El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-24

IMAGINE a fighter almost fainting at Z
the sight Of blood, Tt sounds /
= rather funny, but it's fact never /
theless- Some men may be as brave I
as lions, but when ii comes to lit /
tic things they are as tender as kit /
tens That is the kind of fighter 1
Jack Dillon, the Indianapolis middle ]
When Jack was matched TO fight |
Eddie McGOOrty in 10 rounds at New /
orleans. sept T. 1911, ne dld most OF /
his training In the southern city as |
did McGoorty- The contest was
scheduled for a Monday night and the /
management a the club had gone to |
considerable expense in fixing up Tor /
the opening show DOminick TortO-
rich. the president of the club, had /
casiOn and wanted to have big card |
for the opener
On the Friday previous to the date
of the fight Jack had a slight boil /
On his forearm. but he said it did not
bother any and that he would be all 4
right However, on Saturday 1t began
II hurt d little and his brother Tom
my went to Tortorich and said he had
better have doctor look IL over This
was done, but the doctor said II was
merely d common everyday boil ana
would or should not, bother Jack in
2 10-rOund bout. Saturday night Il
became worse and hurt. too, so JACK !
had some hot cloths applied to bring
it to a head sunday morning II was
good and ripe and Jack was IN ter
rible stew about his condition. as ne
feared he would not be able to 90 on
Another conference was held with the ,
doctor, who advised Jack to have. II
lanced and he also said it would be
all right for Monday night; that 1t
would not bother him
The thought Of having. his arm cut
nearly drove Jack into mysteries ana
he did everything but cry. He was
willing to be punched on the arm TO
have it opened or would take beat
ing about the head, but TO have the
hon
Tortorich and three other. men ar
gued with Jack about having the Don
lanced, but he refused Finally the
doctor told him that unless he olu ne
might have blood poisoning set IN
and that would 80 hard with MN
This had the desired effect and ne
tors office where everything WIS pre-
pared for the ordeal as Jack thousnl-
Twice he made up his mind 10 drop II
and 90 home, but more urging kept
As a last resort the doctor offered to
insert cocaine, so that he would De
relieved of all pain Jack turned MS
head away while the doctor was ap-
plying the cocaine and was as Wnlle
as a sheet He nearly t2lnJed Dut the
boys kept jOllylng him ana ne man
AGED to retain some composure- Dur-
ing the talk the doctor lanced the DOH
GOOD and plenty and when he was
through Jack suddenly said; say,
doc I have made up my mind not 20
have the boil lanced and that goes
can't stand it no matter what the re-
why it's all over Jack" returned
lack took one peep at the arm and
saw blood He was white before, Dut
now he was like snow he nearly
tainted away, but the boys pulled HIM
together and braced him mp
"Geev said Jack, 4 would rather
fight a dozen heavyWeights than 90
through this again JACK boxed an
right Monday night, but he had to give
round the D2ln IN
the arm was terrlflc-
The reports from the other side OF
the big pond that Frank Klaus and ms
MANAGER. George Engle, had lett Paris
because Georges Carpenter, the french
champion had run out OF Jne propose
match with the Pittsburg boy 1or the
middIeweight title Of Europe, does not
sound quite right -,
The chances are that the match fell
through because the Frenchman colt6
rot make the stipulated Welghb-4oV'
mounds at . o'clOck-Which is the mid
dIeweight limit in that country ana
also in England Carpenter mas
proved himself too good a nghter 20
be credited with a case or colo 1eel,
men as Papke, Klaus, George GUNNER,
Marcel Moreau, Bandsman Rice ana
cyclone Smith within the past rev
months is not afraid Of the cars
George Cunther, the negro 15S FOUNDER
is a pretty tough proposition Tor any
of the middIeWeights, as ne mas
knocked him out in Il rounds
The truth Of the matter is Carpen-
ter IS getting beyond the mldoIeW eight
limit and cannot make the weight any
more that is he cannot do $50 pounds
and the chances are he refused 10 put
up a forfeit for any such weight now
About 10 would probably SUIT MN
much better. The trouble is the
Frenchman has been badly trained az
times and has made weight that simply
KILLED" him when he got into the
ring He is over six feet-in height ana
only coming 20 years Of age SO It can
easily be seen that the boys frame IS
such that he should scale over 100, he
should develop into a good heaVyFF elgnt
and il he can only retain his speed,
science and strength he viii be heard
from in that class. It will not be
surprising TO hear Of Carpenter being
matched with BOmbardler Wells, OF
England, before long: Both are OF
about the same build and with the
- Frenchnan's increasing weight there
will be little difference between them
In the meantime Frank Klaus claims
the title of Europe, but he VIII nave
10 get back there to defend II as there
viii be many challenges hurled at him
now. Harry Lewis the American mid
Ole. who was hurt in an automoDlle
accident in London, seems 20 De -I 3ach
70 form again and IS aILer hlaus-
There are several others, too, who
seek his scalp. tt is just possible that
Klaus viii be matched IN France with
Papke. as Overtures have been made
with the Wisconsin boy for such
contest
After several years Of trials and
frfbulatiOns Freddy Gilmore, son Of the
famous fighter, Harry Gilmore, ST.,
has landed a near-champion IN the