Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-23
LARGEST CROWD IN HISTORY
OF GARDEN SEES LYNCH MIN


MADISON SQUIRE GARDEN. y.
y, Dec. ?2--Wtjlc the DEMPSEY.
brennan bout brought an cm"rmoi,g
CROWD TO tho garden last wrrl; The
bantam championship light tonigh,
gathered t"o biggest crowd ths struc-
, iuTc ever told. The house was sold
out early, This afternoon and even
thc SpcCUlntOrs Were unable 10 meet
n" demands @! the lat. com"rS. Both
Herman ANA Lynch weighed in under
tht stipulated lis pounds at 10
o'clock, Neither showed any III cf-
each expressed confidence as TO the
pnicnm. OF tie battle Although
Lynch had the advantage. In hc!gh;
and reach, Herman was : 10 ia
vcritS IN the betting
In addition 20 the main event there.
we're two tcn-roynl bouts ana one
70; SIX rounds ~. tnc lard iii fo,
boys in the h.-ta.. ,ll%isIo..
Professor WILLIAM Muldoon and
judges selected by the STATE Boxing
cOmmi Ss!ou
The curtain-raiSer was "A fas. six
round 20 between Georg" Thompson.
OF san Diego. cal. and Willie Spnn
Ger OF this city Each lad wcieh"d
lis "a mounds The sud ses disagreed
and Referee Louis Wh:tc decided on
Thomnsom rs the winner
10y Moore OF s., raul. l2i 10
81 II.
81. Brooklyn, III Ia pounds. il the
first round OF the second bout. wGich
was 10 have gone ton rounds.
,o Jo"nT hnN 81 j@r<eM Guy; ~
Smith. cf Panama. IN what proved %
be the sgruaual bout. as Tho othcr
te"-roura 80 on the card Was called
ct Smlih -n9de his first arpear-
weeks ago and scored a Knockout in
tWen'N-uHr "cpnds, hut ioui..ht he
'hlN 'ashN NJ times and the
Judges awarded the bout TO I:uff.
Lynch entered ;he rim. ~, In.
main main event a ~ seconds before 10
O'Clock and took h.s scat In Inc
a infk ~ e f9rner from w,h,rh he fougn;
time ago At 10 o'clock Herman 70;
inio the ring.
After the principals ana the r,f-
tory OF cameras tho ring was cleared
Tor. the championships sattl.
herman wore White trunks v.,n
BLACK belt and Lynch Sea rTaem
s sT6l 1 Win I gold hirp on tn Icgt
Fight by Hounds
;;,hghi , snaarrins' LINEN landing left to
sen; hoth hands 81 RAPID sulr.s u. ,.,'
70 the body Lynch iahNaa 10. ,r
me race ana hcoked his r:sht to TIA.
TO head. Both boys wgre ,,air,,,.i'
nervous and were just feeling ia
Sthfr out The exchanged lis,S,
body blows and just bnfor,. ~. i II
the champion landed lrfis and -iphi.
IN RAPID succession ;hra. ii,,.s
the body. There was rn d,,,...,
done Hnd IN" rruna wqs prctfy c,.sr
HOUND TWO-Aftcr an cyCb.nc.
OF body blows Lynch landed . ha,d
riSht NOOK 70 the head. lIc landed
another hard right and missed !. :,
Tor the BODY. They erchaurrd ~,
TO the face. Lynch tried long =.
tabs for the body. withcu, dam.r,
ana they fell into Il cl!nch. l,ynct
JnDbed his left TO the nose and ~,
bell found them in "a rally ~ clos.
quarters. both playing for the hod,
mostly Lynch's round.
HOUND TIfREF>-Hcrman landed =.
hard left hook on the Jaw. ATT,
some inhghting Herman sen, hi,
right TO the back Of the neck ant
Lynch crossed his RICH, hard to III,
"a" sending Herman to tie rones
"hcn they came TO the center Of III,
ring Lynch drove his right twice Il
the bocy and swung his right TO In,
ribs ana again to the head HcrrnaT
ciinchcd and Lynch sent Il short RICH,
TO the head before the bell. Lynch's
round. ."
ROUND FoUI,-Lynch hooked his
right twice TO the head and Herman
was forced to clinch. After the break
i,ynch ahot his right to the head
again. Lynch jabbcd let's 10 face
AnQ ho9Eed his right twice 10 head.
sS1crWaV was cautioned for holding.
1-yacn Sung his right high on the