The New York herald., 1922-02-04
Junior Lightweight Champion
OutpOints Californian With
Marked Ease.
LOSER DOWN IN SIXTH
But Rallies Strongly in Sew
enth-Italian Joe Cans
Stopped.
BY CHARLES F. MATHIsoN.

Joe Benjamin of California, light
weight carrying with him recon-
mendation from Jack Dempsey, re-
ceived a severe jolt to his champion
ship aspirations last night in Madison
Square Garden when he was COM
pletely outpointed in fifteen rounds by
Johnny Dundee, junior lightweight
champion.
Not only did Benjamin fail to ex-
hibit qualities that would entitle him
to match with Benny Leonard, but
his showing clearly indicated that he
would have difficulty in winning from
many lightweights of the second OF
third division.
Benjamin was slow, awkward and
lacking in combativeness. His defense
was negligible and his only quality ap-
peared to be good right punch, which
owing to Dundee's celebrity usually
landed on thin air. Benjamin scaled at
134ia pounds and Dundee at 1291a.
or the fifteen rather interesting
rounds that were contested Benjamin
had an advantage in only one-the sew
enth--in which he reached Dundee's
body with a series of heavy jots. slow
ing the Italian to a walk. But Dundee
quickly recovered from the effect of this
punishment and was never in danger
thereafter.
j Dundee Scores Knockdown.
Dundee created the only excitement
OF the bout by scoring clean knock
down of Benjamin in the sixth round,
putting the Californian in such weak
4Lr.& s~1tI eli.
to the jaw would have sent him to the
floor for the full count of ten.
Unfortunately for Dundee he lacks
the blow soporific and while the sturdy
italian tried desperately to end the
combat then and there Benjamin man
aged to weather the storm and reached
his corner safely-although in shaky
condition.
One round was a counterpart of the
other. Dundee repeatedly reached out
with swift left. landing on Berjamin's
face. while Benjamin would as often
attempt to counter with his left. Dun
dee ducked the blow and then before
the California man could regain his
balance Dundee peppered him with his
right and smashed him on his face
with his left.
Dundee then made 1t his habit to get
out of range and as Benjamin rushed
in the Italian met him with uppercuts
and hooks. At infrequent intervals
Dundee landed his right on Benjamin's
face, but there was no force behind
the blows.
AS whole, Dundec's performance
was remarkable, even for a veteran who
has performed for many years The
contest was witnessed by one of the
largest crowds of the Garden season.
Cans Is Knocked Out.
Andy Palmer of Tulsa. Okla, a mid
dleweight making his first appearance
here. gave italian Joe Cans of Brooklyn
q jolting surprise. Palmer knocked out
Cans after two minutes and thirty-eieht
seconds of the second round. The de-
cisive blow was right uppercut to the
chin, which put Cans down on his back
in neutral corner. So forcefu was the
punch that Cans was completely inca
pacitated. The italian rolled over on
the ring floor trying to gain his feet, but
he was unable to arise and was counted
out.
Gans's seconds were compelled to
carry him to his corner and It was sew
eral minutes before he regained his
normal condition. Palmer proved TO be
a rugged and aggressive fellow with a
heavy clout in each hand. The knockout
In the second round was preceded by a
series of left handlers to the face that
Jared Cans from head to heels
The Italian had backed away from the
attack and was trying to cover the side
of his face with his glove when Palmer
whipped up right uppercut to the point
OF the chin. Palmer showed in the first
round that he was a capable and ag-
gressive fighter.
Nab1e Gets Decision.
Sammy Nable of Harlem received the
decision of the judges over Roy Moore,
or st. Paul in one of the poorest fights
seen here this winter. The affair for the
best part was hugging match, in which
Nable did the clinching and Moore the
struggling to get free.
The only fighting of the eight rounds
was done by Moore. who landed the
greater number of blows and the most
effective ones Moore clearly earned the
decision and the verdict giving the fight
to Nable was hooted
Pete Latzo OF Scranton received the
decision in the opening contest of eight
rounds over Jack Palmer of PbiladeI-
phia. 1t was sambang contest from
start TO finish. the men standing toe TO
toe in nearly every round and stopping
the majority of flows either with face
or body.
Latzo had Palmer in shsky condition
-" tiaD lAiSN IOuiiu Dul the QUAKER rallied
and in the third round punched Latzo
groggy. The battle was waged on prac-
tically even ground until the seventh
round when Latzo got a commanding
lead and held 1t.
Leonard Ignores BENJAMIN.
When Dundee and BENJAMIN entered
the ring Benny Leonard hoped in for
an introduction. He shook hands with
Johnny but ignored Benjamin. Soon the
gong sounded and they were at H.
Dundee hopped about BENJAMIN in the
opening round shooting lefts to the
face. Benjamin was slow and awkward.
Toward the close OF the round Dundee
stepped in and mixed IL with the Cali
forrian and both received hard thumps
on the jaw. Dundee peppered BENJAMIN
in the face with {. left swing i'm the
second round, bringing the blood TO tho
Californian's nose. The Italian gave
Got quite "A lambasting in the third
round and avoided most of the slow
swings OF his opponent.
The Italian boxed rings around his
man In the fourth round, BENJAMIN
landing only three blows In the entire
round. Dundee did nearly all the lead
ing In tho fifth, Benjamin Handing a
few body blows just before tho bell
ENundee created a sensation I'm the
sixth round by scoring a clean knock
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