Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-07-26
HERMAN WINNER
OVER LYNCH IN
ROUND BOUT
New Orleans Boxer RegainS
the Worlds Bantam
weight Championship from
!. New York PugiIiSt.

III.
worlds bantamweight champion
ship at Ebbets field tonight by re-
ceiving the Judges decision over
Joe Lynch, Of New York after
fifteen-round bout
Herman, staging a sensational
comeback, had the better OF thir-
teen rounds, one was even ana the
other went to Lynch.
The New Orleans boy forced the
fighting from the opening bell he
worked his right and left eftec-
lively and Lynch's frequent sallles
found him ready to mix. Lynch
claimed he injured two fingers OF
his right hand in the fourth round.
Herman is one of the few fight
ers to regain lost championship.
Stanley Ketchel, after being
knocked out by Billy Papke, re-
turned the favor in a later bout
for the middleweight champion
ship.
Jack Britton and TED Lewis
have alternately held the wel2er-
weight title.
Lynch is the third champion
Herman has defeated this year. He
knocked out Jimmy Wilde, English
fly weight champion, in London
last winter and two weeks ago he
floored Jem Higgins, the English
bantamweight champion in eleven
rounds.
After the bout tonight Herman's
admirers carried him on their
shoulders to his dressing room.
A hold-up man poked a revolver
through the glass in one of the
ticket booths while the lights at
the park were temporarily extin-
guished by the blowing out of a
fuse, and robbed a ticket taker of
5000. He escaped.
The robbery took place In the
presence Of score of police and
private detectives. The gates to
the park were imme diately closed
and extra police summoned to
preserve order among the crowd
which was seeking admittance.
Joe Lynch, of New York, entered
the ring at 1912 and was given an
ovation. Pete Herman entered al
most Immediately and received an
outburst of applause. Patsy Haley,
of New York city, was the referee.
Lynchs weight was announced
as 116% and Herman's the same.
In the first preliminary at eight
rounds, Willie Spencer, 122 pounds,
was given the judges decision over
frankie Daley who weighed 1l9.
Both are New York poys.
Jack Delaney, of Bridgeport,
Conn, knocked out Bert Colina, of
Los Angeles after one minute and
thirty-seven seconds of fighting in
the seventh round of an eight
round match.
Round one-Herman landed a
right to the jaw and they spared.
Lynch landed left to the jaw, both
men fighting cautiously, Herman
working right in counter to Lynch's
law. Herman upset Lynch with a
left to chin, followed with rights
and lefts to body. Herman rocked
Lynch with right to head and they
were in a mix-up at the bell. Her
mans round.
Round two-Lynch was short
with left to head. Then he almost
sent Herman down with right to
Jaw, Herman came back quickly
and sent several blows to head and
body. Herman sent stiff right 70
head and followed it with several
blows to body, while Lynch held
behind the head. The round was
even.
Round three-They exchanged
rights and lefts to the body, Her
man caught Lynch with right hook
to head. Herman sent three hard
ones to body and Lynch followed
with left to stomach. They are
sparring at the bell Herman
round.
Round four-Lynch missed left
lead and followed it with a right to
the head. They exchanged lefts and
rights. Herman sent stiff left to
Lynch's stomach. Lynch hooked
right to jaw. Herman hooked right
to jaw, followed with fast lefts to
body. Herman's round.
Round five--Herman hooked left
to Jaw. They exchanged lefts to
body. Lynch jabbed and Herman
countered with right. They ex-
changed with rights and lefts. Her
man shook Lynch with left to jaw.
Herman's round.
Round six--Lynch jabbed right
to head and took two short arm
labs on the return. Herman jabbed
Lynch repeatedly. They exchanged
vicious rights and lefts to the body.
Lynch jabbed Herman at the bell.
Hermans round.
Round seven--They fought fast,
Lynch caught Herman with sew
eral vicious right swings. Herman
jabbed Lyrch on jaw with right.
They exchanged lefts and rights
to the jaw. Lynch sent hard left
to Jaw. Herman sent left and right
to jaw. They exchanged lefts and
right to the body at the bell. Her
mans round.
Round eight--Lynch sent let's
and rights to the body. Herman
countered with left and right to
jaw. Herman jabbed two hard
rights to Lynch's jaw. They ex-
changed rights and lefts to jaw.
Herman forced Lynch into corn
err with heavy body blows. Her.
mans round.
Round nine-Herman hooked
Lynch with left to the head. Her
man sent hard lefts and rights to
Lynch's body. Lynch reached Her
mans jaw with three light left
jabs. Lynch missed two lett swings.
Herman sent two lefts to jaw, fol-
lowing with hard rights to body.
Herman's round.
Round ten--Herman sent left to
chin. Lynch hooked left to body.
Herman sent a hard right to Jaw
and received in return a blow to
the head. Herman sent left and
right to jaw. Herman's round.
Round eleven-Lynch sent rights
and lefts to Herman's body and in
q rItucb received several in retllrn
Lynch sent rights to body and jab-
bed several times. Herman came
back with right to jaw, Lynch's
round.
Round twelve-They exchanged