New Britain herald., 1928-06-22
WALKER RECEIVES
 UNPOPULAR AWARD
Widest Demonstration Of Dis.
 approval Follows Decision

ne came out Ol tue Tray ldI lioHt LII scathed.
 After ten slashing. sloshing round. that finished in torrential down pour Of rain last night at Comiskel park. Mickey Walker, the bulldog was declared the victor on points over Ace Hudkins. the Nebraska wildcat. but 1t will be some time be fore the echoes of protest and dis sent from that verdict die down.
 Walker retained his worlds mid dleweight crown on two to one de- cison. The two judges. Harry Car roll and Edward Klein. gave theli ballots 10 the titleholder. but the referee. Eddie Purdy. cast his vote and sodden press row. clear ma iority credited Hudkins with being the winner, chiefly on his tireless tNo-tisted aggressiveness. Most ol the experts gave Ace margin ir six Of the ten rounds. while many credited the blond wildcat with as many as seven. to offset, in con sensus. the few who figured Walker was justly the winner,
 But if there was dissent from the decision around the rngside it was mild by comparison with the out burst that came from the dripping crowd some c5.no0 to 30, GOO spec tators who sat doggedly through tho doUnpour, fascinated by the drip ping. bloody. ceaseless battle be- tween the bulldog and the wildcat. The roar of hooes and hisses grew. instead of diminishing. Hundreds swarmed about the ring to shout and shake their fists. Thousa nds. moro prudent even if also vehement. went back to the shelter of the ball park s stands to vent their vocal wrath. II was one of the widest demonstra- lions of disapproval any champion ship fight has witnessed in recent years. lasting 1a minutes in full vol umo and q half hour in more spor- adic form.
 To most of those hudlled around the rineside, as the rain beat down in torrents throughout the last thre" rounds, it appeared clear that the blond Hudkins ripping into his foe with relentless rushes. deserved C win with his whirlwind rally in the last five rounds that offset Walkers big splurce in the third. fourth and fifth rounds Walker. with series of vicious. Welldirected clouts, tt the chin and head. had Fudl<in' groggy and reeling backward an' apparently on the verge of knock out in the fourth round. the mos spectacular moment of the fight Mickey had victory in his srasr here. but he could not put Hudkins down or even prevent him from fin ishing this round with a character istic counter charge-the lunge o' q wounded wildcat.
 BOUND ONE
 IIutkins appeared to be nervous to start. Walker landed a left hook to the body, followed hy a right to the head Hudllins clinched. back ing into the ropes. He backed Mick ey into 6 corner. throwing both hands to tho body. Walker hooked q left to the body and brought his right into Hudkin's stomach. Hud- kins hrew left 10 the head. They exchanged lefts to the head on the ropes. Hudkins was warned for hit ting low with his left. Walker droy, a right and left to the body as they clinched. Both missed lefts 10 tn. head. Walker backing to the ropes Hudkins missed left to the head They exchanged lefts to the head Walker hooked a left to IIudkins head and two rights to the body as they came together. Walker landed a left and right to the head. Walk CT was bleeding from the nose. Hud- kins missed left 10 the jaw and caught two rights 10 the ribs.
 ROUND TWO
 Iudkins rushed out of his corner and clinched. chasing Mickey to a corner, pounding the champion around tn" body as they were lock "d together. Mickey crossed d righ' 10 the body. Hudkins missed q Jeff 10 the head Ace stuck two lefts ir Walkers face as they fell aeNns tho ropes. They ciinched. driving punches to the body. Walker missed q vicious left hook but scored witt two rights 10 the head Walkel was bleeding from cut over the left eye. Acc crowded in close pounding with both fists 10 the bod, landing a right uppercut. They cx. changed lefts to tho head. Walke1 planted a right 10 the body The, slugged in midring. throwing punches to the head. Walker block cd left 10 the body. Walker land "d right to the jaw and right tt the body. They clinchcd with Ac, sending in a body blow. They wer. still clinrhed at the bell. with Hud kins pounding the champs stomach
 ROUND THREE
 Walker drove q left to the bod, as they came tosTher. Hudkin. landed four hard Iefts to the hea, and body. Walker backing into th. ropes. Ace was bleeding from 8 GU on top Of his nose. Hudkins kep tearing in. hooking his left 10 tn, body. Walker planted left to in, jaw and then rapped him on tn. jaw with the same punch. Hudkin. landed two leits and q right to th. head and caught d right 10 the jaw lludkins kept banging in close, hriv. ing his punches to the body. Walk. er backed away. driving q right tt the head. Hudkins backed his fo. into corner. pounding away at th' body Walker landed left to th. jaw as the Ace came Tn close pound ing the body. Hudkins landed z hard right to the jaw and Mickc, clinched as the round ended.
 ROJ ND FOUR
 Walkers second worked hard or his bleeding eye in an effort 10 hea 'he wound They exchanged left.