New-York tribune., 1922-12-23

IA shouted, -koteen'
80 In the ring no. q particularly
hynSA .shsnpIon. Smith was given
a,,ss as he climbed down through
H boxs ware IN fine shape and
~ -hiie he did not appear 20 pos
Npss ,eht handed wallop that made
80 ..sss delivered the more telling
.isAcueh none Of them bothered
80 a great deal Neither man
ne s 80 81 The verge Of being groggy
sisrs Of the game and there
sssklnr even approaching knock
=. sruek delivered In any one OF the
SHssn rounds.
-. bout vas a furious one from be-
.ssise 10 end and both serAppers abb
s.~h,d considerable punishment. The
~ visible harm done, however was
,slssh Of blood that kept ooEing from
e.illt mouth. This was the result Of
npsItsd left iabs that he ABSORBED
80 BIS face.
Iyneh's famed right-hand waliop con
ss{si several times, but II had moth
IL behind Il that smaeked OF knock
ssl Smith landed with his own right
,.ss,ssdly, connecting flush with
isssh's Jaw, but II only caused the
xsupion to bore In the harder.
h the semi-hnAl Kid williams, OF
n,ltimore, won over Battling Harry
1snsrd, Of Philadelphia, in the first
rvnd on a foul, and this seemed 10
Lace the crowd as little as did the
ig1lon IN the hnal bout. The alleged
~ blow incApacitated Williams and
1, said he was unable 20 20 on.
Midget Smith, with Harry Neary and
erstty Monteith In his corner, entered
"a ring with q large splash OF plaster
80, his port eye. Both the midget
"a Toe Lynch, the champion. received
ssrtv Of applause when they. climbed
k-narA ths ropes The crowd seemed
ebs playing no favorites.
Toe Humphreys announced the
..lshts az Lynch, 1l6N. end Smith,
IN This Is the iightest that Lynch
Iss been In q ring battle in many
sse.hs he iooks somewhat drawn
N haeeard as he posed with the
TiSset FOR the photographers.
Tbs Midget ripped into Lynch IN
A. srst round as though the champion
IA not possess the most dangerous
-, hand in the bantem weight
,s.i,ion The blond haired battler
s.n p.,lsm slapped the champion
i..afullv on the chin and the rips, but
Ns Nows didn't seem to. annoy Joe
80, rueh. Lynch came back with a
~ LrS slams 10 Midgets whiskers'
iSAs challenger had 3 shade in this
Rlon. as, AZ
..,ks ,r the second end cut the
viSst,s mouth with one OF his Ia
@sr. ,sFt labs. Lynch had all the
I..ss, ~ this session, although smith
vound Il up by slamming h~ro s0sA
70 Joe's chin. -, -. a.,.. ri0bt
,virRs for the chin IN tne a. tnlI The
ana took some body punisnmehS' zen ~,nbt b
MIDGET whipped over q ieIs an. sahsr1nIon
n ths law that shook tne cna,vtt asnnt
m and Lynch lost the =. "a
inok that ne had been wearihE' ~ ""'
Nidreps round. ,v,ae.
Synsh's left hand vas missing 0.i.h VIA,
" n the fourth and this gaTs S. r,,tt
a. opportunity 70 work inslue % VIZ WIZ
NJ. 6srd body drives. Inc 1u a.
Ssund up In q mad hurry, OF hS's, i
wSirb ief jab delivered oy LynNV,n
S,nnSht blood flowing from smith
~euth' The round was even
Lynch Takes Fifth
,-,.A ,uFered from the activities
,,iTneh's left hand In the nitn, .,so' Ds'
~.nsged 10 dodge n few Vicious swRe. ~
80 were launched In MS olIe1',SSn S ~
IN Lvneh's other hand; IoWsIu sn
aSsa of the round the Midget enoppSs
81 ,oiIdly with q right hook 70 'n'
n, The round was taken by byhen.
IN the sixth the Midget snot oFss =.
s,s ksrd alan that brought smile "
LSs;XL face, an unfailing sign .N thss
4. vu hurt But Joe came esek VIZ wv
On, of those bursts Of speed that swspi;
Ia NdRe4 10 the ropes. Lyneh ttIea
lar Il ssud over a right drive tina.
would end the affair, but the mioge'
kspt his head out Of the way.
The Midget took the seventh py .
fslf margin, landing two wallops 70
L5nsh's one. He sent home eeversl
hard drives TO the Jaw that didn't 90
TIE ehsmpion any good.
Smith held the champion sven In the
eighth, which lacked the pep OF the
sessions that had preceded II. Lyncn
was the aggressor, but Smith. shot
through The cleaner blows, although
they seemed 10 lack steam.
IN the ninth they traded punches
st q trs-to-toe distance and In this
mlx-up Lynch connected solidly with
lsfts and rights. One Of the latter set
tAs Midget back on his heels. II was
LgnehIs round By q safe margin.
The tenth was O tame affair, with
beth hghters sparring and waiting for
q opening that never seemed 70 ap-
l,sE The Midget shot through the
btll drives, however, and probably had
A,ie the better Of this session.
n eleventh was q rough piece OF
bstitus, With Lynch having the better
m Ieries Of fierce mix-upS that saw
eesh lighters reeling along the ropes.
Twelfth q Fierce Session
The Midget went out In a wild
hslIs Of speed in the twelfth and
rihtd Lynch 10 the ropes under a
tsHeus attack. The latter kept shoot
10 his left hand through and this
hfobeht more blood squirting from
enltA's mouth. The hurry as this
l,sSion opened gave the crowd a
thaAee 20 yell. II was q fierce affair all
w way through, with Smith the
alYrsssor.
Smith appeared 70 have the better Of
~ thirteenth as he connected with
kvtral' hard punches to the jaw
Ihsse did not appear TO worry the
nampion any, however. They iaeEeo
Hsan and semed to offer convincing
plpof that the Midget was not hitting
Ise bis oldtime power.
n The fourteenth there was plenty OF
Stoh, with Lynch tearing in with
~ hands and sending some solid
lHes TO the body and chin. smith
s,tntsred with q shot 20 the face thai
9s,sd Lynehs lower lip and brought
as blood.
Ne efteenth had tho house IN an up
ft1I. With thu boya 6ahtinR with botn