The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-04

1t last night at the Polo grounds
that it is possible to travel to 9
lan's kidneys. Baltimore supplied
e Latzo, Of Scranton; Pa, supplied
mistake Ae made.
n consequence Of this exchange
Of courtesies, Dundee today was the
new welterweight champion Of the
world and Latzo merely one of the
boys again. fighter with q past.
1t was a great fight and q fair de-
cision, although close enough to
force Dundee to carry the fifteenth
and last round in order to get It.
Latzo died with his boots on, az
a real fighting man must. He had
to undergo devastating punishment
before he ever put foot in the ring
in order to whittle himself down to
the limit Of lat pounds and, accord
ing to a story at the ringside, had
to receive the ministrations of q
physician because it was alleged the
weight reduction had impaired his
kidneys.
And then along came Joe
Dundee's right hand and all the
doctors in the world couldn't
have saved those kidneys from
what they were due to take.
Baltimore had sent it's third
world champion into the archives
of ring greatness.
In case there may be a waning
doubt of the matter, let it be said
that Dundee approached real great
ness last night. He, of courses
knew not the greatness that was
Cans, Baltimore's first and best.
but his pedestal today was no lower
than that which was occupied by
Kid Williams, the third Baltimore
champion.
AS matter of fact, only a man
approaching greatness could have
beaten Latzo last night. The lat
ter was toppled from the throne,
but as he fell he went down swing.
ing. and the result was one of the
best championship fights seen here
under the modern code.
They started like a pair Of prize
walters, apparently content to feel
each other out. Latzo carried the
first two rounds on aggressivcness
alone, the action being tepid and
the wrestling something fierce.
The third was even, Dundee going
to work with his right to the kid.
neys and that tell.tale, white-
washed look appeared in the vi
cinity Of Latzo's eyes.
The body punishment got him
altogether in the fourth and,
except for one long left to the
Jaw, the coal miner hardly Iand-
ed a punch. It was Dundee
and his right to the Kidneys all
the way, and the fifth round
was much the same, only
moro so.
AS they came out for the sixth,
Latzo'S attitude showed that he
meant to get his man early or
admit that it wasn't in him. He
swarn1ed all over Joseph, swinging
let's and rights as fast a he could
get them going and bulled his
way to the round on points. He
carried the seventh the same way,
led all the way through the eighth
and, toward the end Of the round,
hurt Joe badly with a left to the
body and a right to the jaw.
But, just when everything looked
good, Latzo was overtaken by his
kidneys again and Dundee came out
for then ninth to take the play
away from Pete and he did. Joe
was the man who was doing all
the crowding and punching now.
He was a mile ahead on points
when Latzo swung left and right
out of nowhere, clipped that tricIr
Jaw with both and Dundee's knees
did an accordion act.
He won the round. however.
and the tenth and eleventh also.
landing his best punch of the
fight in the latter, a left hook
to the jOwI that sent Latzo i'm a
semi-collapse against the ropes.
but Pete came back fighfinS
aud Just at the bell sent over a
right that did Dundee almost
no good. Nor did an accidental
putt over LatzO's eye help the
latter great deal.
The twelfth saw Latzo take charge
again. And how he piled Dundee
with let's to the body and Jaw and
then crossed a right that made
Dundee blink rapidly and cover
up. Just before the bell a left hook
to Dundee's jaw almost settled him
again.
Each fought the thirteenth "a
though it was the last round of hig
life and there was nothing to choose
between them at the end. But Late
was mortaliy fired now, his punches
lacked the snap of the early rounds
and his movements became affolsss
and inept.,. 1t was Dundee's graat
moment, the chance for a winning
sprint in the last 100 yards. and he
made the most of it. Crowdine. fore.
ing, feinting and swinging in :. be.
wiidering maze Of movement. he
clipped and hooked and Smashed
Latzo about the ring during the last
two rounds, hurting him with q left
hook in the fourteenth and again
with a left and right in the final
round, tossed at Latzo just as the
latter caught his hands in the rones
Latzo wasn't out gained; he was n,,f.
finished; that tells the story. that
and the flying fists Of a man who
knew his kidneys. ~ "o
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