Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-16
LEONARD BOXES A FAST DRAW
WITH DUNDEE AT THE OLYMPIA;
CONTEST THRILLS SPECTATORS
Clever Lightweights Split Honors for Six Rounds,
Two Each and as Many Even in Remark
ably Speedy Ring Battle
By LOUIS II. JAFFE

| TT WAS n draw Both cleverness ana
| l hard punching-plenty Of each-were IN
vogue when Benny Leonard and johnny
| Dundee came over from New YORK anu
| gave Philadelphia fans perfectly orlillah.
| exhibition OF boxing. 1t was the srea.es'
| slx.round lightweight match ever staged
Those who were able to separate them-
| selves from one. two and three dollar N,, nank,
| rolls and others upon whom specs
| wished ducats for even less than hal tne INC
presiding price enjoyed the contest equu,lS
| as we'll In the vernacular, 1t was p'pp'"
| II anybody lost II was the "scalpefs'
| In doping the contest nfty-hfty we ue-
| clded upon tho result OF the mar t-uoEen
| periods on thirty-three and one-thira per
cent basis Leonard had the better or TWO
rounds. 40 did Dundee, while the other two
could have been given to either me hrst
frame went to Benny he also LED IN the
sixth While Johnny was worthy OF tno
second and fourth. the third and Nth were
even.
Both Are Clever
Dundee and Leonard proved themselves
tho most scientific pair Of lightwolghts VINO
have appeared in local ring Tor many
wears At that, each has his own distinct
and different style. The Italian Is on MS
toes I'm the air and moving all the time,
as IL his nerves were on edge. on the
other hand, tho Hebrew is cool, steady,
shifty and continually on the alert TO take
with the opening gong Dundee rushed
into the battle like n Mexican travelling the
other way from an American regiment lie
was too anxious, and this gave Leonard an
opportunity to assume an early lead: Whiie
John was missing left hooks and wide
rlght-hand swings. Benny was counterin8
with jabs and right crosses. Just before
falling into n clinch after about n minute
of boxing, Leonard stepped in with short
rlght-hand uppercut to the chin. The
traty bmt "a inches.
lot of steam, though, and Dundee was
shaken from head to foot Another telling
wallop by Leonard in this period was n left
hook to the jaw. which sent Dundee's head
far back.
Dundee pulled himself together in the
second section. He was a bit moro careful,
yet still anxious to score with vicious
swings. He missed several hooks, then set
tied down to jabbng, both men using the
dependable straight left. When Leonard
began to outjab the Wop, Johnny switched
his attack Again he began to hook. and
two successive punches to the side or Ben
ny's head sent him to the ropes. A right
handler landed squarely on the jaw dazed
Leonard only slightfuly few second be%
fore the bell
The third period was great pace e-setting
affair. First one, then the other was the
aggressor. each working left with creased
lightning rapidity. Leonard stood erect,
moving his head slightly from side to side
in an effort to make Dundee miss. Dundee
was in crouch, bobblng up and down,
eaping into the air with his flying jab
and working his double hook-to the body,
then TO the head--like a human hurricane,
The Hardest Punch
Dundee scored the hardest punch OF the
bout In the fourth frame, II was a wide
rlght-hand swing on the point OF the chin
after ducking n left hook The compact
OF glove and jaw sent Leonard staggering
half way across the ring, stopping at the
ropes. Johnny rushed into close quarters,
following up his blow, but Leonard was
himself He clinched for a second only.
pulled away and then stepped out into the
center OF the ring,
While more action never was seen in
four rounds as last night, the remaining
two sessions carried almost as much speed
as the previous periods put together, The
hfth was nip and tuck, neither having any
advantage. Dundee mixed his boxing from
the distance with lighting at close quarters
Leonard was contented to stay on and box
jabblng and right-crOssing.
Dundee held the upper hand when the
bell for the last three minutes sounded. He
apparently was anxious to win by wider
margin. and his anxiety 10 score with right. |
handlers 20 the jaw made many openings |
for Benny's left, Leonard continued stick |
ing his jab through Dundee's guard, cross |
ing an occasional right. Twice punches on |