New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-27
DUNDEE GIVES PAL
MOORE TROUNCINC
Despite Opponents Weight
Has Better of Every One
of Ten Rounds.
SHOWERS IN BLOWS,
DESPITE HURT HAND
Peters Shades Bennett. and Bull
Thompson Knocks out Lam
bert in a Round.


johnny Dundee the West Side feather
weight, gave Pal Moore eight pounds the
better Of IL in weight and 2 sound
trouncing as we'll i'm ten rounds Of fast
boxing at the National Sporting Club Of
America last night
I'm every round of the bout Dundee had
all tho better Of the exchanges. and m
the closing rounds had his opponent worn
down to a point where the crowd expect
ed knockout Moore was hat-fcot d.
driven back on his heels. but he managed
TO remain on his feet.
There were several times i'm the contest
especially IN the closing rounds. when
Moore was i'm dire distress Ills mid
section vas an open target for the savage
hooks and iOlts which Dundee rained
home, and he was barely able 10 hold his
guard up with victory I'm mis- grasp.
however. johnny became ratified ard tried
vainly with swings. when carefully
measured counter might have brought
about finish
Moore was fortunate in that Lis oppo-
nent injured his left hand i'm the fourth
round of the contest, and while lie made
frequent use Of II in the remaining
rounds. he was obliged to pull many Of
his punches. In the heat Of battle, how
ever, he put all his power into the leads.
but was seen TO vince on several occa-
sions after landing solidly
Dundee boxed one of his good bouts
He weighed 1854 pounds and looked ready
TO fight for the title. He was swift and
smooth in his movements. and for the
most part eliminated the frantic hopping
about that has marked many Of his
matches. on occasion. however. notably
in the nth round he bounded about
the arena like a jumping jack. Moore.
too. INDUCED in some light and airy
dancing In that session Johnny showed
an attack that was versatile and dan
gerous. and while he kept his head made
few false leads
In the semi-final contest Dick Peters
shaded Billy Bennett, of Ireland. while
Bull Thompson knocked out JIM Lambert
in one round
Clarke Griffith, although an ardent box
OF the Senators INDUCING in friendly
bouts in the training quarters. Griffith
believes that the affairs with the glove
engender III feeling and work for no good
with the team.
Although il is generally understood that
Willie Richie and Adj Wolgast will be
matched i'm a twenty-round bout on the
Pacific Coast II their bout in Milwaukee
on March L is not decisive. there is little
probability of such a thing.
Wolgast has announced that he is
finished with the long distance game. and
will content himself with ten or twelve
round contests In the future. The Ca
dllac boxer made this announcement yes
terday. When IT was announced that the
men would be rematched for a long bout
on the Coast shortly after their meeting
in Milwaukee. the critics were inclined to
eye the coming affair with suspicion, but
Wolgasts announcement has set all doubt
at rest
Leach Cross, the East Side lightweight
has started training for his match with
Phil Bloom, at the Empire Athletic Club
on March 5. For more than an hour yes
terday he worked at the New Polo Ath-
letic Club In Harlem. and when finished
said that he would be ready to step into
the ring In three days
He weighed 1856 pounds, only one pound
above the weight he agreed to make for
Bloom. While his opponent is "A tough.
willing fighter, Leach believes he will win
handily. Two other bouts will be con-
tested at the same show. bringing to-
gether Jimmy Coffey and Johnny Lore
and Ray Campbell and Young Brown.
Joe Chip. brother of George, recognized
in the East as the middleweght cham
pion will have chance 10 demonstrate
his ability when he meets 81 Mccoy in
ten-round bout at the Broadway Sporting
club on Saturday night. Chip has boxed
twenty-three battles and has won nine
teen by knockouts. Those who have seen
him in action declare that he Is not only
a natural tighter, with great hitting abil-
ity. but a fairly clever boxer as well.
Leo Houck, who came TO grief in his
4 nfSl DOut III Odhioii'a' " vi mo ""'
home again. lie was stopped In fourteen
rounds by Billy Murray the other night.
beaten from start to finish.
Eddie Collins, self-styled featherweight
champion OF ireland, will box his first
bout in this country tonight. lie will
cross gloves with Jimmy Duffy in ten
round battle at the New Polo Athletic
Club. OF Harlem. Collins is both clever
and hard hitting, and much is expected
OF him.
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