New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-01
Willard Apparently Takes
On Weight as He Trains
for Bout.
JONES DEPLORES IDEA
ON PART OF WRITER
Incidentally, Barber Tom Does
Not Choose 10 Let His Charge
Box with Utter Strangers.
BY W. q. NcGEEHAN.

Jess Willard seems 20 be taxing on
weight, instead of losing II. The little
run in the park and the little perfume
tory work st the Pioneer Club seem 70
make up just enough exercise 20 keep
the Kanssn piling up the tonnage. The
suggestion OF bay window on the alb
domcn OF Willard grows.
Not that Jess is anything like portly.
bu. he is showing the reverse English
as regards the shrinking process. Ex-
crcise taken in homeopathic doses Of
ten puts on weight. instead OF taking
i. OF. Willard is demonstrating that
ve,y clearly. Owing 70 bis we'll known
timidi.y toward the scales. this instru-
mcnt Of torture has not been applied
70 BIN since the Boxing Commission
dragged him screaming TO the platform
Of the sgonizing Fairbanks.
But. unless outward signs are gross
rrevaricators. Jess would assay reverai
ounces more of beef 10 the ton than he
did upon the day of his arrival. lie
seemed 10 be swelling yisibly before
our very eyes.
Tom Jones was reproachful when Il
Wa suggested that Willard was slight
" stout az compared with the Willard
who returned to Havana The tears
came into the eyes o. the Barber oil
KeVance. -.
How can you say such thing
he demanded. sorrowfully. Just 20
tight up 70 him and feel Of his stom
ach. That isn't fat that you sec. II
rolls OF muscle Go right up for your
self and feel OF his stomach. As spe-
cial favor. walk right over to Jess now
and feel OF his stomach
But Il seemed 10 US that feeling OF
Willard's stomach came under the
head Of hazardous occupations. II was
100 much like tickling the hind leg OF
a mule. Also. it savofed OF undue
familiarity.
"Anyhow." continued M. Jones
"Iess does not have 90 train down 100
ine for ten-round fight. Why. nc IS
,esdy to 20 that distance with ANYBODY
in the world RICH; as he stands. re
member, he was working TO- three,
weeks before he caught that cold. and
that he has three weeks more 20 60
NJ coarse he'll be lighter by that
time. But tell you that i IS rot fas
that is on his somach. It's all mus,
Gle Just standing out like whip cores.
The crowd was somewhat thicker
when the champion came on the stage
a. the Pioneer Club yesterday The
Joo-.,en6er announced that there were
ton ladies in the house. And all OF
then, paid quarter. too he edded.
.rjumphan.lv. They're more liberal
han the men. Some OF them Won
even listen when NC ask them for the
dough. according 10 Nh. Joness IN
structions.
:, seemed that h.. gave Us very
nasty look when he said Il. =.
Tcrneramentally. ne are so const-
.u.ed tha. We derive considerable en-
iovment in seeing somebody else wort
Il NAV be tina. defect in our makeup
,rbich induces Us 20 believe that jos.
Willard is doing very ilttle WORK iof
big fellow. Dailying with two sparrlh@
mariners, whose every move NJ Know
and can anticipate. Is not wnat We
would regard as an homes, day to"
FOR Jess. -, -;
,,ed;a.elv into a strenuous grind. bur
No has 70 do some accelerating II h
S,pec,s 10 bring back the concave 70
~ balcony. Perhaps he doesn't van,
TO- That is his own affair But II Is
worrying a lot OF the supersensitiTe
and artistic critics
Several mysterious stranger an
pcared yesterday and offered 70 pu' o.
The gloves with the champion, but riSn'
row Jess = not spsrring With person
20 whom he has not been properly N
PRODUCED. Battling Levinsky appeare1
as ore % the lambs Wiling ior inc
sacrifice, but he did not press Willard
70 accep. his kind offer.
Mr. Jones declared shat he would