Show GOTHAM FIGHT FANS I GIVE WILLARD ILLAR I RECEPTION NEW XE EW YORK April 10 10 Gotham 10 Gotham fi fight ht fans tans reception to Jess Villard Willard Wll- Wll lard new hen heavy weight champion slipped sUpped a cog co tonight Plans went all awl awry awn and Jess went ent ah sh shy a large part of ot the rousing demonstration planned A change in his travel tra program disappointed hundreds hundred who went to th the station tonight to see set Willard arrive e. He took an early train from tram Philadelphia where he gave an exhibition ex exhibition ex- ex x- x before the National Athletic Athletic Athletic Ath Ath- letic club this evening e and reached here at 01 10 1030 30 tort fort forty minutes ahead of ot tho the announced time About Aboul 2000 persons awaited the new champion One quarter of at them were women Only a a. part of ot these thE got a glimpse of ot the champion who took an elevator ele from tram the wa was whisked into an automobile and awn away to the St Sf Nicholas rink where he ho and Jim Savage his hili training partner partner partner part part- ner boxed a few rounds before a big crowd crowd crowd-at at 1 1 up per head Two band wagons on wagons on automobile trucks were trucks were ere escort to the rink link where where- he received a wild o a tion Hon He lie begins a taud vaudeville au ville en engagement engagement engagement en- en here Monday tonda |