The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-10

The yellow peril has descended upoi, the fistic world in the person of George Washington Lee
 This youngster is full -blooded Chinese who has been battlingfor two years Tn a style that is worthy of more than pass
 ing notice.
 Lee, who is 20 years old, was born in San Francisco. Soon after enelsins from his teens he took a job III the shipping department of a concern Tn Sacramento Later he graduated into shipping clerk at SIS per week.
 All the time George Washington Lee, in direct contrast to his countrymen. had a passion for the fight game lie never missed a good fight either in Sacramento or in Frisco. Often he would go oroKe through buying a ticket to see d Iiseic clash.
 Eventually George Washington Lee de- cided that the fight game was not so in tricate-that he could perform little himself.
 He joined a gymnasium and announced that he would like to take boxing lessons. The instructor found him rather apt pupil In time he turned George Wash- ington loose, with several white boys. They probably resented the toreign in- vasion,' and determined to knock all the ambition out of Lee.
  which George Washington Lee en- gagged were just about as tough as could be imagined The white boys were out 10 knock all the boxing thoughts out or the head of the Chinese youth. But they did not succeed.
 George Washington Lee fought them back-and either held them or wnipped them So successful was he that he de- cided to launch himself upon profess sional career
 He found it rather difficult at first to secure opponents, as no promoter seemed at all keen to give the Chinese boy a chance in q California ring. But eventually the prejudice against George Washington Lee was brushed aside and the Chinaman got chance to snow what he could do-and a very small purse TOT his work.
 Lee has had something like forty five battles since then-mostly four-rounders on the Pacific coast He isn't possessed of a punch-yet. But he is mighty fast, extremely clever and learning all the time. He certainly has demonstrated re- markable ability to take punishment. He tackled Bud Riley, champion among the Pacific coast bantams Young Farrell, Al Walker and Felix Villamore-known as the Big Four of the Pacific coast, as far as 11S pounders are concerned And not one 1anQeu Lee q Icoi pc1@ii'e He held the great Ridley to sizziing draws.
 Some time later the Chinaman went to New Orleans. knocked out Red Rafferty in one round and beat Red Watson m fifteen Lee conceded considerable weight in his fight with Watson. took all of the heaviest Watson punches-and still went on to victory. His showing in that fight gained him a chance with Pete Herman, champion of the bantams.
 Herman, extremely confident of ain easy victory bet considerable money that he would knock Lee for a goal. But the Chinaman, though he was outweghed nearly ten pounds and outpointed in the matter of age, experience. etc.. gave Herman great battle. Herman won the fight. but afterward acclaimed Lee one of the gamest youngsters he has taken on in many years. M Lee now Is intent upon invading the extreme eastern section of the United States of America. and is trying to get a match for New York late in the fall
 ''If he does, the fans will see a wonder ful little fighter in action" [" promises An ell Hoffman of Sacramento. Cal, who is managing the Chinese warrior He's coming along so fact that given the op- portunity against the champion a year from now he'll whip him sure.''