Show GET THIS is MiLLARD WILLARD 4 7 TO 10 5 FAVORITE OVER NEGRO Johnsons Johnson's Poor Showing Against McVey MeVey Responsible Responsible sible for Change JESS HOT FAVORITE Black However Is Still Confident That He Will Trim Fighters' Fighters Statements to the United PresBY Press Pres BY BV JACK JOHNSON I I am champion now and will vIll be bo champion Monday I am better than Willard Willardin In everything Ill I'll win decisively and quickly BY JESS WILLARD This WILLARD This fight Is youth against age e Youth has to triumph some somo time and Johnsons Johnson's doom IJ j due Ill I'll tire Johnson out and th then n beat him By By BARRY FARRIS United Press Staff Stair Correspondent Havana April 3 Odds 3 Odds of 7 to 5 on Jess Willard to win the heavy weight championship from Johnson spelled the tha remarkable change of s sentiment tonight tonight to- to night on the eve ve of f the he bIg bB Easter Manday Monday Mon Man day battle Willard ls la the f a favorite a hot one Willard money went begging tonight The wise money too and money talks tiey tey uY-ls uY going down on the tho white hope The sharp turn of sentiment and money against the black champion was due to two c causes luse first Johnsons Johnson's poor condition and w second f the nO showing Johnson did not make against Sam Me Mc Vey In their six-round six exhibition bout The McVey bout was a joke coke dragged I Johnsons Johnson's lack of iC condition anti ana neglect of or training was glaring Johnson showed nothing worth hile Several times s McVey stung the with champion champion with left l tt hooks breaking through the tho famous guar guard Johnson Slow SIw While a bIg crowd cro wa was disappointed rt at showing another waxed enthusiastic enthusIastic- v i i a. a as ao they saw Willard go nine hm haid d rounds with a a. world orld of steam and vim Monahan Hemphill and Sav Say Savage age were Willards Willard's opponent Johnson's Johnsons stalling tactics In Jn his trainIng train train- lug hiS camp and his weak front to McVey Rave gave rise rhe to a talk t tonight that thal possibly tIle the big b black la Js not out to Win ln t Those hose holding that view pointed out that Johnson has a half halt Interest in the tho mos mos' big ng picture rl rights and If if Willard wins the movies mo will wm be worth a fortune and antI double or triple their value If it Johnson John John- son fon wins I 1 east Johnson tonight and ho hu was arrogantly confident of ot victory Willard lacks class as well Jl as ex experience cx- cx h he lic said Willard wag was a n. cocksure but bet earnest rathor rather than arrogant I I wont won't rush tho the fight said th the tho J Kansan Johnson knows s he cant can't go tho whole distance while I can Tom lom Jores Willards Villards manager was exultant tonight He has bet bel everything he owns even ven ol g-ol goin r in debt and pawnIng pawnIng pawn pawn- In Ing his sparklers for to get down dowton on Willard VJ Everybody Is There Havana nna tonight was the mecca of t the tha sporting world worM Celebrities of the tho ring race track and over every overy branch of sport sport- dom were hero here Riotous scenes of Reno Rena fore before the tho Jeffries fight were wore outdone Hotels cabs and cabmen reaped a rich harvest Wine flowed like water Prices soared skyward exorbitantly President Menocal I nocal of Cuba definitely promised tonight ht to be at the ringside and man many other state dignitaries will willbe willbe willbe be present when the two gladiators step Into tho the ring Arrangements for the Welsh Nelson-Welsh preliminaries have been settled |