New-York tribune., 1921-10-26
Former Bantam Cham
pion Tackles O'Dowd
at the Lexington A. C..
By w. 7. Macbeth

The Lexington A. c., new boxing
club that will hold forth in the Lex
ington Theater, Lexington Avenue and
Fifty-frst Street, will stage its inaug-
ural show tonight. Bill Wellman,
the boy promoter Of auto racing,
motorcycle racing and theatrical fame,
is the chief sponsor of the new venture
and with Matty Zimmerman, the match
maker, has arranged card for the big
debut that should interest local fign,
fans.
Joe Lynch, former bantamweignt
champion, and Phil O'Dowd, the good
little fighter from Columbus, Ohio, will
furnish the main attraction of opening
night. They will box twelve rounds or
less, Lynch lost his title to Pete Her
man at Ebbets Field last summer. He
was outpointed by the man whom he
outpointed for the crown six months
earlier.
Since that time Herman has gone the
way Of Lynch. The New Orleans lad
weight champion Of America, some few
weeks ago. Buff now holds the n.y.
weight title of America and the ban
tamweight championship of the world
and Lynch has visions Of separating
the old man from his more pretentous
honors.
Match With Buff Likely
To-night's mill means q great deaf to
Lynch, who has spent the past several
months in the mountains. Joe has vlr~
tually been promised match with
Buff If he can put away or signally
defeat the tough youngster from Co.
jumbus. O'Dowd, who WAS seen here
last winter, is one Of the most prom
Using youngsters of the bantam class.
There will be five five-round bouts:
Carl Duane s. Willie Ryan, Sid Butler
VS.. Rocky Munzer, Willie O'Donnell VS..
Frankie Trip, frankie Sinclair vs.
Kid Brady and Tommy Goodwin VS.
Pete Hays, to be run as a California
Derby-the one to knock out his op
warded extra to the extent Of $100.
Peggy Bettison, matchmaker Of the
National Sporting Club, London, ha.
cabled Billy Gibson an offer for the
services OF Benny Leonard. lightweight
champion of the world, for title bout
to be held before this exclusive club
some time late in December. Bettson
plans to use Leonard against Ernie
Rice, the E nglish-Italian, who is to
box Sailor Friedman, of Chicago, in
the main event of twelve rounds at
Madison Square Garden Friday night.
Rice holds the Lord Lonsdale belt, en-
blematic of the lightweight champion
ship of Europe.
Gibson, who is convalescing from an
operation, will not reply to Bettison
until after the Ricc-Friedman mill, as
defeat for Rice Friday night would
ruin the proposed international match.
Leonard's manager hopes to be far
enough recovered to attend Friday
nights scrap in company of the cham
pion to see just how good is the
Briton who beat Richie Mitchell.
Verbal Contracts Not Binding
The New York State Athletic Com
mission yesterday afternoon issued an
official statement in which fighters
and fight managers were notified that
no verbal contracts between such
would be recognized, and that no man
ager would be allowed to share in ex
cess of 33 1-3 per cent of the net
amount earned by the boxer.
The statement was issued, it was
officially announced, to set at rest per-
sistent rumors to the effect that a
boxer is not allowed to box in New
1oTh SLate Without manager. IN
deed, it was said the commission would
much prefer having boxers manage
their own affairs.
Jack McAuliffe, the undefeated light
weight champion of q generation ago,
will present the Richard K Fox cham
pionship belt, with which his fame was
associated, to the winner of the Mel
Coogan-Eddie Wagond tilt at the
Palace OF Joy, Coney Island, tonight
Supplementary matches will bring
together Phil Salvador and Bert
Spencer, as we'll as Charlie Goodwin
and Johnny Hepburn.
At the Hunts Point Sporting Club.
the Bronx, tonight Andy O'Boyle and
Billy Papke, of Yorkville, will furnish
the star twelve-round attraction.
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