Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-20
APPETITE COSTS FORTUNE
Johnny Dundee Passes Up 0ppor-
tunity Because of Obesity.
COULD NOT MAKE WEIGHT
Lack Of Control TO Diet and Reduce
Flesh Disqualified HIN for
Battle which We Was
Likely 20 win.
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! NEW YORK, Sept ia voracious ap-
petite has cost Johnny Dundee an en-
broyo fortune and the attendant glorifica-
| ton Of being a worlds ring champion.
We've often heard Of someone being able
TO eat you out Of your house and home, 3"
but here We have an instance OF a sup
| posedly intelligent boxer eating himself
out Of at least 10000 and a life Of ease
Ever since Dundee boxed Featherweight
Champion Johnny Kilbane a twenty
round draw, the pseudo Scotchman has
been looked upon as associate holder of
the title, although he did not gain the
monetary benefits that Kilbane enjoyed.
Nevertheless Dundee was considered at
least the equal OF Champion Kilbane and
experts generally declared that II the pair
over FLASHED again Dundee would be re-
turned an easy winner
After sixteen months OF pickering a re-
turn match was finally arranged; an
signs pointed TO a Dundee victory. This
II year Of upsets. and the worst year
ever experienced by ring championships.
The outcome of this bout was 10 be an
other upheaval OF the woll-known dope"
ana kilhane was TO be dethroned Even
the stars said so. according to a noted
astroloRer
Tom McCarey had completed all details
for the championship match. and the
combatants were already in training
The date set was next Tuesday. The
boxers were going through their final
stages OF preliminary training. n fow
Gays ago when McCarey decided to cali
on the men and ascertain their condition
All went we'll in the Kllbane camp. The
champion was having a hard time COM
ing oown to the stipulated weight Of lz2
pounds ringside, the featherwelght uunit.
but 10 was gradually reaching the notch
and he said he would feel strong at IN.
poundagA
McCRrey Visits Dundee.
mcCarey then visited Dundee at his
quarters He lndulgently watched nun.
zee go through his motions and then
asked him TO step on the scales The
Monteith battler nimbIy tripped IN IN.
weighing machine and the weights wers
adjusted "ere
HORRORS! McCarey was taken back for
dundee moved the beat at Just 1s3 poupds
e'eVeh pounds more than what he was IN
weigh st ringside for Kilbane less than
Two weeks hence. McCarey pondered a
10" tense moments and then Informed
dundee and his manager that the match
was off
Under ordinary circumstances McCarev
might have granted Dundee a few davs'
respite before cancelllng the match. But
the promoter realized that Dundee had
been at work for over two weeks and bad
not been able to reduce even few scant
pounds. Dundee was HARD at lss pounds
and IL was obvious that he could no,
make 122 pounds in such a short time and
DO himself Justice against the champion
Dundee's manager pleaded with Nc
Carey and Jimmy Dunn, Kilbane's man
tor. but to no avail. Monteith was pre-
pared 70 post a forfeit that his man
would make 122 pounds at noon on the
day Of the fight. but Dunn would hear
nothing OF II. for he said he wanted II to
be an untainted championship fight for
the featherweight title at the feather
weight limit. namely 122 pounds at the
ringside.
Thus did the match for the worlds
championship slip through Dundees fin
gers and thus did a ravenous yearning to
eat eat, cost Johnny Dundee tidy for
tune and the idolatry OF ring followers.
II might be argued that Dundee's grad.
nation from the featherweight class into
the lightweight ranks puts him in a
position TO battle for the 1Ss-pound cham
pionship. Quite true. but It must be ad-
mitted that Dundee would have less
chance against the premier lightweight
than he would against the leading feath-
erweight for the simple reason that his
extra poundage would retard him in his
boxing.
Dundee Is essentially a boxer. with a
penchant TO hop. skip and jump before an
opponent. Tho extra ten pounds assuredly
would not make his feet feel lighter and
he would have 20 discard his nimble
tactics in order 20 contend with the flat
footed. harder hitting lightweight.
That the latter theory is correct was
proven in Dundee's fidht against Freddie
Welsh, before the latter became light
weight champion. Dundee attempted to
outlook Welsh. but after few rounds
found that he could not keep up the pace,
and was easily outpointed by the Briton.
In the later rounds Dundee could hardly
lift his hands and his knees were In
clined 20 come together 10 support their
owner. Dundee was leg weary after six
rounds and was an easy victim for
Welsh's jabs In the last few sessions,
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