Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-16
WILLARD BLUNDERED IN
NOT PROCURING TRAINER
Might Have Made Better Showing
Had He Engaged Experienced
Handler to Condition Him.
sTuBBoRNNEss is RESPONSIBLE
Ex.Champion Made Another Blundcr
by Having Men as Seconds Who
Were Unfamiliar With Ring Tao
tics, Corhctt Says.

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NEW. YORK. July apparently
Jess Willard hiundered teartuily when when
when he failed 70 have IN hts corner
on July 9Th a; least one man. cool
headed; resonrcefnl and experienced IN
Willard is an oN-ehampion now,
a'hipped by fat. better man: tossed
fighter wonderful TO an extreme. Yet
there are many who feel that Willard
might have been saved much Of
better showing Il No had only hardened
early 10 this advice Of his friends:
Get a trairer-and follow his or
But Willard was stubborn He said
that he had had enough Or trainers.
that ne knew his physical limitations
than any other man. lie said he would
train in such way as 10 be in the
greatest shane Of his career on July
nabby in body and-worst Of all
nabby- in the muscles OF his less.
Never Liked Road Training.
Willard never l!k.,o road training
ing his WAY to championship heights
trainers sen. him on The road for gonc
runs.asainst his VII They r"3Nzed
fighter 10 have good LEGS But VII
lLd. when he began training himself.
eisreS ,h ss" he W%nd se, IN n"e shape
without it, 4 foolish move,
he,,a~tul mistake. that, Willard
one minute after the. ashi with Jack
Dempsey had started. When Derp-
sey's LEI; hook cracked WNlsrd's chin.
the champion wohbied. Ills less be-
came unsteady. He micht have wealth
cred THE storm Of DenlpScy'S blows that
followed II his legs had been in hEht-
refused 70 support Wizards nonderous
BODY because willard had failed 10
Had The legs Of less wizard been
stronEer-had - touEheHed his mus
cies 0E daily road wovh-.t is Ger
, .s M ne csr;siniy solid have
tes!aE -. Jseh Dempsey
Hnd Novice. nm His Seconds.
The zhnal mistaAs Of Willard Vas
deleSaEnG hcnices as MS seconds Il.
and R.y .aroher-poo- men a; the very
hes; Zach knew something about ring
warfare. but not enc vas capable o"
q s.assr to act az a chief second fo'
In TIA; Ars, round when Willard
wen, de.sn rae hrs' ,ime. an exper,.
sible. Bu; Willard 60, no heb from
he took Ave He vas in trouble ana
fighter IN trouble needs 10 take a
or he no.. 81 w..laras sseonas
''cracked" under Inc strain
EGuipped win seasoned second VII
lard would nave oeen able "a Get a III
tie advice in those moments OF his
greatest peril end probably &: ne had
followed such advice would have been
aple 10 20 through that nrSt round n
Willard decided thu, ne needed NJ ex-
perienced man in his corner. Perns rs
that was because q he poSs Utility mat
n. might take whipping never :
Cured 10 MIN.
Did No, Grasp situation.
The "bonsr" wcr1 az Wilard's sec.
onds never was NOR. appa-en. IMAM
when the frst rognd ended Il they hsd
been awake 10 the, rea situation they
might haze Won the Ashi FOR willard
Dempsey, as may ne recalled as
sunned that he had won the fight on a
Knockout, and had jumped our % tie
ring. He, was far awaa. tront.i, when
Jack kearns learned .:h.. willard rad
been saved by the bell. /: willard 5
seconds had been noidins stopwstch
that more than z minute of rest ell
T ss,tn h "a p ssk IN fact the STOP.
Boston referee. showed lapse Of ta.o
minutes and lou! seconds between the
first and second rounds
&"iilard,s seconds. after the lapse o.
call for the second round and showed
Willard into the center OF the rinr
Dempsey then MAS minutes tourney
from the ring The absence OF pem7.
Gey might have been used as basis f1-
a claim % victory for willard becau.e
Dem psey--a.thourh through crro--had
violated ring rule mat bars cithA,
fighter from !csy.ne the rim. un,il the
fEht is over officiaiIv
q, Would q. Least Have Tried.
tried 10 save willard by such ,r,ck
some frightfully un0lsasaui compiled.
tions would have cusued-and a 80,
probably would have taken place Yu,
second. awake TO eNGx' opptr.uritv
never would have icf, such chanoe yc
by, and would have tried 70 rut j, oyci
at least.
The ratified condition ~ Usuard,,
end Of the fight. After tn" towel VA.
in his sea win Mood still, streaming
WILDLY. ntmpsev rushed over. accom-.
sey took the hand - the tallen varrio,
lard. grabbed Towel. So. kod 5, ..
water and mercifui'v s9ouEed the tac,
of Wiliard-a jon whicn me seconds n
the fighter had foreo'ten 20 reform /,
their awful excitement
ter man, shut u is a ce-'1in,v tina, n,
helped 10 whip himself by po-sonalI,
conducting his training and hy f,iIiul
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