The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-09-19
(By James J. Corbett, Former Heavy
 weight Champion Of the WorId.)


 weight Champion Of the WorId.)
 Especial to the Evening Farmer0
 New York, Sept 19-New Y erk's dght-weight representatives, threaten to cut considerable figure in the title chase the coming season. Besides the veteran Leach Cross, we have two other promising candidates in Johnny Dundee, recently graduated from the feather-weight ranks and Willie Beecl1er, who surprised Los Angeles Hans by holding Joe Rivers practically even for twe enty rounds last week
 Dundee, however is more promising material than Beecher. The latter, like Cross, has been fighting for years, although the Rivers bout was his first battle over the twenty round course. Willie has always been a steady plod- der and 1t is surprising he has not gone after the big game long before this. Looks as if he is rather tardy with his cham pionship entry. Still Gross boxed around New York for many years before he was taken seri-s ously as asecontender And his first at -I tempt to go the derby distance was not exactly a success either, as Dick Hyland, never a first class man. put the New Yorker away in a battle that lasted something like forty seconds. 1 Private advices from Los Angeles 1 inform me that Beecher fought a won- II the first place Willie had not been in 1 California long enough to get acc1i- mated and his work in training was so I poor that Rivers was made a hot fav- F orite in the preliminary betting. the expert opinion being that Beecher I would be lucky to last half the dis tance- In spite of his poor condition i Willie took everything Rivers had and l in the last few rounds was going bet I ter than the Mexican.
 Beecherss unexpected good perform I -ance with Rivers has earned him d match with Johnny Dundee, the latest I recruit from the feathers Tom Mo Carey has matched the boys for Sep Etember 2s. Dundee had to give up lthe match with Johnny Ks1bane owing to increasing avordup ois, and this will be his first test as a Hght-weight in a twenty round contest J ohnny boxed i a number of no-decisfon matches with heavier boys last winter and always managed to hold his own. He also met the present worlds lightweight lchampion. Freddy Welsh in a limited Eround affair at New Orleans an e5s sygFl lie the experts decided in favor Of the Eng1ishman Dundeess showing stamp. I ed him as aFstar performer
 I When 1t is considered that WeIsE refused to make weight for that battle and probably was close to the 14J q. pound mark and that Johnny at t1lk
 
 his matches. the feat of holding tE1e champion almost even for ten rounds .l with an enormous disadvantage 1T weight and expertence, is little les. than remarkable. All the sporting ex perts agrsed that dy was the vic tor only by the scantisst margin
 FSguring along those linessit nligh be argued that Beecher ought to prove an easy victim for Dundee. But VII lie is one of those sturdy boys who car stand the gaff remarkably we'll and f dangerous as long as he stays on hi II feetand can hand out little of hi own. Beecher would be a hard 1naa for Wolgast or Cross or any of th, hard hitting members to stop il twenty rounds and there is snai probability that Dundee will be a;bl, to do more than earn the decision or points. And after all no more i necessary to prove his superiority as aioxer.