New-York tribune., 1921-09-21

Bluffs w eight
To Equal That
OF Pete Herman
Flyweight Titlc-Holder Adds
to Poundage for Opening
Fight in the Garden Ring


Johnny BufT's weight. when he enters
the ring at Madison Square Garden,
on Friday night TO fight Pete Herman
for the bantamweight championship of
the world will be 116 pounds, accord
ing to statement made last nigE,t by
Lew Diamond, manager Of the fy-
weight title-holdcr
This figure is just two pounds under
what Herman, the bantamweight cham
pion, will weigh when he goes into the
ring. Buff has been building himself
up for the last six months and has not
trained down TO the fyweight limit this
year On Labor Day, when he stopped
Indian Russell at Boyle's Thirty Acres
in five rounds, Buff weighed 1fs
pounds with his clothes on. He is
said TO have taken on considerable
poundage since then.
In fistic circles in this city, the Buff
Herman bout, which marks the opening
Of the Garden boxing season. is Great
ing a remarkable amount Of interest.
When it was first announced there wexe
few who were inclined TO concede
Johnny anything but an outside chance
to take the title away from Herman.
To-day the fyweight king has almost
as many supporters as the boy who
heads the bantan1weight division
Herman Rules Favorfte
While Herman is still a favorite in
the betting, and will probably continue
to be. it Is noticeable that the odds
are shortening as Buh"s chances are
being taken more seriously. Johnny
is thirty-eight years old, but he has
led a clean life and those who saw
him going through his training stunts
yesterday declared that he was never
in better physical condition.
The little old man of the ring is
clever, crafty boxer with many tough
years of experience behind him. In
the matter OF gameness he ranks with
the best in the business.
The State Athletic Commission an
nounced yeste rday that ali anaoor fight
clubs. which fail TO enforce the .sne
smoking" regulation adopted by the
boxing commissioners would have their
licenses and permits revoked. The
commission ordered all boxing clubs
to have at least ten signs displayed in
conspicuous places giving notice to pa
irons that no smoking viii be per-
mitted.
Real Battle Of Century"
The Dempsey-Carpentier ,attle of
July 2 promises to live up to it's title
of 'the battle Of the cent1ries.r There
are indications now that it Will be sub
lect of legal controversy between the
Jersey courts and the reformers of thar
state for some time to come Yesterday
the matter was taken under considera-
ton by the September term Of the Eud-
son County Grand Jury, which has been
asked TO decide whether the affair was
a prizefght or an exhibition, as they
are defined by the state boxing law.
Justice Francis J. Swayze, of the
Supreme Court, informed the grand
jurors that they would have to decide
TINS point in order to determine the
guilt or innocence OF the parties con-
cerned. These are Jack Dempsey, heavy
weight champion of the world: Georges
Carpenter, OF France, and their re-
spective managers, and Tex Richard.
who promoted the fight.
The latest news of Joe Lynch. for
mer bantamweight champion. indicates
that he is having a grand time up fn
the Maine woods getting ready for a
campaign which he hopes viii win
him another bout with Pete Herman.
the boy who took the title fror, Him