South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-05
Champion Joe Lynch Pol Easily; Dempsey

OF Pals rrowess as a hitter was
times the champion stood with his
arms at his sides and let the Mem
phis boxer whale away al him. Lynch
made great impression on the
crowd and both men were roundly
cheered at the close OF the bout.
Jack Dempsey's box was the e.
nosure OF all eyes during the lag
ging moments of tho preliminary
bouts and when the champion OF
all champions appeared IN the ring
10 take on his two sparr-ng part
ners. he was given a wonderful ova-
ton. Jack was 20 have boxed five
opponents but this part OF the pro
gram had TO he curtailed because
Of he dearth CT targets for the
occasion Jack appeared ID be IN
splendid condition and willie he did
not exert himself greatly during
he four two-minUte rounds. his two
sparring partners. Jack Thompson
and Andre Anderson. We're weary al
the finish despite the big pillowy
gloves used.
dempsey GOOu.
Both bouts dreW forth no little
merriment az the ease wah which
the champ handled his opponent.
Jack Thompson. a burly negro from
Philadelphia in particular enter
tanned the crowd as Dempsey maui
ed him all over the ring, several
times almost knocking the big coll
ored bruiser through the ropes with
his punches. Andre "Adonis" An
derson. a husky Swede, was on the
receiving end of Jacks socks in the
other two rounds and was also glad
at the bell Andre is the possessCr
Of a Roman nose which sparrins
with Dempsey does not nelp any.
Harold Smith. popular Chicago
bantam who has appeared on both
OF Fitz's previous cards. mad all the
better Of Champ Ross, also Of chi
cago. In the eight-rOund curtain
raiser Smith started off IS II he
intended 70 finish Ross but Champ
managed TO stick out the entire
echeduled time although he took
rather severe laSng Smith started
the blood flowing from Ross's nose
in the first round and kept peclIing
away at II all the rest OF the bout
making the affair a rather bloody
one at the finish.
Ross showed TO advantage at times
during the bout but Smiths eXper-
-ence and superior boxing skill told
heavily in his favor although Harold
did not lcok as good as on his pre-
v.ous appearances The two weigh
ed in at rs pounds.
Wells Winner.
Billy Wells, welterweight cham
picn OF Great Britain, was given the
popular verdict over Dennis O'kee-
fe. Of South Chicago in 10 ROUNDS.
The Britisher showed ar uncanny
defensive style which the Irishman
was unable TO fathom. the majority
OF Dennis punches landing OF
Wells elbows or gloves. Wells
however. showed little offensive
strength and il Is believed that
O'Keefe would nave Jared better II
IL had staged a smuggling affair IT
stead Of attempting 10 box the Brit
isher. The bout was slow at timSS
The men boxed at 147 pounds.
The other 1O-round bou, saw jim
my CIabby. Hammond ring pride
and Jimmy Darcy, cf Portland, ore,
IN action. Clabby. who is a veteran
having spent an extended period n
AstraIia where he garner9d the wei
ter, middle and light heavywe gsit
titles. spotted the swarthy Darcy Il
rounds but had the edge in through
out the 10 rounds. The Hammond
man. however. appeared TO BE- IN
poor condition and his exhibition
Yesterday against his slower and
huskier opponent can not be t7k-n
as a criterion Clabby weighed
l56 pounds while Darcy tipped the
scales at 16S.
r. w Dickerson. Of Grand Rap
IFS refereed the first :wc bouts and
lazy Miller. o. Chicago actcd as
third man in the win6up and semi
windup. The work of bolh men was
highly efficient and the entire pro-
sran was run off without a hitch
No knockouts were scored but the
fans went away highly satisfied with
the AZ rounds OF milling.
A number Of sporting celebrities
were introduced from the ring. these
including Midget" Srnith. Joe Bur
man. and Mike Dundsdd. top-notch
contenders for Joe Linch's crown.
frankie Callahan, well known light
weight: Johnny Coulon, former
worlds champion hantamweight.
and Barney Oldfe,d, premier auto
mobile racer OF all times.