The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-06-13
WILLARD DOES HARD
WORK IN HEAT WAVE
Champion Does Not Mind Tor
rid Weather-Reisler Threat
ems to Sue Dempsey.

TOLEDO, June 12-Jess willard did not
permit the blistering rays Of the summer
sun, under which ordinary people wiited.
to interfere with bis training to-day. He
boxed six rounds after Keeling of five
miles on the road early In the morning
The champion went through his exhi-
bition before q crowd that packed the
tented walls Of the Maumee Bay camp.
There were nearly as many women In
the crowd as men.
Willard stepped three three minute
sessions with Jack Hempel and then
Walter Monahan took his turn.
Half dozen times the champion
dropped his hands to his sides and per
mitted his sparring partners to hit him
when and where they pleased. Willard
appeared to be n better judge Of distance
to-day than In any previous workout
and used left with telling effect. Mon
ahan's nose was bleeding as q result OF
coming into frequent contact with the
chanpionS left.
New Helper FOR willard.
Ray Archer, willard's business rep
resentative. announced tonight that. q
heavyweight named Dan Ketchel would
report in camp tomorrow to re-
lieve Hempel and Monahan. Archer said
Ketchel. a product Of the navy. Is a
1872 FOUNDER. with an offence similar to
that OF the challenger's. He crouches
and rips his way into close quarters as
Dempsey does and is expected to lend
valuable aid in conditioning the cham
pion. Ketchel. according to Archer. Is
free and hard hitter and capable Of
assimilating considerable punishment.
Soldier Stanton, who was all but
knocked out twice by Willard. was dis
missed from the training retinue to-
day. after he had scratched the cham
pion's back until the blood flowed while
wrestling yesterday.
|. Dempsey. whose damaged eye Is heal
Ing nicely. will not be permitted to do
any boxing until Sunday, Manager Jack
Kearns announced. The challenger went
through his usual exercises before a big
crowd this afternoon and hit the high
ways for seven miles In the morning.
There were no new developments in
the ceferee situation except that It is
considered certain that Ollie Pecord, the
ofiicial referee OF the Toledo A. c., will
officiate in some capacity either as alter
nate referee or one OF the judges OF the
contest II the Army, Navy and Civilian
Board Of Boxing Control decides to ap-
point two judges in addition TO a referee.
ReisIer Threatens Suit.
John j. Reisler, known to the boxing
fraternity as John the Barber" for
mer manager of Jack Dempsey, has
threatened to bring suit here in an at
tempt to restrain Dempsey from meeting
Jess Willard in the heavyweight cham
pionship contest here July 4, unless he
Is paid $4,000, which amount. II was
said to-day. Reisler claims is due him
out of the s27.500 the challenger Is to
receive for boxing Willard.
Reisler made known his demands Ia
Tex Richard, promoter Of the contest.
Jack Kearns, manager OF Dempsey
said he had taken proper legal action to
protect Dempsey's interests. Ray J
Cannon, an attorney OF Milwaukee, Wis.
who has opposed several suits filed by
Reisler in an attempt to regain the man.
agement OF Dempsey. is scheduled TO ar
rive to-day, Kearns said. TO fight the
threatened suit.
Willard and Dempsey are reaping a
crowds which continue to pay a. visit 10
their training camps on the shores OF
Maumee Bay. A crowd Of 700 TO 1000
persons can be counted upon with regu.
larity on week days and the attendance
at the rival camps on Sundays usually
reached the $500 mark.
The contest is still more than three
weeks away, yet the crowds continue &c
grow daily, and the business representa-
tives OF the boxers are planning on en-
larging the canvassed enclosed arenas &c
accommodate 5000 persons expected tc
crowd the camps for the last week pre-
cedlng the match.