The Washington herald., 1916-07-03
Has Little Jack Dillon
AChance with Willard?
Fact That He Beat Moran
Worse Than Champion Is
Hard Argument to Beat.
APPEARS GOOD ENOUGH

New York, July 2.-Would Jack the
Giant Killer have chance with Will
lard? That question is being asked of
nearly everybody who saw Ernest Cut
Ter Price, alias Jack Dillon, pound big
FRANK Moran to a pulp at Washington
fark thursday night. II this is any
answer-Dfllon gave Moran a much worse
beating than he received at the hands of
Jess Willard in the early spring. He
gave Pittsburgh Frank about as sound
thrashing as man can take without
oelng knocked out. Moreover, Moran
was somewhere near the knockout stage
during the closing rounds of the fight,
whereas he retained his strength to the
END when he met the champion. Per-
maps better physical condition for the
Willard battle caused this and then
again. perhaps not
One thing seems almost certain. II
Dlllon and Willard ever meet there will
De a much more spectacular encounter
than the Willard Moran affair The Pitts
burgh blond, stolid type, cannot move
half as fast as Dillon. His sole method
OF winning any fight is to plod in slowly
until within range, then try to put his
entire weight behind a right-hand punch
that will knock his foe groggy. Outside
OF the possibility of his landing a few
crushers he cannot administer punish
ment Dillon is just the reverse AL
most every moment he has his fist flying
at his adversary. and every punch car
ries sting. With his wonderful accu-
racy he gets home an average OF four
out Of five blows he starts
When Willard met Moran the cham
pion was able to lay back and with his
great advantage in reach snap his long
left at the Pittsburgher's head whenever
he wished. He did not have to worry
about being on the receiving end of the
punches, for the simple reason that Moran
couldn't hit him.
There will be no reminders Of flower
garden If Dillon attacks big Jess. The
little fellow will be on top Of him from
the first bell to the last whaling away
with punches that hurt and that don't
miss. Dillon is master at the art of
getting past long lead and boring
In where he can batter a bigger oppo-
nent at short range. He is one OF the
wonders OF ring history in this particu-
lar.
Jack Dillon has been ridicuIed by his
traducers previous to the Moran triumph
for saying he would prefer fighting a
man larger than himself to meeting a
smaller one. Dillon proved the logic of
his argument on the body Of Frank
Moran. He has an original way Of LASH
Ing out a a target above his head with
prodigious power in a kind Of blow that
COulu not De employed at all on a man
as small as himself When he fought
his way in past the bigger mans left he
would plant his head on the latter S
chest and fire away with overland blows
after the manner OF man with Indian
clubs in his hands or like a fireman try
, ing to chop his way through a door with
an ak
II Dillon can get past wiIlard's left
an Infinitely smore accurate left than
Moran's-the champion will take a lot of
blows In the face, as well as a fair num-
Der Of jolts to the midsection. He will
give Willard a lively time at close quar-
ters. He is bound to get by that left
often enough to do some OF the sort OF
work that puffed and Redeemed Moran's
face.
What will Willard do then? He'll
have TO knock out Dillon or take a beau
tiful spanking. Chances are that even
without stopping the Indianapolis wild
cat he can beat him on boxing points
but there would be a most unusual num-
ber OF points scored on both sides in
that case. II Willard beat Dillon with
out knocking him out Jess probably
would receive a painful hammerng for
the sake OF handing out one more pain
full.
Those who still contend that Dillon is
much too small to oppose Willard with
success might go. to fret principles and
Just remember that Jack the Giant Kill
Ter gave Moran a worse licking than
Jess did.