Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-08-11
DRAW DECISION IS
LUCKY FOR DUNDEE
Charley White Clearly Entitled
to Verdict, But Judges
Rule Otherwise
TENDLER IN N. Y. AUGUST 81
BY LOUIS II. JAFFE

BY LOUIS II. JAFTT
New York, Aug. II. - It wasn't
Johnny Dundee's night at the boxing
drome here last night, still the Scotch
wop was given all the best of IL by the
judges when he was favored with a
draw verdict at the finish Of ten sched-
uled rounds with Charley White, OF
Chicago. The Windy City walloper's
harder and cleaner punches clearly en-
titled him to the decision.
Dundee was way off his usual frisky
form. He started out we'll enough in
the opening round by rushing at White,
swinging both hands to head and body,
stepping around with the pep" that
has established a great reputation for
when White got his well known left
hook working Dundee failed to keep up
with the Middle Westerner.
White scored with a number Of
vicious hooks to the chin that slowed
up Dundee a lot. Charley also pum-
I nfeled Johnny hard around the body at
close quarters and at all times did
White try his utmost for : q knock
out. In fact, the Chicagoan was so
anxious to win dccisively that he was
guilty Of several fouls, heeling and
hitting on the breakaway at different
times.
Listless for Nine Rounds
At that the match was listless for nine
rounds, during which time White kept
slightly in the lead. Dundee came out
in the tenth and final frame, bent on
showing that he still retained some of
his frisky fistic ability. and was all over
White like q cloak, but Johns advan- =
tage in this round apparently was not
sufficient to give him even a draw. But
as this was the judges decision. so it
will go down In history.
White had an advantage Of five and a
half pounds, Dundee tipping the beam
at 1904.
After this contest, which was put on
before 10 o'clock, in accordance with the
New York State Boxing Commission
rules that the star bout must go on by
that time, it was announced that Lew
Tender. of Philadelphia. would appear
In the feature fracas at the boxing
drome's next show, August 81. No op-
ponent was mentioned for the Quaker
| City southpaw. but it was understood
that Dundee would be the person of the
second part.
Another decision in which it was be-
lieved by many Of the 1900 the judges
had pulled boner was that for Johnny
Buff. introduced as the worlds fly
| doux, the Frenchman. Both boys ham
mered, socked and winged each other in
great contest, and although a draw
would have been fair verdict. Ledoux
because Of his aggressiveness, might
have been entitled to shade.
"Reminiscences of the battle of the
Marne no doubt were brought back to
Ledoux. Not only the Frenchman, but
Buff also was badly battered around
the face. Both suffered severely dam
aged left eyes, each Of their optics being
completely closed. cut and bleeding.
Each also bled profusely from the nose
, and mouth.
1t was a tough battle. the hardest
Of the night, but the decision took some
of the joy away from the spectators.
Buff weighed in at 113 pounds and the
foreign battler four pounds heavier.
Young Montreal a Gritty Lad
Young Montreal. who has scored two
victories over Pete Herman, proved
himself game and gritty lad by box =
Ing through nine and a half rounds
with sprained ankle against Midget
Smith. of New York, the latter getting
the decision. In the first round the
Midget dropped Monty for the count
of nine. In falling he wrenched his
ankle, and Montreal barely got up a
second before being counted out, only
to be dropped again for nine.
Both times Smith scored his knock
downs with right hand punches on the
chin, but thereafter Montreal never was
feased, and were It not for the handi-
cap of limping around the ring he may
have been able to even up matters if
not romped off with the decision.
Montreal came in at 119 pounds and
Smith 124.
In the other match of the all star
show Paul Doyle, New England well
terweight champion, 144. was given the
decision over Marty Cross, of New
York, 1441a, after a tough ten.
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