Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1914-12-24
DUNKHORST SAYS
CRITICS PAN HIM
Human Freight Gar" Has a
Slight Grievance.
NEVER GETS A KIND WORD,

Former Heavyweight Is Now Heavier
Than Ever and Is Making Money as
a Vaudeville Actor-How He Once
Awed a Manageable Has a Kind
Word to Say For Jack johnson.
with a boost for me 1 would drop dead
from heart disease" said big Ed Dunk
horst, the human freight cal, recently.
Il have been before the public for
twenty years as a boxer and actor,
and | can remember but few press
notices that spoke favorably Of me as
a fighter. AS to my qualifications for
the stage, l will leave that to the pub
lie. | have been sending home a nice
Wad of coin every week right along. SO
there must be something in my baby
act on the stage that makes me a win
ner.
However, l can tell you a story
that would make you think otherwise.
l was playing a small town in Indiana
about two years ago, when I was on
fronted by the manager Of the house,
who approached me with blood in his
eye. See here said he, you're a big
boob, and your act is rotten. 1 will can.
eel your urn at once You will. hey?
I said. Well, if you give me any OF
that rough stuff I'll kill you on the
spot This gave Mr.. Manager a scare
and he dashed off for a policeman.
"He came back with the chief of 20
lice, a little runt wearing a cap and 8
messengers uniform. The copper car.
ried a warrant in his hand. 1 stood as
straight as an arrow when he came on
the stage, and the chiefs eyes almost
popped u when he saw me. AS he
walked up to where I was standing
stuck out my hand and said: What
We got, kid-a telegram? Just open ii
up yourself
well. sir. the manager, who was
standing near, got to laughing, and so
did the copper, and the result was that
we all went out and had q drink and
1 played the engagement out to big
houses and left the manager in the best
of spirits. Another manager handed
me this one: ED, you are all right, but
your turn is rotten I know that I
replied. If it wasn't l wouldn't be
playing your house,"
A good laugh was brought out when
Dunk got on the scales and it was
found that there was not enough
weights to weigh him. The beam was
at $50 pounds when this happened. so
there is no official report as to Dunk's
weight. but it is something like $50
pounds.
Dunkhorst says that he is sorry that
he is not young enough to go back in
the ring, as he is sure he could beat
all the white hopes before the public
today. Dunk was in his prime in the
day when the heavyweight division
contained the best bunch Of boxers on
record, such as jim Jeffries, Bob Fitz-
simmons, Kid Mccoy, Tom Sharkey,
Gus Rubin, Jim Hall, Joe Choynski
II others. He acted as sparring part
ner to I'itz and Jeff and has no use for
either.
Jeff got what he deserved when
Johnson whipped him." said Dunk.
HE hasn't Il friend III the world
among the boxers. On the other hand,
Johnson. despite his black skin. is real
~ a good fellow ut heart. Once | loan
ed him Il dollar to get Il place to sleep.
He was down and out. The next time
L met him he handed me 500. / turn
ed it back to him. Next day he asked
me for the address of Il Russian tailor
who had befriended him. He not only
PAID back all the money he owed. but
staked the tailor to enough coin to AXE
his family back to Russia