The Washington times., 1922-09-04

Since 1911, however, Dundee only
has averaged one knockout per year.
In 1912 he stopped Ty Cobb in one
round and Frankie Conley In nine
teen. In 1918 he knocked out Jack
White in nine rounds, in 1914 Johnny
Gallant in eight rounds, In 1915
Johnny Drummie in two rounds, in
1916 Johnny Lear in nine rounds. All
of his other opponents went the dis
tance.
After 1911 Dundee did not succeed
in knocking out more than one op-
ponent a year until 1917. when out
Of thirty.two bouts fought he stopped
three opponents by Knockout
Jimmy Powers, Eddie Shannon. and
Battling King.
Dundee did not achieve knockout
in 1918. He stopped one man,
Tommy Tuohey, in 1919. He went
through 1920 without stopping an op-
ponent. In 1921 he stopped one man,
Bert Spencer. The referee stopped
the Spencer bout because Bert had
badly cut eye.
So far this year Dundee has one
knockout to his credit-that Of
Danny Frush-who quit to him In
the ninth round.
Abe Attell offers a like instance.
In the street fights south OF the
Slot" in San Francisco. Attell, as a
boy, made a great reputation as a
puncher. In his first year in the
knocked out nine
teen men. In 1901 he stopped eight
opponents.
He achieved no knockouts In 1902
and 1908, but in 1904 succeeded in
stopping two dangerous rivals
Patsy Haley and Harry Forbes.
Attell had no knockouts in 1905,
scored one knockout per year in 1905,
1907 and 1908, but found his punch
again in 1909, when he knocked out
three rivals. In 1910 Abe disposed Of
two by the knockout route.
Those who saw Attell fight after
his first two years in the ring never
imagined what a knockout record
Abe had piled up during his first
twenty.four months inside the ropes.
1t was the same case with Packy
Mcfarland. Mcfarland had six fights
in 1904, winning all Of them by
knockouts. Packy stopped eight op.
ponents in 1905 and knocked out
fourteen rivals in 1906. He slumped
off to four knockouts in 1907 and
then did not succeed in stopping
another opponent until he knocked
out Jack Goldswain in England in
1910.
Few who saw the wonderful
Mcfarland In his closing years in
the ring ever would have imagined
what a haymalter he once flashed
on the pugilistic screen.
Almost all of the fans declare that
the reason for boxers losing their
punch" like Dundee, Attell and Nc.
Farland, is because they have sacri.
ficed their punch to speed and clever
ness. They say that a boxer to hit
must get "set" and that when one
boxes fast and cleverly he never gets
a chance to "set," and he generally
is going away by the time his punch
shoots home.
There are several boxers who con.
flute that theory. No one can gainsay
that Jem Driscoll was wonderfully
clever. He was so clever that we once
saw him coax Abe Attell into a lead
and make Abe miss so badly that
Attell almost went through the ropes.
Only a boxing wizard could make
Attell commit that faux.pas.
Yet Driscoll was Just as much
knocker-out as be was a boxing mas.
ter. From the start he was wonder.
fully clever. but Jem boasted a cork.
ing punch that stopped most Of his
rivals inside the limit.
Jem stopped seven out of eight
opponents with knockouts In 1901.
His four opponents went the route
with him in 1909. He achieved four
knockouts In seven bouts In 1903,
three knockouts In six bouts In 100.