Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-25
DILLON MAY SHOW
MORAN HARD FIGHT
First Mentioned Will Give
Much to His Opponent
in Weight.
BRITISH CHAMPION SAID
TO BE SPLENDID BOXER
Report Concerning Jimmie Wilde
Has Him a Wonderfully
Clever Boy.
BY T. S. ANDREWS.


live up to his reputation of Jack, the
Giant Killer" when he, meets Frank
Moran. the Pittsburgh heavyweight, In
a ten-round no-decision bout at Brook
lvn. \. Y, the night of June 20? There
will be quite discrepancy as TO
weight between the two men-proba-
bly, forty pounds-but there are many
instances where smaller men than Dill
lon have defeated fighters as big as or
bigger than Moran. When Jack Demp-
sew. the famous "Nonpareil, was at
his best, he gave away from thirty to
sixty pounds when he battled against
such big fellows as Mike Boden. Jack
Langdon. Frank Bosworth, Dominick
McCafferty. Mike Donovan and others.
Dempsey never weighed more than las
to $50 Moran scales 210 at weight
and he will doubtless reach the limit
for his match with Dillon. His show
ing against Jess Willard in New York
last spring was good, but nothing eX-
ira. despite the fact that he went the
ten rounds. Jess is slow starter at
best and he did not rush matters that
night owing to an injured hand. but
had he done so it is certain that Frank
would have had hard time staying
the limit. He may fight differently
with Dillon. as he will not have the
size and weight to go against. but
again he will find Jack more active
and liable to take advantage of open
ings which Willard did not. Moran has
a good wallop, as his knockout of Jim
Coffey proved. but he will find Dillon
much harder man to connect with than
Coffey, for Jack has knack of keep
ing we'll covered at all times, even
when rushing in himself. Dillon has
battled some tough propositions during
the past year in going against such
men as Tom Cowler. Porky Flynn. AL
Norton. Jim Flynn. Battling Levinsky.
Gunboat Smith, Bob Moha. Bob Devere
and Billy Miske. besides heavyweights
of fair variety. With Dillon fighting
carefully it appears a cinch that the
bout will go the full ten rounds, with
possibly a win for Jack on points and
aggressiveness. Moran can take a
world of punishment and for that rea-
son looks like sure thing bet for the
ten. A clean-cut victory either way
would do the game lot of good.
Judging from reports about the fight
Ing ability of little Jimmy Wilde. the
British fyweight champion, he would
make wonderful opponent for Johnny
Ertle of st. Paul, challenger for the
bantamweight title. or against such
boys as Jimmy Papas. the southern fly
weight; Young Zulu Kid of Brooklyn
and Pete Herman of New Orleans
There have been SO many nice things
said about Wilde from different boxing
authorities that there is no doubt he
must be a wonderfully clever boy. Ed
Dyer. my London correspondent. has
just written me in regard to Wilde, as
follows:
II attended the contest the other
night between Jimmy Wilde and Tom
my Harrison and the former won cas-
}ly. Wilde gave away fourteen pounds
In weight, but it did not seem to both
him in the least. Harrison gave up
Pie fight in the eighth round. Jimmy
has beaten everything in the fly and
bantam weight class over here. except
Joe Fox. holder of the bantam weight
title. The last of this month Wilde is
to meet fancy Lee for the f1yweight
title. before the London Sporting Club
You may recollect that Lee was the
Yiinner in the first bout for the title
Sut Wilde was i'll at the time and since
Hhen Lee has been beaten by Young
Symonds. who in turn was defeated by
Wilde. To my mind, the little Welsh
wonder will give Lee a fine trimming
this time. There have been a number
of New York clubs trying to get Wilde
on your side. as they want to match
him with some Of the best bantams in
the States. The little fellow wanted to
join the army. but they rejected him on
account of his light weight. For a
youngster SO small he has a fearful
wallop and j cannot conceive of any
unless he has to give away too much
weight He will certainly make a great
him with the fans over there. and I
trust that you may be able to see him
In action.
The fighters of today may not have
the real fighting instinct of those who
battled in the ring couple of decades
ago. but they certainly have better
financial ideas than the old timers
Fighters OF today are not considered in
the froIt rank unless they have a
bank roll TO back them up. Joe VOL
- H.
who fought men of all classes from
welters to 230-pound heavyweights.
made barrel of money in the ring,
according 10 reports of people who
worked with him. but Joe. like a great
many others. forgot TO put away some
OF mis- earnings for a rainy DAY The
little giant killer. as he was known i'm
the ring, had a wonderful record and
iousht the best in the world. Now he
Is working in bowling alley, setting
up pms II is certainly an awful
come-down for the once great wolcott
Ia The death OF Rudy Cnholz, better
SHOWN in the boxing world as the
ElSHtng Boer. the ring loses a very
peculiar character and at the same time
one OF the best little fellows who ever
trod the canvas. Rudy was a native of
mannheim. on the Rhine, Germany. and
was Just thirty-five years of age His
career mad been rather romantic one,
q
D." young man who had such "A rugged
'h-titutlon, II seemed sad that he
H1uld be 2 victim of the white plague
fudy tnholz. in addition to being very
1000 lightweight. was comedian OF
more than ordinary ability, in fact. he
as never at a loss for work no mai
'er where he landed. as he could take
''osltiors in various capacities
lie was fairly good singer and
'uid dance ana was not afraid to ia Ike
30 me vaudeville stage when necessity
lenlahded- He was splendid cook
ana III necessary could go out and tak >
position as waiter in A hotel as well
- any one. He also was a fairly good
mechanic and had worked in the mines
N Africa. Rudy had sailed the seas
Hnen ne was very young and that is
"here ne learned cooking He left his
lome IN Germany about 1903 and wen,
% south Africa. just In time 10 se,
''-ed NJ with the war. II WAS Will.
Aiflca That Rudy became attached
the British army as cook He also
iaG number of fights there and In
jus went TO England. where he boxed
- hummer OF very good featherwelghts
ana HShtwelghts. He was not satisfied
mi returned to South Africa again . n,
iousht Arthur Douglas there, who wa,
Considered a crackerjack at that time
lie returned to England again and dur.
ing the spring of 1906 came to tn.
United States. He fought through TN,
east with the best boys down tier.
ana never hesitated about giving ava,
weight During tina: fall he visited
Milwaukee and his first bout was with
Mark Anderson OF Chicago whom h.
uefeated IN eight rounds Anderson wa.