New Britain herald., 1926-12-04
TIGER FLOWERS IS
 BEATEN BY WALKER
NeWSpapermen Disagree With
 Verdict Of the Referee

Chicago, Dec. 4 Pl-Tiger Flowen the praying deacon from the south. land, has lost his middleweight box ing crown to Mickey Walker. beat ing back fro mthe Elba of his lost middlewcight title, but the referees decision last night was not seconded by many scribes at tho ringside.
 Most of the fight critics believed that Flowers had the best of the ton roun dbloody argument in the his toric coliseum, although Walker was going strong in the closing rounds and had the Georgian on the mat in the ninth.
 At any rate, the, two will meet again within 9h days under an agreement arranged heBre the fight and for which Jack Kearns, manager of the new champion. posted for felt of S65,000.
 Chicago is rapidly becoming known as the Waterloo of title hold CTS, Flowers being the second cham pion 10 drop his crown here since boxing was legalized some months back, while a third lost his laurels, so far as this state is concerned, by action of the state boxing commis' sion. Sammy Mandell recently an neXal the lightweight crown 10 Rocky Kansas while the boxing con- mission named Bud Taylor as ban tamweight champion. and barred Charley Rosenberg from the state, when a match between the two blew up.
 Flowers manager expressed the belief that the Tiger was entitled to the victory but said the decision was given in good faith.
 "We had a good referee in thHre.' Walk Miller said. "He decided Walk CT won. so it must be so. However. Flowers vas hit low two times and these pupchas took the steam out of him. Walker has got 10 feht Flow CTS within three months. E"arns has SG5.O0O un 10 guarantee it."
 Nearly 1i,0No persons iammed the coliseum. paving between sS5.00o and S9O na0 to sec the exchange of titular honors Flowers received half the gate receipts, less ten ner cent to the state commission. while W"lkcr's share was ten per cent.
 The fight was remarkably fast from the start,
 In the last two rounds Walker staggered the Tiger at least twice. and once put him flat on his back. This latter episode occurred in the ninth round. but Flowers made an horobntic recovery 10 an upright po- sition.
 Walker was at q disadvantage from the fourth round on. when Flowers opened mp cut over Mick cy's left eye. Blood tricklcd from this cut during every round there aftcr and in some Of the rounds ,the challenger's face was well smcarrd with gore.
 Nevertheless Walker kept to the plan he had for fighting a man like Flowers. which was 10 crowd him. and keep on crowling. At times Mickey was outscorcd three or four 10 one. but when he got In T poke it did some damage to Flowers. and. often slowed him mp. Walker ap- narcntly was never in any danger Of being stopped from Flowers punch cs But he was always in great dan. ger of hcing outpointcd, and his telling punches in the last two rounds, during which he let go with all he had seemed to have turned the tide in his favor. The first round was a fast one. with Walker setting the pace. and though lowers landed often cno"gh. his punches lacked the force of Mickey's, The Tiger hit his stride in thesnext round, and he bounced many wanop off Mickcv's face. as he wigEled and hobbed around. Tho hird was comparative lr Gl' In tho fourth rounc Flowers opened that cut over Mick cy's eye, but Walker came back strong. The ffth and sixth went to the Tiger, and at stages of the bout it seemed as if Mickey vas tiring.
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