| Show WI LARD TOO LAZY TO USE HIS GREAT ASSET IN HELPING TO RAISE FUND FUNDIs Is IsMan Man of Independent dependent Could Well Means Mean So Afford to Donate Mon Money Money- y- y Getting P Power w r to U J S S1 r I By Ed W. W Smith I r CHICAGO Sept 18 Bo Be Be Bex x wasteful in in p. p nothing thing is the I slogan of the day It is absolutely absolutely necessary wilh wm the country at war and allies to that in in every ev cv ry direction and andin in every ev ry particular particular particular par par- all res resources of f this wonderful wonderful wonderful won won- land be c conserved i to the limit Nothing mu must be allowed to go to waste Tl Thi There r are dozen of funds to help as s' s far as as' as it is is possible to help them because they they- mean much i ultimate victorious cn end cf bf o the great struggle Jt There is one man In this country who Is utterly wasting a a amot mot most valuable asset ills His name Is Jess JeM Willard- Willard and his asset now all too firmly firmly- firmly in in his possession is the heavyweight championship of the world is la a a. I waster woster If he so willed he coi could cl bring it to tho the light of day dar for any of the numerous war charities charities chari chart ties and get them thousands upon thousands thousands thousands thou thou- sands of dollars l Palling Failing to do so with this end In sight Willard should be forced to do it That ThatIs ThatIS' 1 Is IS' plain when one comes to think or of it There Is no greater attraction in the world than a a. av v worlds world's orld s champion in fighting array There Is no greater spectacle than the best man In the world going Into action and defending defending- his honors against another who may may have have been acclaimed as the next best No Iso athletic event possible pos poe sible of suggestion can can reach each the same heights as far as gate gale receipts go NothIng NothIng Nothing Noth Noth- ing reaches It H In the matter of public at attention attention Lt- Lt public Interest and remuneration Even wit mut any a actual contest Willard Vil Wil- Villard lard could have made had he so willed a wonderful t thing of his title without 9 f l once n risking his go ownership of it ft He c could uld have commercialized it for the war funds to such an extent that thousands upon thousands of dollars would have poured In J fc WOULD BE LASTING He could have taken a tour of ot the country country several several tours tour In fact without fact without great In ce and little lIttle expense to himself himself boxing boxing at all ben benefit f t shows goIng goIng going go- go Ing hither and yon for this camp and that one not only piling up the dollars for rot forthe forthe the funds but giving e endless entertainment entertainment entertain entertain- ment to soldiers s and sailors spreading the doctrine of what physical training can cando cando cando do and imbuing the nece necessary sary spirit of fighting Instinct and courage The Tha Kansas man mountain has has has' done nothing of the the kind He shakes himself out of his lethargy and appears at some benefit usually In an obscure place As a matter Smatter of fact his trip to Chicago for the starred ill Salvation Salvation Salvation Salva Salva- tion Army ben benefit fit was the only move of Importance he has made mada during the time of Americas America's entrance into the big struggle HE IS WELL HEELED I Willard Isa tsa man of Independent means He doesn't need to fight to support his family The American people by Its patronage patronage patronage pa pa- of his show enterprises made him safe financially for the remainder of his hili life He owes the people of this country a debt of ot gratitude and could show MOW It Inno In Inno Inno no better way now that his people are at war and allied with nations that are havIng having haying hav hay ing a critical struggle on their hands for their very lIves than by commercializing his title not for hl his own aggrandizement and profit but hut for isar ar funds If Willard had done this months ago agg thousands upon thousands could have been obtained in the easiest manner possible possible pos sible lIe He should be told that his title Is isnow now In war times a public asset and nothing to stow stowaway away in a safety deposit vault and allowed to mold and go into dry rot 1 In a II word he should be bo made to parade it where the parading p will do dothe dothe dothe the most good for the soldiers and sailors of the country There Is no halfway ground In the matter at alL |
