Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-11

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COO and calculating. held out a good
left arm last night n permitted
Johnny Buff to knock off his own
crown-the bantamweight! champion.
ship Of the world.
It was apparent in the early round
when Buff found himself unable t,
pass that long left to land the de-
vastating short blows to the ribs, that
1T was of those rare occasions
where an ex-champion comes back"
Buff n Lynch never had met be-
fore. Lynch had lost his title to
Pete Herman and the New Orleans
boy had fallen before the Jersey
Skeeter."
AS Buff weakened. Lynch drove his
left in the champions face. Upon
occasions, crossed over with a ter
rife right. Several times he had
Buff on the ropes and at other times
grogKy and half blind.
Bun landed comparatively few
blows and missed often. His
hope was a knockout, but his swings
were far wide. He had weakened So
perceptfbly hat Lynch sent him
crashing to the floor when they few
together in the fourteenth round:
Then Frank Bagley. his chief second
knew it would be unfair to ask him
to go N.
Buff has just from an
operation of a seek gland.
Was Postponed Bout.
Buff and Lynch were scheduled to
meet earlier this year, but 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
regained his full strength and was tit.
The story of the fight is really the
story of Lynch's long left arm that
kept perpetually sticking in the face
of h champion. Buff advanced into
this weapon continually, trying to land
an uppercut. The only effect was to
keep a stream of gore pouring from
battle. Both boxers were plastered
with red smear throughout most of
the going.
Champion Was Game.
Buff was a%pplauded for his game
defense. Despite his battered condi-
ton, half blind from the blood that
spattered in his face, he stood toe to
toe. walking necessarily into the hard
left of the challenger, trying to get
close enough to land short uppercuts.
Never covering up, he fought back
bravely but Intellectually.
Lynch had every physical advant-
age, including age. weight, height
and reach. The weights were an
nounced as: Buff 112 1-2, Lynch
III IA.
frankie Jerome Of the Bronx de-
feated Jack Wolfe Of Cleveland in a
12-round semi-final preliminary. Je-
rome sent Wolfe to the floor nine
times in the first round.
Harry Brown of Philadelphia de-
feated John Drummie of Jersey City.
In a 'six-round preliminary.
The Fighting BY Rounds.
ROUND ONE-They fell into a rap
I'd exchange of body punches. Each
landed hard lefts to the head. Buff
missed two right swings. Lynch land
ed two hard rights to the head and
sent Buff to the ropes at the bell.
ROUND TWO-Lynch played for
the champions mouth. which he cut
tnHthe first round Lynch repeatedly
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
n out of clinches. Buff repeatedly
missed with his right. Lynch sent
vicious jabs to the body. Bluffs mouth
bled freely and both men were COW
bred with red e Buff took rights
and lefts to the head. .
ROUND FOUR-They pranced
around. feinting for leads. Bluffs right
kept missing. Buff stepped into sever
~ stiff tefts. then landed a right up
percut. Buff withstood a bombard-
nent Of rights and let's to the head.
ROUND FIvE-Lynch opened with
q volley OF let's to the head and
rights to the ribs. Lynch kept jabbins
hts long left into Bluffs mouth. Buff
aswuns wildly and clinched. Buff took
more let's to the Jaw. Buff landed :
cross to the head.
HOUND sIx.-Lynch kept his left
A1ab working n spun Buff into 4
retreat. Bun had no denfense aRainst
this bothersome left. Lynch started
Butts mouth bleeding again and
speppered the champion With left
tehs md right crosses. The chai-
ienser sent hard rights to the body
md Siiageds short uppercuts. Bun
nj asweak right to the~head.
MOUND SEYEN.--Bun kept lead