The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-26
CHAMPION CORBETl IS
 DEFEATED BY BRITT
LATTER GETS DECISION AT END
 OF TWENTIETH ROUND.

Great Battle fn Which Both Men nt
 Times Seemed to Have the Other Going
 -Brite Displays Remarkable Recupea-
 attve Power and Had All the Beatlof
 FinaI Rounds-Nsw champion Heart-
 lily Greeted.
 San Francisco, March 25.-James Britt, of California, tonight got the decision over Young Corbett, the chaln~ pion featherweight of the world in twenty-round contest in this city. Up to the seventeenth round Corbett's ad- vantage was apparent, but Britt ral- lied at this point and forced the cham pion to clinch to save himself. Both men fought hard in every round. Britt's ability to take punishment and his endurance were simply marvellous. He was constantly forcing the fighting. Corbett often breaking ground and clinching.
 Referee Graney after the fight said: 1T simply gave the decision to the man who had the best of the contest.
 Eishs by Rounds
 Round 1-After manoeuvring foIf an opening Corbett laced out with left twice but Britt cleverly blocked them. Two similar attempts also went wild, as did a straight lead by Britt for the face. Both then missed upper-cuts, right by Corbett and left by Britt. Corbett was again short with a left lead. Quick as flash Britt then book his left to the body and quickly follow ed with right and left to the jaw. They then clinched without damage, Corbett planted a left swing to Britt's ribs and missed left swing for the face. moment later, however, a straight left caught Britt in the face. They then went to hiv-up without result and the gong sounded. Careful fighting marked this round with Britt having slight lead. Both men looked very de- termined and timed their blows careful ly.
 Round 2They closed in and Britt tried with left and right for the face, but Corbett blocked them. Again they mixed it, Britt putting his left hard to the body. Corbett fought back wildly and received a left swing to the juw that nearly put him to the floor. Cor bett's sace took on a worried look He rushed in but was met with straight left to the body that sent him back to the ropes. They closed In and Corbett missed D vicious left and right swings for the jaw. Britt jabbed with straight left to the face and Corbett swung right hard twice to Britt's kidneys. The blow was hard one. They mixed it and Cerbett planted his right and left on Rritt's jaw. The beii rang and the seconds ran in and separated them.
 Corbett had all the better of the in- fighting and Britt was warned by his seconds to keep his distance. Corbett had a slight lead in this round.
 Round 3-They went to mix up, both missing with lefts for the head. Corbett swung a left to Jinmy's ear and Britt was wild with a left swing for the jaw. Britt jabbed Corbett to the face with q left and in a mix Corbett pushed Jim to his knees. Britt was up quickly and drove a straight left to the body. They again mixed it with the result that Corbett put in hard leftgto the face, Britt then blocked a straight right for the body. They came to closb quarters and Corbett swung short arm right to the face and a left to the nose. Britt did not relish this style of fighting and was backed against the ropes Corbett getting in a good right to the face. They exchanged rights to the face and the bell rang.
 It was Corbett's, round. He set very fast pace and did not give Britt much time to keep his distance.
 Round 4-Britt missed q left swing and a right swing by Corhett went wild. A left swing by Britt caught Cor bett on the face, but the champion countered with a vicious right upper cut to the jaw. Jimmy feinted with right and sent a left hook hard to the body. Corbett swung a hard right to { the body and missed a hard left swing to the jaw. Britt rushed Corbett to the ropes but failed to land a straight right for the jaw. Then they mixed it and Britt, on the breakaway swung hard left to the head The champion retail lated with right to the head. They mixed it again and Corbett put a hard : right to the face and then whipped a terrific left to the nose that sent the blood spouting from that organ It was a hard blow The bell then rang. Cor bett had much the better of the round.
 Round 5-They went at it at close range, Corbett doing much execution with short arm right and left swings. When they broke away Britt hooked his left twiceto the body. Britt tried with left for the jaw, but Corbett cleverly brushed it aside. Britt rushed Corbett to the ropes but the champion sent him back with right to the body. Corbett rushed in but was met with straight left to the body and left to the face Corbett retaliated with a fierce right to ! the jaw but Britt sent the champion against the ropes with fearful left to the stomach. Then then mixed it but, no damage resulted. Britt sent in a straight left to the face and Corbett stalled until the bell. Britt had a shade in this round and looked more confi- dent. His blows did not appear to suit the champion, who clinched repeatedly.
 Round 6--They rushed into a mix in which Corbett swung right and left to the jaw, but these were offset by two vicoius lefts that Britt sent to the ehanpion's stomach. A moment later Britt's left sank into Corbett's stomach, but Corbett sent right and left to the face, sending Britt back. Corbett near ly went to his knees from a missed