The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-20
LYNCH IS A. FREAK.

ing. boxing and fighting ability rare
ly seen"
LYNCH IS A. FREAK.
He stands five feet ak and half
inches in the, air on legs like those
OF crane. But his torso is exceed
ingly well developed, the result OF
smashing" baggage in his fathers
express business. His arms are long
and strong and his endurance all that
might be desired. He might be call
ed 4 small edition of Bob Fitzsim-
mons.
The champion is a compactly built
! little fellow, more like the usual
bantam. He is very fast on his feet
and can hit from any angle. He has
plenty OF confidence in himself. In
deed, he promises to knock out Lynch
Wednesday night.
Were it not for Lynch's distressfuI
habit OF having "off nights" he would
be favorite over Herman. Those
who saw Lynch batter Jack Shark ey
around the ring at Madison Square
were amazed. They might have
backed him to the limit the next day
against Herman. But since then they
have recalled his frequent poor bouts
and this initiates against him in their
wagering moods.
FIRST SINCE TERRY.
, If Lynch wins the title. he will be
the first New Yorker to hold the ban
| tam honors since TERRIBLE Terry
McGovern startled the fistic world
| by his totally unexpected victory over
| Pedlar Palmer twenty-one years ago.
| This Hernan-Lynch bout will be
the first for the bantam title fought
In New York since May 80. 1895. On
that day Jimmy Barry successfully de-
Tended the title at ,Coney island
against Casper Leon. The bout was
called draw after twenty rounds of
stellar boxing at 105 pounds.
| In those ancient days bantams
| fought at 1O5 pounds or less. 1t was
the featherweight class which entered
| the ring at 115 to 11S pounds. With
the passing years successive cham
pions have boosted the poundaKe I'M
til today the New York State laws
| recognize l1S pounds at ? o'clock at
| the required limit of the bantam class.
Jimmy Barry. now living a peace
| ful life In Chicago, retired undefeate ed
after his draw with Leon. The latter
| is now in straitcened circum stan e s
| ia lhey met three
times, Barry knocking out his rival
in twenty-eight rounds in 1894 and
battling to a draw in fourteen rounds
| on March 80, 1895.
BARRY WAS A HITTER.
A tiny mite OF a man. this Barry
was hitter. After battling twenty
rounds to 4 draw in New York with
Sammy Kelly in January, 1897, the
Cicagoan went over to England and
fought Walter Croot, the British
champion, for the worlds title. Barry
gave the English midgek such a ter
rife beating that he died q lew days
later. The American was eXonerated
and returned home. That unfortunate
accident seemed to bother him and he
shortly after retired, leaving the way
open for the spectacular rise Of Terry
McGovern.
George Dixon was to have met Ped
lar Palmer, the British champion, but
McGovern was selected as trial
horse. That bout lives in history. 1t
was fought at Tuckahoe and ended in
the first round.
Palmer came out of his corner in the
typical British pose. He scorned the
unknown McGovern and showed IT.
But he had no time for scorning be-
fore the wild lad from Brooklyn was
at him. Bang. bang. went McGovern's
fists and down went Palmer. George