The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-23
Story of the Fight
Told Round BY Round

the ribs with the right Lynch shot sew
eral terrific rights at Herman's jaw,
but failed to reach the mark. Herman
hooked left to the jaw and Lynch
shot his right to the face. Lynch Up
percut Herman with a right to the chin
just at the bell. The round was even.
Herman was booed by the crowd for
his clinching and covering tactics.
ROUND NINE-Herman led pair of
rights to the face and Lynch drove him
away with stiff right to the face. Her.
man clinched and when Lynch broke
away the West slider landed a heavy
left TO the mouth and followed with n
right uppercut to the chin. Lynch tried
desperately 10 reach the point of the
champions jaw, but Herman used his
feet to get out OF danger and then
clInched as the West Slider bored In.
Just before the bell sounded Lynch
hammered Herman viciously on the face
with left and right handlers. 1t was
Lynch's round. .
ROUND TEN-They spared at long
range and Lynch outboxed the champion.
sending in heavy lefts and rights to
the face Herman did the first agrees
sive work of the fight in this round.
shooting in lefts and rights that landed
solidly on Lynch's face. Lynch retail
ated with right handlers to the jaw and
al close quarters Herman pummelled
the body Breaking away. Herman again
assumed the offensive and shot series
of effective punches to the body and
face Lynch fought back desperately.
hut the champions speed kept the West
slider on the defensive 1t was Hermans
round.
ROUND ELEVEN-The champion
continued the aggressor and Lynch, who
had shown some WEAKNESS at the close
of the tenth was on the defensive. Her
man kept boring in. and Lynch pep
pered him hard on body and face with
right and left handlers. Herman at close
quarters pounded Lynch on the body.
but the West Slider shot right to the
nit of the stomach and landed the same
glove on the face Herman landed with
his left several times on Lynch's mouth.
Lynch responding with straight lefts to
the face and right swings to the ear. 1t
was Lynch's round
ROUND TwELvE-They exchanged
left handlers TO the body and when
Lynch swung a heavy right which
missed the mark Herman clinched.
Lynch then took the offensive and
pounded Herman with rights and lefts
to the face till the champion backed
against the ropes and clinched. After
some sparring at long range Herman
clinched and Lynch hammered the
champion on the ear with his right till
he was glad to let go. Lynch went after
Herman and again hammered him so
hard that the CHAMPION was forced
against the ropes. 1t was Lynch's round
by a wide margin.
ROUND THIRTEEN took the
aggressive right from the start and
rushed the champion against the ropes.
where Herman clinched as usual Lynch
swung a terrific right TO Herman's jaw
.and the champion sagged at the knees.
Lynch followed with another shot to
the same spot and then gathering him
self gave Herman three savage thumps
on the Jaw with his right. This was
too much for the champion and he
clinched. Herman backed away and
Lynch followed shooting both hands
at his opponent. Just before the bell
they stood toe 10 toe in the centre.
Lynch pounding Herman on the, jaw
with his right and Herman reaching the
body with solid lefts. IL was Lynch's
round.
ROUND FOURTEEN--Lynch opened
with series Of left handlers to the
face. followed by heavy rights to the
Jaw that caused Herman TO back away
in an effort to escape the punches.
Lynch steadied Herman with his left
glove and then punched the champion
on the face with his right Lynch fol-
lowed this with three terrific rights to
the same spot and Herman. shaking
in every limb. backed against the ropes.
When Herman had steaded himself he
rushed in close and tried for body
punches Lynch was aiming hard right
handlers at Herman when the bell ended
the round. 1t was Lynch's round.
ROUND 15--They exchanged left hand
ers at long range; Lynch having the bet
ter of the milling. The West Sder out
boxed and outpunched the champion at
every exchange. Herman seemed very
tired and tried 10 cluch az every oppor-
tunity Lynch landed his left to the
body and n right to the Jaw that stag
gered Herman. Herman was apparently
unable to do anything effective, but lust
before the gong ne used his rib tattoo
for a few seconds. Lynch's round