New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-20
DUNDEE ON HIS MEn[E
Outpoints Eddie Morgan in
Sharp, Ten-Round Battle.
ENGLISH CHAMPION CLEVER
Landed the Cleaner Blows, but
Not So Often as His
Dancing Rival.

Keeping UP his customary rapid fire
attack from bell to bell. Johnny Dundee
one Of the hest Of the local feather
weights. clearly outpointcd Eddie Nor
gan. champion Of England. in a ten
round bout at the 4fth Street Sporting
Club last night. Dundee mad the better
OF seven rounds, Morgan Of enc. while
the other two were even.
A fair sized crowd attended I'm antici-
patton of seeing a fast bout. and in this
they were not disappointed. The light
haired Morgan delivered the cleaner
punches and boxed cleverly, but with al
his cloverness he could not avoid the wild
and at times. awkward. blows the dane
irg Dundee throw in from all sorts OF
angles.
When the bows were introduced the an
nounccr gave Morgan's ringside weight az
1913, Iounds and DunGee's as 123 pounds
ounces Young Corbett acted as referee.
Morgan lanoed first, lightning left'
but Dundee boxed viciously at close
range. inflicting serious body punishment.
Before the bell Dundee got TO the Briton
with cutting hooks. and Morgan was
bleeding at the mouth as he went 10 his
corner.
In the second round Morgan steadied
Dundee with a solid right cross to the
jaw and followed this with a straight
left to the mouth. Dundee tried TO get
over wild swings that. had they landed
would have ended matters then and there
but Morgan avoided the rushes cleVerly.
II was MorGan's round.
The Briton opened the third session
auspiciously. and with two straight lefts
forced Dundee TO hold ON for dear life.
Dundee came back strongly in the last
two minutes innicting heavy body blows,
besides starting the blood afresh from
Morgans mouth. il was Dundee's round.
To start the fourth Dundee went at the
fair-haircd Engshman like a tiger, jump
ing. jabbiug and swinging In bewlderinG
fashion. At one stage Morgan slipped Ia
his knees, but was up in an instant and
continued lighting back desperately. He
was a tired boy however. as he took his
corner. Dundee had the round by com
Portable margin.
Both BOYS took their punishment in the
next round. and when they went to their
corners each had an eye in mourning
Dundee kept up his relentless attack in
the sixth round. and II was with diff
Guilty that the Rriton managed to land
Toward the end Morgan goh To Dundee
who became unpopular by butting. II was
an even round.
Dundee had the most force to his
punches in the seventh round. and almost
floored his opponent with a wild right
and when Morgan did land ther, was nc
steam behind the punch.
In the eighth session Dundee tried &,
get Morgaus goat by jumping about
and posing The local boy miss cdoften
but when he did land IL hurt As h'
jumped in shortly before the bell Dun
dee ran inta solid left that stra,ghtene,
him up for an instant. but hc kept boring
Zoo and mad the honors
They fought Ike tigers throughout th'
ninth round. and when Morgan partly
slipped 10 the floor after receiving ;
blow on the chin Dundee thought he ma,
his opponent going. IL was a rocky SEES
sion for the Briton. who took no end o.
body punishment II was all Dundee a
the bell.
ln the 1ual round Morgan ciinched re
pcatedly 10 have himself and I'm this WAY
avoided deal OF punishment The fna
bell found the referee trying to pry tn,
boys apart.
Every minute Of the time consumed b!
Charles Parclli and Dave Cronin kept Tn,
crowd laughing. Both boys became al
tangled up. and the way they crawle,
around under each others arms resemble,
% pair OF tired game chickens Both re-
ccivod hard blows at times. and at on
stage the pair fell together. ParelH ma,
| two knockdowns. one back-hander. Il
! his credit but neither was in distress a
| the end Of the foarth round. and honor
were even.
! The seml-fnal bout brought togethe
( Teddy Iupst. Of Pittsburgh, and Arti
/ Nelson. Of Brooklyn a pair OF feather
weights lu the early stages Hupst locke
/ like an easy winner, but Nelson evene
matters by knocking his man down I'm IN
fourth round. and the BROOKLYN boy NOR
/ than held mis- own 10 the end