Show I I I BE IN I SHAPE FOR BATTLE I l Past History of Champs Has Proved That Rest Hurls I Their Chances I I. I Dy fly Jack V t International News Sports Editor YORK April 21 WIll Will Je Jess Willard Willard Wil- Wil lard be himself when he faces Caces Fred FulI Fulton Fulton Ful Ful- I ton on July 4 4 If It history repeats Willard Villard will not be bethe the great white gladiator he was si-as at atI Havana when he uncrowned Jack Johnson Johnson Johns John John- rounds under a son s 's after twenty-six twenty punishing tropical sun Willard Villard has been idle for two years ears His last bout was fought against Frank Franl Moran March larch 25 1916 And that bout was far from a test of endurance In fact It was a very tame affair So bo it has been practically three years ears since WIlard's ViI AVil- lards lard's staying powers have undergone a test John I. I U L. Sullivan was the most active of heavyweight weight champions I- I For tor or ten years vears he was on an top but he kept bus busy Then He lie was always alwa's fighting somebody after he met and defeated Jake Kilrain he took things easy for about three years i be before forI meeting Tim Jim Corbett orbell And Corbell Cor- Cor bell bott beat himI himIn him In the case of Corbett the clever Cal Cali I did lid his best fighting before a ar arup to the time of winning the title American up un heavyweight champion from fromI I Sullivan He beat Cho Jackson I and Ki Kilrain rain And then he knocked Sullivan Sulli- Sulli van I out After that came Corbetts Corbett's turn I to loaf and he lost Ills is title to Fitasimmons FitzSimmons Fitz- Fitz I Simmons after aCter several years of Idleness was idle and things came before he met easy for him for two years I Jim Jeffries And Fitz went down clown Some time later he came back and had bad Jeffries beaten when his hands gave out proving that he was out of condition when the they first met and proving also I I that he was one of the ph physical marvels of J Jack the t ring Johnson was at the height ht of his I career at Reno He lIe had a sur surly bull bulky powerful powerful- giant of oC unknown qualities to 1 I face In Jeff But Jeff had worried himself himself him him- self into a H. state which bordered on nhI nervous nh- nh ncr ner I collapse and Johnsons Johnson's superior stamina and the confidence he gained I after a round or 01 two of fighting tnt tri tri- t I U When Johnson lost to Willard iI ar he ha had 1 gope back hael a a. long way as aR his bouts with I Jim Flynn and FranK Morin Moran tended to I prove He lie had been idle for a long time l 10 h. was waR bv by nature a careless s liver i And nd now now c comes mes Willard and with his I If looming looming- on the battle hattle against Fulton Fullon I I f horizon the question of ot whether or not I I 1 ory will vill repeat |