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Show Mrs, Jess Willard I Pleased Over Her I Husband's Defeat I TOLEDO. July 4 There is one wo- j man in Toledo tonight happy because i J 18 Willard is no longer world's I heavyweight champion. She is the wife j "i the vanquished titlcholder. and j mother of his five children. She left them at their home in Lawrence, Kan . came t Toledo unannounced last night, and. with Willard's attorney, oc-cupied oc-cupied a seat in $50 section this afternoon after-noon while her husband was being I battered to defeaL No one In the I huge crowd, except the champion him- I si ! knew she was there. . I- n Lh- bruised and battered giant 1 Ol the ring was brought to the homo I' he had occupied in Toledo's exclusive n lidential district, Mrs. Willard was f then eagi r to care for his wounds. . She duI him on a davenport and sat i at his Bide, applying soothing Iced i. cloths to his closed eye Mrs Willard left the sun-baked JV arena after the towel was cast into $ the ring at the start of the fourth round, while the beaten champion waa f- takeu to the Casino, his training camp RL for a month, where he was bathed k I and first aid given his injuries. , CContinued on Pago 11J EK Mrs. Jess Willard Pleased Over Her i Husband's Defeat (Continued From Page 3) "I am sorry that Jess was beaten, but I can truthfully say I am happy that he's no longer champion," Mrs. Willard said. "It means now that we j shall be able to live in peace. Jess i will become a private citizen again. It was the second boxing contest I had ever witnessed and I do not want to i witness any more. I shall b" happv when I can take Jess back home to our children." Although the fight was over before 4:30 o'clock. Willard did not motor to his home until an hour and a half lat er. He said he did not recover from the effects of a left hook that Dempsey landed dearly in the first round until perhaps an hour after he left the ring. "That was the blow that started me I on defeat." Willard said. "I felt physi cally able to continue but my head wasn't clear and my eye was closed and I realized it would have been useless use-less for me to attempt to box while half blinded. "Dempsey is a remarkable hitter. It was tho first time that I had ever I been knocked off my feet. I have sent many 'birds home in the same bruised condition that I am in and now I know how they feel. I sincerely wish Dempsey Demp-sey all of the luck possible and hope j that he garners of the riches that go with the championship. I have had my fling at the title. I was champion for four years And I want to assure you that they'll neer have to give a benefit for me. I have invested th money I have made." When the beaten champion motored to his home with Ray O. Archer, his business manager, and his sparnn? partners, the porches adjoining the Willard house were alive with women dabbing their eyes with handkerchiefs. "It seems as if there has been a death in the neighborhood," one of them said. ' Well, I trifd ii once too often," was the greeting Willard gave them The champion had a Turkish towel draped over his head to obscure his bruised face. II" does nol expect to leave Toledo for three or four days. oo |