Show I ESS WILlARD f r t GETS OVATION II AT KEY WEST il r J mes nos Says Champ Will Play the Footlights for a arA ay rA y Year ear F EY El WEST EST Fla April 7 Jess Jels Jess Willard Willard Wil- Wil lard the now new heavyweight charson cham- cham ton on n pugilist of or the world arrived here r to te today from Ha Havana van wh where era on n Mon Mon- 4 iy y 1 he won the title from Jack Johnn John- John jn n n. n A crowd of several thousand who r lathered on the pier to greet the new nev lampion became So BO demonstrative that ey ley broke down fences and parted pas pes In their eagerness to get near f- f ic e a Kansas giant slant The police had treat red reat difficulty In preserving order When the steamer Governor Cobb rinsing ringing Willard and md his party steamed d to the harbor after a rough trip from frome e 10 o Cuban capital all the shipping flew lags hags of welcome and the crews lined t he the rails raUs and yelled cheering words at athe athe he white champion Several govern- govern ent torpedo boat destroyers opened heir sirens In welcomes welcome Willard stood n e n the upper de deck k and repeAtedly lifted ils Is broad brimmed black sombrero In inI I I fc As the ship warped Into her dock docko 10 o crowd of excited men women and on tn the pier plu- craned necks for a of Willard A few tow moments k ater as Willard was seen een coming down jc I o gangplank the tho crowd held back mill nUl now by tho the police broke fences nd ind ropo's ropes and raced In the tho direction of he champion Soon Willard illard wa was surrounded sur sur- rounded by a throng of or cheering jumpIng jump jump- Ing ng gesticulating per persons ons and was half halt to another end of the pier i hero h ro a a. committee from the board of rude rede bundled him into a carriage for he parade up to the town A band leaded the procession slon to Willards Willard's hotel ind nd ad he was given an nn enthusiastic greet greet- jing ng all nil the way ay k ATER when Willard was shown a a. telegram offering as a R. purse for tor a fight with Frank Moran ho he lid Sd Id L J Pshaw I dont don't know n anything bout m my future plans See Sec Tom Tones ones Indicating his Ills manager Jones ter reading the te telegram said em em- 1 that Willard would not fight t tor for or nine months or a n. year eJr i Willard said Jones has been trainIng train- train Ing ng go for a year and a half halt and has arned earned a rest He Is going to tour the Country picking up the mone money that IsUe Isue is lue Ue him for tor you ou know Willard has not ade lade any big monc money out of or th this Is fight t. t I After Jess has completed his tour ind nd had a rest he will wm be read ready to de de- de- de end fend the title against any heavyweight he the public ma may think worthy He will willever willever willever ever fight another negro and will not any joke fighters Any time that a real white contender who gives Indications of ot real and popular support Jess w will I jc e c found round ready to meet him for the title In n 11 any part of or the world L f Members of the party told of ot the fare- fare i well cn meeting between Johnson and Willard Wil- Wil lard In Havana Just before the latter sailed for this country They said as the steamship bearing Willard Villard left th the tho Havana dock Johnson turned to a friend and said I I wish I were going back to the states It certainly Is b hard to be bo exiled exiled ex ex- ex- ex lied this way Then Johnson shouldered his hla way vay through the crowd and disappeared Tonight Willards Willard's backers received and answered man many tele telegrams regardIng regarding regarding regard- regard Ing offers otters of exhibitions while the tho champion is en route to the north After a hurried conference it was announced announced announced an an- that Willard Villard and hi his party part will travel tra direct from hero here to Baltimore where the first frt exhibition by bv the new champion will be bo given on Friday night On Saturday s. Willard and his party will arrive tomorrow night where a n. big welcome and reception Is said to have been planned |