The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-24
Pete Herman Is Making Ready to
Meet Either Pal Moore or Joe Lynch
WeareF OF Championship
Crown Says He viii Sue
CeSSfulIy Defend His Title
on Thanksgiving Day.
BY BOB PIGUE.

- ETE HERMAN. bantam d.
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weight champion OF the
world, Is making ready to
Lea meet either Pal Moore, OF
49, Memphis, or Joe Lylch, OF
49, New York city, on Thanks
n leans, over the O-ronnd
A route, which win determine
whether Pete is a real
champion and king OF his class. Her
man has been guaranteed a purse OF
slNVQO, win, lose or draw to meet
elt9er Moore or Lynch on Turkey day
ana has already started conditioning
himself for the battle, which he real
yes viii he one Of the hardest Of his
long career, Herman win have 10 be
2 top.notch condition to win or even
hold either Moore or Lynch TO a draw.
me bantam champion says he Ia GO
lng 70 demonstrate TO the skeptlcs and
. cheesa champion That he has the
goods OF q real legitimate titleholder
End regardless Of who he meets for the
que, Pete says he will prove that he
y stu the Ring or oil the baby bat
TIERS, Herman has been fighting no
decision fights practically ever since he
won the championship from Hid Will
nafnB in New Orleans on Jan. ., 1917.
Herman met frankie Burns IN New
for the title, but successfully defended
the crown against Burns In 20 rounds,
Lewis Says No Setup.
Nate Lewis, manager OF Pal Moore.
says that II the Memphian is success
III In his efforts to land the champion
ship match with Herman for Thanks
giving day the local boy Will have
nothing like a setup In going against
tne champion. Lewis Is a keen Judge
OF boxers and having followed the
game fnr many years is authority on
things fistic.
aHtFmsn IL. ter. notch boxer and
he'Il % hard 10 seat IN j champion
chip match, take Il from me-" SAYS
Lewis. "Ae has bsen going around
rAsers and nevsr Extending hlmssif
sssssSs thfy wsrs no dseIs!on
from getting knocked out, which Is
IL 1 ~. verde" affSi H,o IL has a' BEEN s.tss
outpolnted by several men who
SRot II Pets." tisis had "s a]eSsndsd
upon H.. Herman know that there
was a bale o. soft money lylns
around loose, 50 he went out after
H.. He was defeated several times,
but he was careful to see that no
decision would be given before tax.
IND the matches.
hHernan was beaten by a mile by
Pal Moore hare In an eight, round
contest. Moore 10 the one boy that
Herman. teare and the champion
could MOI. be persuaded 10 40 UP
against Moore In a short bout in
which a decision would be gwen,
for he realizes that he Would not
have a chance. But over the long
route Herman is willing to meet
Moore, believing that he can hold
HE own with Pal and that he can at
leAAt retain hla tlue by pettinn a
draw with Moore.
~ think Herman has been under
wraps all along In his no. decision
bouts, for he has shown many times
that ne has the FOODS Of real
fighter and when Re enters the ring
In a chATnpionshtp contAat YOU can
figure that ne viii FIGHT, You re.
member What he lid to Frankie
eutns In his championship contest.
Herman trimmed Franks and any
one who knows anything AZ all
about the boxing game realizes that
5ufns was q good boy,
- believe Moore can beat Pete for
the erown, ana that N we can get
the match Pal Will be the next
champion, But II will be a hard
battle, no doubt, and Pal Is entitled