The Omaha morning bee., 1924-06-03
Champ Awarded
Decision After
! FuriousBattle
Challenger { Puts Up Strong
Fight but Was Out
punched in In
fighting.

Philadelphia. June = Mickey
Walker of Elizabeth, N. j.. worlds
Nelterweight champion, successfully
defended his title against Lew Tend
Ter, Philadelphia southpaw. in a furi
Gus 10.round bout in the National
league ball park tonight. The chal
lenger put up a strong fight against
the youthful champion, but was out
punched in the infighting.
Round One.
Walker got in the first blow, hard
right to Tenders jaw. The southpaw
walker was forcing the fighting, driving
his challenger around the ring. Walker
missed right uppereut and Tenfler fell In
\ clinch. The champion was eoncentrat :
Ing his attack to Tenders body. Tenders $
left found its way to Walkers Jaw with
out return. Tender got over nnother
good left but took bad beating in the
infghting that followed.
Round Two.
Walker drove Tender 10 neutral
corner with a left, followed by vicious
right. Walker ssied in with lefts and
rights which forced Tender into a clineh
Tender got over left to Walkers head
They met in a furious exchange of blows
in the center of the ring. Tender backed
followed with a right which drove the
champion into a clineh
Round Three.
Walker hit Tender inethe Jaw with a
hard right and the southpaw fell into a
elinch. He followed with another vicious
right to the Jaw. Walker was driving
hsrd "1 '"sH swinging attaca. diti g walker scored
heavily with two rights TO the jaw and
almost drove Tender through the ropes
Round Four.
Walker staggered Tender with a
straight right and The southpaw ,,,r drove ,e
the infghting. Tender came in with
left which missed Walkers face and tne
champion countered with hard right 10
Tender was missing frequently. Walker
got Tender in the corner and scored two
rights to Tenders Jaw Tender came
hack strong, however. to Walkers Jaw
and body.
Of seker the Tay frcm Tenders h@ return Tend
Ter missed left and then fell into clineh,
his body getting bad pnmmeling from
made walker miss frequently. Tender
stumbled in his owl corner trying to
avoid walkers tw9,fisted @ s attack ,d but .ir re
both hands effectively. They were
eiirched at TIE bell %
Tender. met Walkers jaw. with LETT
and right. There was much in-fighting:
walker stasEered Tender With With. 2 hard hard
to clinch. Twice more Walker found
Tenders head without a return. The
challenger cliuched with Walker in a
neutral corner and held his own in the
icious In fighting
Round T.
Walker spun Tender completely around
with a left hook and a right cross, the
challenger hanging on the ropes to steady
himself Tenders left broke through
walkers guard twice. Walker countered
with q right n tie Jaw. Tender was
meeting punch with punch In the toe-to-
They were srarring for an opening at
TIM bell
Tenders left found Walkers law and
he crossed with his right; forcing the
champion into a clnch. They wrestled
around the ring. Tender missed vicious
left and was rocked heavily by Walker S
right. Tenders free left counted five
times TO Walkers head. Again Tender,
left found its mark Tender rocked
Walker with a vicious left, crossing with
right.
Round Nine.
Walker started in vic1ousiy getting
Tender to the ropes. carrying on re-
lentless attack 10 the southpaws body.
Both missed wild swings. The champion
was finding trouble getting through
Tendlers long guard. Somebody threw
hat in the ring in protest to Referee
vicious infirhting. and he stopped the
bout while he threw the hat out. Tendl or
scored heavily with his chopping left to
Wslker'. ,V, law law Tender met the champion
Round Ten.
They shook hands to start the final
round. Tenders left found Walkers
Jaw. The chamoion was fighting frantic
hard right. Walker hit Tender three
times as ne chased him across the ring.
They stood toe to toe in the center Of
he ring and exchanged blows. with