHc
head off his employer he would lose
his job. On the other hanu. if he Is
too supine a subject he loses his job.
The whole task of sparring partner
is to cultivate an inoffensive medic
Gritty.
Walter Monahan is the perfect SPAR
ring works, and yet never hits hard
enough to hurt. Early in the training
work of Willard, Monahan had no diff
ficulty i'm outboxing the champion, but
with the clever Irishman. and, OF
course. when he let out his punches a
bit Monahan was forced to give
ground.
After outboxing Monahan in the
first round Jess adopted different tao
tics in the second and allowed his
partner to swing on his jaw repeatedly.
Willard voided the force of the blows
a bit by letting his head travel with
the punches. They did not dent his
smile Later he permitted Boer Rodel
to hit him again and again in the
stomach, and seemingly enjoyed the
Hemple Fares Worse.
Hemple Jared the worst. for Jess
took most of his offensive work with
this partner In the second round Jess
caught Hemple with an uppercut which
all but put him out. Willard was
quick to note the plight of his partner
and allowed him to clinch and get his
wits together before the round Went on.
Hemple was not the only punching
bag which suffered. The inanimate
one was sent spinning out into the
audience when Jess landed right
hand swing during the preliminary
practice. Monahan has ordered COM
plete rest and absolute lack of physical
and mental eXertion sundays, so Jess
will devote tomorrow afternoon to the
next six installments OF his diary.
For about thirty seconds today il
looked though the most expensive
boXfight exhibition slated for Saturday
night would have to be called off. All
because Francis Charles Moran still had
the price of several gallons of gasoline.
Because he was able 10 oDt:-in lniS
dangerous crude oil product, Moran
was pinned in his automobile between
two street ears at i56th street and Sd
avenue Being red freshman and not
prediStined to be busted up in prosaic
fashion. Moran eNtrica ted himself and
proceeded to his training quarters at
the Chateau 'Awkins. where he boxed
two rounds each with Bill Mckinnon
and Frank Kendall 1t was a narrow
escape for Moran.
Diphtheria in Moran's Camp.
Moran was further upset by serious
illness of his little friend, Willie Lewis.
jr, son of his trainer The little fell
low. who accompanied Moran to Sara
toga, was suddenly taken down with
diphtheria. Consequently Moran was
in far from a jovial mood this after
noon when the crowd stormed the gym
naSium.
Moran's pugnacity showed. too. in the
bouts with Mckinnon and Kendall.
His eyes were narrowed and he was
scowling at times as though he were in
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