New-York tribune., 1919-06-30

mat W lll2ru mas Oeeu SpoOUnS the
experts to some extent was revealed by
one Of the neighbors. 1t seems that
he experts have been greatly exercised
over the fact that the champion has
been doing no road work. At any rate,
he has not been seen along the Dixie
highway, chased by flock of photog-
raphers and half of the population.
But man named Casey, gent of
good repute in the community. has been
shadowing the Willard residence of
nights. He is ready to make an aft
davit that the champion steals out in
the twilight and does five miles OR so.
I am giving you this bit of low down
in the hope that it Will not cause
panic on the Stock Exchange.
Champion Dislikes Road Work
Willard always has disliked road
work You can't charge any admission
to it, for it usually is done in public
parks or on public highways. To be
followed by p crowd of persons who
have parted with nothing to see him
always has been against Willard's re-
tiring tastes. He baked at road work
in Central Park, if you will remember,
when he was training for Moran. For
the same reason both he and Dempsey
avoided the late war. There was no ad-
mission charged.
Walter Monahan, who has been train
ing with Willard ever since he started
to worl. for the Johnson bout, is all
smoked up over the champions condl-
ion. OF course, Walter is more or
less inclined to favor Willard, being CT
his payroll
"Ho is in better shape than he ever
vas in his lifoX declared Monahan.
His straight left is faster and his
right upper cut has more snap to it.
! should know more about him than
anybody else when you come to figure
that have worked with him longer.
Take II from me. lie is every bit as
dangerous as he was when he fought
tohn son.
"I believe that he is even better. for
lie knows more abou. boxing. His di
rcotio,l is better and he seems able to
90 more with that right upper cut:
j he lands that on Dempsey he will
lift the head off his shoulders"
You can have an equally confident
etorr only more so from Jack Kearns,
international African golf expert and
manager of William Harrison Dempsey.
Alec. Nj. kearns will tell you that
Willard is all right externally but all
wrcN- .N;crnally.
Ncarrs Predicts Quick Finish
~ that the referee will have to do
viii lc 10 count ten" declared Mr..
Neurna. The two Judges won't have
{: ;i..r~ to do Dempsey will end the
1hir~ oarly and there you are
Willard put IN an active AFTERNOON
especially with Monahan. In fairly
fast round with him Willard sustained
> siient cut over the left eye. 1t did
rot amount 10 much. but the rumor
circulated through the local fight ex-
change that the champion had been
badly mussed up and Willard stock
preferred began TO take another drop.
II doughboy being trained to rush
e few lines of German trenches had re-
,eived such scratch it would not be
but because it happened to be
weight champion the news of it was
lashed to all corners of the globe
IN the same round Wizards lip was cut
? nd he bled slightly from the mouth
= Vas one of the toughest afternoons
Re has pat in since landing here.
Bu. lest the news Of these injuries
old up the peace plans l am willing
10 make affidavit that neither wound
vill be fatal. | have been more seri-
ousiy injured in a catch-a catch can
bou- with a safety razor. Still, you
are brittle persons.
.jrnpsey came through the afternoon I
V .. 1t being mussed up to any extent.
Ok on the Jamaica Kid, Bill Tate /
ack Malone for two rounds apiece. +
% the fact that there was some
,i,- like $4,000 in the house, William F
f.or.ison refraincd from dropping
either OF the Senegambians.
The Jamaica Kid saw one right COM I
ing in his direction and dove out
through the ropes, knocking down and I
mangling a couple of experts. He was /
passed back intact and there was moth |