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LYNCH K. O.'S BUFF
AND REGAINS TITLE
OF BANTAM CHAMP

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Buff Beaten All the Way
Second Throws Towel in
Ring in Fourteenth.
NEW YORK. July 10. - Joe
Lynch Of New York reclaimed the I.
worlds bantamweight champion
ship from Johnny Buff by teca-
meal knockout in the 14th round
OF their bouth scheduled 20 60 Is /
rounds Monday night Lynch open
ed the fourteenth with a smashing
crack that sent the groggy cham /
pion 70 the floor within six seconds. /
Buff groggy from the Is rounds
OF pummeling in which he hardly
landed a blow, rushed 10 the center
OF the ring TO meet the slashing
challenger When he crashed 10
the floor his principal second, Frank
Bagley. did not wait for a count
but rushed in and lifted the de-
feated champion 20 his corner II
was one Of the few times IN ring
history that a champion rega!ned
his title. Lynch lost the title just
a year ago TO Pete Herman and has
been campaigning for It ever since.
His superiority Monday was evil
dent from the first tap Of the gong.
Buff was always outclassed.
Buff and Lynch were scheduled
TO meet earlier this year but the
champion became poisoned from an
infection and recerSly underwent a
serious facilitating operation. Be
fore Monday nights bout, however,
he said he had regained his full
strength and was fit.
The story of the fight is really the
story of Lynch's long left arm which
he kept perpetually sticking in the
face Of the champion Buff ad-
vanced 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
had opened early in the battle.
Buff was widely applauded for his
game defense. Despite his battered
condition he fought back bravely,
but Intellectually.
FIGHT BY ROUNDS.
Round One.
They fell into a rapid exclfa nge Of
body punches Each landed hard
let's on 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 a left jab Lynch played for
the champions mouth, which he
cut in the first round. Lynch re-
peatedly landed his left. Both
missed right swings. Buff landed a
hard right to the jaw. They were
sparring at the end Of the round.
Round Three.
They danced in and out OF clihch-
e. Buff repeatedly missed with his
right Then Lynch sent vicious jabs
10 the body. Bluffs mouth bled
freely and both were covered with
= red smear. Buff took rights and
lefts TO the head
Round Four
They branded around, feinting for
4
Huff stepped into several stiff let's
and then landed a right uppercut.
Buff withstood a bombardment Of
rights and lefts TO the head.
Round Five.
Lynch opened with a volley on
lefts to the head and rights 10 the
ribs. Lynch kept jabbing his long
left into Bluffs mouth Buff swung
wildly and clinched. Buff took more
lefts TO the Jaw Buff landed a
right across the head.
Round Six.
Lynch kept his left lab working
and spun Buff into retreat. Buff
had no defense against this bother
some LEFT. Lynch started Bluffs
mouth bleeding again and peppered
the champion with left jabs and
right crosses. The challenger sent
hard rights to the body and missed
short uppercuts. Buff sent a weak
right 10 the head
Round Seven.
Buff kept leading but he could
not keep away from the left jab
Buff walked into several stiff LET'S
and missed a vicious right upper
cut. Lynch jabbed his left and
crossed his right 10 the head; Buff
TAPPED Lynch's ribs with the right
and the left.
Round Eight.
Lynch began 10 smash with his
left and 10 plunge with his right
Buff missed several wild swings.
Lynch rocked Buff with his lett
Buff sent a hard right 10 the head
and they clinched. Buff was
swinging wildly and could not keep
away from Lynch's left jabs.
Round Nine.
Lynch landed hard lef-s and then
covered Buff with right and left
crosses 10 the head sending the
champion Keeling about the ring
Lynch again sent Buff to the ropes
with a left jab and right cross and
had him staggering when the bell
rang. In this round Buff sent sew
eral ineffective rights 20 the body.
Round Ten.
Lynch sent stream Of lefts %
the Jaw and mixed in a few short
upper-cuts with his right. Lynch
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