Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-14
lyman, ON COAST,
NOW A S0UTHPAW
PhiIa. Travelling Boxer Living in
Los Angeles, Where He
Switches His Style
HAS BEEN AWAY A YEAR
Ry LOUIS II. JAFTE

A FTER touring the country for about
"A year. appearing in fstic rings
from Northern Montana to the southern
part "f Texas. Johnny lyman. local
! lightweight. finally has found haven
| appealing to him. Also he has dis.
covered that he is southpaw boxer.
John is living in Los Angeles. Calf,
now and is being handled there by an
other former Philadelphian, Charley
| Swincheart.
During his career in this city lyman
had his ups and downs in local rings
mostly downs. and when bouts became
few and far between the black haired
boxer decided TO become 'traveling'
puncher. He jumped from town to town.
staying only for one bout and then
hoppcG elsewhere. Johnny has been IN
los Angeles for several weeks and he
! likes il thee. so he intends staying for
n while.
Writing from Los Angeles. lyman
states he has had three bouts. winning
two and losing one. and explains his
change in boxing style as follows:
mo doubt 1t will be surprising 70
| hear that ! have changed my style and
am southpaw now. It happened in
this way:
"solly Seaman, a clever New York
| teatherwe!ght, YVES matched TO meet
Danny Kramer. who Is here (Los An
geles, at present, but will leave soon
for the East. Solly, who tops the list
IN the stable of boxers Of which I am n
member. wanted southpaw boxer with
whom 10 train.
There we're no-c about. so ] decide ]
70 switch my style and help Seaman in
his preliminary work outs. After going
three rounds in that awkward position I
noticed thnt ! could handle myself better
as n sOuthpaw than in the orthodox
way.
! My first bout as southpaw took
place about n week ago and I did very
we'll. rom now on am Johnny
lyman. III" southpaw.
Greb Refuses
Bout With LOughran
Harry Grcb. Pittsburgh light heavy.
weight. who is back in the good croces
! Of III" New York Boxing Commission,
has refused to meet Tommy Loughran.
: Of Philadelphia. So says Joe Smith.
, who Aandl"s the affairs of the local
/ HI!uu4' NFI-n1,
4 ~ was in New York for several
days. explained Smith today. and
Frank Flourncy. matchmaker Of the
Madison Square Garden. decided to use
Loughran There in the star bout OF
fifteen rounds October %. He tried TO
get Harry Greb TO sign for a meeting
with Loughran. but Greb refused TO
agree 10 any terms.
when F!ournoy made me- over,,res
for Loughran's services the latter mart
OF this month I stopped negotiating for
a match in Boston. where promoter
wanted t" use Tommy against Jack
Delaney.
Flourncy still plans to have Iough.
ran box at tho Garden. October %. and
he has not given up hopes of getting
Greb for the contest. However, If he
Is unsuccessful in signing the Pitts.
burghrr. Flourney then will start ne.
Sotiating with Dave Rosenberg. who is
being recognized as tho 'middleweicht
champion in New York"
Loughran has been training daiIy ar
his private South PhiIndelrhia gym
II want Tom to be- in primo form when
hc makes his New York debut. Lack
Of condition is poor albi for boxing
defeat"
Former Navy
Boxer Seeks Opponents
TI,,,,n en., ,,l l.