The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-09
DUNDEE AWAITS
WEIGHT RULING
ON TITLE BoUI
Rattle With Lynch IN It ~
Feb. "A, Depends o. lis Rsu1i
1t ; p. Il, Net Ringsa0A
BY BRUCE COPELASn

"a DnUV1 OVh ELANh
Mike DuRdee Of Rock Island 4.
a title match with Champioa ~
Lynch right In his grasp-alras.s
Mike is all ready to 90 thrn-ss
with the match despite ShylocSS
demands by the tow-headed ~.
who Knocked Pete Herman ~ {
row Of adobe huts and snatchea -
bantam bandana from the foruss
bootblack king.
Mike won consideration foe =.
recent showing against Dick e.
with whom he drew in II ro,r7
at Fort Worth. Texas, a counis y
weeks ago. Two newspaper -.
ed the fight . draw; one Z alSSs
for Grffin. Be that a. It 49,
many believed that Mike VA ~
titled to . shade because he -.
Griffin miss more than . e..
eyed trapshooter.
But there's many . slip Astvu
the challenger and the champinl
The former is usually all out 4
luck. He has to take whatever 4
left after the champion has mi.
bed the choice pieces Of the worn
Lynch is . traditional champIn
He wants the whole or nothing. An
champions do.
Charity to Get Cut
The winner Of the Dundee Grin
match was promised a bout VI
the champion. 1t was conceda
generally that Dundee had prov2 |
the best claim. A benefit was q
ranged for the champs Texas L. |
but The proceeds of the mattA +
after the fighters are paid OF, vMI
60 to swell the funds for Europss
children. All we'll al
good. but what about Dundee!
Lynch demands that Mike con-
in at lis pounds ringside. That /
. helluva note, Mike complaim
Dundee battles best at 120-122. Ha|
would be giving away three or fou
pounds-and it means quite a litth
to q bantam-to meet the champiea
Mike, however, is willing to wRtI
Of the excess poundage in ort0
to get a crack at the champ.
Lynch, using the champaign
prerogative, declares that he xln
come in at catchweights. He d.
gets that he met and defeated M
Herman after weighing in at %
1t 3 p. m. Dundee, naturally, wan j
he same privilege. If Lynch =
,eived the same consideration y
challenger, Dundee believes Il =
more than fair that he be acco&
ID the same. sE
Lynch 1t 40, Pounds ss
At catchweights, Lynch wo0n
probably enter the ring around y
pounds. Dundee has no fean
bout making 118 at 3 p. m. TIM
lie could partake of a big, tpey
teak and all the fixings, restts
little and enter the ring at eQlpl
weight with the champion. But tfpt
lind of a plan does not appeal %
he champion. He believes the Chi.
enger should concede him weiek
or the privilege OF meeting hA !,
or his coveted title. 4
1t is obvious that Lynch has r.
olved to take no chances with u
tock Island banana magnate. Jtis
lasn't fought since he won ~
tile from Herman several weeu
co.. in fact, he annexed the crown
Dec. % last. His first engagemesf
s champion will be with Jaef
White Of Albany, N. Y, in St Lois
onight.
The Lynch White affair will be'a
o-decision affair, SO Joie voft
ose his title unless White stets
i'm. which isn't at all likely. stu
here is no end of speculation y
D the outcome of the scrap. TIE
oys have met on two previous o.
asions, both contests having beea
eclared draws.
Would Impair Form.
Dundee would be in no fit comm
on to fight Lynch at lis nle.
ide, and he knows it. Under ssa
onditions he might be rendered q \
lie verge of a nervous breakdown u
.nyway, the strain Of keepnS
own to 118 pounds until the hou
[ the match would have a dt
araging effect upon the form q
tile Mike.
Mike and his manager, Eml
hiry. are expecting some CO..
sssions almost daily and it migh
'llow that Lynch will agree
Is at 3. Then a Rock Island Dol
will participate for the first tims
a battle for a worlds boxm
lam pionship.