Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-04
WILLARD TRAINS FOR BOUT
CHAMPION IS NOT TAKING
CHANCES WITH DEMPSEY
Has Gymncsium RiEEed Up In Studio
building Where fIe Works
N Movie Actor.
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defend his s,sIs ::!ainst the s a@bitfion as
But his training for this match. to
be held somewhere in the United
the Secrets Of the as
late world war.
II was not Intended that I should
was thought to be moro secluded than
II really proved to be. My entrance
the 10 waad sna Ars sSePrsS lis s3 MG
ness manager, but to myself as we'll
So much mystery has been thrown
SO much evasion had been met in my
| attempts TO elicit information on that
essential preliminary to vicotry-
| clses. etc, that had come to the con-
clusion SO many others had formed
to get into shape as yet.
Trims In Studio Building.
H Hut training Ing he he is Every day too
Willard has built himself a regulation
ring. stretched canvas. cloth-covered
ropes and everything. Every after
noon. when he has finished his work
on the camera stage below, he sneaks
up the back stairs to his secret den,
DOMINIC his lighting tights in his dress
ing room en- route.
curious laymen, spies from the enemy
camp and inquisltive news men by
precious square when the practice be-
been cautioned not to pry into tho
atty of dire punishment Nevertheless
walls have cars, and there is hardly
one, on the studio pay roll who hasn't
breathing. huffinr, grunting Mr. Viii
lard working and being worked into
Into this sanctum sanctorum in
truded. An embarrassing moment was
had by all.
willard Not Dissipated.
Right in front Of my eyes was Jess.
nails deep in his soft yielding neshy
palms. He pumped his legs up and
Perspiration glistened on his fesh.
His stomach stood out just bit, not
very much. And the superhuous flesh
along his jawbone to his hair line.
tapped about little-a very little
For Jess is In remarkably good CON
dttion: ] believe 1t sianderous TO say
that Jess. was dissipated-as heard
1t said-since those days Of carly tight
, ,os Maa Show HId he his
The welcome from the little camp
Jcos anu his trainer ala inc most
tonishing thing. They turned tail and
ran.
Yes. willard and Hemple beat It.
They went out tho back door and down
the back stairs 10 their dressing rooms
asked Archer IL they were not
coming back to finish their workout
He assured me they were through for
the day, that they had devoted twenty
minutes TO their play, which is all that
Jess ever devoted to muscular educa-
tion at this stage OF the game.
Tcmpus fuSit. indeed.
To Finish on Coast.
Never before in my life had twenty
minutes nc.w 30 soon. Not even in
Sunderland.
MY entrance had not been delayed
from the sounding OF the starting
gong. That is, by standard time.
Two minutes become twenty on e1-
citing aftern ,ons.
Archer and l sat around the ring
for several more embarrassed minutes
parleying at random.
moment later we both capitulatcd
and descended the stairs, and when
saw Jess We talked as freely as usual
OF affairs fistic. We ignored the recent
encounter.
Jess assured me that he could easily
whip himself into perfect condition in
the few remaining weeks before the
big match. He said that ne would be-
gin work In earnest as soon as his
company of screen players left Chicago
Tor the coast. where the film will be
finished.