The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-01-10
WALKER BEGINS
CAMP IGN FOR
Weller crow
New Jerseyite Gives Johpp. o..
fiths OF Akron Lacing IN
II Rounds.
BY FAIR PLAE
Copyright. 1922. by The Arr..

tCopSright' i922, by The Argus
New York. Jan. 10. Nj.
Walker, the Elizabeth thunderso,
began the first Of a series ~ -,
ties designed to put him at II. +.
of the welters last night in H. nj
regiment armory in Jersey ~
when he stormed along thrapg5 \
rounds with Johnny GriH5fbs
Akron. Mickey did most ~ .
landing as well as mest NJ M
fighting.
So Jersey men were inclined d.
hand the decision TO the afors..'
Mickey. Maybe they were riSa.I
But the way GrifHths went ~
Walker in the final session indie.,
ed that in spite Of the Jersey ma
ability to land he hasn't the NON.
to do much harm with his ~.
The way things went up TO the 1g,.
Griffiths should have finished Il
with one eye on the timekaansr.
bell and the other on his opDops,.I
Instead of that. he rippej min ~
Elizabeth BOZO and hit him wi,d
everything but the JERSEY boYirl
chairman's gavel and the H.
posts. However. Walker stoon -
to it and finished o. K. Taking
all in all. Mickey made an impTs,
sive showing against the Akror
Warhorse. who has been meetiB,
the best of the welters for 70 vears
Walker didn't knock him out bpl
neither has Jack Britton in baH !
dozen encounters.
Tex Richard says that within II.
next six months he will hold chan
pionship bouts in almost ever,
class He does not name the chad
lengers. but if he puts on tn
strongest attractions that possih5
could be arranged. here is the wa
his list would shape up:
Heavyweight champi0nship-JafE
Dempsey versus Harry Wills. Bv
instead of Wills the public will
probably have the pleasure Of see
ng Fred Fulton lead with his righ
and left jaw.
American lightweight champion
Battling Leyinsky versu
Gene Tunney. For further particu
lars see next Saturdays issue.
Worlds light-heavy champion
ship - Georges Carpenter Yersu
Tommy Gibbons. Rickard says thl
bout is sure fire for March
MiddleWeight championship e.
Johnny Wilson versus Mike Nc
Tigue. provided Mike gets by Harr
Greb and provided also Wilson get
by the New York athletic commits
sion.
Welterweight championship +
Jack Britton versus Benny Leon
ard.
Lightweight championships
ny Leonard versus Charlie White
Junior lightweight championshi
johnny Dundee versus Billy De
foe.
Featherweight championship
Johnny Kilbane versus Charlie
BeeCheT.
Bantamweight championship
Johnny Buff versus Midget Smith
Flyweight champi1Hship-Johnn
Buff versus Jimmy Wilde OF Enl
land.
Now. going back into the year
what would we think OF the on
come of the following matchs
against old champions and u
present crop?
Heavy - Jack Dempsey agaiR'
Bob Fitzsimm0ns
Light-heavy-Kid Mccoy again;
Battling Levinskv.
Middleweight - Original Jae
Dempsey against johnny Wilson.
Lightweight - Joe Cans agall'
Benny Leonard 80.
Welterweight Mysterious Bill
Smith against Jack Britton.
Bantamweight-Ab Attell versa
Johnny Buff.
FeatherWe:ght II George l!4y
against Johnny kilhane
How do you think these hga.
would come out Mr., FAM MAJ
a pool on the 0Id--imers, and ID
chances are you'd have your WIZ
ter'5 coal supply paid for.