Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-27
BRITT DEFEATS FRANK ERNE
White Lightweight champion Goes Dswn
10 Californian.
KNOCKOUT BLOW CONES TN SEVENTH
Bout Is Fast and Furious ThrOughOut,
hut winner Has Best from start,
Although Somewhat out
generated.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 26.-Frank Erne
OF Buffalo lost his hold on the worlds
championship in the white lightweight class
in his contest with Jimmie Britt Of this
city, who knocked him out in the seventh
at the Mechanics pavilion tonight. The con-
test was the fastest ever witnessed in this
city. Britt, while not so clever as the Buff
falo man, was the more aggressive and
landed the most telling blows.
Britt proved himself far the ~cleverer in
clincbes and never missed a chance to use
his right and left to advantage. The east
ern lad showed his superior generalship in
many tight places and kept Britt on during
the early part Of the battle.
In only one round did Erne have a de-
cided advantage, the fifth, in this round
landing a slight left on Britt's jaw and fol-
lowing It with a terrific right to the heart.
start with Cautious sparring.
First Roundabout men advanced quickly
to the center and spared cautiously They
sumo the aggressive and sent his left for
the head, but Erne neatly blocked the blow.
mic put in a left and right hard to the
body and face and escaped. a counter. He
got inside It. Britt jabbed Erne with a
g the body. Frank jabbed Britt with a
blows lacked force. Britt drove his left to
the face and then followed with a hard left
lightly with left as the bell sounded. Britt
appeared to have the advantage of the first
Second ~Round-Britt led for the head, but
was short. He sent in his left twice to
the body and right to the head. Britt missed
a 3 Vicious LETT and right to the Jaw. Erne
tried hard for the body, but the youthful
S sent n a h wSY s Sas Sf hf rIEht to %ay yhie G faee
and followed 1t with a left to the body.
They mixed it, no blows being struck. In
head. He tried. a left for the jaw, but
Britt blocked 1t neatly. Britt sailed in
with two rights to the head and an upper
cut to the jaw. The bell sounded with the
men fighting hard. Britt had the better
Third Round-Britt tried. right swing for
head, but Erne ducked It neatly. ,Erne put
his left lightly to the jaw, but Britt scored
RfiafSSalXt return Tash Erne seI Put Sc strais sft ja R0q y
the face. Jimmie swung heavily with right
s ssSt left eft for OF t Tsnr body SIri but sE ETns G aeTeeIy
with right and got 1t to the head He inn
mediately sent, a vicious left 70 the body
did most Of the work. He tried left and
right for the body, but Erne again blocked.
head, but the Buffalo boy was too shifty
and II went soaring over his head.
HOnOrs Even in Fourth.
Fourth Round-Erne tried with right and
left for the face, but was short. He stabbed
f Sriet fHEney el SpST Brftt hard ini the face
with left and drove his right hard on the
C~alifornian's. jaw. Britt placed his left
hard to the body and they clinched. Britt
jabbed Erne on the mouth with left and
followed with a right swing to the head.
sent In a straight right to the ear and got
away without a return. He then put a right
to the body. and tried again for the same
place, but Erne blocked 1t this time. Hon
Fifth Round-Bntt led with left for face
and Erne tried left for the body, but the
blows vert blocked. In q clinch they ex-
changed rights and. leftst Britt Jcleverly
aSaKed ao a tishf fd tog , inc o Jimmie Sr came sus back nls
with a good left for the head. Jimmie
swung right and grazed Erne's face. In a
i mft1 70 9 face eG and 6lf left to Kidneys. Efrne Put
in a vicious right pppercut- to the Jaw
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right straight to the Jaw just as the gong
sounded, Erne was improving and had the
better OF the round.
Both Men weaken.
Sixth Round-Erne rushed in. but his
ever, in putting in several left and right
, jabs to the face. Erne drove in a hard
, fought Il ike sh q demon Sa% I putting Els Els ri R6f h sRd
landed strongly, with left on face and in q
right to the face and followed with a left
to the jaw. Erne looked groggy, but fought
back 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
7 bell, with Erne fighting gamely. BIRTHS
blows seemed to have the most steam, but
at the close both we're 'perceptibly weak.
Seventh Round-Brttt came up looking de-
termined and appeared stronger. He drove
Erne backward with left to body and fol-
I lowed with left and right swings to the
, jaw. Erne fought back gamely, but Il
I looked as II he was going to the ground.
} Britt foored 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 knockout blow was a tre-
mendous left hand blow on the solar
! plexus. Erne tottered to the floor a beaten
man. He tried to rise as the fateful sec
onds were counted, but the effort was I'M
. successful.
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