The New York herald., 1921-10-27
LYNCH GETS A JOLT
FROM PHIL O'DOWD
Expert From Columbus Boxes
Rings Around the Former
Bantam Champion.
BY CHARLES #. MATHIsoN.

Joe Lynch. former bantam champion
of the world. received tho hardest jolt
OF his career last night at the Lexington
Sporting Club when he was outpointed
by a wide margin by Phil O'Dowd. a
slender bantam from Columbus. Ohio.
.O'Dowd's victory was so decisive that
the judges had no difficulty in declaring
him the winner
With the exception OF cIEnn knock
down in the fifth round Lynch was at
a disadvantage throughout. O'Dowj,
who weighed 11SM pounds and has the
thnnest legs ever seen In ring In this
city. possesses the most tantal,zing
straight left for the face that Lynch
ever met. ODowd landed so many lef,s
on Lynch's nose that the gallery gods
began to count them. After few
rounds of jabbing with his left O'Dowd
unlocked snappy right for the Jaw that
stopped Lynch's rushes and slowed the
West Slider to a walk.
Lynch's friends had waged even money
that he would score Knockout. but ex-
cepting in the fifth round. he never had
the Western boy in trouble.
Among those who saw the bout was
Johnny Buff, present holder of the title,
and 1t goes without saying that Lynch.
who expected to earn q title bout with
Buff by stopping O'Dowd, has lost his
chance In that direction.
Lynch weighed 1872 pounds. far above
the bantam limit. and It is questionable
| if he can make the weight. The at
| tendance was fair, but not as large as
was warranted by the quality OF the
| bout.
Lynch made a rushing fight from the
| start and tried to land knockout
punch in the first round. O'Dowd dis
| played long left that he poked into
Lynch's visage with annoying frequency.
Lynch kept after his man and shot a
number of hard rights to the face. just
before the bell Lynch hurt O'Dowd with
| left to the body.
O'Dowd continued his left hand jabs
in the second round and worried Lynch
for time. The former champion fin
ally unlocked several hard rights to the
head and had O'Dowd tired at the bell.
O'Dowd proved in the third round that
he had right hand as well as left.
He mixed it merrily with Lynch and
landed some effective punches on the
face. A'
O'Dowd scored with his left at least
fifty times in the fourth round and
Lynch ulu not laIlu Il Single clleCtANe
punch.
Lynch hammered ODowd all over the
ring in the fifth and floored him for a
count Of nine. O'Dowd lasted the round
and came UP fresh in the sixth.
O'Dow6 rallied in the sixth and landed
n series Of heavy rights to the face. The
Westerner staggered Lynch with right
to the head just before the bell
The seventh round was without incl
dent except that Lynch landed one heavy
right to the face.
Lynch did effective work in the eighth
and shot some solid rights TO the head.
There was little action In the ninth
but in the tenth O'Dowd got to the
head and face with hard rights and lefts
He also peppered Lynch in the eleventh
round with an assortment Of pokes.
Lynch tried hard to bring down his
clever opponent in the twelfth. but failed
frankie Sinclair got the award of the
judges in the opening four round con.
test.
Willie O'Connell, a protege of Joe
Lynch. wearing pair of Lynch's old
shoes. stopped Kewpie Gordon after two
minutes and fifteen seconds of the fourth
round. Referee Patsy Haley stopped the
bout when 1t was apparent Gordon was
outclasscd and helpless
Willie Ryan received the verdict Of the
judges after four rounds Of hard fight
ing with Karl Duane