The New York herald., 1921-07-25
Bantam Title Bout at EbbetS
Field Tonight Should
Prove Interesting.
ny CHARLES f. MATHIsoN.

The question as to the ability Of Pete
Herman to regain the title OF bantam
champion which he lost to Joe Lynch
several months ago will be settled to-
night. when tina champion and former
title holder meet In q bout scheduled for
fifteen rounds at Ebbets Field.
Herman is a squatty, rugged little
| chap, with plenty of vitality. heavy
punch and plenty Of aggressiveness when
hs has felt called upon to use it. His
bouts with Kid Williams when the Balti-
more Tiger was at his best proved that
the Crescent City boy has class.
His opponent Is a tall, slender, rangy
lad, a clever boxer, fairly hard hitter,
with a preference for winning on points
rather than mixing IL. He won the
title from Herman by a narrow margin
on points at the end of fifteen rounds.
Herman showed the worst performance
of his career.
In explaining his Indifferent showing
HeImar said "a title is q handicap In
fght. When had It was careful.
'ercautious. Since / lost It I've fought
my real fights. They tell me Lynch has
not fought up to his previous form since
he became champion. That bears out
what / say, that title is a handicap in
a fight. But it's great help when
you're talking terms. No, 1t won't be a
handicap to me when win it back. I'll
know from experience how to keep it
| by forgetting that got 1t when 1t comes
time to fighting
Lynch also has an explanation to Of
fer, as follows: my hand, which
handicapped me in previous bouts, Is in
perfect condition, and this time I'll win
decisively. Those who profess to think
that Herman will win should remember
that I beat Pete badly in bout at
Bridgeport before I won the title, and
the only thing that saved him then was
the fact that there was no official de-
clsion. I beat him again when I won
the title. and this time III make 1t unani-
nous by scoring X. O."
In the three ten-round bouts that will
precede the championship event. Lieut.
Earl Baird Will meet Babe Herman
Bert Colima, from the Pacific coast, will
meet Jack Delaney of Bridgeport and
Willie Spencer will box frankie Dali.
Prosecutor +. p. Garven of Gud-o1
county. n. j., has decided views on box.
ing and is not backward in expressing
them. He says:
II see no reason whatever for repeal
ing the boxing law. and doubt whether
IL will be repealed. Under this law the
De;npsey-Carpentier light took place In
Jersey City on July 2. with order and
the law upheld at every stage.
"The authorities proved their ability
| to handle the situation. and there was
no violation of the New Jersey statutes
in any way as far as / have been able
| to ascertain.
There have been instances where the
boxing authorities did not measure ur
| to their responsibility and failed to take
the necessary precautions. refer tc
the fight between Benny Leonard an6
Rocky Kansas at Harrison some time
ago. People who came there found Q
! woeful lack OF order as regards the seat
| ing. There was much disorder and tn,
| arrangements were totally inadequate
! There were one or two other instances
where the authorities were not equal Il
/ the emergency But that was not tn
fault of the law. The trouble was owe
the way the law was carried out.