South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-23
BANTAM CHAMPION
RETAINS TITLE IN
16-ROUND CLASH
Challenger Takes Aggressive
but Fails to Penetrate
Clever Defense.

NEW YORK. Dec. 22-CBy A. P)
Joe Lynch Of New York, success
fully defended his worlds bantam
weight championship tonight. receiv-
Ing the judges decision after Is
hound contest with Midget Smith,
2alsc Of New York, az Madison Square
garden.
smith failed IN his game bid for
the bantam title because Of his in
ability to penetrate Ig-nch's rangy,
clever defense The challenger was
on the aggressive most OF the time
but except for occasional swings
that momentarlly shook the cham.
pion, he was unable TO land effective
ly
Lynch fought cautiously. At times
his defensive tactics slowed mp the
tight. but I'm several rounds. nota-
bly, the 18th and 18th. he traded
punches with the challenger on even
terms. lie kept out Of the M.dset's
reach with his long left iaBbing with
whip-like swiftness TO Smiths jaw
and occasionally shifting his attack
10 the challenger's body as they
came 20 grips. He cut Smiths mouth
with this jab in the second round
and kept a steady stream OF blood
flowing for the rest OF the bout.
Smith on Form.
Neither boxer scored a knock
down. although Smith once slipped
10 the floor as they were mixing
furiOusly at one time.
result OF his recent strenuous cam
palgn and the fact that within the
last week he was obliged TO take Off
six pounds in order 10 scale tonight
at lis, tho bantamweigh t limit.
Lynch weighed 116 "a.
The semi-final contest. scheduled
for II rounds. ended abruptly in
the first round when Harry Leonard
Aof Philadelphia was disqualified by
he referee for fouEng Kid williams,
Baltimore veteran.
The Lynch Smith fight 10y rounds
follows:
Round One.
Smith landed a hard right on
I4ynchs temple without drawing a
reply Both missed wild swings for
the head; Lynch shook Smith with
a right uppercut Smith jabbed ef
fecuveIy with his left as Lynch
stayed on the defensive.
Round Two.
Smith whipped over a left to the
body and another TO the head, fore
ing the champion TO clinch. They
mixed furiously for few moments.
Lynch cutting Smiths mouth badly
with a series Of singing rights and
let's. Smith shook Lynch with a
hard left swing 20 the jaw.
Round Three.
smith snapped L.yuch's head back
with left jab but missed several
wild swings The champion out
boxed his rival during a session OF
mitigating but landed inenectively.
Smith rocked Lynch with a hard
hook and received an uppercut i'm
return.
Round -Four.
Lynch's long left kept the Midget
out Of range until the challenger
landed a damaging left TO the head.
Both qu.ckened the pace as Smith
shot over a right that staggered
Lynch. The champion drove in
with both fists and started a fresh
flew OF blood from Smiths mouth.
Round Tive.
Lynch beat n tattoo on the Mid
gets jaw with his left and ham
mered away at the Challenger's
body during a c]inch. lie swung
wildly and Smith Sho, iu his right
20 the Jaw. Lynch was out-boN.ns
Smith by a wide margin.
Round Six.
Both landed stin blows 90 the
body and Smith connected with q
eft 10 the jaw Smiths right sent
the champion staggering back for
a second. but he quickly regalned
his poise and shook Smith with q
rapid FIRE 20 the head.
Round Seven.
Smith plunged in with both fists.
rocking Lynch's head with hard
rlxht and left hooks 20 the Jaw.
Lynch kept js5oing with his left and
landed several body blows as both
stood toe 70 toe 20 exchange wal
lops.
Round Eight.
Sm.th broke through Lynch's de-
fenSe and: drove him 20 the ropes
with a piston-like attack 20 the
head smith answered the cham
pion's lab TO the Jaw with a damaS-
ing right 20 the ribs
Round Nine.
Both spared for an opening.
missing a number OF wild swings.
smith opened a vicious attack 10 the
head and the champion responded
both landing several hard smashes
during the fastest session OF mixing
so far.
Round Ten.
= Smith took the aggressive but
tepped into a jolung left hook. A
hard right 10 the ribs drove Lynch
back. the champion backing 10 the
ropes under a barrage OF body
blows
Round Eleven
Smith shot IN several blows 90 the
head. while Lynch stayed on the de-
fensive. Both landed hard BODY
blows while Lynch smashed his
right 10 the chaIIenger's jaw. They
spent most OF the round sparrins.
Round Twelve.
Lynch delivered a terrific lac.ns
20 the challenger I'm fas, in-fshtIug
smith shook the champion with a
hard right 90 the chin. but Lynch