Evening journal., 1919-04-21
WILLARD'S SIZE
WON'T Win BATTLE
Champion Must Brina
Speed and Hitting to
Save Himself
LEFT WILL NOT
STOP DEMPSEY

Whenever a ring battle between VIII
lard and Dempsey is mentioned there
appears before the mental vision OF the
casual observer OF things pugilist.e a
picture Of a boxing Coiossue astrlde a
Queensbury pigmy.
From another viewpoint Is reared the
figure Of an. arrogant Goliath leerlng at
a diminutve David. The giant natur-
ally typ.nes Willard and the Lilllpu-
tian is Dempsey.
These distressing pictures usually
are followed by an expression o. fear
that the glgant Willard might innict
serious injury on the underslzed Demp-
sey.
These apprehensive mortsls evidently
overlook the fact that the modern Dd-
yids Of pugilism have quite as effective
a method Of attack as that OF the Da-
vd who brought down the. bulky Go
liath with a well placed shot from his
sling.
Under the rules Of Queensberry com.
bat. the smaller man. II lie c7n str Ike
with force and precision, and Is aslie
and courageous. may triumph over an
opponent whose physical proportions
are massive and impressive.
Among those who have intimated
that Wizards size might be too much
for Dempsey Is Tom Jones, formerly
one Of Wizards managers.
Jones recently received his share "
a settlement with the champion. and
was asked what the condition OF .hs
titleholder was at the present time.
He replied:
"Of course am not managing him
any longer, but ! Will tell you this
much: the big fellow is In pretty fair
shape right now. He looks as light as
be was the night he fought frank
Moran In New York. He'll surprise
lot Of them when he gets in.o the
ring and strips for the Dempsey fight.
And, remember, he's an awful big
man."
It should be understood that Jcnes
made the statement after experiencing
the comfortable feeling due 10 the re-
ceipt Of a check from the champion.
Jones 'ntim3tion that the size D!
the champion may have some influence
on the result Of the battle IS not SUP
ported by the facts 0f ring h'stA-y.
John Sullivan weighed 2i2 10 i65
by Mitchell, and yet the champion was
glad 10 consent TO a draw.
Corbet weighed fully fifteen pounds
more than Fitz, but lost his title In
the matter Of speed. Corbett was a
greyhound. but Willard is a Percheron.
Dempsey has the speed OF Corbett
7nd the punch Of Fitzsimmons and has
beaten big men OF the type Of Fulton
Morris and Grennan. Willard will need
something moro than size in order tc
yanquish Dempsey.
u has hecn suggested that Willard
will keep Dempsey away with his Ions
left and eventually settle him with his
right Corbctt kept Fltz away for half
n dozen rounds. but the C0rnishman
finally got 10 Corbett.
Fulton tried D. keep Dempsey away
e-fh a left but it was futile.
pedl7r Palmer. one Of the cleverest
bani7ms m England tried 70 keep Ter
" McGovern away with a straight left,
5ut the experiment was a failure.
Dempsey has been called a large edi-
lion Of McG0vc~n. Frank Erne had as
effective a straight left as any light
we ght. vet he could not prevent Cans
winning the championship.
The only way in wh ch Willard can
seat Dempsey is 20 hit quicker and
harder than Dempsey does As Dempsey
Is the speediest man with hands and
FEET since the days Of Corbeit and can
bit knockout blows with either hand.
it deos not appear thst Willard will
crush his lighter opponent. In a de-
e,sionless bout Willard might try tur-
tie tactics and escape a knockout. but
IN a bout TO a decision the champion
would be apt to lose on points or suf-
fer a knockout II he took the agrees
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