The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-26

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Jack Dillon, the erstwhlle
giant-killer and at one time
one Of the greatest light
SN heavyweights in the Dust
ness, Who received the first
RSdA knockout OF his long ana
Al MILITANT career Saturday
~ night at the New Lyric,
when Phil Harrison, OF Chicago, sent
him to tho rosin.
Dillon, once invincible ana = con
uueror of many aspiring middle ana
light heavyweights, made a vain effort
to come back Saturday night after
lavoff Of a year. Dillon had been sur
fering with influenza and for the past
IL months he has been under a DOCTOR !
care. But he felt strong n as good
as new. He was matched with Har-
rison, Dillon entered the ring Saturday
night looking like the Dillon of OLD.
The fans who so many INES have sat
at the ringside and watched h bear
cat pound his opponents into suomls-
sion gave him a tremendous round OF
applause as he went 10 his corner;
The first round started. Dillon
Jumped to his feet and after a snort
exchange cllnched with Harrison AS
he two fighters broke, Harrison shot
over a terrific right to Dlloh's mouth.
Dillon sagged at the knees. His legs
that r~Ingsiders had never seen before.
He was in trouble. But the bulldog
tenacity and gameness that made Dillon
one Of the greatest men oil ms Grass
ASSERTED itself and Dillon weathered the
storm of the first round. He went to
his corner, dazed, tired and hurt. he
seemed to be in a trance and nae MOTH
ms to saw as his seconds worked over
him.
And Then the Knockout.
Then the second round started. Dill
Ion and Harrison met in the center
of the ring. Harrison swung another
hard punch to Dillon's head and the
giant-killer staggered and then fell in
a sitting posture near a neutral corner.
Harrison appealed to Referee Billy
Hack: stop the bout, Billy. don't
| want to kill him. said the chicago
battler. 1t was apparent to Harrison
az well as every spectator in the big
| theater that Dillon was through ana
NAT he would never again be able to
rise and offer any sort OF opposition
Referee Hack did not count; 1t
wasn't necessary, He only raised Har-
rison's glove signifying victory; Dlllon
was sitting on the canvas. His sec
onds rushed in and picked him up
| they led him out of the ring; He was
talking incoherently. He didn't know
| what Il was all about. He wanted TO
20 on with the fight. But Dillon was
| through--absolutely and unquestlonaply
| the giant INLET idu biS ~ W.
to stage a comeback. The ,erstwhlle
invincible had been conquered. Dilioh
was led to his dressing room. Quiet
reigned among the spectators VINO SO
nan times had watched the lndianap-
| oils boy crush his opponents IN tne
same fashion as he himselt had peeh
| crushed. Dillon, who had always peen
a prime favorite in Memphis, was
through. When Jack went down and
was unable to rise, 1t was the iirst
and only time in his long career that
he ever received a punch which sent
him down and left him unable TO arise
lack met Johnny Howard In Brooklyr
about five years ago ana iowaro
sprawled Dillon on the floor with q
hard punch, but Dillon was back or
his feet in a second without any count
All all having taken place. Dillon never
had a count made over him during MS
long career, d. a.,
world for his showing. He won talril
and snuarely. When he saw thai Dii
Ion couldn't 20, Harrison asked that tn
bout be stopped. He didn't care U
hurt the former lido of fistiana. Har
rison knew that another harp punci
might seriously injure Dillon ana NJ
didn't want TO hurt Jack, who has iont
been one of Harrison's best FRIENDS. y
Harrison asked the referee TO STOP II
and Billy Hack, who was tne Inlrt
mar in the ring, accordingly, did. Har
rison's right hand was raised In toke
And Jack Dillon. the erstwhile giant
killer, was only a memory.