The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-02
John Dundee ] Defeats, Pal
 Moran, NO.
.Feafherweight Ch hampton : Wins Slashing l5-Round
 i Battle F rom Dixie Boy

 leans tonight when he gained the judges decision in a furious 15-round battle at Madison Square Garden. Dun dee's early margin gave him victory, despite spectacular closing rally by Moran. Dundee's featherweight and junior lightweight titles were not at stake. ;, For 10 rounds Dundee was Moran's master, .pfline up . big lead with . relentless attack that had the south efner bewildered. The last five rounds were fiercely contested, Moran carrying the fight to bis opponent for the first time, but the veteran Italian American managed to weather terrific storm, especially in the fourteenth, and fin ished strong.
 Neither fighter scored | knockdown. but both bied profusely from cuts about the eyes, mouth and ears. Moran's left tore a gash in Dundee's ear In the tenth and his steady pounding raised vivid red blotchcs on Johnny's ribs. At one stage of this round; Dundee seemed on the verge of going down, but his generalship saved him.
 The result was a surprise to ring fol lowers, most of whom had established Moran a favorite on tho strength of his recent knockout victories over Charley White and Johnny snpsrue. Dundee, who had disappointed in his latest bouts, fought his best fight since lifting the worlds featherweight title from Eugene Criqui last summer. A crowd of Il 900 paid $41.027 to see the bout. Dundee weighed 1Ss and Moran 134h..
 lightweight, received the judges de- cision over Eddie Brady of Brooklyn in 12-round match, semi-final to the Dundee-M Moran contest.
 Kaplan weighed 129h and Brady 127N. pounds, received the judges decision over Tommy Galston of Wilkesbarre, Pa, 118%, in four rounds.
 Round 1-Moran landed a left to the ribs and Dundee countered with left swing to the jaw. Moran spun Dundee around with a right and they came to- gether in a fast mfxup. Dundee missed a left lead and Moran landed lightly to but Moran caught his opponent with straight left to the chin. Dundee shot a left to the ribs. They were in a clinch as the bell rang.
 Round aDundee caught Moran with left swing to the head. Dundee land ed two lefts to the neck without re- turn and they spared at long range. Johnny blocked two rights, but took left to the head. Dundee smacked Mo- ran with three successive lefts and caused an uproar as he bounced off the ropes and danced around his opponent. Dundee was forcing the battle as the bell rang.
 Round 3--Dundee was bleeding from a slight cut in his mouth. Both were wild with rights, but Dundee speared Moran with a left, crossing with right to the jaw. Moran's counter eff forts were blocked. Moran landed a left to the jaw, but took right in return. h was a tame round.
 Round 4-Dundee's left puzzled Mo ran. Johnny connected three times in a row without a return. Moran hooked two rights to the body and took solid right to the jaw. He caught Dundee in the ribs as the latter came off the ropes. Moran also was bleeding from a cut lip, after a fast. mixup at the end of the round.
 Round 5-Moran speared Dundee with his left, but took two taps to the jaw in return. Johnny carried the attack in a lively exchange and both landed the jaw. He landed two rights and a left to Johnny's head and ribs at close quarters.
 Round 6-Dundee's left opened a cut under Moran's right eye and the vet eran backed off his rival with a suc- cession of left jabs to the chin. Dun dee forced the fighting and had Mo- ran backing away from his rushes. Pal landed a right, but took three left cracks to the head in return.
 Round 7-Dnndee leaped in three times with his left and had Moran missing badly. The bounding Italian had his opponent bewildered. Moran shifted his attack to the body, but it seemed ineffective. Dundee shot in a stream of lefts to the jaw.
 Round S-Moran missed repeatedly while Dundee connected several times with. left swings as they spared at long range. Moran rarely brought his Dundee's bounding attack. Pal Moran landed a right but missed with both hands at the bell
 Round 9-Moran shot in a stiff left to the jaw. He landed a right but took 4lefts. A right chop to the head jared Dundee, but Johnny quickly backed off his opponent with a battery of lefts to the head and body. Dundee drove in right to the ribs and left to the jaw. Moran Swung wild as the round closed.
 Round 1O--Moran shot straight rights and booked lefts to Dundee's jaw. They exchanged stiff body blows smaclxing right to the jaw. Dundee's left brought blood from Moran's mouth at the end of the round.
 Round 11-Moran's left cut Dundee's ear ana they traded jolts to the head. Dundee's right shook Moran and John ny took two light taps to the jaw. They battled toe to toe furiously as the bell rang. a.se @,sts &ts
 Round i2-Dundee landed three lefts to the head, but took a pounding in the ribs. Moran was showing more aggressiveness.N Morans left connected but Johnny came back with a solid left and solid right to the head.
 Round 1S-They exchanged long lefts, but both seemed to be waiting for an opening. The. crowd booed Dundee for locking his arms around Moran's head in repeated clinches. They landed light blows to the jaw at the bell.y Round 14-Moran opened with a rush and landed with both hands to the jaw. Moran opened a cut under John ny's right eye and backed the veteran to the ropes with a furious attack. Dundee fought back, but he was rocked with a right to the ribs. Dundee's left landed twice and he blocked Moran's rushes. Dundee was badly battered at the ribs and they had to be separated from a furious mix-up at the bell.
 Round 15-Dundee landed three lefts and a right to the jaw. Johnny drove both fists home in fierce exchange. Moran drove a right to the jaw, but Johnny blocked two other rushes. Moran pounded Dundee's ribs and they were sparring at the end of the fight.
 Johann Wins Title
 PHILADELPHIA. Feb. 1.-Joseph