El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-28
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week who were pulling for the
I Hoosier fighter TO escape a knockout
at the hands OF the husky St Paul
J light heavyweight These same 1aEa
I a year ago would have been yelling
! their heads off and encoura gIng Aiske
] to score a knockout
A great change has come over
{ Dillon the past year he is not the
Z giant killer Of Is months ago. but a
she'll of his former self. Jack seems
: TO have gone all TO pieces as far as
/ the light heavyweight division Is con-
/ cerned.
He is not there with the old pep
nor can he take the beating that he
I did before. During his career Dillon
I has engaged in over rs battles and
I has never known what Il meant 70
I take the count, but in his fight with
/ Afiske he seemed helpless and at one
] stage o. the game. that IS in the final
round, Miske appealed TO the referee
: TO stop the contest in order to save
Jack from further punishment ID
I Ion was nearly out when the bell rang
Z FOR the final round.
There is TO doubt that Dillon. won
derful fighter that ne was. has seen
Z his best day. and II would be a case
now Of going down grade at a rapid
pace. 1t is too bad that a man OF Dill
/ Ions great fighting ability cannot be
induced 70 quit the ring before having
to take the count the same as so
T
/ before him. II will come just as sure
as Dillon keeps on fighting
Recently a statement was sent out
[ 20 the effect that boxers or fighters
were not responding 20 the call Of
the army as had been expected. T.
{ been seeking soft positions as teach
[ ers OF boxing al the various camps.
I This in a measure is true Of the cham
pions but it is not true OF the gen
eral run OF boxers. While most OF the
champions. with the exception OF Jess
Willard, are serving as instructors at
the camps. there are a few OF them
and also some OF the top-notchers
who are doing a great deal o. good
/ in that capacity.
Take. FOR instance. Mike Gibbons
and Packey Mcfarland These two
stars are raising a fund Of $4,000 TO
put into an athletic building az emp
Dodge. aud they are getting the funds
by going about the country giving
Z exhibitions. the proceeds Of which arc
turned over directly 10 the govern
1nent
( Richie Mitchell Of Milwaukee. IS ar
ranging for shows OF the same kind
I at Fort Sill. Okla. 10 build sym
nasium for the soldiers thee. He has
offered TO donate his services FOR a
battle with Benny Leonard i'm order
/ TO raise the MONEY. and from all ac-
counts he IS working very strenuous
I " with the soldiers in order % Fit
! them for military duty. Not only
Z that but Mitchell has been ready 10
[ ioin the army upon call although he
/ is A married man There are several
other similar cases. However, as re-
cards the fighters themselves. It can
{ be stated with authority that there
are IS boxers who have Joined the
colors from Milwaukee alone. That is
a pretty good average when IL is con-
sidered that there are probably not
over : Soxers in the citv. that is boys
I who make a business Of that sport
There are dozens of foxers from
. Chica~o who have Joined the naval
and military contingents. and accord
/ inE 20 news from the Pacific coaS st
/ there are many Of the bows doing their
/ bit out there The fact that the cham
pions were the ones TO seek the soft
B positions made = appear rs II all
bowers were following in that line.
but This is not true
Tt viii he found that the boxers
win he in the ranks more Iiher-
ally than from any other PROBES
si0naI athletic snort. In Austria
TIA over Sn0 boxers iofzcd thu
%oin-s and IRE now Mt the front
in France That speaks very Wei
/ Tor The fiehtinE hoyS in that
country rnd nccordin~ 10 fnfor-
nation from france anI England.
the same cpr1ifiOn preV~iIs there
with prartic~Iiv al the boxers OF
note doing their lit.