The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-07-02
PLOT TO WORRY /
JESS BY TRICKS
SEEN BY SMITH
Petty Naggiog to Annoy
Champion Resorted 70,
Cd " Smith

Cd " Smith
TOLEDO. ONO. july IL there isa
thing .n the propaganda, thing thon jet.
Willard ls golng 70 suffer fr it They
nr~ handing the champ the darudest
run around that you ever heard Il and
II 'h's Cf1zy stun N Euiug ~ have any
effect then tho rght already lis lost
t0r tho big fellow
There IL o.rfDln clique here that
I' working not only 'u mis- face, hut
behind his back ps we'll They are dong
Ull sorts 4 th'urs g. annoy the hiH
party from Kansas and II this has thv
desired effect Jess ~ going into the
ring iu "A badly worried condition
re TINT hs n may, "a great iuruy peoV
pie RT" ~ the opinion that willard IL
going 10 r'grt up straight ns string
and have l.t'l" nr no trU1tle I'm down
INK ~" doughty challenger. Thus Il
goes. hut Of this yuu may b" sure, YOU
are going 10 SEQ q great battle II k
only lasts II minute ur 80.
A Typical Day
But bnck 60 ne worrying part of n.
ana what uUr.yHuIrs NiR man lks
willard gu.s through during tho courses
Of "A trying dUF. willard IN trying Ia
get little sleep during tho middle ot
the morning nnd ih're is "a coll on tho
phone Sow ~ Just 50 happens thai
be has l6r word with the mon In
charge of nraus that he liz not 10 be
called, no matter Ehat is happening.
uutil he feels Ike getting up. Tha
phone rings aud th"r" 10 an authorlta-
tive voice at the other end NJ the line
ia this jess Wizards house" asks
tho voice. and the answer at once ok
, course. ~ In 'ho affirmative.
Tell Mr willard | wish n speak,
to him at once said the authoritative
voice
"Bu, Mr willard IL not 70 he dis
'urbed md ! would not wake him for.
the world. M he Is taking "A nap and,
told me not 20 call him for anybody."'
comes back the answer
You 80 and wake him and tell him
this is Tex Bicbnrd and that II 10
mighty important mat I speak TO him
at once comes back tho retort.
Jess Answers Phone.
So Jess comes 10 the phone and asks
dreamily who IL is speaking. At onco'
| comes reply something Ike this
! This you. Jess" ON. rll right. Thls
is a matter ~ some Importance. want
| TO speak TO you about. What | want
To know is how YOU expect 10 beat =
young. tough fellow Ike Dempsey"
There Is II silence At the other end of
the wire, and then silence Mt both
ends OF tho wire az both men hang
| up tnt pUbnf anu ftItff 10 inc mia
air outside, the man who called up to
laugh himself sick md Willard in =
frame OF mind that is better imagined
than described.
There Ia n certain fighting man oS
one time reputation who has been on
the ground for conaidcrsble time. He
Is generally believed 20 be a nut and
this fellow was mark for tho trick
st.rs who would annoy the champion.
They sent this harmless but@ nerve
testing chap 20 see the champ AZ differ
ent hours ~ the night and day and
always with personal message for
willard
This was matter OF extreme nn-
noyRnce to the champ and he had a
hard time shaking or the fighter who
persisted IN giving JeSs n boxing lesson
In the lobby of tho leading hotel here
Or on the street or wherever he hap
pened - he at the time. He told ths
| champ how best 10 use his left hand
and how he ought TO train, never fail
ing to attract great throng around.
much 60 the extreme annoyance NJ this
champion. who would try TO move on
and couldn't because OF the crowd tina,
fclosed In ground him
Jack kearns manager NJ Jack nemp-
sey. was accused several times oi
pulling this and other annoying stunts
but denied II all vigorously when II was
put TO him