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Show WILLARD UNDECIDED ABOUT RING FUTURE 1 ' LOB angelfs. May 15, Whether Jess Wlllard, former world's heavy-1 weight pugilistic champion, will afcain enter the boxing game ls still a matter mat-ter of conjecture, even with himself, the ex-champlon Informed a representative repre-sentative of the Los Angeles Exprcsj In an interview at hie home here Sun-da Sun-da v. Ttx Richard, promoter, has been dickering with him for the past yeai in an effort to get him to re-enter the ring. Wlllard bald. but he did not state whether the promoter had suggested sug-gested Jack Dempscy as possible opponent. op-ponent. "I have not seriously considered go-Ing go-Ing back In tho pugilistic business." Willard declared "At present I am kept pretty busy attending to my personal affairs and I have not had the time to give the boxing game much thought." The big Kansas rancher appeared to be In good physical condition He ( as been in Los Angeles about 10 days .luring which time he bus secluded himself from the press and public generally. Some reports around the neighborhood where he has leased a house are to the effect that he has I been training secretly. However, j these could not be verified. I Wlllard said he was expecting to I leave for his ranch, near Lawrence. Kansas, within two weeks, to look after aft-er ills interests there and in other parti of Kansas. Then he Intends to return to Los Angeles to make his home. His wife and children probably prob-ably will remain here while he makes the trip to Kansas. |