Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1920-12-23
LYNCH WEARS
BANTAM CROWN
New Yorker Wins Title in
Fast Fight With Her
man
CHAMPION WINS
ON THE ROPES

NEW YORK, Dec. % UNITED Press.)
Beneath the bantam crown the
wide Celtic grin OF New York
Harp beamed this morning.
Joseph Aloysius Lynch, soldier,
truck driver. model home boy and
he idol Of Little Erin" on the West
Side. is the best boy In the world at
iis pounds.
Just as he won the championship
three years ago, Pete Herman, the
oliye-hued Italian booiblack. lost IL
last night-On a decision. There was
nothing for the judges TO do but re-
move the purple robes OF royalty
from the broad, Muscular shoulders
II the New Orleans diminutive and
drape them over the thin, bony frame
OF new champion.
Lynch out-stepped. out-boxed, out
punched and out-fought Herman In
IS rounds before 1900 widely partI-
san fans that ohoked Madison Square
Garden to the roof.
Lynch lead the fighting all the way
and In only two rounds did the for
mer champion earn anything like a
margin over the new king.
Two rounds-the. first and eighth
were even; two romds-the tenth
and eleventh were Herman's, but the
rest was nothing bun Lynch arms and
hands bouncing on the covered up
Italian
Most OF the way Herman emulated
The example OF a turtle He pulled
himself In behind a shell OF gloves
and elbows and let Lynch blaze away
& him.
In the second round Lynch let ny
with a left that bounced Herman 5
head with a thud. The thumb OF
iris left hand was broken by the
blow.
Minus the cruel left jab that took
he heart out OF Sharkey in his last
fight Lynch had 10 rely on his right
and he made excellent use OF II.
The FIRST two rounds were just
"feelers" Lynch seemed backward
about taking the fight TO him Be
fore the third round the roly-pOly
Eddie Mead. seeing fame and fortune
ahead for him and his charge
bumped Lynch on the back and said
You'll have to go get i'm, Joe. He
From then on Lynch did get him
Herman was on the defense all The
time.
In the tenth round Herman started
tut almost Immediately stopped.
Lynch looked tired and weary II
the tenth and Herman for the mrs
time showed some ambition He drew
from the pale. ghOst-lke figure II
front OF him, and when the littl
crimson stream trickled down Lynch
chin the champion seemed 10 go
cOurage.
It seemed that Herman had tough
crafty battle. He had not WASTED
move and Lynch was tired W.lili
no pNoryfhinu left
L lynch came back revived Il
the enih round and kept up hi
lea,
II, knew ne was losing. Hi
tan Ntched. he squirmed arOunl
on stool between the rounds an
his Is were every place but Of
San Goldman, his manager, VIII
wa touched on his knees In from
OF " n almost In the attitude o
Nothing but knockout will VIII
FOR us" one Of the seconds wills
pered in the champions ear after IN
twelfth round
Herman would have tried for
knockout, but Lynch was trying 10
the same thing. and Pete was to-
busy tryingNto save his own law {
get aggressive. When the fifteenth
round ended both were on their feel
1utolut OF llt lllit tut uu ~ I'LL
Lip and red punch marks on bot
bodies neither boy showed any scar
from the battle.
Gross receipts Of the nght wer
STA sSi from 1883 paid admissions
Herman. the former champion, re
0eived as his share 1886 out q
which he had 10 pay Lynch $500 70
taking the title away from him. Gov
eminent tax amounted 70 Sass an
he State tax 1914. Prices OF fror
50 N $40 were charged for admission
Herman will sail today for Lor
don. where he is 90 meet Jimm
Wilde. the fyweight champion, in
20-round bout January i3.
"Thc bout is on as Far as I know
There was nothing In the agreemeT
requiring rs 10 bring a title into N
fight sam Goldman, manager OF N
exsehampion, said today.