New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-07
Personal Touches Here
and There in Boxing
BY GOE

! droolcd few drolcries. Richard in
Vltcd me TO coffee and cake on the
morrow. and then ! went IN and kiddcd
with the Gov.
ooh. before pass on I want TO men
tlon the fact that the dashlng. crashing,
smashing. slashinC sensation out
fought. out-gencrallcd and out knocked
downed Marty Farrell in Philadelphia
Saturday night Oh, indeed yes.
Farrell is one Of those famed Phila-
dclphla hantamwcightS. you know. ONE
II | y u Re u AND SIXTY FIVE
POUNDS. Vet Ted won. ! am going to
have him fight Jack Britton at the Gar
den on February l., providing Britton
promises TO make 1i2 ringside. You
know Jack is big boy Now
Here's a little story from the West
that Jack Dillon has never mentioned
It's little unclubby OF Jack-the giant
killer TO hide the identity Of a man
who can defeat him as easily as this
Miske seems 10 have done. This little
rumpus took place ut Superior. Wis
on January 90. Here goes:
"Miske's victory over Dillon places
the ST. Paul boy in the front ranks OF
tho lght-hcavies. In only two Of the
rounds did Dillon have the best of the
argument. Niske had decided lead In
the third and fifth. and also secured a
shade in the second, eighth and ninth
The fourth. seventh and tenth rounds
were even.
"As many critics had predicted, Miske
was speedier than the Hoosier, and he
was also the better boxer. Dillon was
expected TO do considerable damage al
infChting, and 1t was this style Of bat
Ting he employed from the start
Miske's advantage in speed and his SUI
perb defence, however. fooled the crafty
Dillon, and only very few OF his
deadly body blows reached their mark
Using his long left 10 keep his ad-
versary away. Miske kept out of range
Of Dillon's ferocious swings. and It was
his ability i'm making the Hoosier mis-,
that gave him many points IN the maj
judgment.
Occasionally Dillon rushed like a
frenzied bovine. but Miske was always
on the alert. and now and then they
stood head TO head and exchanged
blow FOR blow. In these exchanges
Miske usually held his own, carefully
protecting his mid-section from Dill
Ions sledge-hammer fusilladc.
"Once in the sixth round Dillon con
nected with Miskes jaw with terrific
right. Billy felt the force of the swing,
but gamely fought back, though oil
Ion was given the round.
Though Dillon fought to the best OF
his ability and offered no excuses. n
must be said that he was not IN the
best physical shape. He cancelled two
fights i'm the East owing TO case OF
the grip. and only went TO Superior
on the urgent appeal Of the promoters.
"Sull no credit must be taken away
from Miske for his gameness and his
willingness TO mix. II was Billy's best
fight"
II Niske is THAT good. why can't
we have peek at him around New
York? Men who can whip Dillon so
easily are very scarce. and nov talent IS
always 8 welcome addition to the sport.
Ben Taylor. known in England as the
"WoolWich Infant" among the heavy
weights. has Just met a tragic death at
the front. His death prompted Eugene
CORR TO tell a story in which TAYLOR
played a part Several years ago lay
Tor was boxing in the -four rounds
trial with a big fellow named Jack
Walsh. Al the end OF the third round
Walsh decided that he had been pun
mclled quite enough. and thereupon
started to crawl through the ropes.
CORR. who was refereeing, caught
Walsh by the arm and reminded him OF
tho fact that there remained one more
round TO 20. -.
Walsh. with all tho pathos IN his
huge frame and in his most appealing
way. turned TO CORR and said; earn I
yer make it arr that, guv'nor.