The Detroit times., 1914-02-02
ONLY HICKS CAN SPOIL His
BOUT WITH JACK DILLON
Indianapolis Visitor Is the
Class of the Middleweight
Division Boxers
HAS BEATEN GEO. CHIP
NINE TINES IN A ROW
McGoOrty and Klaus Are the
Only Stumbling Stones He
Has Run Up Against
sY r. A. eALLENoER.

BY n. A. BALLENGER.
IL that fistic argument between Jack
Dillon and Freddie Hicks ia the Wind
sor arena wednesday night doesn't
stir up little stun TO gladden. the
hearts OF the boxing fans there Viii
be but one reason. That VIII be
Hicks.
That's not said 10 dispsrage the
Detroit fighter little BIT either.
What is meant IL simply this---if
Freddie deliberately sets out TO make
Dillon look bad, II he refuses 10 mix
II and keeps covered up all the time
he may succeed in spelling the whole
bout. But It's my humble opinion that
Freddie can't do it
The writer has seen Dillon work
ten times. He knows him TO be an
aggressive man, and one who cant be
stopped. He has punch that Ii
mighty hard 10 beat.
Dillon claims the middlewetght
championship OF the world. or course
that claim Is open to dispute, but on
tho strength OF his record II would
seem that Il has some foundation.
OF total of 131 battles he has
slipped the haymaker over just
AZ times. He has won 67 times,
drawn thirteen and lost two.
The two fellows who beHted him
were Eddie McGoorty and Frank
Klaus. Subsequent bouts, however.
avenged these defeats to consider
able extent.
Dillon bested Klaus In Pitts
burah Dec. 6, 1911. On the ocoa-
sion Of their second meeting,
March %, 1892, In San Francisco,
Klaus scored a hard-earned VIC
tory in 20 rounds. Dillon had
gone over the 2o-round route but
once before. The third meeting
between Klaus and Dillon took
place on Jacks native heath,
indianapolis. Jack scored de-
ciske victory In 10 rounds. Con-
sequentIy Klaus has nothing TO
crow over, having been defeated
twice in three engagements
After being defeated by Eddie
McGoorty In December, 1910, at
Fon du Lac, Dillon met that wal
Top trader three times. One fight
resulted In draw, tho second, at
New Orleans, was stopped be-
n
Dillon almost defenceless, and the
third resulted In a decisive VIC
tory for Dillon. saw that battle,
which occurred In indianapolis,
Nov. 1911, and Jack had the bot
ter Of the argument all the way.
Early this fall we heard all about
the prowess of one George Chip,
claimant OF the middleweight title. A
good many people got the idea that
Chip was a new light In the fstic
armament. Chip has been battling
since 1909 and, since 1910, has met
Dillon nine times. Chips own record
fails to record any OF these engage
ments as a triumph, several OF them
being set down as draws but none as
victories. OF course Dillon lists them
in the won" column. AS 10 the
4 merits OF every encounter ! cannot
say, but saw two OF these bouts, one
at Terre Haute, Ind. IN April. 1911,
and another at indianapolis IN July.
1919.
hold no brief for Jack Dillon. but
| have noticed that Chip lists these
two battles rs draws. IL Chip Is en-
titled TO draw in either engagement
all have 10 say is that anybody who
Is on his feet at the end OF a bout
should be credited with a draw Ny
own opinion OF the two bouts that |
saw was that Jack was u winner by
long way and l have the newspaper
stories of the battle 70 back up my
Judgment, both Terre Haute and In
dianapolis writer's being unanimous Ia
awarding the credit for the victories
10 Dillon.
In 1911 l saw Dillon meet Jimmy
Gardner. Young Loughrey, George
Chip. Bob Moha Paddy LAWN and
Eddie McGoorty, In but three OF
these bouts was Jack forced 20 extend
himself, these being the Chip. Moha
and McGoorty battles. He was en-.
titled TO q decision In each engage
ment, In my opinion.
In 1912 saw him send Leo Houck
kicking on the mat in six rounds.
Hugo Kelley in three and Howard
Wiggam In two He also won vic
tory over George Chip OF which have
spoken before
Freddie Kicks, who'll he the other
man In the ring Wednesday night.
Gays he'll 20 back. to csrpentering II
he's beaten. OF course Freddie doesn't
mean II. He's been beaten often
enough before TO get used TO the son.
sation and he's making a lot more
\ coin out Of the boxing game than he
could as a knight OF the hammer and
money Is what the Detroit boy Is
Ill L.. .rf1 a