The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-27

was short. He sent in left twice to body
and right to head. Britt missed left
and right for the body. He drove In a
vicious left and right TO the jaw. Britt
sent In hard right to face and followed
It with a left to the body. In a mix,
Erne put his left hard to Jim's head.
Britt sailed In with two rights to head
and an uppercut to the jaw. The bell
sounded with the men fighting hard
Britt had the better of this round.
Round s-Brttt tried right swing for
head but Erne 'ducked neatly. Erne also
blocked q left for the jaw. Erne put in
his left lightly to the Jaw. but Britt
scored heavily with a left to tho body in
return. Erne put straight jsbs to the
face. Jimmie swung yiciousiy with right
and left for the body but Erne kept out
Of range. Britt swung fiercely with right
and got IL to the head. He sent vi
cious left to the body and they clinched.
Britt fought fast and did most of the
leading He tried left and right for the
jaw. but Erne again blocked. Jimmie
tried hard right swing for the head but
the Buffalo boy ducked.
Round 4-Erne tried with right and left
for the face but was short. He stabbed
Britt lightly with a right and, left co the
face. Erne elbowed Britt hard in the
face with left and drove his right hard
on the Californian's jaw. Britt placed
his left hard to the body and they ciinch-
cd Britt jabbed Erne on the mouth with
the left and followed with a slight swing
to the head. Erne put his left to Jimmie s
face. Britt sent in a straight cut to the
ear and got away without return He
then put right to the body and tried
again for the same place but Erne block
ed 1t this time. Honors were even in this
round
Round Britt led with left for face and
Erne tried with left for body but the
blows were blocked. Erne put his right
to the face and Jimmie came back with
a good left TO the head In a mix-up
Jimmie put right and left to the face.
Britt sent his left hard to the breast and
followed 1t with left to kidneys. Erne
put In a vicious right upper-vut to the
jaw which dazed Britt Just a tribe. Erne
ia bbed Britt with left and then put in a
wicked right straight to the Jaw just as
the gong sounded. Erns had the better
| of the roGnd.
Round s-rrne rushed In but his blows
were blocked. He succeeded, however. in
putting in sevsrlI left and right jabs to
| the face. Erne drove in hard right 10
the jaw. Jim got made and fought like 9
demon, putting his right hard to the face
| and left to the body. Britt landed strong
| ly left on face and in fierce mix -upA he
put right and left to the face. In another
mix-up Jim put in a hard right to the
face and followed 1t with left to the
jaw. Erne looked groggy, but fought
| mack gamely. Britt went at his man like
a wild beast, putting right and left to
the Jaw. They fought hard till the sound
OF the bell with Erne fighting gamely
Britt's Ulows seemed to have the most
steam but both men were weak.
Round 7-Britt came up looking deter
mined and appeared stronger. He drove
Erne backwards with left to the body and
followed II UP with right and left swings
to the jaw. Erne fought back gamely,
but It looked as II he was going to the
ground. Britt fioored Erne with left to
the jaw, but the Buffalo boy came up
Britt uppercut Erne with hard left and
again sent him to the floor. The knock
out was a tremendous left-hand blow on
the solar plexus. Erne groaned percep-
tibly upon receiving the blow and tot
tered to the floor a beaten man. He tried
to rise but was unsuccessful.
After the fight Britt said: II will no
/ fight Joe Cans or any other colored man
am open to meet all corners in my class
but they must be white men,"
Jefrries and Fitzsimmons saw the fight