Evening journal., 1920-12-22
LYNCH Meets
HERMAN tonight
Bantams Ready for Title
Hunt in New York
Ring
CHAMPS DAD
TO SEE BATTLE
By HENRY L. FARRELL


stUnited Press Stan Correspondent
NEW YORK, Dec. PA sunny hair
ed young Irish boy worth close TO
500 600, but who drives a truck for
MS father Just the same, a long out
growth Of a kid who ruled the west
side with a pair Of freckled dukes"
a real American lad who dropped
everything and rushed to the colors
when the call came, goes after the
worlds bantamweight championship
tonight in Madison Square Garden.
Joe Lynch, the Idol OF the west
side, meets Pete Herman, the squatty
little champion, in a ffteen-round
bout 10 a decision put on by Tex
Richard.
Lynch won the right to a bid for
the Guardianship Of the little fellows
by knocking out Jack Sharkey, the
oonqueror OF Jimmy Wilde, in the 1f-
tenh round Of a sensational tight
here December 2.
BY the boxing skill and the punch
shown in that bout, Lynch is the IA
vorite' to beat the titleholder.
Both are to weigh iiS pounds at
2 O'Clock this afternoon.
A crowd OF ovcer 10000 is expect
cd TO see the battle and II is safe TO
assert mat 20 per cent. OF tlfe assem-
blage VIII he raising a vocal din for
Lynch. as he is the dol Of the town
and Herman never has been a pop
ular champion in the east
Herman, "a. a native OF New Or
leans, has been boxing for eight
years. He won the bantamweight
title from Kid Williams in 1917. Since
that time he has boxed indifferently
being inclined 10 favor n0-decisiOn
affairs in preference TO risking his
title.
His lodging tactics in getting out
OF the defense Of his title made him
exceedingly unpopular. After he had
backed out OF a contract TO meet jim
my Wilde in LondD last summer
Charles B. Cochranc, the London pro-
mOter who held the contract. an
bounced that he could not deal with
fighters and keep his faith with the
public, and be retured.
Herman has fought three no-deci-
sion bouts with Lynch, but retained
his title, although Lynch was giveI
INC popular verdict on each meeting
Lynch is o years OF age and wa.
born in New York. He started hi.
ring career in 1916 in a no-declsior
contest with Johany Ertle. tie los
two decision bouts TO Jimmy Wilde
worlds flyweight champion. stayinl
With him fifteen rounds In their las
meeting last year. He has tough
all the leading American little Eel
lows, including Pal Moore, Mickel
belmont. Charley Beecher, Franki
Burns, frankie Mason, Joe Bur1nan
and Kid Wolfe.
He won a 20-round bout from
Tommy Noble in London last yea
and later trimmed JOie Fox, the lit
lie Britisher. in Newark.
Lynch is one OF the boxers the ex
ponents Of the game like TO hold M
as a model. He is a clean-livine
thrifty lad, who has earned some
thing close TO 100000 in the rine
He lives with his father, a brothe
and two sisters on the west side
His father is engaged in the truck
ing business and when Joe Is no
training for fight he can general.
be found at the wheel OF one OF IN
elder Lynch's trucks. His father an
his brother always attend his fights
but he doesn't like 10 have his sister
around.
1T was a long time before I'd le
Dad and the kid around the ring" h
said. 81 was afraid they would wan
TO take a hand If things went wrong.