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Show CHAMPION JESS IS i RUNNING TRUE 10 J FORM; SILENT WHEN I THEY SAY DEMPSEY I - l Become .Tongue Tight (P - S. L. Boy's Name It Men-i Men-i tioned ; Fail to Name Op-ponent; Op-ponent; Will Be in Shape By Ed Curley NEW YORK, Dec. 20. Our ftp nrly bclovfil heavyweight ohampion of the world, J cut Wil-Inn!, Wil-Inn!, in running true to form. AVheri the holocaust across, the pond wan at ita fion'ont Jena M ataii-h adherent of peace. Now that thn peace coiiftTt'iu-o ik gct-tmir gct-tmir under vay Jess in for fight. f course, Jess la not much diffei-9t diffei-9t from the average pugilist who couldn't Fee the big scrap, as there was n purse In sight. Again, Wlllard Is n f imily man. He can't be stigmatized ag a slacker, like many of his ring companions. His main fault waa hanging hang-ing back when he could have been of Burnt real service. lVhen Jess will strove, his bulky form t&jongh the ropes Is unknown the ! principal thlrg Is that he's willing to resume his ring activities. We'll say the activities havo not been actie, ; for the champ has fought only two " I'm: ties In over three ears."-' His real; but tie ww s with Jack Johnson. His other performance, with Krank Moran. Mts sinnly a pleasant event which . r.etted him oiMiles of change. OPPONENT NOT SELECTED. The Identity of Wlllard' next opponent op-ponent is also a mystery. The recluse la coy on that subtect. When Jack Itmpsey was mentioned ns his logical f-lpui.et:t the shaft found no resting ptvee. Jess was morn on the subject. The mntn point is that he has at last eiOT descended "to consider a fight and 1 pw will await further developments. Hevtir.il offers are floating through sjmce. hut in none has the champion given the slightest sign of accepts1 ne. When he Is ready he will have a whole lei to aay about the matter. All he says regarding the prospective prospec-tive affair Is he will need plenty of lijre to whip himself Into shape. This lor "tf of vesrs doesn't help a) I battler, especially a man of the heft of Wlllard. 'T would be a miracle if I he,.co,d cln0 l,atk to the form he 1 displayed when he "whTppedT JohnSMTT This Jess knows better than anybody, and that Is the reason he will insist , upon a long training period. WILL FIGHT WHEN JIEA0Y. j When he was asked as to how much time he would require to get in good j fiRht ng condition, Jess replied thusly. I "I don't know. It may le a- month j or six months, but lief ore 1 enter he; ring I am going to be fit." Many good Judges claim It would be Impossible for ' Jess to regain enough of hs former prowess to stand off I temper y or Kred Kuiton. outside opinion wili cut no figure with Jess. When he enters the ring he will be satisfied with his chances. The doclaxutlon of Wlllard may mean he intends to "make "another attempt at-tempt to tu;e the match himself. 'Twaa only a short time ago that he had his fiund. Colonel Miller, hustling hust-ling around the country seeking offers of-fers for a match. History tells us that the hustling was a "fllv," and resulted result-ed In the champion setting himself back 2500 "iron men." Times have changed since, and possibly Wlllard fmls he will be mo, re successful this time. Maybe, yea; maybe, no. MAY BOOST HIS CIRCUS. fn deciding to crawl out of his shell Wlllard may be figuring that the clr- cuiajejisoji looks i rom i s i ng, Fprit w o . years his gorgeous aggregation nf wild animals. Indians, cowlns and clowns has been on the shelf. With a little brushing up the show can again re- , turn .to the road. 'Twould never do for the star to be j known as a retired champion, for that i would never Induce the yokels to shell ! out at the bug office. With a fight : tn prospect, a lot of Rallyhooing would help to coax the coy dollar from its. hiding place. J 1 Taking it sll In all. It strikes tne (that Wlllard has t" do one thing or; : other. And the only thine to do Is I to take on some aspirant. If Jess gets ! In half-way fair condition he won't ; : I ave to worry over h:s circus. No real- i ly tlunKemus p ponent Is in the of- ; fmp. provionig Willard is not too far j down the toltoggan. And a fight Will I bring h'm another wad of coin. |