Ogden Daily Standard | 1915-04-03 | Page 3 | Tommy Burns is for Jess Willard

TOMMY BURNS IS FOR JESS WILLARDi New Orleans, April 2 Jess U'iI lard has no Stronger backer anywhere any-where In the world than Tommy Burns, ex-heavyweight champion, who lost his title to Johnson in an Australian Austral-ian ring In 1908 and who now Is a .Ww Orleans fight promoter. Bums bellt-ve-s VYillard is fi sure winner. He never has seen the big v. bite man In action but says that if Willard adheres to his determination to make Johnson force the fighting the cowboy will finish with flying colors "Johnson never was game," said Burns. "If Willard is half as tough as ho is cracke-d up to be he will easily weather twenty rounds with the negro, for Johnson cannot hit hard at all, and I look for Willard to outgame him every second after the twentieth round "Willard has everything in his favor youth, heiRht, reach, courage and the punch. Johnson Is the big j,est dub In the world unless he can induce his opponent to come to him. 1 look for Willard to stop the negro Inside of thirty-five rounds " oo