El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-07-22
DUNDEE IS READY
FOR EIGHTEENTH
BATTLE THIS YEAR
Slashing Little Fighter
Shows Up Well; Hayes
Also in Fine Shape.

] When Johnny Dundee. the slsshing little
I New York lightweight. climbs through the
/ ropes Sunday afternoon at the Juarez arena
time this year that this wonderful little
/ boxer has fought in the squared arena. II
9 respective Of the outcome Of the Hayes con-
, test. Dundee is now signed to box Johnny
E Kilbane, the featherWeight champion at the
8 division limit in a 20 round contest at Yer
] September. Preliminary ARRANGEMENTS Tor
/ the bout were perfected when Dundee ami
| his manager, Scotty Monteith. were in Los
Angeles recently.
Speed and Stamina
Scotty Monteith, the aggressive little
Scotch manager OF Dundee, believes that
speed and stamina are two OF the greatest
assets in the repertoire Of the modern boxer.
! IN my opinion" said Scotty, "Bombardier
Wells is one OF the greatest big men that
ever stepped into the ring. and the best
has everything in the hitting Hne-hook.
Jab, uppercut and swing In spite Of this
wonderful assortment. OF blows. he has not
Eot the greatest Of them all-stamina- That s
why he Is not champion Of the world" Dur
ing the entire tine ne has been IN me box
ing game, Montetth has devoted all his at
tention TO the lighter divisions, desiring
speed more than hitting power and ability
TO absorb punishment contrary 70 the opin-
ion OF many prominent managers.
Brilliant Boxing.
Brilliant boxing was witnessed by large
crowd Of admirers OF the little fastener
Tuesday afternoon in Juarez- Eddie Kelly,
the clever little Harlem scrapper and one
Of the most promising boys in his division.
according 70 manager Monteith. boxed two
freely and the going was fierce from the
initial to the last minute.
Is a Strong FavOrite.
A decided impression was created on those
present by the superbly muscled little Italian
when he gave an exhibition Of speed and
short, snappy hitting, such as is rarely seen
in this vicinity. The GOODNESS Of Dundee
while working in the clinches his arms
moving like battering ram. or his speedy
work at distance. will ur0na DlE make him
favorite in the betting. The fact that the
New Yorker is a youngster while Hayes Is
a veteran is expected to influence the bet
Little "Ad WoIgast'' and Dundee. who
are about the same size. went three fast
rounds The continual aggressiveness OF
WolEast. who has developed considerable
cleverness since his last appearance here,
together with his snappy hitting. gave the
proved 50 percent over his form Of six
months ago and while a trifle out OF
dition he is expected 70 round out IN form
Hayes Is Improving.
That piston left hand and the fierce two
handed work Of Hayes was the source OF
considerable comment among fight fans who
witnessed the workout Of the PhiladeIphian.
HAYES seems to improve with each workout
afternoon he boxed five rounds with little
Gene Payo, five with "Battleship' H0ude,
three with kid" Curley and two with Bob
Williams. Everyone OF the sessions was re
plete with fast work and gave evidence a
the excellent physical condition that the
fastener is now showing. Trainer Al Dre1-
ger, who Is experimenting the work Of
Hayes, as we'll as everyone around the stan
ton street camp. is confident that his charge
viii enter the ring in the perfection Of ply
steal condition.
Thursday afternoon Dundee will come to
e Paso and work on this side Of the river.
while Hayes Will occupy the spotlight among
kid" Ross and Louis Houde. the semi
"indup principals, are both in good shape