The New York herald., 1922-11-02
Fight by Rounds
ny CHARLES T.. MATHIsoN.

FIRST ROUND-Britton was first to
lead and hooked his left to face Walker
rushed in to close quarters and pounded
Brltton on the face and body. Britton
missed his heavy left swing by a foot
and Walker smashed him on the head
with right and left. Britton missed an
other left hook and Walker scored heav-
lly with left TO the head and a right
10 ribs. Britton seemed confused and
houndered around the ring. Walker fol-
lowed him closely shooting hard rights
and ietts to face and body. Britton shot
right hook to Walkers Jaw and SHOOK
up the Jersey man. Britton landed an
other hard right handler to Walker $
nose and ducked two wild swings by the
challenger. II was a very fast round.
SECOND ROUND--Wall5er slipped TO
the floor when he attempted swing.
When he got up they clinched, pounding
at the body. Walker missed with his
right and lett and Britton hooked him
in face with left then made a rush
and tried with a right Walker shot out
straight left as Britton came in, hit
ting the champion flush on the chin.
knocking him to his knees. Britton
jumped up at once and mixed 1t with
the Jersey man, who tried hard to land
another lert. but failed. Britton then
took the defensive and by clever feinting
shot in several rights and lefts to the
face just as the gong rang
ROUND THREE-Walker tried with
his left swing. but Britton avoided ii
and polSed the Jersey man in the face
with his left. Walker swung again with
his left with more success and sent
Britton Off balance Britton hooked a
hard straight left in Walkers stomach
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W8lkers jaw with his right. Britton
was now boxing with all his customary
skill and battered Walker against the
ropes, shooting lefts TO face and rights
to body. Britton hooked his left to
Walkers ear. Walker rushed and
Britton dashed across the ring to es-
cape the fusilade of blows that Walker
aimed at him. Britton po<ed Walker
hard to the body just before the bell.
ROUND FOUR--Walker missed with
left swing and they hammered away
at each other at close quarters without
any special damage Walker sent a
left 20 the body but missed a swing to
the head, and Britton retaliated with
half dozen hard pokes to the face with
his left and rights to the jaw. Walker
missed three hard swings for the head
and Britton drove him against the ropes
with savage right TO the Jaw. Britton
repeated three times with right handler
to the jaw without "A return. Britton
again got Walker against the ropes and
pummeled him vigorously with left and
right. and Walker had TO run TO get
out Of the danger zone. Walkers left
again missed the mark. hitting Britton
on the shoulder, and before the Jersey
man recovered his balance the cham
-pion smashed him with rights and lefts
to the face and had him pinned in a
croner. The men continued to fight
after the bell.
ROUND FIVE--Walker started with
his wild left swing to the head. which
missed the mark. and Britton countered
him on face with n short. snappy right.
Britton landed a series of left handlers
TO face and Walker swung with his right
for a change. but wlssed with that
also. Walker sent couple of rights
TO ribs and Britton smashed Walker
on the jaw with his right. Britton
again forced Walker TO a corner and
battered him with rights and lefts TO
face. Walker missed with all kinds OF
swings and uppercuts and Britton
reached him In face with his left. ap-
parently at will Britton forced Walker
TO neutral corner and punched his
nose a. will Walker was missing with
his left swing by foot just az the bell.
ROUND SIX--Fach missed left hand
crs aimed at the head. Britton smashed
Walker on face with left and right
Walkers left swing went a foot over
Britton's head. The challenger came off
the ropes and landed a number of left
hooks on Brltton's body and face. The
champion backed away and was strictly
on the defensive for the first time dur
ing the bout Walker continued being
aggressive and uppercut Britton on face
with left and right. The champion
stepped I'm and traded punches with the
youngster and got the worst Of the
exchanges. Walker sent Britton reeling
with left hand punch TO face and fol-
lowed UP with a volley of rights and
lefts to face and body. Britton was n
tired man at close of the round.
ROUND SIsVEN--Walker put hard
left TO Brittons face and Britton backed
up Walker rushed and Britton clinched.
Walker smashed on the body and face
with his LEFT and followed up with heavy
left to BODY. Brtton sent n straight
left to Walkers face and Walker tried
with left and right to jaw Walker