The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-06
BRITT DlSpOSES OF WHITE
GREAT FIGHT IN SAN FRANCISCO
 LAST NIGHT.

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 Knocked American Down and Under
 the Ropes in the Twelfth Round
 --TalSes Punishment Gamely-AImost
 Out in the Twentieth Round, When Fight is stopped.
 San Francisco, May 5.-James P. Britt of California became champion light weight Of the world tonight, when he got the decision over Jabez White of England at the close of a twenty round fight.
 Britt's victory was loudly acclaimed by the people of his home town, but White, though defeated man, was cheered just as vociferously for the fight he made.
 All through the battle White showed that he was a clever boxer and an ex perienced ring general. White landed on Britt's jaw many times with both right and left, but apparently did not hurt Britt. In the twelfth round il looked as though White had chance He landed a vicious straight right or Britt's jaw, and Britt went to the floor and rolled under the ropes. He was not hurt and came back fighting faster than ever. Britt forced matters all through the fight. He paid particular attention to Whites stomach, occasionally swing ing for the jaw. The Englishman's cleverness enabled him during most oi the fight to block Britt's punches to the stomach.
 .aa5 Fight by Rounds.
 Round 1-Both men spared and then Britt opened hostilities by leading with left three times for the body. all of which were cleverly blocked. Britt put his right, lightly to the body and White got right lightly to the jaw, and they tclinched Both then blocked cleverly, and White smothered two lefts by Britt for the body. Britt again missed left for the body, blocked a left counter, and as White came in Britt's left hook ed him on the body. Britt swung left and right for the body, but the blows failed to land. As they got to the cen- ter of the ring White whipped his left ito the head and followed it with right swing to the same place. A clinch fol- lowed. Britt lightly jabbed White with left on face as the bell changed. Whites |cleyerness elicited much cheering from the crowd. No damage was done in this round and there was little to choose between them.
 Round 2---White smiled as he came up and immediately blocked Britt's left lead. Britt failed to connect with two left hooks and White cleverly blocked la left for the body. Britt lunged his left out, but White countered with a straight right to the face. Britt then mixed it, getting two right smashes to the body and vicious swing to the face. He then shot his right hard to Whites stomach, and as White came in shot his left straight to the face. White missed left and right for the head. Britt hooked his left hard to Whites face. Britt uppercut with left to the jaw and drove in a hard left straight to the body. Britt set warm pace.
 Round 3-Britt rushed in with left for the stomach, but was blocked. Whites attempts at countering were easily dis posed of. Britt hooked his left for the stomach, but White again blocked it They worked to the middle of h ring, and go in a mix up. White broke ground, but immediately shot his left to the face, and Britt fought back wildly. White then drove a straight right to Britt's jaw, and moment later planted two straight lefts to the face and @ right to the gody. Britt went in like a demon, and sent Whites guard down like so much chaff, landing on face and body. The bell rang at this stage, checking Britts rall. White had the better of the infighting but Britt evened it up toward the end.
 Round 4-Britt sent two lefts hard to the jaw and took straight left to the face and left hook on the body. Britt missed a left hook for the jaw, White boxed prettily and after Britt had miss- ed two left swings he sent White against the ropes with straight to the face. Nothing daunted, White planted right and left to Britt's face. They sContinued on Seventh Pagel