New Britain herald., 1921-07-26
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HERMAN REGAINS
 THE BANTAM TITLE
Joe Lynch Is Beaten on Points
 at EbbetS Field

VI A' Suiy Io.-FOr the sec- 1Und tlme in his fighting career Pete of the world. 2. Disprovins the old ring proverb uat they can't come back" Her man tore into Joe Lynch before a crowd of 30,000 at Ebbets field. Brooklyn last night, and won hack the title of which Lynch had de- Pryed him last December 22.
 Herman regained his crown as he nao lost it-by a Judges decision. The bout went the full IS scheduled rounds. and Herman clearly had the better of 13 on points Lynch was credited with one round and one was a draw.
 Before a rabid gathering of more tnan 10000 heat and fight crazed E human beings, the olive-skinned Italian gained the worlds bantam weight championship from Joe Lynch, the west side Irish American, who relieved Herman of the title last December 22 in a flfteen-round bout at Madison Square Garden.
 Herman won back the title as he lost it-on a decision. After IS rounds of cautious but sporadically spectacular boxing, the judges at the ringside. Tommy Shortell and Edward G. Becker, and Referee Patsy Haley handed in their slips with the verdict written thereon.
 Announcer Joe Humphreys stepped to tho center of the ring and, to hushed gathering, clarioned: "The winner. is Herman" It is not known whether the three officials-the two judges and the referee-concurred in . unanimous verdict. There is no informative announcement on this point There Is every reason to be- lieve they did, however, for Herman % far outpointed Lynch as to per- init no room for doubt as to the winner. ~
 Herman at His Best
 When tho decision returning the title to Herman was announced, the crowd burst forth in yell of &C., claim which re-echoed through Flat bush. Herman was the favorite with tho gathering after the first few rounds, and almost to man the crowd cheered the victor Herman's seconds, wild with delight, did a Commanche dance in the ring cen- ter. while friends yelled themselves hoarse from the ringside in congratu- lations for the recrowned champion Herman's achievement will receive a place in the unique events of ring history. Along with Stanley Ketchel and Jack Britton, the Crescent Ital- ian has won back title he once lost. Herman, in his battle for the title, wal not the same boxer who 50 list . lessly let the ring bauble slip from him last winter at the Garden. He was as different as day is from dark 4 No strictly defensive battle with an attitude of meek submission here. In- stead the positions were reversed. A glaring transformation was witnessed in the styles of the two boxers. Her man fought as if his life depended on the result. And when he fought this way Lynch was nonplussed. The great crowd, therefore, witnessed the spectacle of Lynch, the champion, performing as did Herman, then the champion, on that chill yuletide hol- iday night last winter.
 Herman took all but three of the rounds. Lynch managed to carry off ~ the second, sixth and eleventh ses- sions. For the remainder of the bat tie the champion was subjected to a steady, systematic beating, which re- suited in Herman compiling a record of points which only knockout could upset and as the battle progressed Lynch, tired and apparently worried of the pace. gradually lost that snap and dash which must be possessed If knockout victory is to be ac- conplished.
 Wears Dynch Down.
 An analysis of the battle is fur nished in the declaration that Her iman fought in his accustomed style and Lynch could not. The springy little. Southerner started we'll fought. battle with the opening of the drst round and seldom thereafter did he deviate from his set course. This was evidenced in the workman Hike manner in which Herman ac- complished the victory. He grad ually wore Lynch down to a state .of comparative ineffectiveness-to . point where he knew he was safe rom the danger of the champion's s vaunted right-and then continued methodically to accumulate points which Lynch could not overcome, de- spite desperate efforts in the closing rounds to turn the tide of battle with one lusty, full-powered blow.
 Herman surprised all by his show Ing. The little Crescent City ring n1Qg0L was as ueIy dS cVSI dI SioSe quarters, but better even than this characteristic Herman actually ex- celIed Lynch at long range. The champions snappy left jab and hook and his destructive right cross were stultified to a harmless degree with Herman's bombardment of body blows in the early rounds. and the ef- feet of the most damaging Lynch blows was completel., nullif1ed as the battle progressed to it's finish.
 Herman ripped both his hands to the stomach heavily in the milling al close quarters early ih the battle. The New Orleans Italian steadily worked his way to close quarters and there Elazed away with an assault for which Lynch had no defense. The blows hurt in no small manner and gradually sapped Lynch's strength A the bout progressed, Herman con.