New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-02
Willard Then Picks Up His
Sparring Partner and
Promises To Be Good.
AUDIENCE APPLAUDS
BIT OF MELODRAMA
Champion Lets Up in His Work
and Tom Jones Has TO
SOOthe Critics.
BY W. o. MGEEHA\.

Jess Willard went in for little
realism yesterday at the Pioneer Sport
ing Club. Just as he was finishing
the second round with Walter Mona
han. the champion measured his spar
ring partner with the left and suddenly
whipped over right cross. Monahar
dropped so naturally that - seemed IS
though the fall hardly could have been
rchearsed. o..
The blow just clipped Walter abai,
tho point Of the jaw. IL was nov
wallop with all the force OF quarter
ION OF Kansas beef behind It, but ~
was right smart clip. Jess picked up
his apparcnily surprised sparrlng part
ner. erinning chccrfully and saying
that ne would not do it again. Mona
han backed away and rubbed the jay
tenderly.
"If anybody thinks that a clip on the
Jaw is q passing jest let him stand m
there and take one Walter said alter
ward.
The house, which has been GROWN Z
in numbers daily. applauded ana
laughed at the piece of melodrama
For once the contributors to the Tclle.
Of Tom Jones seemed to have received
a full quarters worth. Yet there were
a few dissatisfied persons. They gath
cred at the box Office after the fray
and demanded their quarters back.
Naturally. Tom Jones rushed 10 the
defence Of the house with his thumb
turned down. This. OF course. is the
ancient Roman sign for no quarter
back.
Instead of speeding up on his worh
Yesterday Jess cut out few stunt 8
and made u an easy afternoon. lie
contcnted himself with the four rounds
Of boxing and a little tussle with the
chest weights. This worried the crltlts
considerably. A few Of them pulled
Tom Jones aside and demanded # he
thought that the champion was dong
enough work.
Whereupon tho Barber OF Kewancc
came pack with some return indlgna-
,ion. 81 guess that | know Just how
much work jess needs and how much
ne does not. DO you not suppose that
the championship of the world means
something to Willard and 20 me
know Wizards condition and now
much work Willard needs better than
anybody else.
"Don't YOU think that it rs a bad
idea for Willard to train indoors, with
the tobacco smoke and the close ar
somebody demanded. -,
NO. ! do not" retorted Jones quick
". "Willard is going to ight indoors
and there probably will be lot OF
tobacco smoke. lie is training now IN
lust the sort of atmosphere he WI!
fight in" ,.c,
II seemed yesterday that the big TEL
low had begun to feel his oats Just r.
least bit. While he was boxing ne
showed a disposition to mix 1t bit 70
the CONSERVATION Of Jack llemple, tn
lighter sparring partner. WIN Mona
han he travelled al fairly lively CLIP
pulling his punches for the greater
part of the time. When willard ge's
a huskier sparring partner the chahces
are that one Of the matinee crowds a.
his training camp VIII get ""O''
quarters worth
Willard does no: punch the bag ~
public. consequently he cannot do that
we'll known and justly celebrated
trimming stunt Of breaking the rope o.
Inc bag with the final punch and
sending it hurting through me
crowd" He did the next best thinG
Yesterday by breaking the rope OF ms
chest weights with vigorous yam
Stunts like these are supposed 20 de
6otc that a fighter is IN the PINK OF
Tom Jones declared that Willard had
addod mile 20 his run through Cen
trail Park. and for that reason had
canned few Of his indoor training
cunts. "Wc still have nearly a month
20 go" he added. There is no use OF
Willard speeding up TOO much al the
start. We expect 30 have Al Reich IN
about week or so. Then YOU may
sec the big fellow extend himself. Right
now am satisfied with everything. and
remember that am one Of the parties
who is most interested
Commissioner Fred Wcnck, who has
been a regular attendant at the VII
lard afternoons. spoke as ono having
authority on the ubject Of reducing
bay windows. porches or corporations.