El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-27

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/ MI jack Dillon. the Hoosier light
4 4 weight and one Of the most
I sensational performers in the fight
/ ing line during the past seven OF
I eight years, writes that he is not
/ through with the ring. as many OF
. the boxing fans imagine. Stories
have been printed lately 10 the ef-
: feet that Dillon was about TO retire
and that he had gone back 10 such an
extent that he was no longer q con-
tender among the light leaVEW lei -hts
or middl sWeishts- JACK has been at
( Hot Springs taking a much needed
rest the past month, but announces
that he is now in good shape again
and ready 70 resume his campaign
for the present season. Since split
ting with his former manager. sam
lIurbarger. Jack has gone back TO his
old partner, I'D ". Harter, of Indian
apolis- Regarding the Hoosier cham.
plon, manager Harter says
still in Game.
l- was a little premature In am
uOCnCIug tha- Jack was through as
fighter He was very much sur
prised at the report, TO- he has no
idea Of quitting the game at this
time. Jack says he intends 20 con-
tlnue boxing as long as his services
are in demand. and he thinks he can
please the public without lnjurinE
himself. He was overworked for
quite while and needed rest badly.
and that is why he went TO tho
springs and put in q month there.
ale intends 10 start light train
Ing uEuin now, and Will not box
until after the middle Of jan
uary. He had been matched 10
box 1T Cincinnati. December T..
hmW a
also the fact that he needed resf.
we decided TO cancel the match
and 90 TO The springs.
As you know, Jack has been box
ing Tor number of years and has
made an eHviable reputation during
that time as good, square, cleancuL
boxer. He was the kinC that the p-O-
motors wanted, as he always gave
them the best he had and never de-
manded eEOrbitant guarantees. as he
figured he was worth just what be
could draw at the gate. ] don't think
there is a boxer today who has par
ticipated in over go contests and who
has never had a referee count ten
over him; who has never been disUual-
flied for fOuling. nor what you could
call decisively beaten or. in other
words knocked out They are simply
not there.
Can Beat Any OF Them.
Just because Billy Miske beat Dill /
Ion is no reason why Jack should be
condemned nor advised to quit the
ring Personally. I believe he is still
capable Of handling any OF them. and
we are not passing up Fred Fulton f.
Tor match when 7 make this state ]
menL Fulton is supposed to be the /
logical contender for Wizards crown ,
but he has not been over anxious TO /
meet Jack. for, TO my mind, I think l
he is afraid Dillon might stop him.
"Just to show that Dillon is
still in the game and that we are
not afraid OF any Of them. I wish
yen would state that l am ready
to post $1,000 TO 20 as n side bet
that Dillon can defeat any light
heavyweight In the ring today.
and. for that matter. any heavy
weight. This statement goes not
only for BILLY MIsIze and the Glib
hons boys, hut also for Fulton md I
battling LcvinslIy. or course. Il
would have TO be II 20-round con-
test, a. that is the distgnce Dill
Ion wants when he is putting uu /
his own money 10 back the claim
Jack is still in the game and
ready for the hest"
Moran in Army.
Jack Moran. OF st. Louis and CHI I
caso. former aspiranr for light heavy
weight honors and later a real heavy I
weight, has given UP the ring and is I
United States school Of military aero
uautics at Trbaua. H. Jack decided /
10 sign up for one more fight after
Fred Fulton had defeated him AT s.. I
LOuiS-the articles calling for a fight I
to a finish with Kaiser Bill" "Tt is
p great life" writes Jack. "aud ]
never knew what training really
amounted 10 until + Joined the avia-
ton corps here. Talk about condl-
ton, Why. 7 never knew what 10
meant have been here six weeks
working hard TO get in shape 10 do
my bit with the United States avia-
ton signal corps
1T is wonderful training for the
boys and has done me world Of
good 7 never dreamed that training
such as We get here could accomplish
20 much good for a man. have
'dded weight. muscle ard knowledge
al iuc 20 the thorough ability and
haracter Of our superior officers
- I'm in great rhopc now.
owing 10 the strict discipline,