The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-23
Defeats Pete Herman On
Points In Fifteen Round
Engagement Before Great
Crowd In Madison Square
Garden

Crowd In Madison Square
Garden
Madison Square Garden. New York,
Dec. 2@--Joc Lynch. the little boxer
from the West Side of Manhattan
Island who jumped into prominence
about three years ago as Il likely boxer.
won h&RptAmwe!ght championship
OF the worIS@rom Pete Herman. OF New
Orleans. in nfteen round battle at
Madison Square Garden tonight. The
men weighed in under lis pounds. as
called FOR in the articles Of agreement.
at > o'clock this afternoon. but the OF
= ficiRl weights announced by the State
Boxing Commission when the men en-
tered the ring tonight were llS pounds
! for each. Lynch looked the much more
| drawn OF the two men when the bout
began. while Herman was in better con
dition so far as looks went
! Herman was an odds on faFor'te in
what betting was INDUCED in. three TO
two being freely offered that he would
retain his championship. Both boys
were nervous at the outset. l-ynch'S
| ADVANTAGES OF height and reach soon
ness on the part Of Herman cost him
any chance he might have had TO hold
This t.:L.
! In four of the rounds. Herman had
one OF these had nc any decided ad-
vantage over Lynch.
herman to Fight wilde
! Herman and his manager sail on the
lmperator for England tomorrow at
noon. The eX-champion Is matched 10
meet Jimmy Wilde. the little paper
weight boxer and English champion. in
@ 20-round bout in London on January
Va So far as could be learned tonight.
; Herman's defeat will not alter his plans
i 4 al
IN any way and he on intends TO SAL anu
| While tho Dempsey brennan bout
brought an enormous crowd Ia the Gar
! den last week. the interest cNinced by
the fans in the bantam championship
fight tonight gathered the biggest crowd
, the structure ever held. The house was
sold out early this afternoon and even
the spectators were unable to meet the
demands Of the late corners. Both Her
man and Lynch weighed in under the
I stipulated IFS pounds at 10 J.. NJ. Eci-
: Their showed amy i'll effects from siren
uous training and each expressed con-
! iidenCe as 10 the outcome OF the battle.
! Although Lynch had tn" adYantaS" in
! height and reach. Herman was Il seven
! to I'VE favorite in the betting.
, In addition TO the main event there
, were two tcn-round bouts and onr IL
! six rounds on the card, all four boys
: in the bantam division.
J. Professor William MuldoOn and state
Senator Marty McCue were the judges
, selected by the State Boxing Commits
! sion.
round go between George Thompson,
! OF San Diego. Cal, and Willie spencer.
OF this city. Each lad weighed INN
q pounds. The judges disas l,Sed ana ana
RSIerEs Louis 81, w W;n1cr decided on
, Row Moore, of st. Paul. III y pounds
knocked out Jimmy Martin, OF Brook
| Ign. INK pounds, in the first round
, OF tho second bout which was to have
Lucky" Corner Lynch.
Lynch entered the ring for the main
| event few seconds before ten o'clock
and took his seat in the lucky cor
! nrr" from which he fought and defeat
ed Young Sharkey a short time ago.
At 10 o'clock Herman got into the
ring.
After the principals and the Referee
Patsy Haley. had faced battery Or
cameras, the ring was cleared Tor the
! championship battle.
| Hcrmn wore white trunks with a
black belt and Lynch sea green trunks
| with Il gold harp on the left side.
| They shook hands at l6.l2.
Johnny Buff. of Jersey CITY. ~
| pounds Clcverly outfought Mtdget
! Smith. Of Panama, In what proved TO
! be the semi-final bout as the other ten
! round go on the card was called OH.
! smith made his first appearance here
| in the garden Il couple or weeks ago
and scored a knockout in 81 seconds
| but tonight no was only ffashy AT
times and the judges awarded the bout
| TO Buff.
They began with light sparring,
! Lynch landing left to the head A.
| close quarters. Herman sent both hands
| IN rapid succession TO the body. Lynch
! jabbcd left to the face and hooked his
right to the head. Herman swung right
and lief, to head. Both boys we're
palpably nervous. and were Just feeling
! each other out. They exchanged light
' body blows. and. just before the bell.
! the champion landed lcfts and rights In
rapid succession. three times to the
body There was no danger done, and
tn" round s nss pTs'' xo eTsn1
After an exchange OF body blows,
! Lynch landed hard right hook TO the
head He landed another hard right and
missed left for the body. They ex,,
! changed letts TO the face. Lynch tried
| to land left jabs for the body without
! damage. and they fell into clinch.
Lynch jabbcd his left to thN-nosc. and
the bell found them in a rally at close
| quarters, both playing Tor the Dody
mostly. Lynch'S round.
THIRD ROUND:
Herman landed a hard left hook on
| the jaw After some iniiEhtng. Herman
sent his right TO tnr back OF tho neck tx,
| Jaw. sending Herman To the rorcs.
When they came to the center OF the
| ring, Lynch drove his right twice to
| the body and swung his right to the
ribs and again to the head, Herman
clinched. and Lynch sent short right
to the head before the bell. Lynch's
round.
Lynch hooked his right twice TO tho
head. and Herman vas forced to cltnch.
| After the break. Lynch shot his right to
| the head again. Lynch jabbcd let's to
! face and hooked his right twice to head
Herman was cautioned for holding
Lynch swung his right high on the head
| and drove right hard to body. The
| round was LynChs by large margin
FIFTH ROUND:
Lynch planted two hard let's on the
| head, the second one staggering Her
man. Herman fell short for the body
Lynch landing left and right on the
head. Lynch hooked his right to tn"
ear Lynch forced his man all over the
rirS, and had all the honors of the
round. during which Herman failed 10
! land a solid blow.
SIXTH ROUND:
Most OF Hcrman's leads were short.
Lynch's riKht enabling him TO land long
30 tina md hpnd. At clOSA