New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-09
Two Star Lightweights
Fight Hurricane Battle
at the Garden.
MONTIETH'S BOY Is
FLOORED IN EIGHTH
But Strong and Spectacular Fin
ish in Tenth Round Gives Him
Shade Over Hariemitc.
Bv W. q. NcGEEHA\.

Johnny Dundee. the nying ScotcnNop,
on by shade from Benny Leonard.
Harlem's favorite son, in a spectacular
4htwcight hattie at Madison Square
Garden last niel I. II was thriller
rom start 10 finish.
Dundee started on the aggressive in
the first round. and mis- aerial springs
and weird tactics seemed 10 battle the
clever Jewish boy from Harlem.
Finally Leonard began 10 get the
range on the flying spaghetti twlrler.
icnny Roored him twice with right
crosses. but each time Dundee bounced
Up As though he had springs in his
O&ck.
/. was the las. round where Dundee
csraed the shad,. lie tore into Leon
ard like a tiger and twice had Benny
obbling Once he caught Leonard as
the latter Was slipping and sent HIM
fat.
1t seemed that Leonard did net put
40 his usual brilliant fight Several
mes after he had measured Dundee
18th the LETT he missed the right cross
which he usually aims so accurately.
"See how cool Leonard is" 6aid a
Leonard admirer That was the trou-
&c. Benny was too cool. The little
italian bundle of nerves and springs
"a. rot idle a moment. The harder he
was hit the harder he came back.
Il was b. 10 means decisive ilght
Tough II certainly was a pretty one.
IF il had gone a round more Leonard
mioht have von. If il had gone twenty
Ieonard might have knocked Dundee
cut. But in the ten rounds Dundee
led il OF points. -.
Dundee has 4 most original style o.
fghtirg. and last night he used every
trick in stock While he is not dam
sE;nc punchcr he can assimilate lot
&c punishment. The two right crosses
snat Ioo~ed him would have kept most
l.zhtwciehts down Cor long count.
Freddie Welsh. who is to meet the
winner. eyed tho go scorntuliy.
can whip en- both he said. But that
rair OF coutenders crowded more action
ito that bout than Welsh has seen IN
20 hole ring career.
leonard. in Dundee. met the hardest
customer he has tackled in some time.
While VIC must decide against the mar
Unite. we still contend that nc Is inc
man 10 tackle Nr. Welsh.
But that go is far off yet The null
',ude Will demand more decisive bat
te between Leonard and Dundee first.
Dundee entered the ring first amid
= lid clamor. The noise rivaled the
tsnult that was heard when Jim Corey
came into the ring for the first hght
7ith Moran.
Leonard entered a moment later.
There was some applause. but i was
mild compared TO the greeting gwen
the Scotch Wop. 80,
dundee wore a serious scowl. while
7 leonard smiled pleasantly and conn
IDENTIFY. They examined each other
lsndagcs carefully. Scotty Monteitn
wanted to make sure that Benjamin
lad no horseshOes or bricks m ms
nit. Roth were wearing adhesive tape
and both v-ere forced to remove IT.
THE band played and Referee Roche
,ulled back the cuffs Of his official silk
shirt. Joe Humphreys announced
Ieonard's weight as 1872 pounds and
Dundee's IS 100. The tumult increased
% the contenders for the Lightweight
cream rushed from their corners.
Willie Richie. who once held the
Iohtveight title. watched the contest
with eager interest. Willie * still a
fighter. but he Is out of the lightweight
class.
Yer. were Harry Pollok and Freddie
Welsh. who has a strange hold on the
lightweight title. Harold and Fred
crick nodestly annexed seats under q
subdued light. They had come to see
what they could see.
Frederick had agreed tentatively TO
meet the winner. Harry Pollok had
agreed to risk the meal ticket IN the
encounter.