The Washington times., 1922-07-02
DUNDEE WILL
Z FACE NEMESIS
IL ON TUESDAY
World's Junior Lightweight
Champion Tackles George
Clancy at Laurel Track.
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

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.ss9 By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.
sFr UESDAY AFTERNOON Johnny
~ Dundee, worlds junior light
weight champion, will climb
through the ropes ut the Laurel
race track to face his nemesis,
J George "Kayo" Clancy. the East
Baltimore southpaw slugger. in a
twelve-round contest for the bene-
fit Of Clagett Johnson post, Amer
lean Legion, Of Laurel. Md. This
will be the feature contest Of
what promises to be an excellent
card arranged by Joe Freeman,
the Washington sports promoter,
for Washington and Baltimore
lovers Of the roped enclosure.
Dundee and CLANCY have hever
yet clashed in this vicinity. They
have battled in Boston and in New
York, but ring fans from this Sec
: tion have never before had a chance
70 see the Flying Wop" perform
against the terrible sluggcr from
Baltimore. On this account more
than ordinary interest Is being
onOWu HCTe anu tnc tiChCto dtC BO-
ing like hot cakes.
Dundee is the recognized holder
of the junior lightweight title,
though he is willing to make the
'featherweight limit. Indeed. he IL
: how matched with Danny Frush,
Of Baltimore, for that title \on Au-
gust II. Johnny Kilbane has been
,iousted by the New York State box.
ing commission which will hove
tauspices over the coming Dundee
Frush contest for the featherweight
title.
1.-The Scotch wop" has issued
r challenge after challenege IL Kill
bane, but has never been considered
by the Cleveland boxer. Years ago
they met and went to draw In Den
Sver, but that was enough for Kill
bane. He has steered clear OF Dun
dee ever since.
Takes Junior Title.
80. When the various titles were
classified last winter Dundee was
given the junior lightweight crown
which he has defended ever since
]. It 10 that title which goes into the
ring with him at Laurel on Tues
day afternoon. 1t Is that title which
Chaney hopes to take back from the
ring to the dressing room.
Dundeed, who believes in Keeping
busy all the time, fought ten
round no-decision affair with Charlie
White, the Chicago lightweight, last
Tuesday at Rock Island, ILL.,, ard is
matched with Jack Sharkey for next
Thursday. But battling frequently
merely keeps Dundee in goDd con-
dition and he has no fears OF the
Baltimore southpaw.
CLANCY, realizing the benefit to
his treasury Of "a knockout victory
over the holder Of the junior light
weight title, has been working han d
over In Baltimore and Sammy
Harris. his manager, promises to
have him in wonderful condition for
this Dundee contest.
"If hard work and plenty Of It
will give George the victory, he has
It won right now" says Harris.
,v Tickets Go Fast.
Reserved seat tickets are on sale
at the Rochester Hotel, on e street;
the Sport Shop. sO5 d street north.
west, and at Spalding's, on Four
teenth street, and they have been 60
ing fast since the sale opened on
Thursday. However, as the promot-
ers have arranged for some $4,000
seats, little anxiety is being felt by
the fans wishing to see the show.
Those who have seen the rugged,
smuggling frankie Rice in action are
afmost as much interested in the
semi-final as in the feature contest Of
the afternoon. Rice Is scheduled to
tackle Joe Egan, the sturdy Phiiadel-
phian. Each Of these lads has a kick.
and there is no banking the bout will
! 20 anywhere near the limit.
iiS Washington fans have special in
'terest in what Young Goldie Ahearn
dbes in his tussle with Kid Bossy, OF
Baltimore. Ahearn is a product Of
the A. e. F. and will be right at home
boxing for an American Legion post
benefit. He has a long list Of ba tiles
to his credit while serving overseas.
His opponent Is considered one of
the most promising featherweights t.
In. Baltimore and their meeting
should provide plenty Of fancy box
ing.
arranged with care by Promoter
Freeman. Charlie Baum, son of Pete
Baum, a former resident of the Capt.
tai, is coming to the front rapidly.
He is now a welterweight, but his
father believes he will be battling for
the worlds middleweight title before
another year has gone.
The show Is expected to get under
way at 8 o'clock and. with the excel.
lent railroad service, fans will have
no trouble reaching or leaving the
track. The ring will be erected In
nediately in front Of the grandstand,
and with the special seats arranged
on the ground, some $4,000 fans may
ha acr0rn MEDIATE