Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-22

can claim an undisputed or unanimously
supported victory over the other. All the
bouts were no.decison affairs, and for
almost every clipping that Leonard can
show declaring him the winner Dundee has
one pasted in his scrapbook to offset 1t.
Bouts With Leonard
Leonard and Dundee first made each
others acquaintance in the ring on March
,, 1915. The consensus of opinion was that
the bout was draw.
one year and one week later they fought
their first return match. Again It was a
np-and-tuck fight The popular decision
varied from a shade in Dundees favor to a
shade in Leonards, with quite q few draws
recorded.
The third engagement was fought June IL.
1916. Once more the verdict was divided.
A tabulation OF the decisions in fourteen
Manhattan newspapers showed six for
Leonard, four for Dundee. with four draws
Last November the two rivals Travelled
the sx-round route here in Philadelphia,
and for the fourth time there was little to
choose between them at the finish
Since then big things have happened in
their lives Dundee early this year, only
few months after holding Leonard off in this
city suffered a fuky one-round virtually
one-punch Knockout by Willie Jackson. 1t
was his first and only decisive defeat Later
he erased the mark by dealing Jackson a
thorough ten-round trouncing here. Within
| the last few months Leonard knocked out
both Freddie Welsh and Johnny Kilbane,
winning the worlds lightweight champion
| ship by the former and greater prestige by
the latter.
For additional proof of Dundee's worthi-
| ness to n championship match 1t is but
| necessary to glance through the record
| books. 1t is possible, and. indeed. many
| fans so believe, that Dundee would not fare
as well against Leonard now as he did
1
| met. Leonard is at the very apex Of his
| career With the confidence that the ac-
| QUESTION of the title brought him. he Is far
| more formidable than ever before.
Still the fact cannot be denied that the
| man most worthy and best qualified to fight
J him at the present time is Johnny Dundee,
the Scotch Wop."
The other bouts will be between Lew stinser.
pS wm9 Is rapay forsRS to the front & If his
show with Battling Leonard as his opponent.
kert and Battling Msnton.
Charles W. Ettinser has succeeded Gus King
! as matchmaker of the Lyric A. A.. of Allentown,
| and will run his first show on August 80. Et-
%ss Tom at
ing W Na', On on Labor & Day, Day afterneon and that
; cuse on Friday night: This will be Ciark's last
engagement before he goes to. Fort Hancock.
| Augusta. Ga.
Another lightweight bout will be staged to
| find the most logical opponent for Champion
Benny Leonard Patsy cline has been signed
to meet Willie Jackson on September 10 in New
] York
| Battling Murray writes that he is getting ir
shape for his bout with Patsy Wallace which
takes place on Monday night as the opening
| bout of the Olympia Club. He boxes several
| rounds each day with Al Nelson. frankie Con-
way and Frankie Murray at Atlantic City.
| George Chip has been matched to meet Tom
| Gibbons, brother Of Mike. In n ten-round bout at
ST Paul tonight.
Willie Ritchie will stage his second comeback
tonight at Frisco. He will meet Willie Hoppe
in four-round bout. Ritche also has bouts
| scheduled for August 20 with Frank Barrieau
| and Labor Day he swaps punches with Bat
Ting Ortega.