New-York tribune., 1919-01-21
Rabbit' Long Wins Over
Buddy Dunno by Shade,
Arrangements e. 90 d
NEWARK, Jan. 2O.-Benny
Leonard, lightweight champion
of the world, outpointed john
nv Dundee here tonight in a
title eight-round bout.
Special Correspondence


NEWARK, N. j., Jan. 2o.--There
were 1902 persons in the commo-
dious armory of the 1st Regiment, of
Newark, tonight, an nour before
Benny Leonard and Johnny Dundee
doffed their ybathrobes and donned
their gloves preparatory to starting
their eight-round bout. Three more
able and husky citizens tried to ooze
their way into the building just as the
rladiators made .heir way to the arena.
But it was hopeless. The three re-
bounded from the doorway entrances
Ike three drops of cold water off hot
stove lid. 1t couldn't be done.
According to the box Office figures
1896 seats and standing room admis-
sions were sold. The extra individuals
shown in our own private count were
represented by Harry Jay (Mllk Fed
Fink, of the Bronx. and "Tiny" Max
we'll, Of Philadelphia. Harry and
"Tiny" coy1y occupied a flock Of half
a dozen seats at the press tables. 1t
was decidedly a large" evening Tor
the pencil chauffeurs.
Arrangements Are Excellent
The arrangements for handling the
great crowd were excellent, and there
was little or no confusion. II may
sound like boasting, but we are almost
tempted TO say that every seatholder
got his or her seat. Oh, ych; there
were a couple of hundred "hers" scat
tered about among the crowd like gar
denias soun in a field Of tobacco. Some
Of them were very easy on the eyes
and others rather hard to sec. a New
ark scribe on our left gave us dig IN
the RIBS and a aupercilious wink. "All
the Flossie James hang up their hats
in Newark. The rest Of 'em come from
out OF town.
For those who like to mix music with
their fighting the club had provided the
reginentai brass band. and the boys
behind the cornets, the bassoons and
thepicollos exercised their lungs be-
tween the rounds. They all have GOOD
lungs, lots of them. The rule against
smoking was strictly enforced. man
who sat lust back Of the press tables
ehewed up eight jitney perfectos dur
ing the evening and expectorated SIX.
The other two had not shown up as we
goose stepepd" to the press box.
The opening bout was between Buddy
Dunno and "Rabbit" Long, bantams'
and there was more of the Chateau
Thiery stuff in the six rounds than IN
all the other preliminaries together
Buddy was pig for punishment and
Rabbit" was a spcndthrift in handing
!. out.
Rabbit Entitled to Decision
The rabbit" was entitled to the
shade, but Buddy left the ring hot
fayorite. because of his gameness. We
eonnoisseurs Of things puglistic love
10 see a guy "take it," as long as its
he "other chummy" doing the taking
joe Humphries Of the silver voice,
soon had the Newark audience under
me hypnotic spell OF his clarion tones,
az he did tho announcing from the
ring. This Gvengali, Of the forensic
Platform had the. boys eating out Of
n.s hsnd. What q man; what a voice;
WHAT rift.
q 'ns scrai-Hnai provided a treat for
sapse who like 10 see cleon punching,
snsat footwork and al~round speed.
.ysng Nargolies and Freddie Reese,
~ Ieatherweights, from New York,
"sss The entertainers.
u Reese IL tough as whalebone, hut
s@.gones, shooting home right crosses
she = ,ns jaw like the snap Of q whip,
@aa,iy sent over crasher TO the chin
n Me nth round. and down vent Fred.
~. DC got up at "eight,o but was Of
s. =. more s1ss IN the ring, and Dan gnIli-
psa, me refeYes, jumped between them.
49, was carried 10 his chair, Watch
=. s~.af4oissss friends! He's going 70 be
.tass IS aw'.l mussy baby in tho light