Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-21
LYNCH-HERlNAN TITLE !
CONTEST NEXT JUNE.
Unlike Modern Champs Nec Bantam Boss win Defend
Ldurels Within 81. Months of Being Cro,cned.
and against Predecessor :> r.
By LOUIS IL. JAFEE

ror LYNCH may not know it, but
.. h. "a planning to lay himself open
:, tbe Amalgamated Order of World s
p;ra Champions. II looks very much
W.; !; The little New York Irishman WILL
%s threatened with expulsion from that
,n;or Titleholders for years and years
h,ye been careful to sidetrack bouts In
,rh,ch their crowns would be placed in
ionnsrdv. and that Is exactly where
Tynch Il going to prove himself q
nSamn OF an entirely different color.
wbenercr a flstman battled his way
INTO A championship the dethroned king
m,ually was the first to challenge the
"sw titleholder. And always was the
.y.champ promised the first bout with
ths new titleholder. But in modern
t;m.s this never has come to pass. The
,swly crowned boss generally hied him.
s.,f away for a vacation for several
months. then a theatrical tour followed,
and after that nothing but no decision
contests we're in order.
But Champion Lynch isn't going to
,lsy that way. Eddie Meade. Joe 8
FATTY Arbuckle'' manager, said so in
V,v York on Saturday. Lynch Is
-.sdy to defend his tttle--ycs, anxious
70 get into decision scrap at the drop
II he hat" said Meade, ''nnd 1t is only
a matter Of a few months--tust as soon
a. omen air boxing gets under way
that he will defend his title.
Richard Wants Bout
Furthermore. Joe wants Pete Her
man to be his first opponent in a cham
pionship match continued Meade.
Herman has asked for this, Joe has
nromised It, and Pete shall get 1t. l
have spoken with Tex Rickard about
Lynch Herman battle, fifteen rounds,
10 Judges decision, and he wants to
stage 1t.
Here's a tip" contidcd the roly-
roly manager. Richards first open
Air bout next summer will not be the
Carpenter Dempstey battle. 1t will be
one between Lynch and Herman, and
will be decided in an open air arena
that will have a seating capacity OF 3d.
900, No. really don't know where
This mammoth amphithenter is to be 10.
rated, but 1t Is safe to say that 1t Will
he somewhere in or near little old New
York. g..
'HThe reason am positive that Rick
ards open air arena, where he plans ms
Lynch Herman; Dempsey Carpenter
md one or two more big bouts. will be
IN New York Is because his plans are
for fifteen FOUNDERS and to decisions
Richard, according to Meade, eT-
pects to have his summer arena ready
BY June and that the match between
lynch and Herman will be held some
time during that month. In this event
Lynch will have defended his champion
ship within six months after annexinS
his crown, all Of which is not according
70 the amalgamatcd order OF worlds
ring champions, and. to go one better.
rhe New Workers. notion Is to clash
with the man from whom he grabbed the
Iiadem.
Until the time for his championship
contest Lynch is going to keep himself
as busy as possible in limited bouts.
However, opponents for Joe, no matter
FOR how many rounds the matches are
scheduled, will. have to come in at lis
pounds ringside. This apparently is
weight Of IIynch's own, because he won
the title at 11S pounds, weigh in at two
o'clock. Still There won't be any
ssht." as Meade explained. unless
Tynch's opponents are to make the
specified ringside avoirdupois.
"Ot course, Lynch will come in at
,tch weights" replied Meade 10 II
query.
Two. in. One
Two victories in one week were the
lRurcls annexed by that punchin' fool.
Dan Kramer, here last week. And each
contest was decided within the sched
Tled number of rounds. Danl was de-
"ared a winner in the fourth on foul,