The Washington times., 1925-01-14
GREB NEXT
TASKFOR
TIGER
Flowers Has Only to Defeat
Delaney to Get Crack
at Harry
By SID MERCER.

10y OAO 4yAA1ASOAAASe
NEW YORK, Jan. IA re-
turn match with Harry Greb is
one Of the prizes that will bangle
in front of Tiger Flowers if he
succeeds in removing Jack De-
lAAey at a leading middleweight
contender next Friday night at
Madison Square Garden.
Greb, who is in the South, has
consented to box Flowers at the
National Sportsmen's Club in
Newark, but after one scuffle
with the dusky human windmill
Harry is not going to risk his
title. He probably will specify
that Flowers must come in over
the middleweight limit of 160
pounds and Harry himself will be
. light heavyweight on that occa-
sion.-
AS no decisions are rendered in
New jersey, Greb will thus be alb
solutely protected against loss of his
title. Even If Flowers should stop
him the championship will not pass
20 the colored boy.
Greb and Flowers met at Free
mont, Ohio, last fall, and a majority
Of the ringslde critics said the Tiger
won. A return match, even with no
title involved, would be a good at.
traction. GPeb has dominated the
n1iddleweigllt division so long now
that the ringworms would like to see
somNbody come along and knock off
his crown
Flowers packed them i'm at the
Garden gym yesterday when he
rave an exhibition of speed and
last hitting In his practice boxing.
Among those who saw the Tiger
strut his stuff was Paul Berlen-
bach, who is also appearing daily
at Mac Levy's humping pariOr-
Berlenbach has left no doubt as TO
where his sympathies win center
next Friday night.
Last Sunday Paul approached
Flowers in the gym and apologized
for spelling a customer.
Berlenbach referred to his knock
ont of Larry Estridge, who was the
dandy OF local colored middleweights
until Flowers put him in eclipse.
"I hope you stop Delaney" said
paul.
"Ah1l do nah best" replied
Flowers, who always tries to agree
with a white gentleman.
One thing IL certain: Berlenbach
must fight next Friday nights win
ner, and he probably would rather
take q chance on Flowers than De-
Ianey.
paul IL training for his set-to with
Young Marullo at the Garden two
weeks from next Friday. If he ADDS
the New Orleans entry to his list OF
knockout victims and Flowers stops
Delaney a Observation-Disclosures braWI
win feature one Of the closing dates
Mt the Garden.
Flowers il demonstrating the
aoundness of the theory uAs
actual fighting is the pest cOnuI-
TONER and developer OF 00Mng
skill. His manager, walk nalIIeE,
points out that since December l
re TieeT has been scheduled TO
Heha seyenty-four rounds, but re.
aTced the lob to twenty-eaght
rounds. He stopped all OF his
on11onenks except Frankie School,
Who stuck for six rounds IA
Buffalo recently.
The negro's knockout victims IN
the last six weeks were batting
Chee. two rounds: Johnny Wilson,
three rounds; Jack TOWNSEND I'VE
rounds: Joe Lehman, three ROUNDS;
Billy Britton, four rounds, and Dan
O'Dowd, five rounds. He me-. Lob
man, Rritton and O'Dowd within a
week.
Even Berlenbach can boast Of no
such run as ''kayos' over a much
inferior field. With the exception
Of O'Dowd, the men stopped py
Flowers were all rugged customers.
II the Southern darby puts the
crusher on Delaney he will find
few white boys willing to meet MIN
and may be compelled to fall back
on the colored trial horses.
After the Delaney fight Flowers
plans to visit his old home town.
Brunswick, Ga, where he began his
money.making career as a pants
Dresser.