Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-27
BY FRED SCHANz

Traffic in leather proved a little
too much for Pat Duncan, San Di-
ego battler last night, the fighting
1rishman being unable to duck all
the wheel-like blows tossed at him
by Goldie Hess of Los Angeles and
the ninth round found Pat with his
nose buried in the canvas as his
second threw in the towel. 1t was
a great battle to watch but must
have been poor one from Duncan S
point of view for the San Diego
scrapper took terrible thrumping
before that final ninth.
Hess went into the lead early in
the fight, scoring knockdown in
the first round. The boys had open
ed cautiously, Duncan trying TO
solve the crouch system of Hess,
while Goldic lay back awaiting an
opening. Finally it came and an
overland left caught Duncan square
on the think-t tank. 1t Knocked him
to his knees. Pat was up instantly
and only one more light exchange
was had before the bell.
The boys squared off again in the
second and again Duncan became
inquisitive in his efforts to solve
the crouch. Again the wheel-like
left came overhead and Duncan hit
the canvas. Pat took a count of
eight before he arose. An instant
later the left reached home for Il
third knockdown and again Duncan
took breathing time.
As Duncan got to his feet Hess
rushed him in an effort to end it,
but he was met half way by a fast
left jab that shook him. Duncan
weathered the storm until the bell
Pat got some instructions and
some pep in his corner between
rounds and when ha came back for
the third he changed his style of
battle. He worked Hess in close
and only twice during the round did
Hess land with any effect. Duncan
worked left jab nicely and had
a little the better of the exchange
But Hess opened up again in the
fourth and using his noted right
had Pat groggy. Duncan was so diz-
w before the bell sounded in this
session that when he planted left
square to Hess jaw he rceled back
on his heels and almost fell.
Towel Thrown
In the fifth Hess hit Duncan
>with everything. but the San Di-
ego boy had his Irish up and re-
fused to even fall. He mixed it
gamely with Hess but was unable to
get out of the way of the trip-ham-
mer blows which Goldie shot in his
direction.
The sixth was repetition of the
fifth with Duncan receiving a ter
rible licking. Pat went down once,
Just being able to get back on his
feet before the 10. He came back
with onetwo. however, that slow
exl up Hess momentarily and stuck
it Mo the bell
rJess was firing slightly and the
seventh went. slower. Both boys
had been working at top speed right
from the go. Some wonderful foot
work was displayed by each of the
fighters. Throughout the seventh
they both waited for openings, jab-
bing each other frequently but no
real opening came and the bell
sounded after only one wild scram-
bic which was about even up.
The eighth was another even
round but in this session both boys
got over some stiff blows. Hess
landed his heavy left again but he
received a receipt in the form of 4
fast right, straight from the shoul-
der.
ped out of his corner with dctrrmi-
nation TO wind up the bout written
all over his face. He caught Dun
can with a right TO the body and Il
left to the Jaw. Another left lead
followed by crushing right sent
Pat to the mat. Duncan took a
count of eight but was still wab'
bling as he got to his feet. He
managed to cvadc Hess's first rush
hut "Goldic' caught him square to
the Jaw in the second attack aud
Duncan toppled face down on the
mat.
A towel fluttered into the ring
and the bout was over.
1t was great battle although /,
rather one.sidcd argument. Duncan
fought gamcly through and at times
flashed his old form but he was un-
able to keep it up long enough to
get Hess into trouble. Goldie prov
cd to the satisfaction of all that
his noted right is no myth while he
used his left to wear Pat down t"
the point where the right could do
its work.
Torres Takes Brown
Johnny Torres Of Venice didn't
catch up with the fleet Frankie
Brown enough times to score a
Knockout but he did catch up with
him often enough to win the decls,