Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-02-06
BAN AMWE|GHT GLASS
HAS PLENTY TALENT
Joe Lynch Will Have His Hands
Full TO Defend Title Against
Many Contpntlcrs.
ny JACK yErOCK.
International New. Spor,Ipy t.dt,,

~ ""' 'oh''I NcHS Sporting Editor.
NEW YORK. Feb 5.-A majority
OF cur prcscnt-day ring chamnions
seem 70 have "A pretty nrm grip on
their title
Jack Dempsey. Benny Leonard.
. oncm lbI!iion' Johnny. kilbane and
ship Row.
There is ono. champ. however. who
viii have much Hrht!ng 10 do II ne
satisfies the boxing plbIic that n.
stands head and shoulders over the
PACK bowling On his TRAN
zoe Lynch is tho !add.c- buck in
oi all the pugll.s;ic divisions the
n"htaHl": class is IN" only one
n mr. rmnfn's VIII !ii an abundance OF
the l!st OF bantains who don't beli.v.
20" Lynch is the best in the world
~ enouth 70 convince the mos, skep-
First comes Pete Herman. former
t.ile-hoider. wh0 crossed ihe atlantic.
Knocked out Jimmy Wilde, tn.. bride
OF Mcrry IN gland. ana Is even now
hecpinG pace win The mob running
on Lynch's trail. Herman has al.
Ways Dcen more o. less Indifferent
m ,.incd, lie can fght like a little
ne can pu; up tho drabbegt Kind o,
an exh!bit!on. when he met Lynch
and Io~ his iitle ne had one OF hose
or nights. But IL he meets Lynch
again; and il is practically curtain
that he will. he viii have nothinH
t. lose ana everything 10 gain. And
ne VII rrooab bly, hght from the first
gong TO the finish In the way he can
hight. II appears thar losing ~.
chainpIchsh!p "as just about the best
t,hing that could have happened TO
HERMAN II woke him up
Joe thurman Strong.
Joe thurman. OF Chicago. Is another
bdHtanwci who DESERVES gnnyi,I
f Era thurman mas Il lot 81 ability
iic mas learned ana forgotten a good
many things about fighting that Some
of the little fellows never kncw, And
Win chance at tn" title staring him
In the face he will be "A tough little
man man ior Lynch or anybody else in
tAc banty division To handle
Jabez White. OF Albany. who gave
i.!nGh ihe hardest hgh, ne ever had
IN ms ne; Is another bantam OF this
Of Cleveland. who Knocked Out
frankie Mason and has scored point
VICTORIES over dozens OF good boys
of his weight.
81 Paul: Kid Wolfe. Of G ;il."I d
Mickey belmont: Bobby losephs Joic
E E EDDIE S?.gal. louisiana. Red Nc
ODonnell AID several Others are bay
ing like, little beagle hounds a,
Pal and Roy Moore arc among the
toughest OF the latter batch o: scrap
FOR any boxer OF his class. ROY has
demonstrated his class rcncatedIv
since invading the East ana his
Knockout victory over Jack Sharkcy
was not one OF the least OF his per-
iorinanccs by Any means, even though
Sharkey was a!ib!cd forty ways from
JACK. Snarksy d.! burn tho cundic
=: both ends and was not in the .cst
OF shape when he fought Moore but
ne is still one OF the toughest ban
ta!ns parad!ns in shoe leather and a
hard man 10 knock out under almost
any conditions.
Lynch Not Worrying.
Lynch isn't worrying about the
large held OF opponents in his divI-
SION however. lie is a lad who likes
q night and with the winning of tho
championship he has acquired the
confidence and Representatives, that
come to the c!can-cut. ambitious ath-
!ete who Is proud OF his laurels and
dcs!rnus OF proving that NE is en-
Titled to ;ncm.
when he next appears in The ring
IN defense OF his crown Lynch wifi
no doubt, surprise mis- admirers by
showing more snap and aggressive
ness than ever before He Is tina,
H!nn OF boxer and under the wing
OF Eddie Meade he Will not be liable
10 drop his title to the first Tom.
PICK or Harry who comes along
NEITHER VIII he be tempted by the
ilre OF the gay White Way. which i'm
NarlahlN grows whittier, brighter and
more a!lur!ng when a fellow has a
.a!Se and comfortable bundle OF ma
yuma al his command.