Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-02
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DUNDEE VICTOR IN
SLASHINC BOUT WITH
MORAN IN Is ROUNDS

MORAN IN 10 ROUNDS
New York, Feb. johnny Dundee
damaged the lightweight champion
ship hopes Of Pal Moran Of New
Orleans tonight when he gained the
judges decision in a furious Is round
battle at Madison Square Garden.
Dundee's early margin gave him
victory despite a spectacular closing
rally Of Moran. Dundee's feather
weight and junior lightweight titles
were not at stake.
Johnny Dundee, featherweight, and
junior lightweight title holder, bat
tied Pal Moran, sensational New Or
leans lightweight, tonight in Is
round match at Madison Square
Garden. Neither OF Dundee's crowns
were at stake. Moran weighed 1874
IL and Dundee 1873.
Round One-Moran landed a left
to the ribs and Dundee countered
with a left swing to the jaw. Moran
spun Dundee around with a right
and they came together in a fast
mixup. Dundee missed a left lead
and Moran landed lightly to the jaw.
Both were wild with rights, but
Moran caught his opponent with n
straight left to the chin. Dundee
shot left to the ribs. They were in
a clinch as the bell rang.
! Round Two-Dundee caught Nor
an with a left swing to the head.
Dundee landed two lefts to the neck
without return and they spared
at long range. Johnny blocked two
/ rights, but took left to the head.
| Dundee smacked Moran with three
successive lefts, and caused an up
, roar as he bounced off the ropes and
| danced around his opponent in char
| acteristic style. Dundee was fore
! ing the battle as the bell rang.
| Round Three-Dundec was bloody
| from n slight cut in his mouth. Both
| men We're wild with rights but Dun
| dee speared Moran with n light left,
| crossing with right to the jaw.
| Moran's counter efforts were blocked.
! Moran landed q left to the jaw but
| took right in return. 1t was a tame
| round.
Round Four-Dundee's left puz-
| zled Moran. Johnny connected three
| times in q row without return.
l
| however. Dundee enlivened the go
| by bounding off the ropes. Moran
hooked two rights to the body and
took a solid right to the jaw. He
| caught Dundee in the ribs and the
latter came off the ropes. Moran also
was bleeding from a cut lip. after q
fast mixup at the end of the round.
Round Five-Moran speared Dun
dee with his left but took two taps
to the jaw in return. Johnny carried
! the attack in a lively exchange and
both landed on the ribs. Moran took
, a left hook to the jaw. He landed
| two rights and left to Johnny S
| head and ribs at close quarters.
Round SiX-Dundee's left opened n
| cut under Moran's right eye and the
veteran backed off his rival with a
| succession of left jabs to the chin
Dundee forced the fighting and had
, Moran backing away from his rusheS
| Pal landed a right but took three
lett cracks to the head in return
Round ScNen-DuEdce leaAed il
three times With his left and had Mo.
ran missing badly. Thc bounding
Italian had his opponent bewildercd
Moran shifted his attack to the body
but it seemed Ineffective Dundee sho
in stream of lcfts to the jaw
Round Eight-Moran missed repeat
eddy while Dundee connected seycra
times with left swings as they SPARED
at long range. Moran rarely brough
ms right into play and was n large
for Dundcc's bounding attack. Pa
landed a right but missed with boil
hands at the bell
Round Nine-Moran shot in a stiff
left TO the jaw. He landed a right bu
took two lefts. A right chop to tn,
head Jared Dundee but Johnny quick
| Is backed off his opponent with n bat
terry of lofts to the head and body
Dundee drove in Il right to the rib.
and left to the jaw Moran swun.
wild as the round closed
Round Ten-Moran shot a straigh
right and hooked his left to dundee
Jaw. They exchanged stiff body blow!
and Moran caught Dundee with ;
smacking right to the jaw. Dundee
left brought blood from Moran's moutl
at the end of the round
Round Eleven-Moran's left Gu
pundee'S ear and they traded jolts [,
the head. Dundec's right shook Mo
ran and Johnny took two light taps t,
the jaw. They battled toe to toe firu
ously as the he'll rang
Round tWelve-Dundce Iande,
three lefts to the head but took :
pounding in the ribs. Moran wa
showing more aggressiveness. Mo
rams left connected but john
came back with a solid left an,
right to the chin. They clinched re
peatedly toward the close of tn
round
Round thiltecn-Thcy exchange,
long lefts but both seemed TO FL
waiting for an opening. The crow.
booed Dundee for locking his arm
around Moran's head in repeate,
cllnches. They landed light blow
to the jaw at the bell.
Round Moran opene,
with a rush and landed with boil
hands to the jaw. Moran opened
cut under Johnny's right eye an,
backed the veteran to the ropes wit
furious attack. Dundee Tough
back but he was rocked with a RICH
to the ribs. Dundee's left lande,
twice and he blocked Moran
rushes. Dundee was badly batteret
at the ribs and they had to be sep
arated from furious rnixup at tn
bell.
Round fifteen-Dundee lande,
three let's and right TO the jaw
Johnny drove both fists home in
fierce exchange. Moran drove
right to the jaw but Johnny blockct
two other rushes. Moran poundet
DUndee's ribs and they were spar
! ring at the end of the fight.