The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-06
BY ROBERT EDGREN.

ne came back into the bantam
weight championship by stopping
Johnny Buff--as tough a little bit1
of fighting machinery as any OF his
weight.
I've known Joe Lynch rather well
for several years and always liked
to see him fight. There's action
every minute when Joe's in the ring
He's fighting Irishman by de-
scent and an American fighter ny
education. He loves good hard
fight. His eyes sparkle with inter.
est and pleasure when the other
fellow hits him devastating wal
lop on the chin. He bounces away
under the impact OF the blow.
and bounces In aga!n-fighting---
the instant his toes get a good
ground hold.
Joe Lynch Ia the kind OF fell
low who can't be discouraged. The
| tougher the fight the more fun he
has. Instead OF delighting In
trimming a sap" Joe IS disguised
when he finds himself In the riag
with poor fish who can't clip him
clout on the chin at least occa-
sionally. II spoils the whole eve.
ming FOR Joe.
You see. Joe grew up on the east
side In New York, where his father
ran an express wagon. and he al
ways lived in a fighting neighbor-
hood. Ills idea OF % pleasant re-
cess at school was one In which he
got and gave a black eye. When
he was working for his father. tos-
sing trunks, he'd lay off any time
for 10 minutes TO see whether or
not some rival baggage smasher
| could trim him.
| IA ...4a
never held a grudgc. He fought
for the delight OF II. Naturally
when he grew up he went into the
ring. And naturally, with his
fighting ancestry and his early
training, he made good from the
start.
Joc's Defeat OF Loadmnn.
When the war came along, young
Joe Lynch was already famous as
the man who knocked out Kid Will
liams, one OF the strongest and most
rugged bantam champions In years
The bantam championship at that
time was In muddle. Williams
having lost on an alleged -four to
one "Kewpie" Ertle. Dick Load
man OF Buffalo handed Ertle the
brass bound works. and there was
some question as to whether Joe
Lynch or Dick Loadman had the
better claim to the bantam cham
pionship.
About this time, Joe Lynch was
called into the service and went
into the Sixty-second Pioneer in
fantry, Colonel Fosters regiment.
II was great fighting regiment,
and many ring men OF fair reputa-
tion and well-known athletes were
in its ranks.
Billy wellman, then famous the
country over as the Boy Promoter"
who started by building velo-
drome at 16 years of age and not
long afterward ran big auto races
air contests and boxing bouts. was
IN the ranks.
With Bill on the Job the regiment
lived life OF delirious Joy, with
baseball every afternoon and ring
battles every night.
Joe Lynch naturally felt right at
home.
About this time was getting up
n boxing show at Madison Square
garden for the army athletic fund.
with Biuy Wellman's assistance
and got Joe Lynch a furlough Just
before the regiments departure for
France, so that he could fight Dick
Loadman. IL was one OF the fastest
and prettlest fights 1 ever looked
at.
Joe went TO the war. was n star
in action and star In the army
rings, saw lot OF real fighting
with the boys at the front and fin
ally came home unhurt. little
gaunt and thin. but full of ambition.
Fighting In ring was mild sport
for Joe. He cleaned up his rivals
one after another. Two OF the
best fights saw him in were
against Jack Sharkey. who was GO
ing like a champion then and looked
unbeatable. But Lynch beat him
In his sharkey fights Lynch was
staggered several times, but always
came back at the tough little ltal'
ian with such speed and fury that
Sharkey. not Lynch, was on the
defensive. In the end Lynch wal
undoubted master of the field.
Lynch's Comeback n Surprise.
Joe astonished the sporting world
by whipping Kid Herman OF New
Orleans, bantam champion and 4
mighty clever boxer, few days be
fore Herman went 10 England toI
an international championship figh
with Jimmy Wilde. The astonish'
ment grew when Herman knocked
l. Wilde out. showing that he hadnI
lost any class Coming back Her
man beat q lot OF good bantams and
then got another fight with lynch
At this time Joe seemed to be In
slump. He was 80 skinny you coult
stand behind him and count hi
front ribs. lie was eager and quick
but his strength wasn't there. III
lost the championship. and al
though he came back and fough
= with greater skill and speed thar
4 ever ha seemRd tO have gone by
!, and few expected him to come bach