Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-07-11
JOHNNY BUFF FIGHTS CAMELY
BUT LOSES BANTAM CROWN TO
EX-CHAAP j0E: | yNCH IN 1ATH

New York, uly 1J0.-Joe Lynch Of
New York regained the worlds ban
tamwcight title from Johnny Buff by
n technical knockout in the 18th round
of their championship match schcd-
u.cd to go Is rounds tonight.
Lynch opened the 18th with a
smashing attack that sent the Grogsy
champion to the floor within six sec
onds.
! Buff. grogGy from thirteen rounds Of
pummeling in which he hardly landed
u blow, rushed to the center of the
ring to meet the slashing challenger.
When he crashed to the floor, his
principal second, Frank Baeley, did
not wait for a count but rushed in
ana lifted the defeated champion to
his corner.
1t was one of the few times in the
champion regancd his title. Lynch
lost the title just year ago to Pete
Herman and has been campaigning
for it ever since. His superiority to-
night was evident from the first tap
of the gong. Buff was always out
classed.
Buff and Lynch were scheduled to
meet earlier this year. hut the cham
pion became poisoned from an infec-
ton and recently underwent a serious
facilitating operation. Before to-
nights bout, however, he said he had
reEainod his full strength and was fit.
The story of the fight is really the
story of Lynch's long left arm that he
kept perpetually sticking in the face
of the champion. Buff advanced into
this weapon continually trying to land
an uppercut The only effect was to
keep a stream of gore pouring from a
cut that Lynch opened early in the
battle. Both boxers were plastered
with a red smear throughout most Of
the going. Buff weighed 113 IL
pounds and Lynch III IA.
Buff was widely applauded for his
game defense. Despite his battered
condition, half blinded from the blood
that sputterod his face, he stood toe
to toe, walking necessarily into the
hare; left of the challenger, trying to
set close enough to land short upper
cuts Never covering up. he fought
back bravely. but Intellectually.
frankie Jerome of The Bronx de-
feated Jack Wolfe of Cleveland in a
12-round semi final preliminary to
the tilt. Jerome setn Wolfe to the
floor nine times, six in the first
round.
Harry Brown of Philadelphia de-
feated John Drummis of Jersey City
in a siX-round preliminary.
Round one-They fell into a rapid
exchange of body punches. Each
landed hard lefts to the head. Buff
missed two right swings. Lynch
landed two hard rights to the head
and sent Buff to the ropes at the
bell
Round two-With left jab. Lynch
played for the champions mouth.
which he cut in the first round
Lynch repeatedly landed his left
Both missed right swings. Buff land
ed hard right to the jaw. They
We're sparring at the end of the
round.
Round 3-They danced in and out of
clinches. Buff repeatedly missed with
his right. Lynch sent vicious jabs to
the body. Bluffs mouth bled freely
and both men were covered with a red
smear. Buff took rights and Iefts to
the head.
Round 4-TiNy pranced around like
colts. feinting for leads. Bluffs right
kept missing. Buff stepped into sew
eral stiff lefts. then landed a right
uppereut. Buff withstood lombard
Lent CT rights and lefts to the head.
Round 5-Lynch opened with a vol