The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-23

ROUND ONE-Lynch lowered over
Herman by a head. Lynch was first
10 lead with n light left to the face
after which they came to close quarters
and exchanged short-arm jolts to the
body The first effective blow was
right hook that Lynch landed on Her.
mans face. The champion retaliated
with right and left to the face and then
they mixed II at short range without
special damage. Lynch tried Ineffective
~ for the body with his left and Herman
reached the nose lightly with left.
At close quarters Herman worked both
hands on the body, but without effect.
1t was tame round. with honors easy
at the close
ROUND TWO.--They spared for an
opening and then came to a clinch, Her
man repeating his trick of light left
handlers to the body. On separating
Lynch shot a heavy right handler to
Herman's Jaw that staggered the cham
pion and before he could recover himself
Lynch repeated with the same shot
Herman tried his left for the face half
n dozen times. but failed TO reach. He
then hooked his left and caught Lynch
solidly on the nose. They got to close
quarters and worked right and left on
the body with great rapidity and with
great force. Il was Lynchs round by a
shade.
ROUND THREE-Herman led lightly
for the face and Lynch responded with
q heavy left that landed on the ear. They
SPARED at long range and then in a
clinch Herman pummelled Lynch In the
body. Herman landed right swing to
| Lynch's face and few seconds later
Lynch drove a savage right handler TO
Herman's Jaw that sent the champion
I ..s oh
the titlehoder and tried to get an open
ing for another right hand punch, but
the champion pulled his head between
his shoulders like a turtle. wound both
gloves around his own face and backed
against the ropes where he stood TIL
they were separated by the referee
/ Lynch then shot another heavy right to
Herman's Jaw, forcing the champion into
his own corner. and the West Slider was
pounding the titleholder hard with rights
and lefts VIXEN the bell came to his re-
lief. 1t was Lynch's round by wide
margin
ROUND FoUR-The gong had barely
sounded when Lynch shot his trusty
right to the champions jaw snd drove
him against the ropes Herman clinched
and beat a tattoo against Lynch's ribs.
Lynch pulled out of the clinch and again
| shot his right over to the jaw of the
Crescent City boy. Herman used his
feet In an effort to get out of the range,
but lynch was on top of him and pun
melled MIN viciously with rights and
lefts, never stopping until the bell ended
the round Lynchs round.
ROUND FIVE@-Herman was clearly
tired when he came out and adopted de-
fensiye tactics. Lynch. however. kept
working his right hand like tripham-
mer, sending the champion staggering
against the ropes and compelling him
TO clinch TO avoid TO avoid the onslaught
of the West slider. Toward the close OF
the round Herman made a show of ag-
gressiveness. but failed TO do any dam
age to Lynch. II was the West Sider's
round.
ROUND SIx-At close quarters Lynch
brought the right solidly TO the body
and Herman clinched. During the ex-
change one Of Herman's blows hit Ref
cree Patsy Haley on the head. Herman
began to use a straight left and landed
three In succession on Lynch's face.
Herman at close quarters struck low,
but Lynch paid no attention TO it.
Lynch then put a series of heavy right
handlers to Herman's jaw, driving tho
champion against the ropes. At close
range Herman again hit low. but Lynch
responded with series OF right handlers
to the face. They were sparring at long
range at the gong. The round was
Lynch's by shade.
ROUND SEVEN--Lynch opened with
a series Of heavy right handlers to the
jaw, causing Herman to clinch. Her
man tried left hand for the body
which landed lightly. and Lynch landed
right on the ribs and then poked the
same glove 10 the face. Herman missed
a left lead and Lynch hooked MIN on
the jaw with left. Lynch tried right
for the Jaw and Herman came to a
clnch. Lynch landed light left to the
face Just at the gong. Lynch's round.
ROUND EIGHT--Lynch forced Her
man about the ring, shooting heavy
rights at his head. and the champion
countered Lynch on the face with his
left. He repeated this blow, landing on
the chin without much force. At close
quarters Lynch pommeiled Herman on