Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-02-27 | Page 5 | Jess Williard is Physically Fit, Says Doctor

JESS JEi WILLARD IS ISI I I PHy PHYSICALLY LLY FIT HI t I ISA SA YS DOCTOR N. N Y I Commission Forces Forc Chii Champ t to U Undergo i i i Examination x B By United Press i NEW YORK Feb 26 Jess Jess Willard is fl fit for the the fight of his his life This was as the verdict of the boxing commis cormis commission sion toda today when the giant Kansan underwent a p physical examination at al atthe atthe S the hands of Dr Joseph Cramer official official cial physician following his first workout work out In pr preparation for Frank Moran I Stepping on th the scales s Willard r tipped the beam at pounds in his street treet clothes His actual w weight was e estimated uma ed at about bo and he said said aid he expects to take off about ten pounds in the month of training before the big his night March 25 Willards Willard's rd's initial t training stunts taI toj to to- j I day were mild for him bun He box boxed d four tout rounds two Jwo each with Walter Monahan Monahan Mona Mona- han and Jack Hemple pulled the chest weights tossed the m medicine ball bail and wound up witha dash of shadow box box- ing The Pioneer club is ju Just t off orf Broadway the center of ot the fight fever zone Hundreds of qI and ordinary fight fans two paid bits each L to wedge up to the platform and anti see the at play When the show was over their verdict w was s unanImous unan unan- that thai Willard ard is vastly improved as a fighter righter Stepping about with the grace of s a dancer r the Corn Belt champion made his sparring partners miss their hard bard jest est punches and neither Monahan or os Hemple is a novice at the ilie g game me of 01 swat and counter Bout Botn sparring pat pact ners were dwarfed by Willards Willard's tremendous tremendous tre tre- menous height and slammed by lits nimble paws When the boxing was I over Willard took them off ft or their feet feel with the medicine ball After the crowd left Willard faced the doctor who called him perfect Te Tex 5 Rickard must go through the formality formal ity of submitting his plans to the boxing boxing box box- ing commission on Monday 1 but the plunging promoter said he had no DO fear of a kick on either the ticket or the seating arrangement