New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-19
TESS IS MUCH
TOO ROUGH FOR
HIS PLAYWATES
Willard Cuts Work Short
When Partners Cry
Enough.
By HAYWOOD BROUN.

Alexander. you may remember, ran
out Of sparring partners once upon 4
time and sighed jess Willard eXpe-
ricnccd 'hc same difficulty yesterday.
but he merely pufcd good na,uredly
and took his surplus energy out on his
abdomen % bending exercises.
The champion boxed seven rounds.
Hcmple carried him along Tor three
aud Nouahsc and Boer Rode went Two
each Nonahan wss asked 20 90 one
more. but he gasDcd out the belief that
jess had done enough and refused 20
play any longer.
strangely enough. Jess seems TO en-
low his training wor6. He was all
arrin throughout his practice yester-
dav. This may be due 10 the fact that
hc is still shade above his best
weight. That part Of him which dis
solves iu each session is no oreciou>
possession. There Us no gairsayinE TIE
fact that Willard swoats Wcil. BY and
large. he D., about thc fines persplror
Nov York ha. seen since JEFF Iesrcau
pitched here last July.
The spirits Of Jess ar" rising with
each bout but his good humor Is not
infectious. His pairing partners are
beginning 20 lose interest in boxing:
Jack lIemple acis as ii he never wanted
10 ecc "a glove again. and MOnahan. who
was formerly the life of the camp. Is
quick to cry quits. Boer Rodcl never
did have any ambition anyway.
T. D. hard for -parring partner 20
get enthusiastic. Folks have pitied the
man on the scrub football team, but
nc is far more farorably situated than
the sparring partner. The scrub play
er is encouraged now and again TO 20
out and tear UP the varsity. No such
idea ever enters the head OF a sparring
partner If he could beat the head of
his cmployer he would lose mis- job On
the other hand. II he is 100 supne a
subject he loses his job. The whole
task Of sparring partner is TO cul-
tivatc AN inOfeasiyc mediOcrlty.
Walter Monahan is the perfect spar
ring partner because he J. skiltul
enough 20 extend the man with whom
he works. and yet never hits hard
enough 20 hurt Early in the training
work OF willard Monahan had no DIFF
iculty in outboNng the champion, but
Yesterday Jess more than held his own
with the clever lrishman. and. Of
course. when he let out his punches q
bit Nonahan was forced 10 give ground.
After outboxing Nonahan in the FIRST
round. jess adopted different tactics IN
the second and allowed his partner 20
swing on his Jaw repeatedly Willard
yoided the force of the blows a little b.
letting his head travel with the
punches. They did not den, his smile.
Later he permitted Bocr Rodel 20 hit
him again and again in the stomach,
and seemingly enjoyed the pounding.
Rode did not biz very hard.
icmple Jared the worst. for jess
took most of his offensive practice with
this partner. I'M the second round jess
caught Hcmplc with on uppercut which
an but AOored him. Willard vas quick
20 note the plight OF his partner and
allowed him 20 clirch and get mis- wits
together before the round went on.
llemple was not The only punching
Dac which suffered. The insnimate one
wa, sent spinning out into the audience
when jess landed right hand swing
during the preliminary practice.
Monahan has ordered complete rest
and absolute lack Of physical and men
tai exertion on sunday. so jess viii
devote this afternoon 20 the next SIX
instruments of his diary.