New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-19
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DUNDEE TO MEET MORGAN
West Side Boy Confident Of
Victory Over Englishman
in Bout To- night.

conducted In this state was furnished at
the weekly meeting of the state Athletic
Commission yesterday afternoon, when
letters were read from representatives OF
half dozen states requesting information
concerning the boxing rules. In other
words, copies of the law as interpreted
here are sought, with a view to introduce
ing similar codes into the various legis-
latures Among the latest to write to the
commission were NJ. j. Hinckle, OF Cleve-
land: James Mccarthy and William
Meyer, OF Butte, Mont; c. T. Knapp, OF
Chisholm, Mimi; George c. Hilton, of
Chicago; Alfred Rudd, of New London.
Conn. and A. w. Keane, of New Bedford,
Mass.
James Shortell OF the Washington Ath-
letic Club, of Brooklyn, was before the
commission on a complaint lodged by
Young" Goldie. who says that he did not
get his money after taking part In a
recent bout at the club. AS no written
contracts were produced, il was only a
case of one mans word against another,
consequently the case was dismissed. IL
appears. however, that several other COM
plants were lodged against shortell, and
the commission warned him that II there
should be any further trouble the license
Of the Washington Athletic Club would
be revoked: also. that Shortell would be
apt to lose his referees card.
The Mcmahon brothers, representing the
Olympic Athletic Club, and Dan Tone,
the referee, appeared against Joe Sabay.
who was disqualified during a recent bout
with Pete Collins. The complaint was
that Sabay varied his mode of attack by
biting Collins on the shoulder. The COM
in this state.
The Yonkers Athletic Club filed com
plant against "One Round" Hogan on
the ground that he failed to fulfil an en-
gaeement to box at that club. Hogan
will be asked to appear and explain at the
next meeting
A complaint made by the Albany Ath-
letic Club against Micky Devine that he
had received expense money and then
failed to appear at an exhibition was set
tied by the boxer returning 10 the club
the money that he had received.
The commission decided that hereafter
no exhibition will be allowed In a club
except such as are run by the club man
ayers themselves, who will be held re-
sponslble for the entertainments. This
will bar all benefit entertainments by pri
vate individuals.
Johnny Dundee. Of the West Side, New
York's representative in the feather
weight division, and Eddie Morgan. OF
Great Britain, will meet In the main bout
Of ten rounds at the Forty fourth Street
Sporting Club tonight. The winner will
be matched 10 box Johnny Kilbane for the
featherweight championship Of the world
on March II in Los Angeles. Both lads
will go into the ring prepared 10 make the
fight Of their lives.
Morgan is confident OF winning the
match. He is in perfect condition. In
all his matches In this country Morgan
has shown that he Is 10 be ranked with
any Of the little men sent to these shores
from England in the last few years. He
is not the wizard that Jem Driscoll was,
II is true but he is a remarkably clever,
free hitting youngster He outpointed
Madison Square Garden recently and
mauled Eddie OKeefe in unmerciful
style.
Fresh from his victory over frankie
COnley I'm Los Angeles several weeks ago
Dundee is right on edge for the contest.
and has made It his boast that Morgan
will never hear the bell for the tenth
round. Some there are who rate Dundee
as the best featherweight produced by
New York since the days OF Terry Me-
Govern. Certain IT is that the rise OF
the West Side lad has been little short
OF meteoric. Boxing his first bout only
eighteen months ago, Dundee rose from
the ranks of the preliminary fighter and
has swept onward with few checks and
no serious reverses. He anticipates a
hard battle from the Fnglishman. but is
sure of winning.
Scotty Montieth is in receipt OF a tele-
CRANE from Tom McCarey. the Los Ange-
les promoter. which reads why jeopar-
die the match with Kilbane by fighting
this boy Morgan? Understand that he Is
a great fighter and that In order 10 get
the bout with Kilbane YOU must beat
him" Scotty is not worrying himself
much for he In sure that the final bell
will End Dundee on his feet an easy
winner.
Freddie Welsh. the lightweight cham
pion Of Great Britain, will arrive In this
country within the next few weeks 10
seek a match with Willie Richie. the
II
Welsh showed in no uncertain manner
that his victory over Matt Wells was no
fluke by decisively whipping Hugh
Meaghan, Of Australia in twenty rounds.
Welsh was matched 10 fight Al Wolgast
last year. but the bout was called off
because Wolgast wae stricken with ap-