New Britain herald., 1926-08-20
FLOWERS RETAINS
 TITLE IN FIGHT
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Flowers complained that Gret stuck his finger in his eye.
 Greb missed a straight right and Flowers blocked a left. Flower. crashed a smacking left hook te Greb's stomach. He repeated the punch up against the ropes. Jus before the bell the champion took a left hook to the head.
 Round Six.
 As they were wrestling away fror a clinch Flowers stumbled and near, ly fell, the ropes saving him iron hitting the canvas. Greb followed LII with a furious attack. shooting hi' right to the champions head ant body with smashing effect. Int Tiger mixed willingly and battered the challenger's body. The referet warned Greb for unfair tactics in z clinch. The challenger had opened a cut over the Tigers nose. Flower. clipped Harry with two wallops tc the head just before the round end ed.
 Round Seven
 They started off at furious pace both slugging away from the taI of the bell. Greb rocked the Tigel with a right swing to the head bu took several stiff punches to tht jaw in return. Harrys straigh right was finding it's mark more frequently and slowing up tho Tigers rushes.
 They flung both fists at eacf other along the ropes but did lit tie damage.
 Greb missed right just before the bell, and then complained tc the referee that the champion va. holding.
 Round Eight. .,
 Flowers fought his way out of { clinch but sat down with a thud a. he tripped after bounding bacL from landing a left to Greb's chin
 The champoin bounded right ur again before Greb could counter Flowers landed his left to the rib. and drove Greb back to the ropes
 The champion took two straight rights to the head without yielding ground. Flowers took half a dozer blows on his arms and elbows bui Greb connected with a right to the chin just before the bell. The chal. lenger plunged after the Tiger tc continue the attack and had to be chased to his corner by the referee
 Round Nine.
 They Hailed away in a hot mixup exchanging stiff body blows.
 Greb rolled and tucked out of the Tigers range, after a clinch. Both were shooting their punches from all angles but most of them failed to connect. They exchanged smack. ing lefts to the chin, then locked ir clinch.
 They were punching away al close quarters when the bell sound. cd.
 Round Ten.
 Flowers hooked his left to the stomach, and then danced out of range. Greb led in with both fists but the champion returned to hi! attack with stinging left to tht head.
 The champion landed both fists heavily to the body but took an up. percut to the jaw in return. Flowers backed Greb 10 2 corner and punch ed away with both fists. Greb caught the champion with a hackhand wal lop to the head. The bell broke up a wild exchange.
 Round Eleven. ..
 Greb took smashing left 10 the face as he rushed but countered with hard right to the head. Both were swinging freely. but the Tiger was finding his body attack very effective, forcing Greb 10 give ground. Flowers smacked both hands to the head and then blocked Greb's counter swing. Greb was sparring at long range while back ing away from the Tigers drive when the bell sounded.
 Round Twelve.
 Greb led with q right to the body and was then wrestled to the floor in q clinch. He was on his feet without a count. The Tiger batter ed Harry's ribs viciously as they came together. Greb was wild, but mixed willingly.
 Greb landed an overland right to the head but took a hard left to the body in return. Greb was tiring and clinched repeatedly. Just be- fore the bell rang left hook open ed a cut over Grcb's right eye.
 Round Thirteen.
 The referee had difficulty pryina them apart from clinches. With cuts over both eyes Greb appeared in bad shape. Flowers stumbled and went to his knees as he was pushed from clinch. The Tiger caught Greb on the chin twice with vicious chops. Greb swung both fists to the head but missed and took a pound ing from Flowers at close range. A right to the head staggered Greb just before the bell,
 Round Fourteen.
 Greb took a right to the cheek and countered with a left uppercut to the chin. Harry rushed in and connected to the head and body with telling blows. The challenger rushed the champion to the ropes but absorbed a hard right to the jaw.
 Greb landed both hands to the head and then clinched.
 Greb was forcing the fighting and driving the Tiger back.
 They were in wild mixup at the bell and the referee was forced to them.