Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-12
DILLON LACKS THE PUNCH
indianapolis Jack Is Pulling Foolish
Chatter When He Talks Of
Licking Jess Willard.
ooU1oN SHOULD STAY CLEAR


NAV be a protype OF Stanley Ketchel,
80 long as ne fingers in the light heavy
weight division; but he will never become
a dangerous contender for Jess Will
ards heavyweight title. There was only
one stanley Ketchel-and his remains
have been sifted to the four winds
There will never be another like him.
Dillon is wasting a lot Of energy In
issuing challenges to willard. Also he
Is wasting a lot Of time that he might put
to more advantageous use. Diilon's loud
est tones must seem like a whisper by the
time they ascend TO Jess WIZARDS ear
Dillon Is too small to be playing with
such big boys like Willard. He should
stick TO the middleweights and light
heavies.
The swarthy Indianapolis battler may
be man killer and all that, but he
has no business Fostering Willard ana
the other big fellows with challenges
I'D TO the time Of his fight with Jim
FLYNN. the antiquated Pueblo fireman.
Dillon was considered championship tim
Ger. But his battle with Flynn was the
tip-off.
Lacks the Punch.
Dillon lacks the punch. That IL,
knockout punch. Little Jack Is truly
a fighting machine. but ON small scare
He packs a betty wallop, but not the
knockout variety. For that reason alone
he should withdraw his challenge TO VIII
ard and start on the trail Of the light
heavyweight title At that Dillon Will
find quite a few disputing that honor
with him, and he can always have acuoh
from such men as Young Ahearn, founs
Weinert, Jim Savage. and the like. DIT
lon has defeated quite q number OF good
men, but he failed to win by the Knock
out route.
No one who does not pack punch
soporific, even among the heavyweight
should be seen in WIZARDS company
I'm the ring. SO Dillon had better aban-
don his quest for the heavyweight title
while willard rules that domain. His
failure to knock out Jim Flynn, the
granddaddy OF heavies. who is so feeble
that he finds It hard to shadow box ever
for ten rounds, eliminates MIR. Jack Dbl
Ion from tho list Of contenders for jess
WIZARDS crown.
Dillon can always be depended upor
20 put UP a hard fight among the ligh
henyies and middleweights OF he car
atir make that poundage); but as a fo'
for winard-well. Dillon simply VII
not do.
COuAOn Pulls Bone.
Johnny coulon should know better. III
"A old enough and has seen the futilitI
of other deposed champions trying u
..come back" Yes, Coulon threatens q
return to the ring just as soon as TIM
old year IL rung out.
Coulon Is not an avaricious lad. %
we cannot accuse him of wanting
return because Of the monetary reward
lie "a. however. a thrifty lad. and ma
snonk of the $4,000 he earned In the ring
But the lure is proving too strong 10
the one-time bantam king. and he J
ready TO start anew after championship
honors.
"a is not the bantamweight title Coulo
seaka He held that baubao for man
years, and knows how II feels to DO
champion Coulon will return to IN
roein and padded gloves as a full-fieose
featherweight. and then. Johnny MI
bane. bewarel
we have seen the spectacle OF IN
bantamweight champion fighting IN
faatherweight champion. when kilpan
and williams FLASHED In Philadelpnl
acme months ago. Kilbane. for the mrs
time. showed his entire wares, and IN
fans were delighted. II Is a quesuo
n KlIbane can perform so SENSATIONAL
again. couIon thinks Kilbane cannot re
neat that performance, and for that res
SON little Johnny has no fear OF IN
featherweight boss
match with Coulon has not Deen sus
gested TO KlIbane as yet. Coulon' MN
self, has withheld that information troi
Kilbane. He Is DESTROYS OF taking on
minor bout first. to see II he sthi fs
tains some OF his old wlzardy oefor
entaring into the arena 10 be made
nhow of by Kilbane. couion Away
FOUGHT for the love OF winning ana tns
daairo has never been quenched.
coulcn has not fought since his knocs
out Nv Johnny kid" Williams. nearl
two wears age. The veteran campaigns
although no ls stii young in years. ne
rested most Of that time ana aous
tan pounds TO his fighting weight
ms hounds. lie will make no effort
reduce more than a few pounds. lie
content to be listed as teatherweish
30 long a. he gets that chance at M
bane