New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-27
Dundee Too Clever
For Willie Richie
Now York Boxer Out
uoints Californian in
Lively Bout at Garden.
AMERICAN CHAMPION
RALLIES TOO LATE
rlo>iue Rounds of Bout Full Of
Thrills. and Johnny Has
His Hands Full.

Willie Richie. Of California. is
f,,,veight champion Ct America to-
=, only because decisions are not al
= d, this state he met Johnny
81, o. this city. IN a ten-round
=. Madison square Garden last
N. s-5 cam. out second best after
=, which slllcd with action in
~" ~ no battle been OF greater dura-
pi,etie m gilt have won. for dur
he last three rounds he easily
=, Dundee before him. But the
-, sss for only ten rounds, and
:. ,erbsps SIS o. these the local lad
.ksvsl superiority.
9~r6ee surprised even his strongest
....-o.s lr the carly rounds OF the
.-..i, bo not only oufspeeded the cham
~ IN. outboxed and outfought hin.
I. ',n Il looked as n Richie might
y. :, the limit But Willie is both
t.-S~ and Gun sing lie took all the
.-,..hmcrt ths. was his portion with
rrm. stoical patience and then IN
80 drive down the stretch was running
-, iis man when the final gong rang.
r., as -oId previously. the battle was
n .en rounds. and this decision Is
tsa3 On those ten rounds.
{, Is.r win the memory Of the clos
40 rounds linger with those who saw
,asr Starting in the seventh. Richie
.,-e5 an even break with a. pretty a
srIav Of ring tactics as New YORK
.-opd he'd seen iu months. lie kept
rs lefi Ticking home into the face OF
|'srlee. and as the openings presented
themselves crossed home right. The
'~-biration worked prettily
Dsrdee assimilsted punishment with
rpsrent pleasure. I'm the eighth
.ovsd. for instance. Richie came out
'dts corner lighting with all the speed
nd power that was left IN his body.
liking a left-haud hook on the chin
/ a he tore IN. the champion smashed
,,re 8 right-haLd cross 70 the Jaw
/ en sent Dundee back against the
rGss. and then. selling his chance,
i.,hie leaped in with another one-two
! ,.nch 20 the head. As Dundee
I,.rged in 90 cllnch and clear his
gad the champion nailed him with a
-f.t.hand uppeIcut that had Johnny
Aied and blinking
4 But youth and vitality are wonderful
rssis IN the prize ring, and after a
,'nent a. distress Johnny rallied and
a ready for more. lie got H. and
.oDious quantities, too. The cham
plourhed ahead and, with that
1t,wo punch holding its effective
s. drove his man before him But
sr In the mad heat Of battle Dundee
Il er lost his head. and, though driven
\ his retreat was marked by many
ally. He landed hard and effective
,shes
throughout the ninth and tenth
I POUNDS right hand punches fairly
ourdet OF Duudee's jaw, but. still
frong and game and willing, he stood
% under the punishment, as real fight
~ should. and fought back as best he
ssd Dundee beat the champion. and
rs credit that goes with such a vic
ny is his. but he did not receive
H' FOR fighting one Of the hardest
ts'.,s he has ever fought.
I Under the terms Of agreement he
rirsnteed Richie $500 When the
Erpsnses OF the show had been de-
hried and Richie had been paid there
uI no surplus for Dundee, but he
ssnied the evening well spent. He
gs.d the seeds az the Garden last
Il lgs,; the golden harvest will be reaped
4 ser.
The crowd was disappointingly small.