Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-07
BY T. S. ANDREWS.

Special Correspondence Of The star
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, March "a
match that should prove one OF the
best between the big fellows and
which seems to have been passed up
In the rush by most of the promoters
has been arranged by the Cream City
Athletic Club of Milwaukee,, for the
evening of March 1S, at the, big Audi
torium building. The contest will bring
together the famous Gunboat Smith and
Jack Dillon. the Hoosier fighter, whom
all the middleweights have been anx-
ious to greet anywhere but in the ring.
OF late Dillon has been fighting the
casion demanded he has fought mid
dleweights at the 16O-pound mark
During the past month the Indiana
time of it meeting all corners in the
least. He has fought such men as
Young Ahearn, who claims the mid
|dleweight championship of Europe;
Porky Flynn Of Boston. who is husky
heavyweight, and Charlie Weinert, con-
sidered one of the most promising
light heavyweights in the country and
who recently defeated Tommy Nc
Carly, the veteran heavyweight.
Gunboat has defeated most of the
heavyweights in the country among
the whites. He met Sam Langford
twice. winning point decision at Bos-
ton the first meeting and losing to the
1913. Smith defeated Jess Willard in
Ia twenty-round contest at San Fran
cisco and really has the best claim to the
white heavyweight championship of
McCarty. Smith lost to Georges Car
pentier, the French champion, on a
foul, in London. but he still retains
his claim to the title in this country.
even though Jess Willard is matched
for the world title with Jack Johnson.
Dillon has been recognized as one Of
the greatest middlewefghts in the
country for the past three or four
years, but for some reason or other
Jack has not been able to get into a
real title match with some of the con-
tenders over the marathon route, al
though he has tried hard enough to do
so. He had a forfeit of $1,000 posted
with the writer to make 1873 pounds at
same to go as side bet with another
$1,000 added. but none of them has
ever seen At to take it up. Dillon
fought two battles in the east the past
week or two around the 175-pound
mark, which is only nine pounds under
Gunboat Smiths weight of 1874 pounds
Dillon is hard hitter and SO is Gun
boat. SO there should be some real do
ings when they meet Smith depends
mostly on his long right swings to put
his man away. but he will find Jack
pretty active and harder to catch with
swings than some of the men he has
been up against. Dillon is a straight
puncher with either hand and he has
plenty Of steam back of his punches.
The match looks like an even thing de-
spite the difference of nearly ten
pounds in weight, and the chances are
that there Will be decisive winner
one way or the other. Dillon will do his
training at Indianapolis and Chicago,
while Smith. If his match with Jim
Flynn at Juarez. Mexico. goes through,
will finish his training in Milwaukee
and Chicago.
Sailor Edward Petroskey, the Cali
fornia middleweight, who looked as
though he might develop into a cham
pion at one time, is about through with
the game for all time. according to his
manager. Jack Barnes, who handled
him in his match with Dick Gilbert at
Denver recently. 1t is said that the
Sailor has been affected with snow
blindness and that in his last match he
was obliged to use glasses to read with
before the contest, which made his
Petroskey thinks long rest will bring
him round again, but his most init
mate friends think otherwise and do
not expect to see him in the ring again.
i He mas gone TO MS FdIlCH III CdlIOTHla
to rest up for time and determine
/, just what to do.
| The Sailor started boxing in 1910 and
| has met all the stars of the game. in
GLIDING two twenty-round battles with
Jimmy Clabby. losing both decisions.
He has fought contests with Harry
Kellar. Willie Mehan. Bob McAllister,
Fritz Holland <now in Australia).
| Knockout Brown, Frank Klaus. Jack
| Dillon and others. He never picked
| the easy ones. but took the best in the
| field and was considered most prom
i Using hope for a time. His last two
| battles were with Billy Murray, who
stopped him in two rounds at San
Francisco. and Dick Gilbert, who won
| twenty-round point decision over him
| at Denver
Buck Grouse. the Pittsburgh middle
| weight, and George Chip. the husky
| miner, who was near championship
| honors in the middleweight ranks, and
| who were both considered on the down
| grade. staged a real comeback in Pitts
| burgh last week. Buck has been an in
| and outer for some time. but now he
| says he Is on the road to the top again
| The boy certainly looked good at times.
/ hut i,,at vuh - to off