The New York herald., 1922-01-24
Ward the Favorite.

The weights were 147A for Ward and
14S% for Walker. Ward was the favor
ite at to 3.
There was live exchange from the
bell in the first round. Walker battered
Ward all about the ring. landing heavy
rights and lefts to body and face. with
the former heavy all the better of it.
The second round was barely under
way when Walker landed a terrific right
to Wards jaw. staggering him. Walker
followed with a savage left hook to the
stomach. which sent Ward to the can
vas for the count of nine. Ward arose,
showing considerable strength and got
ii rough the round without further
damage.
Walker opened a cut over Wards
right eye in the third. He landed sew
eral hard shots to the face. Ward tried
to box at long range. but his opponent
declined to do so and as a result Ward
olinched frequently.
There was not much action IN the
fourth, but Walker got in number OF
jolts in the face. Ward jolted his rival
on the chin with a right hook in the
fifth. Then Walker pounded Ward all
about the ring.
Walker gave his opponent a terrific
pummelling in the sixth and Ward did
little but take what was handed to
him. The latter rallied a. bit In the
seventh and got some effective blows to
body ana jaw. Both slowed appreciably.
but Walker did the heavier execution.
Ward had O shade the better of the
round
The eighth was a slambang round.
the fighters exchanging solid thumps
from bell to bell. Walker showed
WEAKNESS, and Ward saved his face by
clinching. Both were tired in the ninth.
hut Walker still carried the fight to his
man and landed the more effective
blows.
Walker fought furiously in the tenth.
landing a series of heavy blows, which
caused Ward to clinch. Walker did
heavy execution in the eleventh. twice
driving Ward to the ropes with heavy
blows to the head.
The men fought each other all over
the ring in the twelfth. Ward slipping
to the floor once during rally. They
were at it hammer and tongs at the
close.
Results of Preliminarics.
Tommy Speno, Newark welter-
weight with infighting ability. de-
feated frankie Olson OF Pearl River.
N. Y. in an eight round preliminary
contest. Speno scored n knockdown for
"A count of five in the third round. after
which Olson lost heart. Speno continued
to bother Olson, who resorted to clinch-
ing and thus saved himself from a GER
tain amount of punishment. The blows
landed by Olson brought blood TO
Speno's nose. but that was the chief
damage he did.
Fred Fulton, the tall plasterer from
Rochester, Minn., may not be much OF a
fighter. but he is a great second. He
was chief adviser to Dandy Dillon, a
bantam, who thoroughly trounced Jimmy
Tomasulo in an eight round contest.
60 right az him." counseled Zero
cious Fred" "and make him think he Is
fighting six men" Dillon followed the
advice and won all the way. He had
Tomasulo In distress two or three times.
At the conclusion Dillon assured Fulton
he would second the plasterer the next
time he battled.
Grotesque was the exhibition between
Sailor Maxted. a 202 pound behemoth
Of Meriden, Conn, and Eddie West,
172 pound man Of Newark Maxted
increased his menacing appearance
through the medium OF a tattooed rep
resentation of cemetery on his back.
The gravestones and other adjuncts of
burying grounds were clearly outlined.
The effect was heightened by hjerogly-
phics on his arms and a star just above
each kneecap Although Maxted was
bulky with fat. his thirty pounds adj
vantage in weight was too great a ham
dicap for West, who was sadly bat
tered.
Maxted scored two knockdowns in
the seventh and the referee stopped the
unequal battle. West said he never
would again fight man with grave
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