The New York herald., 1922-07-07
DUNDEE TOO FAST
FOR JACK SHARKEY
1itleholder Earns Decision in
Mediocre Bout at Ebbets
Field.
ny CHARLES r. MATHIsoN.

Johnny Dundee, tho aged gladiator
who rejoices In the possession OF the
Junior lightweight championship. demon
strated last night at Ebbets Field, when
he defeated Jack Sharkey In fifteen
more or less exciting rounds, that 1t
will take a nifty boxer to relieve him of
his title.
He completely outclassed Jack Sharkey,
One Of the mysteries Of the match was
the apparent belief on the part of
sharkey that he had a chance to de-
feat man who has baffled the most
formidable lishtweishts in the world.
The champion hit Sharkey on the jaw
sufficient number Of times to stop
battalion OF 100 Founders. but the
West Slider never was knocked off his
feet. He slipped to the floor several
times but was in good condition. albeit
a BIT weary at the bell that ended the
fifteenth round.
sharkey at intervals attempted to
stage the rushing rallies that have made
him famous. but the willy Dundee was
not to be stampeded and he ducked
and sidestepped out of danger.
Round after round, Dundee worked
Sharkey against the ropes and peppered
him furiously with both hands to the
face.
The champion also hammered Sharkey
in the body with heavy Iefts. The only
mark Of battle on Sharkey was a cut
over the eye that drew blood, and a
puffed. swollen and disconsoiated face.
The first round was tame but in the
- Z.
Sharkey style and belabored each other
enthusiastically. The third session was
without any exciting incidents and the
bleacherites whistled. This had the de-
sired effect and Dundee pummeled Shar-
key with rights and lefts to the face
with slight intermission for the entire
session.
This treatment apparently irritated
Sharkey. who po,inced on Dundee like a
wild cat in the fourth and landed q vol
ley OF stiff lefts to the face. Dundee
rallied and in the fifth he peppered
Sharkey furiously and without return.
Dundee continued his aggressive tao
tics In the sixth and was banging Shar-
key merrily when the West slider sud-
denly unlocked fusillade of swings,
causing the champion to back away.
Dundee went at Sharkey in the
seventh like strong man beating a rug
and cut the challenger over the eye,
which bled profusely. The rough treat
ment received by Sharkey seemed to
dim his fighting spirit and he slowed in
the eighth to point that brought hoots
of disapproval from the onlookers.
Dundee eased up in the ninth and the
battle became decidedly amateurish.
Inactivity ruled in the tenth round,
Dundee furnishing the only enlivening
situations. The champion used Sharkey
as punching bag in the eleventh ses-
sion, the West slider taking severe
beating. Sharkey was weary at the
close. The West Siders fighting didn't
improve in the twelfth and 1t was evil
dent he could not hit Dundee with his
wild swings.
Sharkey rallied in the fourteenth and
landed a series of left handlers to the
face. He soon subsidized, however, and
the round ended tamely
There was heavy execution In the pre-
liminary bouts. Joe Coletti Of the West
Side stopped Henny Catena In the third
round. Coletti punished Catena very
severely. and the National Guard fly
weight champion was bleeding so pro-
fusely that the referee stopped the en-
Jimmy Kirk made short work Of
Willie Bradley, knocking his man down
In the fourth round for the full count
after two minutes and forty seconds
Of fighting in that session.
Harry Gordon. a newcomer in the
bantam ranks. showed considerable
boxing skill and outpointed Joe Rider
of Brooklyn in eight rounds. Gordon
shook UP Rider with right handler to
the jaw In the sixth round. and 1t
looked like curtains for the Brooklyn
man. He weathered the storm. and was
on his feet at the end of the eighth
and last round