The evening world., 1917-02-14
II the Two Giants, Willard and
Fulton, Meet In Ring the Bat
tie Will Make History.

tie Will Make History.
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TIRED FULTON Is an unusual
lighting type. lie doesn't care
much for publicity. lie doesn't
70 around 10 the newspaper offices
altar q light. lie has no hankering
Cor the f~ootlights. His chief Interest
lee In the Kind Of nghting he can do
In . ring. He enjoys lighting. Per-
hAps that's partly because Of the way
"a does his work He doesn't have to
take much punching. lie keeps the
other fellow too busy on the receiv-
lnS end. He has made very little
money "a a boxer. But there isn't
another heavyweight In the world
With better prospects.
No champion ever has a "cinch"
ON any title. The fighter working up
TO the championship ~ developing
every day. He In full OF ambition.
After winning a championship he
Isn't lighting aggressively-he's try
ing to hold what he already has. And
itis q different proposition.
Jess Willard did a wonderful lot
Of bard work In his preparation for
the night with Jack johnson. lie
spent nearly a year developing box
ting skill M endurance. | doubt that
even fear OF losing his title can make
willard work NO hard again and get
into such splendid condition. In Chi
cago. however. they say the bis
champion Is living the simple life.
cutting out the liquor hat he likes to
indulge In occasionally. training daily
At the Chicago A. A. and taking OF
the fat OF the circus season.
II Willard and Fulton meet the res
suting battle will be history making.
Never before in the history of the
sport have two such ~giantS-such
swift and skflful giants-met to fight
for a title and a fortune.
One thing I don't mind saying. In
my opinion, Fred Fulton. as no is to-
day, would have made far quicker
work OF Johnson than Willard did.
Fulton has the one thing that always
handicapped Willard In the ring. He
10 = natural fighter. He Is chuck full
Of nghtlng spirit. fighting confidence
and the desire to 40 right to work
and finish his Job before the whistle
blows.
Willard has the nghting ability. but
he 10 q great, big. smiling. good
nstured fellow, who Is perfectly sat
isaed TO take his time. lie doesn't
care whether he wins dccisively or
not, a. long as he holds a lead at the
Gnish. Wizards victory over John
son was a mathematical proposition,
johnson had a certain amount oil
skill. strength and endurance. VIII
lard had much greater strength and
endurance lie had sufficient skill 10
70 along without leaving any danger
u openings. and to occasionally
land a heavy right or a swift jab.
All he needed was patience to wait
until Johnson's endurance gave out,
n then hitting lower to finish the
black champion.
He played a perfectly safe game.
Fulton fighting Johnson would bs
different matter. Fulton would
have gone right In to beat the black
man down. Johnson's early strength
q speed and heavy hitting might
have enabled him to put over n win
ing punch. Hut after seeing Fulton
fight and work n few times I'm In
clincd TO think that In Willsrd's place
he would have given Johnson "A ter
rihc beating and knocked him oul
within ten rounds.
IKE GIBBONS Is On the trsIl
IX OF Les Darcy, and Les refuses
10 talk fight with him.
Mike. Tom and their Manager moi
Darcy In Chicago and proposed Il
sign an agreement for a match within
Two months. Darcy suggested tina
they talk about II later, In New YORK
SO Mike tried TO induce Darcy to asre,
to meet him. Darcy said that h,
wanted to fight Gibbons eventually
but not now. He was quite bus,
enough now. thank you, and. any,