The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-27
EUGENE CRTQUI PUTS UP A
 GAME FIGHT, BUT DUNDEES
 LIFTS ARE TOO ACCURATE
FIGHT IN DETAIL

Round They met in the center of the ring and started in fighting. They kept exchanging body blows in clinches. Criqui landed first to the head, but neither was doing much damage. Criqui landed two hard lefts to the head. Dundee sent in d solid left hook to the jaw and Criqui countered with the same hand to the body. The Frenchman hook ed d hefty right to the jaw that hurt. Dundee sent Criqui to the floor with hard right to the Jaw and the Frenchman remained on one knee while the referee called off count of nine. Dundee got in a re- lenllesS attack when Criqui gained his feet, slashing with both hands to the body and punishing the cham ing away when the bell stopped them
 Round 2-Criqui came back a bit steady and fell into a clinch. He hooked a left to Dundee and the challenger leaned back and swung a hard left to the head in the wild est uproar, hooking hard lefts to head, but the Frenchman stood his ground and sent back two lefts Dundee sent Criqui to the floor for d count of seven. The Frenchman came up and Dundee went at his Il, another and Criqui took the count of nine. Dundee laid back for a knock out, punishing Criqui severely. Al though he was wavering, Criqui fought back, tearing left after left and clinching when his blows failed to land. They were sparring lightly in the center when the round ended.
 Round 3-Criqui looked good enough as he sat in his corner list ening to the counsel of his handlers Dundee punched his body in the first attack and then landed left, Dundee repeated with his left and forced his right solidly. Criqui came in for more punching wildly with his life, but slowly advancing. Dundee was much too fast for the Frenchman, easily evading his futile attack and punching accurately with both hands Dundee fell back to his old trick of bouncing off the ropes, but it netted him nothing except for laughs from the crowd. Dundee re- heated his trick twice, this time to good advantage sending repeating left into the Frenchman's ribs. He was starting the trick again when the bell ended the round.
 Round 4-Criqui started the attack but was either short or over and in a series of clinche3 resulted. Dundee was a little slower and they spar red more, but when he chose to whip his left it came out slowly. The challenger dodged a half dozen leads and left jabs he kept on the defen- sive. Then Dundee started bounding off the ropes advancing across the ring Criqui struck at the flying tar get, but it was no use. They were in a slight clinch when the bell rang.
 Round 5-Criqui spat up blood while his handlers worked feverish- ly. Dundee wasn't famed Johnny landed half a dozen lefts and they fell into a wrestling clinch. Criqui landed wide right but was wide too with his next sally Dundee pounded the champions kidneys and they clinched and slashed over three stiff lefts. Criqui poked his stiff left to Johnny's head. The pace was slowed but still Criqui could not solve his opponent. He was warned for hitting on the breakaway. Dundee began chopping uppercuts when the gong sounded
 Round 6-They came together fight ing. Criqui taking the lead. Dundee battled toe and toe and his left had the better of 1t. Dundee was hustled by Criquis maneuvering but occasionally he slipped over that pop gun left. They exchanged punches, but was not much to choose from. Criqui was getting the better of in- fighting. They were sparring at the gong.
 
 ly landing his left so rapidly 1t was impossible to count. The crowd boo ed the Frenchman for hitting low In a clinch. Dundee kept whipping over his left like a pile driver Dundee had several slashing attacks with his left but Criqui only kept crowd ing him. They were In a clinch at the bell.
 Round S-Dundee landed left and right and Criqui hooked right to jaw. Dundee resumed jumping tactics, whipping left to head al his feet left the floor. Criqui sent rights to body in a clinch. Dundee hooked both fists into stomach, but still Criqui kept coming in. Dundee began to lay back. He hit Criqui with a right to the ribs and then staggered him with blows with both hands. Criqui from his mouth and splattered both fighters Dundee pounded him se- verely with both hands, but the challenger began to slow down when the bell ended the round.
 Round 9-Criqui was in bad condi- tion as he came from his corner. Dundee seemed fresh. They fought in the center; then Dundee stepped back and began pummeling with his long left. With marvellous grit Criqui continued stepping in, though his legs were so wobbly he could hardly stand. The Frenchman vainly shot out his left, but he was very tired. Dundee's repeating left tapped him a half dozen times and he clinched. Dundee now came in with both fists tearing away, but still Criqui wake on. striking wildly and ineffectively covering up. They fought toe and toe in a slashing body exchange and Dundee, as he walked to his stool, was plainly perplexed.
 Round 10.-Criqui sent left to the face in return for a left to the stomach. Criqui was lead
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