The Washington herald., 1922-07-04
FREEMAN DELAYS
BOUT;CONFUSION
SPOILS CHANCES
Actions of Scotch Wop"
Force Blocking of To-
days Plans.

Promoter Joe Freeman at a late
hour last night postponed the
scheduled twelve-round bout be-
tween Johnny Dundee and X. o.
CLANCY, of Baltimore. booked for
this afternoon at Laurel. Nd. for
period of approximately ten days
After the New York Boxing Com
mission ruled yesterday that Dun
20 with CLANCY. Promoter Freeman
made a desperate attempt to get his
card in shape for battle this after
noon. but the earlier cancellation
on the part of Dundee has SO
wrecked plans that the pospone-
ment was declared necessary at the
last minute.
Dundee Promises Fignt.
Freeman said last night he had
a wire from Dundee guaranteeing a
$1,000 forfeit for a match with
CLANCY ip the near future. Dundee
made the same offer with the Mary
land Boxing Commission. and Free
man is now rearranging his sched-
American Legion Post about week
from Saturday.
Johnny Dundee. blocked in an
eleventh hour move to slip from his
title scrap with X o. CLANCY, of
Baltimore. at Laurel. Nd. this Oft
ernoon, is at Baltimore this morn
ing following : hurried trip from
New York yesterday afternoon.
AZ h.
Freeman and Manager Sam Harris.
OF CLANCY, smothered Dundee's at
tempt to race from the scrap under
the pretense the New York boxing
commission had prohibited the go
in view of his fight scheduled for
Thursday at Eobett's Field. Brook
lyn. with Joe Sharkey.
Contract Speaks.
Presented with contracts and
facts in the case by Representatives
of Freeman anI the Laurel Ameri-
can Legion Post, the New York
commission yesterday commanded
Dundee to appear and fight it out
with CLANCY.
Washington fans will soon have
their best chance to see a title-go
in many moons. Dundee is the
worlds junior lightweight cham
pion- He slipped away from CLANCY
in their only other meeting. last
winter. when the referee called a
foul on CLANCY iDsthe eighth round
Ringside critics aNerred there was
no foul but the decision held and
Dundee has been lodging around
since. missing the efforts of Mr..
Sam Harris to match his mauIing
protege another go with the
Scotch wop."
Clancy Plans X. o.
Sam Harris is confident K. o.
CLANCY Is going to send the New
Yorker into dreamiand before the
twelve rounds Of scheduled fighting
are run out. CLANCY has been drill
ing hard for the match and angered
over the latest move of Dundee to
give him the slip is determined to
settle matters quite decisively.
Promoter Freeman has arran Cd
an all-star card for the session.
Frankie Rice. another of Sam
Harris scrapping youngsters, will
take on Joe Egan in a lightweight
mixup booked for ten rounds. Rice
has been hitting 'em high and low
for the last two seasons around
hereabout and by his aggressive
style has gained a host of follow
ers- The young Baltimorean is
picked to knock the Quaker City
lad for the count before the con-
clusion OF the ten rounds.
Young Ahearn to Fight.
Washington will be represented
in the program by Young Goldie
Ahearn. who goes on in a semi
windup affair slated for six rounds
of mauling with Kid Bossy Of
Baltimore. Young Ahearn has
slipped the well known k o. to his
last two opponents and his gang
of fans In this city are pulling for
three in a row. The two are feather
weights.
Charlie Baum. OF Baltimore. will
swap punches with Johnny Nc
Guire. OF Philadelphia. in a welter-
weight encounter. for up to and
including six rounds, or any part
thereof.