The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-25
Champion Is
Strictly His
Own Boss
"He'II Probably Advise Him
self When He's in the
Ring" Tad Says,
BY T AD.

by TAD
TOLEDO. o.. June z. Than Lang
ford Is around these parts telling his
friends that the Dempsey people arc
crazy In the head and that It Is
shame 10 send him against willard
MY goodness bn,d Than. this Mr.
willard beat the greatest man the ring
has ever known when he beat that Jack
Johnson. was sore nj johnson once
but never said that he wasn't n great
fighter. | viii tell you that every time
think OF willard licking him have
to take my hat off and scratch my
head. He must he "A man"
Willard Kids Monahan.
willard was IN n Kidding mood yes
tsrday He was sitting In the Sector
hotel lobby here and laughing with
Walter Monhhan
Walter, they think that ] am sort
Of old Eh
age ever successfully defended their
title. Well. Walt listen. After / topple
over this boy Dempsey, well 80 away
on a big ranch for few years !
will take n trip around the world, and
when | am fifty years OF age. II they
have any new white hopes. why ] Just
wire 10 YOU to get me some gloves and
things and we will start IN training
again. viii smash all records on this
Someone has defined old age as death
OF enthusiasm Sports here are worried
over Wiilard's age. Others are worry
ing over his utter lack OF pep, And
others s,ill are worrying over hIs con
dition.
willard worked out again yesterday
afternoon but he was Just about as ex-
cited over his afternoons work as the
Kid with the violin MS he looks out Of
the window at game In the lot II
the death Of enthusiasm 10 old age,
then Nj. Willard In u white haired.
round shoudered ceptenarian. He Ia
the original that's GOOD enough guy"
OF course he should know his own
business better than wo do. lie should
know how he feels and everything like
that. Maybe tho sports expect too
much. They probably think that Jesa
should hop around like II grnsshopper
sing like "a thrush and clap his hands
| with Joy
He doesn't.
eosss In Business. like Way.
! Oh. no. my boy. nothing like that.
Jess tist goes about his boxing In n
| business like way. lie boxes Just as
fast ~ no likes, lie sets tho pace. He
boxes just as long as he likes and he
doesn't csre whoop Whcther the
crowd likes II or not.
Some days he enjoys It. soms days
us lau4Hb MI tH' tl1ir Hr W. AiA'
fling. On these days the soreheads say
well. he should laugh. Hos getting
| 500 900 for his bit"
one thing you can bet on and that
In that willard Is his own boss. There
WAS tims when he listened TO n bevy
| Of trainers. That was before he was
| champion. Then he had to 60 out on
the road. He had to box certain
number Of rounds daily. He had to eat
and drink less. Those days are over
though. Aneus. Now Jess does Just a'
he pleases. lie may listen to u sug
Eestion or two, but It ID, UP TO HIN
WHISTLER 10 accept n or not. Two weeks
aSo he laid Oft road wort. He said
that Il shook him too much. Now. he
has stopped work on the pulleys. He
says that his back muscles are right
He has also decided 10 have q day OF
| self
Yes. ne may be .okay physically but
he really looks soft. We don't know
who will advise him In the ring on
July Z. Ne win probably advise him
self. He IL monarch Of all the surveys
| involved.