New Britain herald., 1922-08-29
JOHNNY DUNDEE
 TUNNELS MARTIN
10000 See Junior Lightweight Champion Defeat Brooklyn Boy

New York, Aug '2S,-Johnny Dun
 dee's lSo-pound championship belt is safe from assault by Vincent (Pep- per) Martin, I3rookiyn's spectacular 1 lightweight, Before n crowd of 20,- | GOO highly excited fans at the New 1 York Nelodromo last night, the vet | ernn Italian demonstrated this be- | yond pcradvonturo. Over the greater 1 part of fifteen rounds, Dundee gave Martin a boxing lesson, and in the | process made that young man swal-
 low one of the most severe drubhngs l he has experienced in his ring career. | When the final bell changed the 4 judges, Artie McGovern and Charles | Meeghan, with Referee Patsy Haley, rendered their verdict in favor of i Dundee It was an unnecessary an- nouncement for the crowd which wit nessed the battle Not one in the vast throng questioned DunGee's mar
 gin on points. When the bell ended
 hostilites the crowd already was on it's way homeward.
 The contract was one sided but altogether interesting. Ii afforded a demonstration of combined ring skill 1 in everything the term implies, and also ring comedy. The comedy came in effulgence IL was furnished by
 Martin, whose antics in the futile ef-
 forts to make an impression on Dun
 dee drew loud guffaws from the large
 gathering.
 Martin Received severe Drubbing.
 Dundee, serious faced, went about
 his task like the expert ring workman
 he is. He battered Martin literally from pillar to post, hooked, jabbed, crossed, uppercut and otherwise cuffed the Brooklynite in a most thor ough manner When the battle end cd Martins bleeding lips and nose and the lump under his left eye were mute testimony of the drubbing he ab- sorbed in his intellectual attempt to lift one of Dundee's titles.
 It was as futile an effort s boxer ever made. The result, however, was not unexpected. In advance of the contest Dundee figured to give Martin a boxing lesson if the Italian could withstand or evade the Brooklynite's wild blows. Dundee did evade Mar tins heaviest swings, which invariably are thrown out without sense of direc- | ton, and the Italian did give Martin q boxing lesson.
 Dundee won an even dozen of the | rounds. Martin had two, the fourth | and fifth, and one, the sixth, could equitabl be called even. In every other session Dundee's margin on points was clearly defined. Dundee saw to that with the varied and con- stant attack which he unloosed on the | unsuspecting Martin.
 Martin came near suffering the fate | of Danny Frush in the opening round. Dundee, driving in with head down and flatfooted, suddenly strengthened | up and drove terrific left to the jaw. The blow landed flush on he but tom, and sent Martin down glassy eyed. The Brooklynite, though dazed and hurt, regained his feet before Referee Haley could start q count, Through the remainder of the round Dundee battered Martin before him in an effort to fatton his slim knockout record.
 Martin Survives First Round.
 Martin survived this first round, however, only to suffer the painful experience of being methodically bat tered through twelve of the fourteen frames. Dundee brought into play all his tricks. He bounced off the ropes, bounded in and out, danced gracefully about the ring like an artist at terpsichore, and all the time kept a running fire of punches to Martins face and body blows which early sapped the steam rom Martin and rendered the Brooklynite extremely harmless in the closing rounds when Martin sought to stem the tide with a beated rally.
 Martin, evidently trying to steal Dundee's thunder. did q little fancy | work himself. He bounded off the ropes and glided about the ring | smoothly, but not at all like Dundee i for there is only one Dundee in this i particular respect.
 Andy Thomas, Brooklyn light | weight gave Pete Hartley, the Dur able Dane, a bitter struggle for twelve rounds in the semi-final match. At the end of the contest the decision was declared a draw, The verdict i was somewhat of surprise, as Thomas appeared to have a com manding lead in points.
 Hughey Hutchinson, Philadelphia featherweiGht, gained the decision over Jimmy Cooney of Harlem in q six-round bout, which was crowded with action.
 In the opening four-round battle Jimmy Kirk, Harlem welterWeight, was awarded the decision over Nick SCanlon, a sectional rival.