New-York tribune., 1920-02-10
Italian Loses
To Champion
In Fast Bout
'Title.Holder Has Matters
Own Way After Rival
Shows Up Well at Start
BY W. o. Mcclellan

Benny leonard tried to kneck cut
his habitual opponent, Johnny Dundee,
in their eighth meeting at Jersey City
last night. Leonard won every round
Nut the first. and though he staggered
the little Italian more than once. he
could not put him to the floor. Benny's
anxiety TO sever all diplomatic rela-
tions with Dundee made it the fastest
meeting of all. Stunned by a sting
ing left Of right uppercut that shot
his head back, Dundee would shake
his head and rally with marvellous
exhibition of stamina.
The crowd fought its way into the
place half-suspicious that they were 60
inc to see one OF those brotherly box
ing matches. out they left satisfied
that they had seen about as lively and
earnest a lightweight bout as has been
staged on the wrong side of the Hud-
son. There are aibis for the cham
pion His gloves did not fit him and
he went into the ring with heavy
cold. This may be, but it looks as
though he required more than eight
rounds to knock out Dundee.
Dundee started off like little bound
ing fury in the first round and rained
swings that landed on the champions
head. His vitality and the dash he
showed seemed to sweep Leonard off
his feet. The champion was forced to
resort to the footwork, in which he is
master. to keep from being consid
srably messed up. But in the second
round Leonard commenced to measure
the Italian and every punch told.
From that time on Dundee never
seemed to have a chance Leonard
seemed as cool and calculating as old
Joe Cans himself. And he was irving
for Knockout. AS early as the sec
ond round the crowd began to believe
that it was coming, when Leonard
jabbed viciously with the left and then
crossed with the right. Dundee wab-
bled at the knees as his head shot back,
but he recovered Immediately and tore
ia blindly, swinging glancing blows to
t..e head and pressing Leonard back
with the fury of his attack.
Leonard Speeds Up
In the fourth round Leonard began
4 reach the body with blows that must
have stung, but Dundee kept coming
hack, although his rushes became
weaker and weaker. The will was there,
tut the body blows and the constant
rounding on his chin were gradually
slowing Johnny up, until it seemed as
though the Knockout might really
come before the end of the eighth.
Leonard's gloves annoyed the cham
plon. Frequently he would try to ad-
lust them with his teeth. Then he
would INDULGE in fit of coughing as
he sidestepped and held back Dundee
With those singing left jabs Enough
Of these leftS. with an occasional right,
landed on the jaw of Dundee to have
stopped or discouraged any other light
weight. tut Dundee. when punished, al
ways fou~ht bacls-not very effectively
but lie fought back. For battler
who has been so long in the game the
Italian still has wonderful vitality and
stamina.
Il &. had becn-let US say-a fifteen
lasted il out. 1t seemed as though he
could hardly have gone two more
rounds. for he was slowing up grad
ua!ly Hnd 10 wonder Leonard sell
dom missed. ana Al the last he was hit
ting Dundee three times to the Italians
one. A,so the Italian was swinging at
long range while Leonard was sending
his punches with the accuracy of an
expert marhsman who has the range
and knows his business.
Then there was the contrast of tenn
rsraments all IN Leonard's favor. The
Italian WAS always little bounding
Jury, NhlIe Leonard was pale ana cool
MS an animated piece of marble. There
was no wasted motion in the Leonard
eampaien. Every movement told, while
dundee vas wearyiug himself with the
constant rushing The little Italians
mouth was open and he was gasping
when the bell rang. SuJ he had wealth
cred the storm.
Leonard entered the ring weighing
1862. pounds, and Dundee, 131 ".
Thousands were turned away and
every seat in the Ath Regiment Ar
nory was taken when the bell rang.
The Jersey police elected some of the
known gamblers whose names were
mentioned IN connection with the al
loged worlds series scandal.
Abe Attell, the former featherweight
champion, was evicted from the build
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