Show WILLARD CAN DEFEAT T 4 DEMPSEY IF HE GETS GETSIN IN SHAPE IS OPINION V pack lg Shelly Skelly Takes Issue With Many lallY Scribes Who Pick Pich V Dempsey as Is Sure Winner Jess Must 11 J 1 Train Trai It If Hard md j t I j I BY SKELLY T STILL feel fed fully confident that Jess less Willard V C can cau ll successfully defend his Ins I J- J ty pugilistic title against nil comers comer provided Lo lie con can get into fairly fine Cue j form Of courso course Joss Jess will never bo be able to train tram into nio tho splendid condition Lo was on April 5 1915 1015 when lie he knocked out Jack John John- Eon on on at nt in tho twenty sixth round For nearly four years the tho champion has hns done no real m except his bis ten round indifferent bout boitt with Frank Moran on March 25 o 1916 1010 at nt Madison Square Garden cn New York City for Moran He was fat ponderous pernicious i But flut Dig Big Je Jess s never really trained oran and very easy cagy indeed with Frank In fact durin during the entire ten sessions his blows Moran fought desperately while lie ie e never put any force behind Villard good was satisfied to top him occasionally and keep keel I J IUA But t you von 0 can b bet ct Jr your last 4 buck buck t it ont i do do for tor the champion to take an any such uch chances n t Dempsey I II hell Holl ll have to bo be In good battling tottIe fot- fot totI I tIe tIe to retain n his honors honor wl with h Jack J the tho thoi I i Killer JUler Between now Pond end July 4 Jess Jesswill will n I to own to tu hard gruel cruel gruel I ling hag conditioning and take o of off I j I bl fifty po c. c or ct Jup l ho hog has I I i Afat int at And believe bele mo Inc that Is no e easy J I for tor a u. man maii o of oe physique i land ond temperament who has been lead cad cadIng I Ing an nn eilS easy and rather ratIer luxurious life lite for fot Ol th the past four tour years year 1 know that Je Jesi dreads the tha hard training much moio mOlo than he docs the he fight Besides hes he's no longer a young fellow and has reached tho the ago o when hen athletes athlete generally begin to slide lido back Defeat 7 Im I'm rather sorry to see seo so many of ot tho tho expert boxing scribes already de declaring do- do e- e elating claring that Dempsey will positively defeat Willard Illard If It they como come together In the arena For example my old respected friend Bob makes the following bold assertion It it looks like the safest ring prop prophecy pro pro- p i 1 C aver over made to sa say that Jack Dempsey will be Willards Willard's master If Ir they hoy ever meet In tho the ring In In all his ring c eer tho the ponderous ponder ponder- ous us Kansas t giant Slant never nc showed a sign signor of or tho the class Dempsey Dempse has shown during dur dur- lr lag ing the past few months Mr MV h Edgren ma may bo ho right and I ma may maybe maybe be wrong font in m my Judgment But It Is Ismy Ismy Ismy my honest opinion l 1 If Willard Is In nn any kind of or fair Call shape shapo especially If Ir his wind Is good for tor an nn extended strenuous battle that neither Demp- Demp Hey aey nor any other man In tho the ring at present Is formidable enough to lower his bis colors Wo Vo must all wait alt to see aeo how well wen welland nn anti and proficient Jess Joss can got get himself Into before giving any absolute prognostications prognostications as to tho the outcome If the champion Is half halt as good as ns ashe ashe he was at nt Havana It will m take a a. mighty heavy bombardment to put him down and out Phenomenal Champion W Wo must all an take Into consideration tho the Immense physique of or the giant giant champion undoubtedly tho most powerful pow pow- erful man who has ever held the title Wo We 0 all thought Jeffries was waa phenomenal phenomenal enal and really a a. won wonderful erful gladiator So ho lie was but lies he's not near so BO mammoth mammoth mam mam- moth as Is s Jess who I Imagine can take tako u n wonderful lot of or punishment before hes he's en c knocked of off his feet teet No Noman Noman man a yet ct has hns hit Joss Jess an effective blow as far tar as we know Ive I've seen him In most all of ot hI his hb bat bat- ties but never nc I tho the slightest distress dis dis- tress whatsoever under tho the hottest fire tIre Ho doesn't oven even back owa away from a n. arusher rusher or a slugger us Theres There's not a n. bud budge e out of or him Ho stands like Uko a aI arock I rock rock rock-o to o meet his aggressive foe with witha a n. straight s left lett or a a. very dangerous uppercut I v- v vIt It Demp Dempsey cT Should Roah I Is Willards Willard's opponent he I will most ost likely attempt to rush and bull UfO tha champion champlon from tho the first tap of ot tho the l gong cong ng 1 can cnn almost see lee tho the fight tight now with the plucky O conten contender ler rushing rushing rush- rush ing headlong at his hla gigantic opponent with all his youthful speed vigor and anel force Maybe Maylie May tie Jack may land a n fierce florce wallop wallop wal wal- lop or t. t two to o on the tho champions champion's brewery as 1 he did on Fred Fulton MaYbe Maybo Jack I ma may mar hit Jess a B. corker on the Jaw also Will vm theao hard punches disable Wll- Wll I i I Immediately tel see seo a 0 fierce tIerce hot I and ono o of the fighters will probably bo ho bad badly hurt but I It wont won't be the I ctt champion on willi will I I really believe that Dempsey i arouse u n. uS lion when whon ho he stings Willard But nut of or course all depends as I said before betor on tho the champions champion's condition If It hes he's rl right ht night good Dempsey other contender Carpentier or an any But If Ir he ho enters the tho ring ring- In poor shape hell he'll go down loWn like liko Sullivan an Jeffries Johnson and other groat great world orld beat beat- C ers rs All great and successful men In all walks of ot life lite create moro or loss Jealousy Jeal jeal- OUS otI and suspicion when hen the they start outto out outto to promote or 01 undertake some somo big en en- en There Is al always as somo some scoffing mockIng mockIng mock- mock Ing lug envious pin-headed pin boobs who are aro not capable of or doing big things themselves themselves them them- selves to knock and howl at nt tho the heels of or tho brain brainy leader or promoter This unmanly spirit Is especially active ac- ac tivo tive In tho the boxing game gamo ame of or late years ears Certain cliques of Jealous an and small tr fry promoters are al always ars envious o or any big daring man who ho starts out to stage a n. great attraction on a grand scale When Tex Tec Rickard Bickard camo came to NewYork New NewYork NewYork York from tho the west and as ns a sort of or aside openly announced his intentions of or matching up Jess Willard and Frank Moran foran for tor a R ten-round ten bout at Madison Square Garden ho certainly started u. u up tji a a. lot Jot of or trouble and opposItion opposition opposition tion for tor himself How the cheap knockers howled and andra ra raved cd How the they threw ever every unfair obstacle possible In Rickard's way I But the they couldn't block the game gamo pro pro- motor moter for he he- pulled off tho the big boutIn bout boutIn pro pro-I In grand st style stylo e as s it drew and I was ono one or of the tao best oest and anu systematically con conducted bouts ever over held In fn this or nn any other country And tho the same sarno Mr i Rickard guaranteed and paid over to Willard and Moran for their services That alone alono was certainly certaInly certainly going somo some for ten harmless rounds boy Nothing like Uke It In the thOc history of or the ring A regular regular reg reg- ular record beater Besides this Te Tex Tec pal paid the tho late Charley Chancy White 1500 for tor his services as ns referee on this occasion This also shows the bl big generous spirit of or Rickard Rick Rick- ard Can you OU beat him Sport Scribe f Knock Already some of tho the very unwise and suspicious over sporting writers aro already starting In to gibe and pick at and his big prop prop- Somo Some are so sceptical because the bout lOa may bo be staged In somo some oil section section sec see tion where Willard may have ht some money Invested While Whilo others are proclaiming that Rickard will m never bo ho able to pay Jess Joes and his opponent another big ble- guarantee e be- be besids Bids all the other othor big expenses of ot building an arena presswork printing etc Why should they thoy worry vorry Rickard has han ne never ner r mado made a financial failure of or any event and ho knows better than anyone anone else how ho hoto to figure out hi his proposition Suppose tho the fight i Is pulled off orr In some oil oU country that needs some Borne booming what of or It IL Why not 1 kill two birds with one stone All our red-blooded red Americans want wan wantI to see seo a a. fair square fight between Willard and Dempsey Carpentier In I l. Continued on pa page f 23 1 CAN D DEFEAT Al' Al AlIi Ii Continued from page pago 20 0 r my opinion will hardly do against the monster champion Yes Yes all we wo desire Is a II fine honest combat between theto tho the tholo two lo to bre greatest test heavyweights on earth ind and nd ma may the best man win jy Nobody cares are a tinkers tinker's cuss whether It b booms oil il n. n cotton or booze I If It lh Ih B syndicate at t Wichita Falls Tel Is willing to put up for ithe he bout O why should such a liberal offer ofer be refused even if tc Willard Is Int in In- In t rested In in oil wells located In that I own own What other burg can offer such sueh big financial Inducements So can cnn your oUr and unjust suspicion sport I ribes and boost tho the sport that I keeps keep cep YU U going I I Why 1 Worry I I Ive I've noticed that many sport writers tro ro dreadfully worried over o the spot ht Richard Rickard ma may select for tho the battle battle- ground round Some Somo of ot them aro are anxiously Waiting for tor tho the announcement of or tho the h en place In order to foolishly ask askIM IM governor to of or the selected state slate that ol old knocking question Are Aro you ou going oln t allow Willard to fight In this 8 state I Can Caa you OU Ima Imagine a n man who Is 11 supposed sup sup- posed POlled to write and help sport along Queering himself and a n grand big bib boxIng box- box log lag erent event by such rank mischievous diabolical methods But we can all remember how Willard Wll- Wll lard ard and his Col Cot J. J C. C Miller ade de several ey-eral desperate attempts to toa Ita ea a bout a a. year ear or so ago ngo between lr Willard and arid Fred Ired Fulton And od bow Jiow they y tried one state after utter the bo other only to be bo sidetracked and QueUed Queered by a lot of at called so sporting who were either craz crazy Jealous Or r had some somo ax to grind rInd How they roasted am and knocked tho lie proposition and nd so to disgusted that he hc threw up his hands and put his hla mone monc money Into oil wells and other speculations Could you blame blamo him after tho razzle razzle- dazzle he be got bot ot from tho the governors SO and the press press' ln I ling King of at Promoters Promoter In ITt my opinion Tex is the thc greatest promoter on earth What other one has sla staged ed such tl fights as Joe Joo Cans Gaas vs Battling Nelson at Goldfield Nov e which drew tho highest record in the history of ot for tor a lightweight mill mm I And how about bout Richards Richard's promotion 1 I of or tho the Johnson Jeffries-Johnson fight at t Reno l Nev e which attracted to tho the box office another another record breaker Then dont don't forget torget about the Willard- Willard Moran bout which I speak of ot above Dont Don't you OU think such an entertaining t game hame fearless promoter like Tex Rickard Rick Rick- I ard should be boosted and lauded in his new proposition I think that every sport scribe In the country should back him up to the cr very limit In his big championship venture |