New-York tribune., 1920-05-15
Bout
Italian Gains
Close Award
In IL Rounds
Veterans Stamina Factor in
Victory Over His Old
Enemy From Harlem
By w. O. Mcclellan

Johnny Dundee won just hair-line
decision over his old enemy, Willie
Jackson, in fast and furious twelve
round bout at the Newark Sportsmen's
Club last night. This does not decide
which would be the better man in a
longer fight, but last night the bout was
Dundee's.
Jackson started furiously. playing for
the body but he slowed up toward the
end. Dundee's stamina held him up and
carried him through. though the body
blows must have hurt him cruelty.
The men set a furious pace in the
first round. Jackson stung Dundee
with hard body punches and grinred
when Dundee swung DESPERATELY:
Johnny came back in the second and
landed hard right to the jaw. Jackson
body punches. Dundee swung one o.
two to the head. There was no slack
ening of the pace.
Dundee ran out of his corner and
swung to the head in the third. The
veteran Italian had the better Of an
exchange of rights to the head. but the
Harlem boy played steadily for the
body. This was Dundee's round BY
shade jackson lashed rights and 'lefts
to the body at the opening of the fourth
and backed Dundee from him. The
body blows slowed up Dundee and the
little Italian seemed worried. 1t "es
Jackson's round.
Right Staggers Dundee
In the fifth Jackson staggered the
Italian with a right to the body. Dun
dee caught Willie off his balance with
two left hooks to the jaw, Jackson
chased Dundee to the ropes plainly
trying to finish him. Dundee came
| back in the sixth and had shade
the better of rapid exchange of rights
and left to the head. They had to be
clawed apart by Referee Brennan at
the finish. This was Dundees round,
Jackson waited for Dundee to come
| in for the seventh and Dundee did.
Jackson slowed up and all the cleaner
| blows were hit by Dundee. The 1tal-
ian was vigorous, while Jackson seemed
weary.
Again in the eighth. Dundee forced
the fighting and rocked Jackson time
and again with left hooks. He shot
Jackson's head back with left hooks
This was all Dundees round Jack
to close. IN the ninth, Dundee kept
up the same tactics. Jackson came
back with hard right to the jaw.
Jackson rallied at the end and earned
! this round by shade. He slowed
/ DvHa ND 2rain.
In the senth Dundee once more was
master Of thc situation. He started
Jackson's moltr bleeding with bonn
bardment of lefts and rights. Dundee
also did the forcing in the eleventh.
| They were tearing furiously at the
end.
McCann Scores Knockout
In the preliminary Joe McCann, Of
Newark, knocked out Young Josephs,
of Staten Island, in the sixth round.
Josephs was dropped three times in all.
The men were heavyweights from the
neck down.
Young Sullivan, of Manhattan, and
Young Gradwell, of Newark, furnished
the next. This was lively lightwe ght
go Sullivan won all the way.
Len Rowlands outslugged Johnny
Wolgast, brother of Al, for ten long,
sanguinary rounds. Wolgast bled free
ly from the nose most Of the time, but
he continued TO annoy Rowlands until
the end with lefts to that section, which
is popularity known as the pantry. VOL
CAST might have done better, but he
forgot that he had right hand He
took lots of punishment and still
finished strong. The main eventers did
not enter the ring till after IL o'clock