New Britain herald., 1920-12-23
CH IS CROWNED |NTAM CHAMPION
Worker Earned Decision Over Pete Herman

York. Dec. 23.--A new worlds
 weight boxing cha mpion was
 last night in tho ring of
 sauaro before n palpitating bf f5.00O spectators who jam
 d crammcd every inch of the
 arena. Joe Lynch, west side
 n. gnined the verdict of Judges
 q. MeCuo and William Null
 ter fifteen rounds Of boxing 10 in no sense above tho or-
 The decision. carrying with
 worid's premier ring laurels >antam division of fistiana and
 hnd diamond-studded cham ] belt donhted by Promoter
 ckard. was vociferously re-
 ,y the great throng which
 sthe old amphitheater.
 had won and v9on cleanly.
 duid be no question of the Ilk boxers right to tho yer &d the, important distinction |f carried. The champion had icisively outpointed by a mar
 at least ten, rounds to five. tre was, therefore, no excuse
 but q Lynch verdict That |Aion was popular was attcsted
 wild scene which ensued inn
 iV Announcer Joe Humpnries
 tbnes had been swallowed in
 spous shout which greeted the
 tam titleholder.
 rrat ovation Tor Lynch.
 5n has Madison Square Gar
 sceno of some of the great
 connbats in history, witnessed
 quite the parallel of that
 zreeted the crowning of the
 hmpion. Friends of Lynch.
 u there was arr overwhelming
 sc&ttered through the ca- browd, rushed pcll-mell past tnining hands to the ringIde kfFort to clutch their idol in bbrace. Two of the joy-crazed Admirers broke past the out
 Nrms of special policemen jair night sticks poised, and. ling into the ring. grabbed tn an embrace which threat kysfcal injury for the lad who t attained the ambition of a 
 ' was madiy separated from toae Herman hy c husky who tp dance n Jig md kiss tho ! ef n1i in the same motion. The Do holder finally gained his ] and again clasped tho life hd of Herman. Then moving |xdo of the ring, he leaned &fween the ropes and grabbed .yrnnn McCue's right hand in II clasp. Flushed with 'the joy trv. Lynch thcn strode across |R to where Judge Muldoon |nrried out of his ringside seat tnrginR tide of humanity about |or he had handed up the slip hud It's share in giving Lynch b A hearty, shake. and then htepped down out of the ring \ widest coInmotion imagina- ypody wanted Co grab tho new hh and hoist him aloft on For q time Lynch fuit>c dcfenned himself against |tndly assault, but in the end | No wiibmit and. atop tho broad hf his friends from the west the city. aLyneh was carried p his dressing room. It wns )erful Christmas present. and |ppreclated it more than Joe |ut Not Out or Ordinary.
 battle. as said before, did not
 Standard beyond the, ordinary hs actual work was concerned. was none of the spectacular, knai or dramatic about Lynch's h Both boxers appreciated bortance of the match and their Effected this feature in marked Herman particularly was dis bod. for he made no such real Ito retain his laurels as would |eeted of a champion. By this bt that he failed to combat his hts attack with the sort of Commonly expected of a ring lder. whose means of livelihood y on tho destruction and ef-
 accomplishes with his glove I fists. In only five rounds |rman show to advantage. and E two of these sessions did he at all like a champion. Many ChaiIengcrs.
 kh was the first to enter the baking his entrance to the plat hmid q din and aclaim which. he finally did gain the stool fin |orner. was a considerable Enient fin itself Herman fol-
 n few minutes later. and a r of cnilengcrs followed the jon in the ring. They included ! )9arkey, Packey O'Gatty and X Beecher. Challenges were also on behalf of Pal Moore and rrnnn. A battery of photogra- was Tn tho ring during the in- |tions and challenging. focus heir cnmoras on Referee Patsey
 who stood off in a neutral cor