The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-07
What Edgren Says
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Joss willard. on""rhina /" r"t"'I1
ryn,r tho wiida nr Nnnsnn. ~hor" h'H
"yau,h" Ia I"raio',. la hard al w"'h
training for the"cnInlnE Fourth Of .I"'y
encouragement with Jack Dompaav. " 10
alleged by tho champions training n'"''
,hnt uttIo Joaa Weighs only 9IH p"unhH
now having attained sylph-lk" figure
through ucvcrel weeks "f strenuous s"'l
denial and a certain amount OF pr"i''n-
mary work Joss plnnS I" x" r'Gn'
along training on tho ranch. tossins
food to animals. crnnking his own car
boxing In his own barn and running on
the country roads until six weeks oc-
fore the fight. Tho Inst six weeks nc
will spend In putting on the mn"
touches, az near tho battle ground as
Tex Richard wants him located.
This Is strenuous program lor Utllc
Jess But ne went through just such a
sI.qe OF work while preparing for the
championship battle with Jack Johnson:
Thu Incentive then was tho gaining OF
a world championship and a fortune.
Tho Incentive now is a strong desire 10
avoid q beating and an equally strong
laundering for Tex Richards Sloo'po"'
Ja.., never did like hard training. Out
he can DO driven to It. HArasseh ny
Inental picture OF himself stretcheu OH
tho floor with Jack Dempsey slaho'hh
over him ana encouraged by INC pT"h-
lso az purse that os' abiisieo ~"
world record willard will pI""o"'y
vofh himself lat" tho he7t phra''0
condition he .an I-'soihis a'i~'" al '"'A
slasa .,r Tho aa'"a. t'o"i'e"s 'n"
,,.oI Il. ri,id a r,an la Tho Ti"a OF '"s'
WIN .an give him q FIGHT
ho1 from, NJ, rlail n"'leoro "f i~'s
hueoI.a az interesting a'"~Y ut JOSS
,yII,,,l willow rcas ara' i""s " Int" bic
baod u, ~ arter Jack I"hnS"" ""' WV
THO.
NJ Rodgers WA w'''arHa i"wF"'
whom Joaa wea IN trial for th" h"~th ~
Ruiz Young ~"v"rsl years ago. Hc',
dorts,,y he secured Wizards diacherEa
an1 vindlcetinn hy nndlnE out what
really did cause Bull fouhRs ue'''"
which Is another story.
According to MT. Rodgers. he loon
Wizards case because ne was greatly
,ntercstc6 in all sports and particularly
In boxing. but he had no especial inter
ext In Jess until the case came 70 court
Then he say he found Jess the coo'es'
ana most courageous client he ever hao
Tho big fellow sat around MT. RooKets
office day after day. volunteering !.
Mn errands and make himself useiul
and always was smiling and apparently
entirely unconcerned. ,o,s
AS far as Mr.. Rodgers could see ,';'.
b,d NO "nerves" And seeing MIN IKE
this. he contrnsted him with Jack 'onn
son and came to the conclusion ina
willard was so much gamer than th'
black champion that ne would oes
johnson In long fight. notwiths,aho
ing the difference In their skill ana On
perience. He suggested th6 main =
willard and thes he told Jess mat q,
n. ne.ded was To study fighting a"'
perfect a defnnse ;o,,
"1 atudiod law fur years. no '"i'
less. "If you would study your p'"
ro.aion no har1 an studied '"lno. ""'
atop ~nPiinn your t''"'' F"" -,
johnson easily I'll oct 7"'"" IN" WV
.,.,,,, and teach yn,. nnd y""li Id
champion n Y",i'ro gain" l." ny TOR "
An ynu nrod In n yoar "f r'"hY
willard agreed Tho ,'1"" h"" InrI