Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-24
Buff Wins Bantam
Title from Herman
in Is Rounds at n. Y.

New York, Sept. '9,5--Johnny Bun
of Jersey City American fiyweight
champion. won the worlds bantam
weight title tonight when he re-
ceived the judges decision over Pete
Herman of New Orleans at the end
of their II round bout. Buff weighed
113 II pounds and Herman III "a
pounds.
Buff brought the crowd to its feet
and again by his lightning like work
and aggressiveness. He had the
better OF ten rounds, four were Her
nuns and one was even.
The New Orleans boy appeared I'M
able to use his right effectively, and
While cuff missed oftener, his blows
We're clean and hard and worried
Herman.
Herman showed best in the fourth
round when on the offensive he
clipped Buff with right to the jaw,
upsetting him. Buff was up imme-
diately, however. Herman, who won
the bantamwcight championship
from Hid Williams of Baltimore in
a 20-round fight at New Orleans in
1917, lost it on a decision last Dccem
Der in a 15-round contest with
Joe Lynch of New York. but won it
back again when he received the
Judges decision over Lynch in u 10
round bout in Brooklyn a few weeks
ago.
Round 1-Thcy met in the center
of the ring ana exchanged light body
blows. Herman landed two light
rights TO the body. Fluff missed Il
right for the head but connected with
a light left. EuH landed a right n
Herman's stomach at the bell.
Round 2-Thcy SPARED for an open
ing and Buff sent left to the bods
They fought lightly III d cHnch. Buff
caught Herman on the jaw with a left
and came back with a right to thu
head. Euf missed left to the body.
Herman's left eye was bleeding. Her
man missed right u9pcrcut ard they
were sparrins at tho bell.
Round S-Herman was short with
right hook. Eurf sent hard right TO
the stomach. Herman landed several
rights to the stomach Buff landed
left and right to head and Herman
countcrcd with right to jaw Buff had
the better of the inHghting at the belt.
Round 4-They exchanged hard
rights and lcfts to the body. Herman
landed two hard rights to jaw. thcn
pappcred Buff body with rights and
lefts. Herman foored Buff with a
right TO the jaw, but the New jersey
boy was soon On his feet Euff crash
ed IEp laFt. IA.
Round 5--They exchanged light body
blows and clinched. Herman slammed
right to the jaw and followed with
rights and lefts to the stomach. Her
mans right then found .Tohnny's jaw
twice and they exchanged left hooks
Herman sent right to the body.
Round 6--IIcrman started with a
right to body and buff sent right 20
the jaw in return Buff landed right
to chin and followed with hard right
to body. At close quarters they ex-
changed rights and Igfts to jaw.
Round 7-Ilcrman used a left jab
effectively. Euf sent a straight right
to Herman's jaw ana they clinched.
Both missed rights for the head
Herman staggered Buff with a right
hook and they fought furiously at
close quarters at the bell.
Round Sherman crashed a right
to Bluffs jaw and Johnny returned
the compliment. Buff found Her.
mans jay with short right. Herman
caught Buff with right hook and
Buff was short with left uppcrcut
They fought at close quarters, Her
man landing hard rights
Round 9--They exchanged rights to
the stomach. Buff sent a left to the
jaw followed by hard rights to the
body. Herman landed right to the
jaw and Buff countered with a righ:
to the head. oBth landed hard lefts
to the jaw at the bell
Round 10-ThcY staggered each
other with rights and lefts to the
head. Herman missed right to the
jaw and Buff landed left to the body.
Buff missed two rights and Herman
a left for the head.
Round bluff staggered the