The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1920-12-31
WEST SIDE PAYS
HOMAGE TO new
WORLDS CHAMPION
Joe Lynch Guest of Honor at
Banquet at Which the Clans
of Section Celebrate Little
Irish Americans Victory
Over Pete Herman.

An the clans Of New YorEs west
side. headed by the ST. Malachy's
Club, turned out last night to pay
homage to little Joe Lynch, tho
worlds bantamweight champion, who
was the guest Of honor at monster
banquet ut Cavanaughs, No. 25s West
2sd street.
The modest little champion sat be-
side the Rev. Father Joseph Mos
tagllo with head bowed while the
hundreds Of guests, led by the 81
Malachys Jazz band, Joined in the
rousing cho, us or East Side, West
side, All Around the Town" and other
cld-time airs
Among the guests could be seen
fighters OF all divisions, referees
trainers, managers, actors and ac-
tresses, while at the speakers table
sat a distinguished company which
included Senator Thomas McManus,
Alderman Charles McManus, Rev,
Father Joseph MOstaglio, Joe Lynch,
Miss Anna Harvey, Eddie Meade,
Charles Mcclure, James McNea, Vim
cent Lynch, William Barrett, Barney
McGovern and Joseph Reilly.
The affair was eXCerently arranged,
while the menu, which, by the way,
was elaborate, with all the items
named after some fighter, manager
or trainer, was voted excellent by the
merry throng.
The principal addresses Of the eve
ming were made by Senator Thomas
McManus, who CNtOllcd tile sterling
qualities OF the little champion and
cola bpuv ,a bu1 watched him frrpVl
to manhood from the day Of his birth
few doors away from his own home.
Alderman Charles MCMauus WAS
greeted with tremendous applause
when he spoke OF getting out Of a
sick bed to see Little Joe" become
the worlds champion. and then
created great merIFment By telling
how he won a good sized wager on
the result Of the battle. Father Mos
taglio spoke in tho highest terms o.
the ittle battler and stated that he
was positive Joe would hold the.
cham pionShip for a long time, owing
to his clean living and proper rearing
Battling Reddy Jimmie Burns,
Mamie Seaman, Referee James
"Slim" Brennan, Willie BeecheI
Eddie Meade and many others all
spoke in the highest terms OF the
young baJtler, and as the evening
came to q close President Charles
Mcclure presented the champion with
o beautiful diamond set knights Of
| Columbus ring in the name of his
fellow members OF ST. Malachy's
Club
Among those present were james
Lynch, Jack Lynch, Vincent Lynch,
Al Brooks, Patsy James, Jimmie
White, Oscar Gardner, Red Allen,
Willie BeeCher and Mrs. Beechcr, Max
Lamduu, Billie Oates, jeff Victor
! James "Slim" Brennan, Ray Camp
! bell, Archie Lieberman, Senator
Thomas McManus, Alderman Charles
| McManus, Rev. Father Joseph Mos
! taglio, Miss Anna Harvey, Eddie
Meade, Charles Mcguire, Andy
| CLANCY Connie Mccarthy, Battling
| Reddy, Jimmie Burns, Mamie Sea-
man, Chris Fleming, Otis Hart, Her
man Fred Edison, Chester, Lawrence
! and Hart. Marty Byrnes, Tom Allen,
| Mark LoCher Charles Rogorn, Will
| lam Schoenberger, Neal Callan,
| Chubby Brooks, Bill Mcfarland. Jack
Mcfarland, Thomas Lynch, James
! McVea, Tracy Ryan, Joseph Reilly.
| Walter Foster, Bob Farrell and dele
cations from mana other social and
athletic clubs in various parts OF the
| city.