Evening star., 1932-08-22
.TH|L, FRENCHMAN,
| DODGES AMERICAN.
Profiting by Questionable
Decision He Got Over
Yankee Boxer.
BY SPARROW McGANN.


m yEW YORK, August 22.-Vince
N Dundee. undoubtedly the
V best middleweight in the
world. finds his claim to the
title clouded by Marcel Thils VIC
tory over Gorilla Jones, National
Boxing Association nominee, ana
is forced to fight obscure oppon-
ents to keep his hands in trim
Dundee had a crack at Thil, and as
the bout took place in Paris 1t was
foregone conclusion that, If 1t went the
distance. the foreigner would be on the
short end of the decision. IL turned
out Just that way.
The writer had chat with vince
and learned something about the
Frenchmans fighting ability. Wnen cne
likens any fighter to Eooie McTooftS
II is taken tor granted that ne Is
GOOD fighter. Thil is rough tough
fellow in action and keeps on plunglng
in until hurt, when he adopts a de-
fnnsive pose which Is hard to pene-
frate 1t was these defensive tactics
during the closing rounds OF the nght
which gave T-hil the award over Dun
dee. but how bout could be scored
on this basis puzzles the American
leader.
JIMMY JOHNSTON, Madison Square
Garden promoter. has tried in vain
to induce Thil to make the trip over
here. Max Waxman manager OF Dun
dee. has gone step further by offering
the Frenchman $1,000 expense money
and 30 per cent of the gate to meet
his boy in Newark. N. j., and Is willing
to stage the match himself If no other
promoter will meet Thils terms. so
far the latter has turned deaf ear
TO these proposals and is following the
lead Of Young Perez, who beat FRANKIE
Genaro for the hyweight title. Beth
prefer to daily In their own backyard
against much easier opponents.
Dundee, a native OF Baltimore. was
attracted to the fight game by the
success Of his brother Joe, who won
the velterweight title from Pete Latzo.
Starting of in 1927, Vince forged
steadily to the front, and when his
brother retired 1t was but natural for
Vince to team up with Joe's manager,
Waxnan. Outgrowing the welter class.
Vince jumped into the headlines by
scoring decisive victories over Len Har-
vey. European champion, and Ben
Jeby.
TT required a smart piece Of quick
i thinking on the part Of Waxrnan to
get the Harvey fight. Rene Devos,
the Belgian, was first selected to meet
the Briton, but made the mistake CT
tndulging in tune-up fight with Angel
Clivelle. Devos failed to last one round
and a much -ballyhooed bout went into
the discard. Rather than see the plum
go to a Porto Rican. Waxman imrne-
lately broadcast the news that ne hao
signed to use Dundee against Harvey
So Dundee could not be ignored. and
he went in and turned back the invader
in a hard-fought battle. Harvey asked
for a return bout and got it. The re-
suit was the same.
In order to clear up whatever doubt
remained as to his right to succeed
Mickey Walker. who had renounced his
title to compete as a heavyweight, Dun
dee fought Zen Jeby and beat him
rather easily. During the past week
.Jehv stopped Leo Iarrivee. New Eng
land champion, in the first round.
"A ND so we find an accredited title
"A holder Stunned by the good bows
and fighting whatever some un-
known is willing to take gamble and
gain a reputation overnight. Otherwise
Dundee would have to pass his time in
the gymnasium. wasting away for lights
and possibly hanging up his gloves in
disgust
Waxman Is an old hand at the game
He has been around a long time. both
as a promoter and a manager Of top
Notch fighters. He Is resourceful. as
proved by the way he grabbed the Har-
vey match. and it would net be at all
surprising II he dopes out scheme to
smoke the so-called contenders out of
their holes and force them to fight
Vince Dundee. 1t will be recalled that
Pete Latzo beat Joe Dundee to the
Mickey Walker fight and won the welter
title Undismayed. Waxman signed to
fight the former title holder and stop-
ped him, something Latzo and very few
others were able to do. He eventually
won the title for Joe and bids fair to
do the same for brother Vince.