The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-11
MANY FIGHTS WON
 BY GETTING JUMP
 ON SLOW OPPONENT

F'rom T. S Andrews, Milwaukee, Wfs)
 Milwaukee, Wis, Nov. 11-Many
 battles Lave been won by fighters get
 ting the jump on their opponents in
 the first round of a contest, the same as a. jockey gets the jump on his ri vals by a good start in a rao& When Billy Papke and the late Stanley Ketchel had their famous battle i'm Milwaukee in 1908, the latter came pear ending the contest with the first punch after they had shaken hands. Stanley stepped back after shaking hands and shot his right over like a. trip ham mer, and down went Billy, but his wonderful condition enabled him to weather the storm and come back and put up a remarkable battle for 10 rounds. Ray Bronson, the Indian apolis welter weight, came near put ting Packey Mcfarland away for the 10 count at New Orleans in 1909, when he caught the stockyards boy full on the jaw with a left hook as he revolv- ed on his heel, or what some termed a pivot blow. Packey took the nine count, but managed to weather out the round and. then fought 20 rounds to draw. but for several rounds he was in a dazed condition. The same thing happened to Charlie Weary when he fought Willie Fitzgerald several years ago. It happened to Gus Christie, the Milwaukee middle weight, the other night when he bumped into a hay maker 1EOIn OaCk 0111OA J0oC after shaking hands. Jack put over a beauty to the jaw, but it did not land flush, or Gustave would no doubt have counted the birdies for the full 10 seconds. Gus was in great condi- ton and able to stand the strain; if he had not been in shape he would not have been able to recuperate and put up such a stubborn battle as fe did after getting the fierce waffop on the jaw. Just before leaving his corner to shake hands, Gus was eau toned by his manager. Sam Marbur- ger, ito watch out for Jacks right at the start Well. Gus must have for gotten instructions the moment he left his corner, for he certainly did not watch out,'' but left himself open for a haymaker and he ftgot it.s' To the credit of Christie it must be said that he was game to the core, and after getting the eobwebs away from his brain he began to put up a splendid fight, mixing with the Hoosier champion and at times car rying the fight to him. However, the handicap was too much for him % away at least eight pounds in weight. Dillon was as strong as a bull and he gave the beer city lad some awful wallops on the jaw and body. Chris tie made play for Dillon's boJy, ex- pecting that he would wilt un@ar pun
 
 took it and returned more than was bargained for. At 15S ringside Chris tie will keep all the mfddleS busy and make them show their best form, but at 160 at o'clock there are few men in the world who have any license to dictate to the Hoosier champion. Jack Is a whole around 162 pounds or even at 160 at 8, a weight that better suits 1 most of the Inidd1eweigI1t aspirants l of today Dillon has received an of fer to go to Paris and fight Carpen- tier over the marathon route, but 1 there is some question about the deal l going through, as Jacks manager, | Jimmy Walters, thinks he can make :! more money with the short bouts in i about the ocean trip. Dillon's vic | tory over Christie practically elimi- 1 mates the Milwaukee lad for the time 1 being from the championship dispute, 1 leaving CIabby, McGoorty, Klaus, l Chip and Dillon as the big quartette | of contenders.
 In connection with the Dillon | Christie fight it might be well to l mention that the Queensbury Athletic | the finest arena in the country, not | excepting Madison Square Garden, | New York. The club holds it's bouts at the big Auditorium, a building that | cost over $50O,O00, and seats over 10000 people, with every one having | a reserved seat Even the gallery seats of 50 cents are all reserved and | can be purchased ahead of time the | same as the ring seats. The club is l negotiating for some of the big con | tests and will vie with the Madison | Square Garden club of New York for | the best in the market.