The Washington times., 1922-11-02


match. Walker tried to spar with
the champion but Jack made him
look badly. Then Walker changed
tUctiCs. He began to slug. He
hooked left TO Brittons face but
teh champion sent over three short
rights in succession which Walker
didn': seem TO like. Walker came
back strong however. and got n
right and left to Jacks body and
head. making Britton back up.
Walker kept on swinging but Brit
ton stepped back and jumped back
10 land snappy rights and l"fts TO
Walkers face and body. Near the
bell Britton got in labs and hooks
to Walkers face that made him
se, stars but did not daunt him
in his attack. Britton failed to
hear the bell and the referee sep.
arated them and sent them back
to their corners.
ROUND FTVE-The champion
jabbed two lefts to Walkers face
and pounded the jaw with u right.
Walker came back rushing and
swung left to BrittOn's jaw.
Both then landed a fast series OF
blows and clinched on the ropes.
BrittOn got i'm two rights to Wal.
ker's face and manOeuvred him
into neutral corner and pep.
pered the challenger with sting.
ing blows. Walker didn't seem
to be much troubled but kept
boring in trying to land right
swing. Britton made Walker look
amateurish as the champion boxed
and made him miss five swings
in row.
ROUND SIX-Jack gave Walker
another boxing lesson as the sixth
began. All Walker could see was
n flock OF gloves instead OF pair.
Rritton kept crowding Walker
arainst the ropes and blocking his
blows. AL the while Walker was
swinging for all he was worth.
CHANGING a lucky crack. One OF
them caught the champion on the
law and made him look surprised.
Britton then, in ducking a swing.
ran into q stiff left to the jaw.
which staggered him. He was back
at IT "A second later: Walker, how
ever, was all for fighting and not
boxing. He landed a sweeping right
to Jacks Jaw that sent him stag
gering half across the ring. An
other right to the same spot hurt
Britton, but the bell sounded before
any damage could be done.
ROUND SENEN-Walker rushed
out at the champion and hooked a
hard right to Britton's jaw Jack
cruched low, trying to block wal
ker's leads, then arose to get In
some blows. But Walker was 40
strong that no matter how the
champion hit him Walker was hack
like bulldog. damaging the cham
pion on the body and jaw with
wicked rights and lefts. These
blows seemed to hurt Jack. Walker
made Britton reel with five lefts
to the jaw and two rights to the
stomach. Jack came back with a
couple Of light ones to the face.
Then Walker again staggered him
with i pair Of hard lefts and rights
to the jaw.
ROUND EIGHT. The champion
ran into three left swings to the
Jaw and suffered two rights to the
wind. The champion did neat
marathon around the square with
Walker chasing hotfoot, occasional.
~ landing hard smashes to the
body and face. One of them made
the champion backstep faster. Jack
Jumped back, however, with q fast
| left to the face. but Walker stung
him with rights and lefts 10 the
head. Walker was surprised, how.
ever. by two right uppercuts to the
! law and n hard right to the point
| Of the chin. At the bell Walker
had put over n solid left to the
law and right to the face.
|
ROUND NINE. Britton clipped
Walker on the Jaw with n right,
but Walker kept tearing in, bang
ing away with rights and lefts TO
the head. Walker seemed far and
away the stronger Of the pair.
lie kept crowding. Britton tried
to get him to spar. but Walker
was for roughing II. Jack then
went bounding around the ring
but could not avoid several hard
cracks.
ROUND TEN II was infighting
at the start. Walker got in the
stiffest blows, II appeared. for Brit.
ton grabbed hold Of tho challeng ger.
Jack tried few smashes at his or.
runent. Walker, strong as hull
took them as though they were