The New York herald., 1920-12-24
FITZ'S BOUT WITH
BIG ED DUNKHORST
Human Freight Car Thought
He Had Been Struck by
a Locomotive.

(This IS the fourth Of a series OF artt-
Giles By Charles r. Mdthtsott In tvhioh
he ,osH describe Interesting pugilisttc
events of the past. The sUr-ifer totH cont
fine his observations to contests and
Incidents Of tehtoh he toGs an eyetct
ness, aud his first contributions totH deal
tcfth one OF the carly bouts IN fohtoh
Terry McGopern tUaS q contestant, long
before he bdcGne the bantam cham
pion.)
When freckle fisted Robert Fitzsim-
mons heard the call to combat the ef-
feet on him was the same as bugle
call on a cavalry horse. His little blue
eyes fairly emitted sparks. his sparse
collection OF reddish hair took on
crimson hue and he usually started
shadow boxing with vim that threat
ened serious injury to any one who got
within striking distance.
1t made not the slightest difference to
Fitzsimmons as to the identity or his
opponent. 1t might be Jeffries or 1t
might be q sparring partner. The Cor
nishman advanced to the centre OF the
ling with the same enthusiasm.
Although Fitz had lost his title to
III
all who were DESTROYS of battle, and was
quite as eager for contest with an un-
| known as he would have been to meet
| topnotcher.
Therefore, when the huge form of Ed
| Dunkhorst, known in the ring as the
Human Freight Car" hove in sight,
| Mr.. Fitzsimmons became deeply inter-
ested. The freckled gladiator studied
the physical magnitude of Dunkhorst
lxtfith thA Of n
reached the conclusion that the bulk of
the newcomer offered an admirable
| target on which to demonstrate his
| theory TO the effect that the bigger they
are the 'arder they fall"
When in the course of time a Brook
! lyn promoter offered to match Fitz and
| Dunkhorst the former champion was in
high glee. The famous left shift with
which he tanned Corbett and other noted
decided to put II into execution on the
fat chap.
| Dunkhorst Big Man.
Dunkhorst's antecedents. particularly
as to ring achievements, were enveloped
in mystery, but the only thing that in
! terested FitZ was the fact that the
Freight Car weighed ESQ pounds. and in
repose resembled the rear end OF
hack.
! The owner Of the Hercules A. c., in
! the Williamsburg district of Brooklyn.
| captured the match, and set the bout for
| April 80, 1900. The attendance was
fairly large. and there was some specu-
| lation as to the outcome due to reports
that Dunkhorst had flattened many
fighters in the Far West by the simple
expedient Of falling on them.
When Dunkhorst stripped for action
/ N that n rnagacGeH no mi
provoking obesity that would have as
sured him a high place as a film come
dian.
As Fitz's gloves we're adjusted he
stared with glistening eyes at the rotund
Dunkhorst and pictured to himself what
thick dust would rise when Dunk hit
the boards.
When the bell sounded for the first
round Fitz feinted. sidestepped and
SPARED for half minute while study
ing with admiring eye the dimensions
of his victim. In fact, the Cornishman
was unable to do any fighting in the
first round because Of the fascination
exerted by the huge torso of Dunkhorst.
| Dunkhorst made several clumsy swings
In the opening round but Fitz duclSed
without attempting a return.
By the time the men were called 70
! tho centre for the second round Fitz
| had decided that he would hit Dunk
between the third and fourth wrinkles
/ on his diaphragm, and as soon as the
round started Fitz began to plan far the
coup de grace. The red thatched hitter
began TO hook his left at Dunl's law.
and gradually the fat boy raised his
guard to protect his face
Fitz's Strategy.
Then Fitz swung his right n few
times over Dunk's head and the Freight
Car hugged his jaw with both gloves.
| The stage was now all set for the lef,
shift. and Fitg went into action with
out delay. Feinting as II TO swing his
right, which drew Dunk's guard high.
Fitz moved his right foot forward.
bringing HIM close to the unprotected
| body OF Dunkhorst. Then, with n tar-
get before him as big as the head of
bass drum, Fitz shot a left with
crushing force against the solar plexus
region of the mammoth Dunkhorst
! Fftz's left glove seemed TO disappear
In the folds of Dupk's mid section. and
apparently the Cornishman had diff
Guilty In wrenchlng his hand free. When
he finally succeeded Dunkhorst fell
with a crash that shook dust from the
rafters OF the building.
Dunk lay on his back like n whale
on the beach. and was counted out.
II required the combined efforts OF
/ Fitz and his helpers and all OF Dunk's
/ seconds. eight strong men, to raise the
fat man and help him out of the ring
! AS Dunk was being lowered through
the ropes. he muttered:
"I'll sue the railroad; the engineer
1 Of the locomotive never rang the bell"