The Washington times., 1925-01-17
TIGER DIVES
|NSECOND
ROUND
Jack Delaney Eliminates
Flowers From Middle
weight Marathon
By DAVIS ]. WALSH,

BY DAVIS ]. WALSH,
International News Service Sports Editor.
NEW YORK, Jan. 17.-Kindly
omit flowers.
This request of the heirs and
assigns, so frequently mentioned
in connection with the obsequies,
was duly observed shortly after
10 o'clock last night when Flowers
was omitted, excluded, and other
wise discontinued by a right-hand
punch to the jaw from Jack De-.
Ianey, of Bridgeport, Conn.,, after
g seconds Of fighting in the Sec
ond round.
That was all there was to it
4 punch, a fall, convulsive
writhe, or so, and, as a contender
for the middleweight champion
ship of the world, Tiger Flowers,
colored gentleman of Atlanta, Ca,
was no more. Delaney had pune
tured the bubble with rapier point
Of his good right hand.
The omission of Flowers foIlowal
automatically. The brunette speech
men was to have met Allentown Joe
Cans at Allentown. Pa. on Monday
night next, but the promoters went
into reverse coincident with the
knockout and substituted Delaney.
Lifted to the watch tower OF pub.
lie esteem by his quick victories
over several opponents and the al
most theatrical ferocity OF his mien,
the colored gent was matched with
Delaney as the final 'sconvincer" for
a shot at Harry Greb's title. De.
laney will take over that end OF the
business also. You couldn't Keep
Delaney out Of championship
match now with ball and chain.
Greb. it was announced, had agreed
to meet the winner previous TO last
nights frolic.
At the time. It was fondly e..
nected that Flowers would be q
candidate in spite OF reports that
he spOrted glass jaw. On the
face of the returns, this allegation
may or may not have been sub
stantiated. All that !! can oiler
ON the subject is that II it isn't
Dresden china, neither Il Il Shelf
field plate.
Granting that Delaney f1ourishes
a natty sock, the fact remains that
Flowers went out too suddenly TO
leave an impression of adequate in
yIIlnerability. He has all the stage
trappings, from the tiger head on
his bath robe to the multicolored
bouquet on his fighting trunks; ne
has the snarl of the jungle cat on
his Iips and the swiftness or It's
strike in his failing arms; every
thing, in fact. but a competent chin.
This last will probably make the
omission of Flowers a more or less
permanent institution.
At that, the Tiger possibly had
two strikes on him at the outset. A
left.hander sent against a right
hand puncher, he seemed to be made
to measure for Delaney as they
stepped out at the gong. Jack stood
straight up, and az he danced away
from Flowers rushes held the ne
gro off with a straight left. Occa-
aionally he stopped and crossed with
q right.
The Tiger had no adequate re-
pIy to these tactics and took 10
sIapping at his man as one might
treat a pesterOus fly. 1t was DE:
laney's round what there was OF
Il.
Flowers was given fresh instruc.
lions in the corner for he came out
with a rush and proceeding to mix
Il warmly, swarming all over his
man. This was a mistake. One
might as well trade punches with
A cobra as to mix with Delaney.
In that style of fighting, the sharp-
shooter always wins.
For a moment the Bridgeport
entry seemed dazed by the rush;
then he quickly shot over Stratght
right to the chin and before Flowers
could blink his eyes followed with
a right uppercut flush on the Shut
ton The colored man fell forward
in q slow collapse. rolled over on
his back and attempted TO rise at
the count of seven. Bnt the effort
was too much and he fell back. to