The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-28
DUNNH0RST 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
Vaudeville Aetor-How He Once
Awed a Manageable Has a Kind
Word to Say For Jack johnson.
IF some writer should come out
with a boost for me | would drop dead
from heart disease" said big Ed Dunk
horst the human freight car. recently.
II have been before the public for
twenty years as a boxer and actor.
and ! can remember but few press
notices that spoke favorahy of me as
a fighter. AS to my qualifications for
the stage, / will leave that to the pub
lie. / have been sending home nice
wad Of coin every week right along. 50
there must he something in my baby
act on the stage that makes me win
ner.
However. / can tell you story
that would make You think otherwise.
] was playing Il small town in Indiana
about two years ago. when was con
fronted by the manager of the house,
who approached me with blood in his
eye. See here said he, you're big
boob, and your act is rotten. | will can
eel your turn at once You will. hey?
1 said Well. if you give me any OF
that rough stuff I'll kill you ON the
SPOT This gave Mr.. Manager IA scare
aud he dashed off for "A policeman.
lie came back with the chief Of Pc
lice, little ruut wearing a cap and 8
mpeecuepr's uniform. The copper ear
rtcd II warrant i'm his hand. | stood as
stra.2ht ms an arrow when he came on
the stage and the CHIEFS eyes alrnosl
popped out when he saw me. As he
walpd UP to where ! was standing
stack CUT my hand and said: What
We got, kid-a telegram: Just open Il
mp Yourself
well, sir. the manager, who wa
standing near, got to laughing, and ST
did the copper, and the result was tina
we all went out ana had n drink ant
l played the engagement out 10 hi
houses ana left the manager i'm the hes
Of spirits. Another manager handle
me- this one: Ed. you are all right. bu
your turn is rotten + know that
playing your house."
4 good laugh was brought out whe
Dunk got ON The scales and 1t WI
found that there was not cnoug
weights to weigh him The beam wa
at $50 pounds when this happened. ;
there is NO official report as to Dunk
weight. but it is something like Il
pounds
Dunhhorst says that he is sorry thu
he is not young enough to 20 back
the ring, as he is sure he could be-
all the white hopes before the publ
today Dunk was in his prime in ii
day when the heavyweight divisi,
contained the best bunch Of boxers
record, such MS Jim JefIreS Bob Fit
simmons lid Mccoy, Tom Sharke
Gus Rubin. Jim Hall, Joe Choyns
and others. Ne acted as sparrug pal
ncr to Fitz and jeff ana has no Use +
either
JEFF got what he deserved VIII
Johnson whipped him" said Dun
HE hasn't friend in the wOT
among the boxers. On the other han
Johnson. despite his black skin, is re
~ good fellow ut heart. Once loi
ed him a dollar to get place to sle'
lie was down and out. The next iii
] met him he handed me 500 / tn
ed il back to him. Next day he ask
me for the address of Il Russian tai
who had befrended him. lie not OF
paid back all the money he owed,
stakcd the tailor to enough coin to t.
his family back to Russia