The evening world., 1919-01-21

- wouldn't have missed It for
anything" Such were the
expressions heard on all sides as $4,000
or more fight enthusiasts filed slowly
out of tho LIST Regiment Aimory at
Newark last night. They had seen
eight rounds OF the fastest kind OF
milling between Johnny Dundee and
Lightweight Champion Benny Leon
ard. The weights OF the men at
O'Clock in the afternoon. as announced
from the ringside. were: Leonard,
134 L.: Dundee. 1870.
From the first gong TO tho final
clang there was action every second.
Leonard won, but In racing pIrldnCC,
u was only from the head OF the
stretch home. He came strong In
the last two rounds. But for his
brace in these two periods he couldn't
have been given better than a draw,
and even that would have been a
little unfair to Dundee.
The little Scotch Wop," believed by
many to be on the downward path.
never put up better night in his liie.
lie was the aggrcssor practically all
the way. but his aSgressiVenoss was
OF the spectacular and not the cncc-
tive variety. From distance he
looked as II he was putting 1t all
over Leonard In the early rounds, but
close up ringside view revealed u
lot OF missing and some wonderful
blocking by the champion.
THE trouble with Johnny is that
he can't hit. probably because
straight punches are not in his
line. He has to swing. and a swing
covers the longest distance to the
object point. The effectiveness OF rs
delivery is also lost on the way.
leonard Is more deliberate. When
she let's "A punch so he mas "A very iair
idea OF where It is going to land.
Johnny is different He let's his
punches go with slight semblancc OF
direction II he lands, all well aud
good. and If he doesn't why he isn't
discouraged.
There is no fear in Johnny's make
Up. The fact that he was fiGhting n
champion didn't worry him in the
least. He tore at Leonard from the
Jump and never let up. For four
rounds Leonard was carried along A.
the fastest clip he ever has had %
travel since he became champion.
For two rounds he fought strictly
a defensive, studious battle and was
kept on his heels. Dundee forced the
going and had Benny stepping back
all the time. The crowd was puzzled.
Many wondered II Benny was right
TN the first round, any one might
have thought that Dundee was
the champion. He started on
with left swing to the stomach, and
while Benny tried TO hold him on
with a rendering left, Johnny dove
Yin unmindfully with another left 10
the pit, bringing II up 20 the chm
right afterWard. Leonard wasn't try
ing TO do anything but hold Johnny
on with his left, hut "A little thing
like that wasn't stopping the Scotch
Wop's" rushing He'd lean back on
the ropes TO get the rebound, ami was
into Leonard In jffy, banging away
for general results. once Benny got
Dundee's left tucked securely under
his arm in this round and held u
while Johnny pcgged away for dear
life with his free right. II was svi-
dent from this round that "A real hght
was to be seen, and Dundee must he
credited with making II one.
They battled along in nip and tucli
fashion foIN the next four rounds,
Dundee swung and swung Many o.
his punches hit Leonards arms or
gloves, but more thar % :Cw reached
vital spots. Bennys hair was musscd
early, yet he wasn't being distanced
by his tireless opponent. Instead hC
scored effectively at close quarters
with short, choppy iolts 20 the body
and face. These punches. clean an,
deliberate, didn't do Dundee any good
but they didn't check his speed any,
THE fight reached its highcs
stage Of interest In the siHt'
round, although in the fourth Beam
outscorod Johnny to ! with straigh
lefts to the tacc, and was beginnin'
to duck under Dundec's wild but wei
meant swings, i3ut IL was In tn
sixth session that Dundee locke
more like a winner than at any pre-
V.ous stage. He came out Of his cor
ner crouched and dosncratc lOollinp