Evening journal., 1922-08-02
BY HENRY l.. FARRELL.
Omitted Press Sports Editor)

] NEN OlNhs aug. =. AUnlteo
Press) Joe Lynch. the west side
Irish boy OF New York. is back or
the bantamweight throne and he
should remain there just as long as
he elects.
In possession OF almost a clear
field. Lynch's reign looks to be
limited only by the length OF time
he can be prevailed upon 10 say
NO"
II he chooses again 10 go the ways
open for his money in New York he
Will be a short-lhed champion.
Joe was champion once before. but
he had so many friends eager 10
show him a good time that he went
along with them and ala most OF
his training in Broadway clothes. He
found out the truth OF the old. old
saying that It just can't be done.
Lynch has a bigger following than
any boxer In New York. The neigh
borhood boys charter sightseeing
buses. hang Lynch banners on the
side and go 10 his fights en- masse.
They sit in the bleacher seats and
root like college boys.
II he is smart enough 20 decline
invitations 10 parties. his admirers
will not be reduced by one. Benny
Leonard and Jack Britton have
large followlngs. but they stick
close 10 home and they have not
suffered declining respect or popu-
larity.
After Johnny Buff had the title
taken away from him by lynch, he
said he was through with the
bantamweight class. but that he
would continue working with his
American hyweight title.
Buff has stored away about $780,
900 and he can earn enough among
the hyweights TO live comfortably
without going down into the sock.
Pete Herman. former champion
is practically through. as he Is al
most blind in one eye and has pass
ed the peak. Midget Smith. the New
Yorker. is not in the same class with
Lynch. frankie Jerome, Abe Cold
stein and the other contenders are
also out OF the reckoning.
Two Westerners are the only ones
who look TO have a chance against
Lynch-Joe Burman and Sammy
Mandell. both OF Chicago.
Burman is more or less OF vet
rsI fa WrrQfI
known. hut II is only in the last year
that Mandell has come forward with
rush.
Western writer's have been saying
nice things about Mandell for six
months but II was only recently
when he whipped Pal Moore. in
Memphis. that he sprung up as a
real contender.
You can count on your fingers.
the boys who have beaten Moore
and when Mendell can turn the
trick, he must be good.
Charles Ebbets. one OF the closest
men In baseball. recently
struck upon A novel idea for in
creasng the price of bleacher seats
The Brooklyn fans have habit Of
with bottles and Ebbets
said he could keep the "rowdies"
out by increasing the price OF ad-
It's a sound theory. If he makes
the price high enough, the poor fans
won't have enough money to pur-
chase something to hurl at the T,
jumps.
In practically every park but
BROOKLYN. the real fans sit in the
bleachers and the 'rowdies' have
enough to get into the grand stand.
one player. selected at random
from each OF the major league /
cams. was asked by the writer this
season. what city was regarded by
he players as having the falrest
fans. Each one replied without
1esitation-"New York"
II might be because New York
las such a tremendous transient
that each visiting club
,as its own following in the city.
OF former residents OF
,ther major league cities make their
ZONES in New York and all OF them
ant forget their partisan feelings
or the old home club. However, the
lative New Yorker Is very fair
ooter and Is even more severe on
ne home club than on the visitors.
Five more big championship fights
'efore the boys get footballing Is
he rather sizeable program now