The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-27
DUNDEE TOO CLEVER
FOR WILLIE RICHIE
American Champion Beaten by
Tighter Man, Who Carries
Fight TO Him.
LOSER TAKES ONE ROUND

Iohnny dundee. a legitimate light
...h, of this city, outboXed Willie
p,,ch,e IN their ten round bout at Madi-
coz SQUARE Garden last night. Richie.
a california hoy, used to he lightweight
hampton Of the world before he lost a
decision IN twenty rounds TO Freddie
welsh the Rriton. Richie never will
no lightweight champion again-not un-
i..s he loses a leg or a couple OF arms.
liz il welterweight and cannot get
svav from Il. Ritchie last night weighed
IliL. pounds. with his shoes Dundee
tssL, In the same equipment.
pi,chie looked well trained He car
I'D no superf,uous flesh. He was not
.iow He was not loggy. He skipped
shout. yeaved in and out with all the
surety OF his championship days. His
lunches were well timed. They were
accurate and clean. They carried every
ounce OF energy the native son pos
.essrd behind them. Yet In spite OF this
u.irht advantage. in spite Of Ritchie's
ing reneralship. In spite OF reputation
and everything else. Dundee carried the
ayh, TO Willie almost every second OF
mo time and beat him handily.
dundee vas outfought in only one
ro,nd This was the eighth. BY that
lime johnny had acquired such a dis
tuct advantage that Ritchie's only hope
lax in A knockout. Cool and deliberate.
the Californian awaited his opening.
several times he saw h he thousht
was the clear way. He snapped his
punches with a vim and precision that
would have been a credit to Joe Cans.
swift. s,ra!gh, rights and lefts aimed at
Johnny's Jaw often found the mark. But
Dundee, ever watchful, had an eye like
A hawk. He covered or rocked with
the blows and thereby deprived them
Of their sting.
No shaking Of Hands.
The desperation Of Richie during the
dosing rounds vas never more clearly
demonstrated than IN the last. Lying
back for one decisive wallop. Willie came
VI smiling. extending both his hands for
the shake Dundee barely touched
Rtchie's glove. then tried to sneak over
a wicked right. This missed the mark
BY inches when Richie fell in. |
Furious with anger and resentment
Richie cut loose with every barb M
shaft OF enmity at mis- command. For
more than a minute he fought as he mad
fought only In the eighth round. Three
ines az the iirst second intervals he
crossed with vicious rights. The eSecu-
ton OF each was perfection personihed.
The fsst apparently caugh; Dundee flush
IN the jaw He staggered slightly. wab-
oled up into a crouch. both hands ready.
and fooled Richie aOou; the effective |
nsss Of the sting. ;
Twice more Richie crossed. Each !
blow had the sting and nap Of a knock ,
out, But this quickncss of hand did not
deceive the cunning eye Of dundee ,
Neither landed ON the point. Dundee !
mad been forewarned. Dundee's was a
night Of desperat!on- lie was not strictly
anxious FOL the match under the condi-'
tons and circumsts noes and could not
Be blamed one whit because OF this
!e,lceuce. 1
Ten Pounds Difference.
Dundee was well under the lightweight
hnii. Richie almost ten pounds above.
Monteith, Manager of Dundee. had guar
antecd Richie s3.500. and there was
not enough money In the house to justly
his optimism and leave anything but
glory for Dundee. The Gotham pugillst
therefore fought for Story alone. He
could have shown 10 better advantage
IN any other cause. His ~deSpe'ation was
not simulated. Johnnie re.iized that he
ooGd M swap punches with his much
heavitr opponent II he let that ad-
yersarN set. Wherefore Dundee carried
the hsdt to the heavier man all the
way.
The first round was a whirlwind AT.
fair. in which Dundee played with his
eft repeatedly 70 Ritchi.'s face and jaw,
with occasional rights to the face and
body at clos" uUarters. dundee more
than held his own Rj,chi. started the
second in whir,wtnd fashion. hut John
ME met him toe to toe. and i'm one furj.
Gus rally for a minute or more they
slugged with honors even
In the third round Richie landed n
hard right. over the heart, that seemed
to slow Dundee a trife, but Johnnie
made him miss three well meant right
uppercuts. Referee william Brown
warned Richie ara,ns, holding in the
fourth There was action for every
second here dundee vho "a, arst had
Tough, from, his ,nes bep,n IN hon
and hound about swinging ne he sklpped'
Ri,chie's ~,ws were FAR the snappier
and cleaner. bu, Dundee was going
xvav AZ they Iaoded
-,
h"s T""s"'isin9 neie"r~.
In TIE fifth Dundee rushed 40 furi-
ously that he knocked Richie down and
The boys fell together in the lower rope.
Dundee kept up this tantalixinS attack
and defence throughout the next two
POUNDS. lie Was too elusive Tor RItcnle,
renting him repeatedly INTO ridiculous
positions,
In the seventh Richie, lodging, lost
us footing Then Richie came back
Or one round-the eighth-and made
honteitn's gladiator appear much OF a
novice Dundee squared this in the
ninth. Tn" tenth was fast and furious
WITH hon"rs almost even,
II looked for "A time as II old Cen