New Britain herald., 1919-09-18
DUNDEE OUTPOINTS
 BENNIE LEONARD
Challenger Makes Strong Finish in Fast Bout Before 5000 Fans

had been empowered to render a de- cision in the eight round glove battle between Benny Leonard, lightweight titleholder,. and Johnny Dundee, in the First Regiment Armory, Newark, last night, new lightweight cham pion of the world would have been crowned. The Italian clearly out pointed the champion. He gave the champion five pounds and a licking.
 Forcing the fight most of the time Dundee took four rounds by a clear margin. Leonard won three and the other was even. Leonard took the opening round, Dundee the second and third, Leonard the fourth and fifth IAae sixth. was even. The Italian cut loose in the last two rounds and in a whirlwind finish fought the cham pfon all over the ring and clinched the popular verdict.
 E Dundee gave a great exhibition of aggressive boxing. He started after eE the champion at the opening bell and never let up. Leonard met Dundee coming in with stiff lefts and rights, shut Johnny simply shook his head nand bored in for more. Johnny fbrushed aside Benny's tantalizing lefts and got inside with some stiffly driven 1efts and rights himself. Tha cruel left hook with which Leonard has dropped many a boxer failed to pen citrate Johnny's defence and the Italian also kept Benny from landing solidly with his right.
 Leonard Draws Blood.
 zl1 Il, blood was not drawn till the final round when Leonard's lightning left drew the claret from Johnny's nose and mouth. The Italian, however was unhurt and fought like a cor nered bobcat. He backed Benny about the ring, cutting and slashing vicious Iy at him.
 For the greater part of the bout Dundee stayed on his feet and did not bring his old jumping jack tactics into play. Johnny kept springing in with panther like speed and grace on Leonard. Benny blocked many of Iohnny's leads, slipped or sidestepped some of his rushes but try as the champion might he could not keep the Italian from landing more blows tlan he received
 The only round in which Dundee showed the effects of Leonard's blows wasNthe first when Benny rocked the Italian with short inside uppercuts. The champion rattled Johnny's mo- lars and twice sent him back on his heels, After the first round Johnny found a defence for the inside up- tpeFcuts> and Benny had trouble land ing the blows thereafter
 The men weighed in, stripped at the TlnRSl0p ch mi sAng 1855 1-2 pounds and Dundee tip ping the beam five pounds lighter. 130. 1-2 pounds. Both men were in superb condition, with neither carry ing an ounce of superfluous flesh. [. Leonard is growing, and will not be able to fight at the lightweight limit smuch longer and be at his best
 5000 Fans Sec Bout.
 Eight thousand fans thronged the Regiment Armory and the big crowd was treated to a lightning fast ex- hibition of the manly art. Each fight Rr had every trick and strategy of the glove science at his glove tips It ewas a duel between glove masters 9Hnd a contest that carried intense in. terest throughout.
 That the fight was so fast and fercely fought was because Dundee $ pAooC IlAC AIShlIlS diI Ol IIle way. Leonard seldom took the aggressive but this was owing to Dundee's sell dom giving him the opportunity. Johnny always was on top of his man, Blazing away with lightning lefts and Fights. The points Benny piled up were scored on the retreat.
 Mickey Brown 8 Winner.
 Mickey Brown of Now York and Smiling Ritchie of Newark, two TO- bust feathers, put up a slashing six round bout in the first preliminary. Brown, a clever boxer, put it all over 4he Smiler, who was strong and com bative, but unsCienced. Brown drop Sped his man in the second and had him shaky in the sixth.
 Johnny Medley, a Philadelphian, in B six. round bout, taught Freddie Reese. sparring partner of Benny Leonard, several important things that the red headed chap, did not learn from the champion. One thing was the value of a straight left, which Handed on Reese's head about 200 times. Reese was effective at close range, but Medley won the bout on points by a wide margin.
 The eight round bout between Johnny Summers of Newark and Joe { Welch of New York, wclters, was the # sort that impelled the spectators to indulge in musical selections or else q go to sleep. It was a tiresome bout, with no advantage to either, the only decision possible being a draw.