The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-06
LOSES 3 POUNDS
Willard Is Getting Rid of His
Surplus Flesh.
Big Fight Is Less Than Three
Weeks OFF Now.
BY JESS WILLARD.

New York, March Saturday was
Just the sort of morning I have been
longing for since I hit the big city.
Instead of tossing off the bed clothes
when the old alarm rang at $3.50, l
Just rolled over and took another
sno1ze. The extra few winks came in
handy. for 1 was out a little the night
before appearing at a few show houses
to help out a worthy cause.
About half asst Walter MOnahan,
my morning terror, broke into my
bedroom and suggested rather harshly
that it would be a very good idea to
las long as I'm dressed, don't see
why other folks should be taking
things too easy" remarked Walter
knowing his habit of tossing you
out if don't listen to his reason, l
thought it would be a good idea to get
up. After splashing around in the
tub for some time and then getting a
cCrking rub down from Monahan and
Hemple, l dressed and prepared for
an attack on the ratiOns.
Stay in Doors.
The bunch just sat around the table
and ate and talked but 1 must say did
more of the former. L could tell from
the happiness displayed by both Mon
ahan and Hemple that they weren't so
very much dissatisfied with remaining
in doors for one day. 1t may seem
strange that 1 should renig on road
work in the first week but my real
reason was to get a slight change so
that running would not become so
monotonous and tiresome. A man
training should not keep his nose too
close to the grindstone for 1t is bound
to get burned and make things annoy
ing. Also, I realized perfectly well
that have almost three weeks to get
in shape. And hats really more time
than necessary.
With writing letters and reading my
mail and newspapers the entire morn
ing slipped by quickly and pleasantly.
Naturally, none felt like eating heartily
at the noon hour, so we just munched
on few tidbits.
Blood Runs Wild.
After our lunch all hands took a
nice stroll and came back about 1880.
Then it was a jump nto the machine
and ride down to the club. We reach
ed the club house shortly after 2
o'clock, which gave me time enough
to get in my buds and start work
promptly at 2:30. 1 felt as good as
did the day before starting in work
and the boys were just as lively. In
working on the pulleys 1 was just ach-
ing to yank them off the wheels.
When finished this exercise my blood
was .unning wild and was anxious to
box.
The trio of partners, Bob Williams,
Jack Hemple and Walter Monahan,
were infused with plenty of snap and
they gave me the best boxing workout
I've had since the start. When we
finished our round of boxing 1 was
perspiring freely, which was just what
L wanted. A good healthy perspira
ton will carry more ills out of tho
system than all the medicine manu-
featured. STRANGER Lewis helped to
start the water rolling out of my pores
by giving me a strenuous workout on
the mat. 1 enjoyed the tussle so much
that l think will ask the stranger
to come around and assist me when
ever he has the time.
When this was all over, I went
through the old system of strength
ening the body muscle by bending
backward and touching the floor with
my head while my body was resting on
a chair. If you don't think this will
harden your stomach muscles, just try
it a few times
Bag Punching.
intended to do some bag punch
ing and had the apparatus on the
stage, but unfortunately the support
was not high enough for me to star
work Today it will be adjusted and
Twill take a whack at the old bag.
When the bag is all set for action 1t
will enable me to let loose few swift
swings, uppercuts and hooks. You
see when boxing with a partner you