The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-02-21
Jack Dillon Has A Chance
With Champ Jess Willard

name henceforth-is one fighting
young man. What he lacks in pound
age he makes up for by his super
human fighting qualities. At 10
can make the best of the real heavy
boys step some in order to finish out
battle with him.
Dillon Is courageous little fighter
as well as a resourceful one. Only the
other day he signed himself away to
match with Champion Jess willard.
who when trained down to fighting
weight, scales a sparse $50 pounds.
And Jesse oyertowers Jack nearly q
foot.
Naturally such an apparently I'M
even match is not considered favor
ably. Willard himself expressed the
toy in his hands.
about his proposed match with Go
Hath" willard? Merely this:
MY match with Willard is not such
joke as IL may appear on the sur
face. Do think l have any chance
with him? Well, IL / didn't think /
had some chance of beating him I
never would have sought the match.
True, Willard stands about 6 feet
inches; and wouldn't II make
pretty picture to see that immense
length stretched out on the canvas. /
think 1 can do II, too.
Tom Cowler is a broth of a lad
about by A and something like EOS
pounds stripped; and game as they
! come. I tapped him on the chin with
an overland right in the second round
and we'll, he fell as straight as a
rod. He never even quivered while
the referee counted him out.
a. 49,
even preached a bout with Willard.
To tell the truth, I was somewhat du-
bious of my ability to give him a
hard fight The possibility of Jess
being able to knock me out never
entered my mind. because I do not
think he, or any other heavyweight
can do 1t right now.
But since that Cowler affair I am
feeling a bit cocky, and I would not
hesitate to enter the ring with Mr.
| Willard next week"
We concur with Dillon'e views. He
| would enter the ring with willard
any time Big Jess said the word. And
| fearless little Dillon would put up
| quite an argument or we guess
wrong.
| Dillon has way of handling big
fellows. He does not rely wholly upon
| the old bromide of pounding them
| down to his size;" that is, double 'em
| up with body punches, thus making
| 1t easier to reach the jaw. Dillon Iust
| propels an overland right, or left, and
somehow or other. II reaches the big
| mans jaw. regardless of the other
fellows size. And how he can hitl
Dillon also has devised a perfect de-
fensive against opponents who out
weigh and outreach him; and also
tower above him. He brushes aside
their jabs by continually moving his
hands back and forth in front of his
| face; and when they swing, Dillon
| just draws In his head and lunches
| his shoulders, turtle like, and permits
the heavy blows to slide over his head.
Jack is wizard at gaging the other
| mans swings, and is a perfect Judge
of distance.
II willard goes through with his
scheduled bout with Dillon the out
come may prove an astounging sur
prise. And even IL Dillon does not
"getn willard this time. he will "ger'
| him in few short years--if Jess still
lis champion. We wish to go on rec
| ord at this early date and predict that
Dillon will some day be heavyweight
champion of the world Twenty
pounds more added to that compact
ITO pounds, and Dillon would be the
greatest heavy weight fighter of the
generation.
Dillon has only passed his twenty
nth birthday, turning the mile post in
| life Just three weeks ago. He IS of
Scotch and Irish-American extraction,
| although In the ring he looks typically
Italian