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Show SCOTTY SAYS WATCH JOHNNY I It was a long trip, but it was well worth It, exclaimed Scotty Monteith, the guiding star of Johnny Dundee's pugilistic existence. "Watch what my Johnny boy does to that artful dodger dodg-er when he grabs him in the ring next Washington's birthday." The junket referred to was a trip to the coast; the artful dodger is none other than Johnny Kilbane, the featherweight feath-erweight champion. "I got word from Jimmy Dunn, Kil-bane's Kil-bane's manager, yesterday," continued Scotty, "that ho has accepted Tom flrcCaroy's offer to let bis Johnny meet my Johnny at Vernon, Cal., next February Feb-ruary 22. It will be a real championship champion-ship fight. They go 20 rounds; that In, If my Jawn decided to let the champion cham-pion go that long. But (in a stage whisper) you will see a new featherweight feather-weight champion next February Then Kilbane will be able to stay at home as he wishes. "It's rather tough on Kilbane to hold the title only a year. You know ho beat Attell last Washington's birthday birth-day for tho championship. Johnny Dundee is going to hold it soon. Dundee" Dun-dee" But we fled before Scotty could complete the sentence and story. Dundee has been patiently stalking Kilbane for a battle for the titlo ever 6ince last spring. Kilbane has persistently persist-ently refused to go the long route. Being unable to find an "out" this time, he has agreed to tnko on the local lo-cal champion. |