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Willard gives advice on knockout strategy to Quincy official
Jess Willard, world heavyweight champion, told Truman Pierson of the Quincy Chamber of Commerce in Kansas City that a knockout punch wins. Pierson, traveling with Willard through several Southern states, praised San Antonio’s Square Deal in contrast to Texas lynching. The piece notes oil booms in Ranger and Dallas Fort Worth, a fatal railroad accident near Rockwall, and Pierson’s travels through Texas.
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