Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-07-26
PETE HERMAN
BESTS LYNCH FOR
BANTAM TITLE


of New Orleans regained the worlds
bantamweight championship at Eb-
belts field tonight by receiving the
judges decision over Joe Lynch OF
New York in a fifteen round bout.
Herman, staging sensational
come back, had the better of thirteen
rounds. One was even and the other
went to Lynch.
Joe Lynch of New York. entered
the ring at 1912 and was given an
ovation by the crowd. Pete Herman
followed almost Immediately and also
received an outburst of applause.
Patsy Haley of New York City was
the referee of them ain bout.
The New Orleans boy forced the
fighting from the opening bell. He
worked his right and left effectively
and Lynch's frequent rallies found
him ready to mix. Lynch claimed
that he injured two fingers of his
right hand in the fourth round.
Herman is one of the few fighters
to regain lost championship. Stan
ley ketchell after being knocked out
by Billy Papke returned the favor in
later bout for the middleweight
championship.
Jack Britton and Ted Lewis have
alternately held the weller weight
title.
Lynch is the third champion Her
man has defeated this year He
knocked out Jimmy Wilde, English
fiyweight champion. in London. last
winter and only two weeks ago he
fioored Jem Higgins, the English
bantamweight champion, in II
rounds.
After the bout tonight Herman's
admirers swarmed into the ring to
felicitate him. They carried him on
their shoulders TO his dressing room.
Just before the main bout started a
crowd of men and boys surged over
the fences in the field, brushed aside
policemen and found seats in the
stands. This caused more cheering
than the arrival Of the fighters.
Lynch's weight was announced as
116 ga pounds and Herman's the
same.
Round one-Herman landed right
to the jaw and they spared. Lynch
left to the jaw. both men fighting
cautiously Herman working right in
counter TO LNnch's jab. Herman up
set Lynch with a left to the chin. fol-
lowed with rights and lefts to the
body Herman rocked Lynch with
right to the head and they were in a
mix up at the bell. Herman's round
i T I,Nr Wit
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 to head and
followed it with several blows &c
body, While Lynch held behind the
head. Round even.
Round tiree-They exchanged
rights and Iefts to the body. Herman
caught Lynch with right hook to head.
Herman sent three hard ones to body
and Lynch followed with left 10 stom-
ach They were sparring at the bell.
Hermans round.
/ Round four--Lynch missed a left
lead and followed it with right to
head. They exchanged let's 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 fve-Herman hooked left to
jaw. They Exchanged lefts to body.
Lynch jabbed and Herman countered
with right. They exchanged with
rights and l.fts Herman shook
Lynch with left to jaw. Herman's
round.
+ Round six-I.ynch jabbed right TO
head and took two short arm jabs in
return. Herman jabbcd Lynch re-
peatedly. They exchanged vicious
rights and lefts to the face and body.
I Lynch jabbed Herman at the bell.
Herman round
Round seven-They fought fast.
Lynch caught Herman with several
) vicious right swings Herman jabbed
Lynch on jaw with right They ex-
changed lefts and rights to the law
Lynch sent hard left to jaw. Herman
| sent left and right to jaw. They ex-
changed lefts and rights to the BODY
at the bell. Herman's round.
Round eieht-Lynch sent rights and
lefts to the body, Herman counterinp
with left and right to jaw. Herman
Jabbed two hard rights to Lvnch.s
/ Jaw. They exchanged rights tnd Iefts
; 10 Jaw Herman forced Lynch to a
CORNER with heavy body blows Her
mans round.
Round nine-Herman hooked Lynch
with a left 20 head. Herman sent
nara letts and rights to Lynchs body
Lynch reached Herman's law with
three light left jabs. Lynch missad
TWO left swings. Herman sent two
, leits to jaw, following with hard
rights to body. Herman's roupd
hound Gentleman sent left to
chln' Lynch hooked left to body
herman sent hard right to law and
received in return a blow to head
Herman sent left and right to law
Herman's round.
hound eleren-Lynch sent rights
and lefts to Herman's body and in q
ciinch received several in return
Lynch sent right to body and iabhed
several times. Herman came hack
with flght to jaw. Lynch's round.
Round twelve-They exchanged
iefts' Lynch sent right to jaw. Her
man returned with right and left to
body. Herman hooked vicious left
upper cut followed with right to law
and two short handed right upper
cuts. They fought viciously, ex-
changing rights and Iefts to the
body Herman's round