Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-02
New York. Nov. .

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M "Mickcy" for pugilistc purroeeN
twenty -one years old. and hailing from
Elizabeth. y. j.. today emblazons
.,oycdom's horizon ns the world -
xel,er.weght champion.
The Youthful Jcrscyitc won his new
kurcls ns the ruler Of 14I- -pOund-
st.o.o'clock fstmen. whcn he was
awarded the decision nt the conclu-
s,on of Is rounds against the old
master, Jack BrittOn. liz Madison
Enunrc Garden. last night.
Only his hrilliancy as a defensive
boxer. his ability. TO evadc punches;
holdinC and stnlling tnctirs, carried
Rriiton. thirty. seven years old. and
II tbe ring for eighteen years. through
the forty five minutes Of action.
From the sixth rou',. until the final
%nrc of the gong there was lp doubt
n thr minds of the $4,000 spectators
who mnmcd the Garden, that Il brand
new title holder was about to be
crowned.
Britton Dropped Three Times
Three times. Walker dropped the vcn-
sroble champion in the resin. Once.
to his rescue at the count of seven
Previously, BrittOn had been dropped
IN the second round, rcgaining his feet
before a count was started. and. later,
IN the twelfth session, the veteran went
10 his knees for nine.
1t was q battle between a youth who
Nns bent on scoring n Knockout. un-
willing TO take Il chance on the decisions
Of iudgcs and referee. and def"n-
siye, clever. experienced veteran who
dependcI alone on his superior knowl-
edge of the game to bring him through
succcsSfuly in defense of the cham
pionship which lie had held since March
H. 1919, when he knocked out Ted
Lewis IN he ninth round OF bout at
Canton. Ohio.
During the afternoon Of the contest.
Britton barkcrs were going begging
for bets ut odds ranging from > to |,
70 3 to |. with little Walker money in
sight. However. beginning with :
o'clock at the club II flock Of New
Jersey coin made its appearance, and
the odds gradually were cut down until.
at rugsidc. Walker was the favorite
70 win the championship ut odds Of
2tol.
".All Bets on
This sudden switch in the betting.
also the belief that BrittOn evidently
vas at the end of his pugliSiic rope,
caused suspicion to be cast on the gcnu-
inencsS OF the contest. That fact
seemed 20 grip the fans even more when
Joe Ilumrhrics. the announcer. in
.truc,cd Nv William Muld"or. chair
man OF the New York State Athletic
Commission. announced that "all bets
we're Oft. ns follows:
IF ans person or persons have bet
on this contest. ! wish to annoullre on
behalf of tn" New York State Athletic
Commission and the management of this
club, thaC all bets are hereby declared
of"
WhctL"" that announcement had any
effect on the big crowd, ii did not mean
anylhng, because. when tn" bout wa>
over I'll" spectators were sure they had
seeL Il champion dc;hronci by the
merits of stronger UrpUEcnt---u boxer
hxt"cn years "ld"r than hi r"nuurg"r
defeated. and. although Rritton slnw"i
up the battle BY his continually holdim.
and defensive tactics. he did the be-,
b. couid without ilinchimg.
II wa Walker ir:rlur lrf ho"ks
that won for him the championship.
Each time Britton waS cropped. il
SnS from the southpaw assault Of the
Mckee person. who was "nfitlrI to
eleven rounds, while the best ia" vet
era' could dr was to show to adyan-
hge in four. frames.
C,.,,. D,, n.,,r
Punched dizzy and dazcd a'm"sr in
"'! 'oaho' nI'''oh' WIZ" wis N'"N
.ha h,v d, snr p'u, n'9sr'sS'" 20 ,'L"' ="
:" ~ r.. 'I "" ro"n"' n' WIS '"'''F "n''
.I w. n' ms "rH's 70 p'"''"' "'.'S""' ''
1ohe iahd Wlth any puhrh"s. &C.
N'" 4" "'t oi '.'"il i"F "'A''| 'N M
'eer Il, Inc tlhlsh.
A,,h a'h'r went aI''r i'r!'i"i swinging
g9th arms ut the start "f the contest. g.
ne sho"k UP Triton with his left
oooK' ana mad Jack ON the defense i'm
nea.h,rly after the soupd o! the OPEN
ing b'I.
In" yonNE f.izabeth "o%rr's assault
was 80 iast thnt hrltton ma to back
s"a| In IN" middle Of thn first round
srSht to the jaw turned .;"itt"n com
pe'eiy nHount. Mickey wa!l.od int"
sslose quarters and began shooting both
Bel soundcI ', lnc '" nG',. "n'' ~, Wn1L'r !" y"r
with left t, the iaw.
,,
HOOKS I" Hritt0n's ia"
Shortly nttcr the scrond round
etart'd, Walker hooked his left 70 Hrit =
@L jaw, and Jack. who was slightly
on balance, was s"nt rrclins "a ross 1nr
uhS until he hit Jhr rope, and fell to
Wr MOOR
hrltLon jum!',d TO his feet without
Aking count. and began stubbny hi.;
Jeff into the nnru, Ljur WnI,;nr', forr
The Mick got into chose ,r,:'rlrrs. aud