The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-23
GARDEN ROCKS AS
LYNCH Is CROWNED
New Champion Is Acclaimed
Wildly When Verdict Is
Announced.
NEW YORK'S ONLY OWN
Dixon and McGovern Both
Were Born Outside Of
This City.
NEW Y0RK's ONLY OWN

With mighty roar which rocked
Madison Square Garden like blast New
York last night acclaimed its first worlds
bantamweight champion since the days
of Terry McGovern. two decades ago.
When Joe Humphreys strobe to the
centre of the ring at the close of the
titular encounter between Joe Lynch,
pride of the West Side, and Pete Her
man, the New Orleans bootblack who
attained the estate of a champion Of
the boxing universe, hush fell over the
big gathering.
I'VE have a new worlds bantam
weight champion. The judges agree on
Joe Lynch shouted Humphreys.
And then Bedlam let loose Men
threw their hats high in the air. They
yelled as ii. this were the announcement
Of some fact most important In the do
ings of the world--the signing of an
armistice for example. They jumped
upon their seats and stranger slapped
stranger on the back Some boy,
Lynch" was the unanimous verdict. And
rising over the roar of the male was the
shrill of the female-perhaps more in
sistent than the deeper acclaim.
1t was sight which had no little dra-
matte quality. No sooner hade the YER
dict been announced than Lynch, so ner-
vous that he barely could hold his bath
robe over his shoulders, rushed over to
the corner where Herman stood, his
face bowed and averted from the on
rushing new champion of the world.
Herman In Tears.
y tear ran down the side of Herman s
nose and in a trice a few companion
traces Of disappoint ment trickled down
his face His seconds tried in vain To
tell him that he had done we'll; per-
haps that the judges had erred. But
Herman knew better. He had come To
the point which nearly all champions
reach-the end of the titular road
Lynch grasped Herman in his eager
arms and tried to wheel the beaten
champion about. But Herman, for the
nonce, would not turn his face toward
his conqueror. Lynch was insistent and
finally Herman did turn about. Still his
head was bowed. He took Lynch S
hands In his own. mumbled something
and turned back toward the post.
The newly crowned king rushed back
to his corner, there to shake hands with
his handlers and few venturesome ad.
mirers who had eluded the police and
jumped into the ring.
Then Lynch held levee. While Her.
man sat mute. for the moment forgotten
by that vast crowd, Lynch singled out
his friends as they rushed to the ring.
side and shook their hands with his
glove encased right. All the while chez,
after cheer rose to the steel Orders OF
the old arena. there to echo and reechc
and watt themselves out TO the now
celebrating thrnnUC xuhf hoI : a.
anxiously in the rain for the news thai
New York had regained the world.
bantamweight championship 1t hat
had its George Dixon and its Terry
McGovern. And now Joe Lynch, son oil
the West Side--one of Manhattans own
born here and bred here.
Dixon was born In Halifax Nova
Scotia. McGovern saw the light of the
day for the first time in Johnstown
Pa. But Lynch was born right here
in little old New York. No wonder the
Garden rocked.
Lost Title ms He Got 1t.
Herman lost the title just as he had
won it-through a decision. When he
took the honors from Kid williams in
a twenty round bout in New Orleans
in 1917 his margin was very much
smaller than was that of Lynch last
night. The decision last night left nc
room for debate-or rather Lynch saw
to it that there was no room for quib-
bling or cavil.
But II was nerve racking contest for
Lynch's admirers In spite of the clean
cut fashion In which their hero earned
the title. For the most part Herman
was on the defensive, apparently con-
t-. he ho
once In a while he launched n punch OF
two which shook Lynch. The impression
gained ground that Herman was saving
himself for great rally. This impress
sion was strengthened by Herman's
remarkable onslaught in the tenth
round.
And then the losing title holder slowed
down to a walk. while Lynch swept tc
the front again with crashing rights
which came tn the wake of jabbing and
fenting lefts. Lynch thrust forth his
long, lean left like a rapier. He held his
antagonist at bay like a veritable OAR
tagnan, while Herman backed away
puzzled, at a loss for an attack, with
out an adequate demonstrating fol
the chance which never came.
The Herman sally in the tenth took q
lot out of Lynch and when he went &c
his corner he was bleeding at the mouth
and gasping for breath. Herman's ad
mircrs got their one chance to cheer, and
they certainly made the most OF II.
But. Lynch was not done by any
means. He danced out of his corner al
the tap Of the gong for the eleventh
danced when Herman expected him &c
come out timorously. backing away be.
fore the awakened champion. This
sight must have taken the heart out OF
the New Orleans man, for as Lynch
advanced in terpsichorean brilliancy Il
was Herman who became timorous