New-York tribune., 1922-07-11
Hom Buff and Lynch
Shaped Up for Bout


pion almost az will and Buh appeared
10 be able 70 do nothing IN the way OF
an effective counter attack. Inc
champions face was bloody battle
se,rrod. but unbowcd. Lynch was
.hootine with uneanny precision with
his left. and in this session he raised
tho trajectory until it eentered on
Bua's left eye. This lnmp was OF
bu, nut out as the eleventh opened
This eleventh was a bad three min
,,., Tor Buff and his handlers. Lew
diamond. Doc Bagley and the others
!, the champions corner looked as
,hoycb they were attending funeral.
\. r. one minute rest between the
aio,enth and the twelfth they Workteo
seycrisblv over johnny face pu' '"'
ION was too much for them. =
Tho thirteenth was di atres'ink a.
,.;r Lynch went methodicaiiy 20
- ~ score n knockout ana lt VA.
- puf's transccn.ental game.ln.'s.
- stsvod of the fate that the Ne.t
siSer % had planncd during tho minute
80, in his corner lie battered the
have Jorscy boy from pillar 20 post
Then came the fourteenth ana '"'
finish.
Preliminaries Full Of Ginger
Tho esue festivities opened with a
snappy four-round scrap between Nl,
lie 0'Connell. of tho West Side' ~, ana 10
Murray Brcssncr. ~ brooklyn, lhey
are a couple Of bantams. Wine "o"
- Harry C"Kid'0 Brown, Of Philadel-
mia. won q close decision over Johnny
Drummic. of Jersey City, in SIX
round battle that was allied with action
from start 20 finish. u was one OF inc
hcst nreliminaries that has been staged
bcreabouts In many moons. Drummle
,roicbcd 1874 ard Brown 1872. 10 was
prown's aggrcgsivcness that won TOT
him although he took terrific poay
smashes from the jersey City boy.
THE semi-fnal was another whizz-
hang affair. IL brought together
Frankie Jerome. OF the Bronx and
Iact Wolfe. OF Cleveland. In the hrst
round Frankie noorcd the Clcvelaneder
no less than eight times, but couldn't I
mako him stay put for more than
count Of three. Each time Wolfe
staggered 10 his feet and returned 70
tho fray. staggering about the ring on
erocpv pins. This round sent the
crowd in a frenzy as tho game Western
bow wabbled 20 his feet time aiter
time and actually sent over wild
swings that dazed Jerome.
In the second round also Wolfe hit
the canvas several times, but refused
10 STAY there. lie had the crowd
cheering madly as he staggered after
Jerome and shot over few crazy
swings that hurt the Bronx boy. II
was wild and woolly exhibition Oh
tho Qucensberry pasiime.
Thrives On Punishment
Jerome punched Wolfe with both
hands until he was arm weary and by
the sixth he had slowed down eonsid-
erably. while his opponent seemed 70
be getting stronger under the punish
ment. He thrived on IL. In the sew
enth the dizzy Clevelander sent
frankie reeling 10 the ropes under
wild right hand drives 70 the head, but
toward the end OF the session he
stopped n right himself that laid him
fat. He refused 20 avail himself Of
a count, however.
In the eigth they stood toe 10 toe
and slurged until both were almost
out on their feet. Tho crowd was in
such an uDroar az the round cndod
that the fighters couldn't hear the bell
and had TO be torn apart by Artie
McGovern. Wolfe, aided By left tap
20 the whiskers. took another flop as
the ninth ended in a wild furry Of
flying fists. He staggered TO his feet
as the bell rang and had 70 be directed
70 his corner by the referee.
He came back in the tenth, however,
20 send Jerome spinning 70 the ropes
with wild wallops 20 the head. Both
were punch drunk as the session ended
and tho crowd was climbing up tho
backs Of It's seats.
In the eleventh n left 20 the chin
sent Wolfe down for the count Of nine,
but he reeled 20 his feet and went
back for more.
Jerome was awarded the decision and
oldtimers declared 10 was one Of the
best scraps seen IN this city since the
Walker law has been In vogue. Both
boys weighed 100 pounds.