South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-08-02
FEW MEN WANT
To MEET DILLON
IN PRIZE RING
So Good That He Is Forced to
Spend Much Time Trying
to Induce Men to
Meet Him.

NEW YORK. Aug. Jack Dillon
IS one OF that rare type Of pugilists
who has become SO good that none of
the other mlddleweights care 10 tackle
him. and as a result he has been
forced into semi-idleness because he
cannot find pugilists who are willing
10 swap punches with him.
billions real name is Ernest Cutler
Price He's "A years old and comes
from Indiana He's the only pugl-
list in history who named himself al
ter a race horse. He saws the whirl-
wind trotter. Lou Dillon, in action sew
eral times just as n was beginning his
pugilistiC career.
Lou Dillon is unbeatable" said
Dillon. "T1l call myself Jack Dillon
and try 10 perpetuate the name OF Dill
lon among the unbeatables.
Dillon 5eems 70 have accomplished
his purpose. He began fighting in
1905 and although ne has engaged in
more than 100 battles over "a seven
years stretch, ne never has been
knocked out or even knocked down
a record that no other pugilist can
boast OF over such a long span of
nghting years.
Dillon started as a lightweight. but
outgrew il in "a few years. He became
a welter and later on graduated into
the middleweight class.
Dillon has scored knOCkouts referee
or newspaper decisions over such men
as Battling Levinsky. Frank Klaus.
Eddie McGOOrty, Bob Mona, Sailor
Petrosky Buck Grouse. Tony Caponi.
Jack Lester, Dick Gilbert. George
CKnockouD Brown Frank Mantell,
Charles Weinert. the Newark heavy
weight, George Chip. and a score of
other men who rank high in the mid
dleweight division.
Dillon's records shows him charged
with only two defeats since he started
fighting i'm 1908. one was at the
hands OF Eddie McGOOrty in 1911 and
the other. 10y Frank Klaus in 1912.
Later he gave Klaus two beatings TO
even up matters.
The I5S-pOund Dillon was awarded
a newspaper decision over jim Flynn,
the Pueblo hreman-the same man
who held the 2l0-pound Jim Coffey TO
a draw in their recent bout in New
York.
I'm having a pretty tough time of
IL just now getting fights, said Dillon.
The other middleweights don't seem
20 want any of my stuff. / hate to
get rusty and If can't coax McGOorty.
Levinsky Clabby or some of the others
into te ring with me, III go after the
heavyweights."
a different crop Of fighters were
harvested I'm the old days. In these
days the first consideration Of a fighter
is the maZuma. In the past the last
thought was money.
Many years ago Jack Dempsey
fought Jack Fogarty with skin tight
gloves In the woods near New York
city. The fight was for n side bet and
purse-winner to take all
Fogarty put up a wonderful fight,
but in the 9th round Dempsey shot a
terrific right swing TO FogaTty's jaw
and FOgarty went down for the count.
When F'ogarty revived he saw sew
eral OF the spectators passing the hat.
why are they doing that" ne asked,
through his bleeding swollen lips?
They're taking up collection for
you, was the answer.
Tell the To stop ito stop
quick snapped Fogarty 'I don't de-
serve any money. 1 appreciate the
spirit OF the boys. and their kindly
intent. but 7 lost and 7 don't deserve
any money" And although several
hundred dollars was collected and pre-
scented Foragty, he refused 10 accept
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