The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-20
FORMER TRAINER
OF WILLARD SAYS.
JESS ISN'T Good
Leonard'S Handler Also Has
Bad Opinion Of Champion,
~ Ed w. Smith.


TOLEDO, Ohio, June 20--It In pretty
wcll agreed by some Of this expert ath-
lelic trainers now In the city that Jess
willard In going TO have n deuce OF
time In shaping himself into real con-
ditlon for the big mill Of the Fourth OF
July wherein the strapping young chai-
lenger. Jack Dempsey, VIII essay TO
brow.
Two more Of them got into tho city
yesterday and got their first peek at
the mighty gladiatofs out on the bay
shore ono OF them was Tex O'Rourke.
who helped TO III the present champion
for his big row with Jack Johnson. first
IN Mexico and then In Cubs.
The other was George Bngle, Benny
ieonArdH trainer, and one OF the most
capable handlers OF men In tho entire
country.
Neither OF these trainers cares much
for WIZARDS condition at tho present
time and neither thinks that he has
given himself nearly enough t~e In
which TO prepare for The mighty struggle
he is almost sur. To get this time.
O'Rourkc gaHpcd In nstonishment when
from Pottawstomie county. He looked
Ggain and again. then without COM
mont moved 10 another side OF the
ring.
1T must he that the sun In in my
eyes he said, that can't really be
Willard. but guess 1t Is all right"
Looks just as good as he did IN
Havana. DOESN'T he?'' asked one OF the
newspaper men who was not in Cuba
at the time Of that big .crap.
"Wcll. | wouldn't bay that exactly
murmcd Tex But there In one close
resemblance. He has the same shoes
on"
mot Nearly SO Good"
] agked him what he thought and hs
smiled IN n sichly fashion in reply
This is what they call training, In IL -
he asked. and this is all he does every
doy and with all that surplus on his
hack and loinsa We'll you saw him
how hc was two weeks before IN,
Havana scrap and how he Is today. two
weeks before this Nght. There simply
| Ism any resemblance at all. Hc ism
nearly as good as you suggest. perhaps
| never viii be"
EnEle has an idea that the big fellow
| may be able to crowd enough work into
| the week or NO TO III him pretty wei
| although he cannot see that the cham
| piou Is as near ready as he should be
You'll never make me believe that q
man can III himself perfectly for Z
| hard battle and never use the punching
bags. Engio told after looking at bott
mon work
''First OF all. there IL nothing like ba,
| punching for tho general good OF :
| tighter and | am glad to see that thi
| young fellow Dempsey does not neg
p, lcct it. This In invaluable In goo
| many ways. First Of NIL. starting witt
n heavy bag and gradually getting Vi
| 10 the light, fast one, the work teachc
n man az nothing else can the grea
system OF keeping his arms w In de
fcuse Nothing can strengthen TN
muscles of the arms and the shoulder
for this purpose like punching the bas
willard Tires Out.
II noticed today while Willard wa
boxing with his team mates that
has a habit OF dropping his arms ,
fun length at his sides. Seyersl time
had an idea those big aims Of h
wetGn mighty Tired and he was rcstlr
, mo amount of boxing IL going
strengthen his arms the way punchin
the bag would. and let me tell you
had better keep his arms up well VIII
this young fellow or he win find himse
stepping some mighty mean punchs
With his face and ribs.
zone thing about Willard that 7 cor
slider tremendous. That's his uncann
skin In the inner defense. BY that
mean TO say that he is truly wssnderf,
when being crowded sharply. dor
think he is worth rap when he at
tcmpts To- set the pace, for man
any speed can easily avoid him. Ri
when crowded he Is great. But yo
see Dempsey IL sure going TO crow.
and now the question. will Willard be
the shape necessary 10 stand n lot
this forcing and fast defensive wor
and pulling and hauling and maulif,
on the ropes" ! doubt IT,"