New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-13
Harlem Boxer DisappOints
Admirers, Who Back
Him to Win.
BENNY'S COURAGE
PREVENTS DEFEAT
Leonard Aggressor in First
Round, but Dundee Rushes
Opponent.
By W. o. MCCLELLAN.

Benny Leonard and Johnny Dundee
fought a fast and spectacular ten
round draw at Madison Square Garden
last night before a crowd nearly the
size OF the gathering for the Willard
Moran fight.
Leonard's showing was disappointing
to his admirers. who backed him at 10
/. In the fifth round il looked as
though the Scotch Wop would spill the
pride of Harlem. He lashed him yici-
ously about the body and reached his
jaw with long left hooks. 1t seemed
impossible for Leonard 70 stand up
under the bombardment, but Leonard's
steely courage and his unruffied cool
ness saved him.
Dundee always was an eccentric
fighter. but last night he outdid him
self, he hoped about the ring like a
little red fury.
tHe bounced against the ropes and
Bounded back again, clawing and
thrashing with his sturdy brown arms.
He was the living breathing image Of
an India rubber idiot on a spree.
Leonard Takes the Aggressive.
Leonard opened hostilIties with his
singing left jab 1t was evident that
he intended TO clip the Scotch Wop TO
pieces for ten rounds. The wise money
men began TO smile confidently.
But the moment the bell rang for the
second round Dundee became a cross
between a wildcat and an aeroplane.
He rushed out to meet Leonard and
dashed him all over the ring. Hooks TO
the body made Leonard vince.
The little Italian began to bob up
from all angles and corners OF the ring
Fast as he is himself, Leonard was
visibly puzzled. II was no use TO poke
at this little red fury; jaos only seemed
TO irrtate him.
the admirers of Harlems pride. Leon
ard was getting a stiff beating about
the body, and he semed weary and
jaded.
Dundee Slows In Seventh.
In the sixth Dundee continued TO
charge furiously, but in the seventh ne
began 10 slow down. The pace told.
In the eighth Leonard began to meas
ure the Scotch Wop again with mechan-
ical precision. Leonard bounced rights
from Dundee's jaw. One sent his head
back wabbling, but Dundee came on at
the end of the round, though the
Scotch Wop was getting weary.
Fighters Evenly Matched.
/. In the ninth the Pride of Harlem
continued machine gun practice TO the
jaw. In the tenth the pair were pretty
we'll locked. Leonard shot his rlgnt 70
the Jaw as the bell rang.
Dundee was in the pink of condition.
He weighed 1877, while Leonard scaled
at 1856, the heaviest he has weighed 20
date. Leonard seemed slower than
usual. but this may have been because
of the furious pace set BY the scotch
Wop.
The fight was even more dramatic
than the last encounter between Leon
ard and Dundee. This pair are so even
ly matched that they can never settle
their difficulties in ten rounds.
All Chung Knocked Out.
Harry Thomas. the winged Mercury
OF Jimmie Johnston's Madison Square
in the third round. An Chung is sup
posed to be a Chinese, but he does not
speak the language. All Chung en-
tered in gorgeous kimono, which was
hired at large expense by lmpresario
Johnston.
Thomas was draped simply. but
gracefully in a towel. A right TO the
law in the middle Of the third dropped
An Chung and made him wish that he
was real Chinsman and safe near
the banks OF the silvery fang-tse-
Kiang or some other Chinese river
As soon as Chung got up Thomas
dropped him for the full count with
another right The veteran English
man was in good shape and showed
flashes OF his early form.
Paul Marconi no relative 10 the
wireless man. outpointed the Corona
Kid in four rounds that were all &C
ton Marconf wore ear muffs 70 avoid
hearing the ady1ca which J. Petromus