The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1905-05-11
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claim an international! lightweight cham
pion. For eighteen years since the mem-
orable battle between Jack McAulif1'e
and Jem Caruey-there has been really
no correct line on an international CHAM
pion. as at that time the ring was bros
on into about the Scvcnty-third round.
when it was claimed Carney had the
best of it. and as result draw was
called. Both McAulihc and Carney re-
tired aud Fridays battle at San Fran
cisco between Jalcz White of England
and Jimmy Britt of America was the
first real international championship be
tween ligItWeights since that time Britt
Won the contest Friday fairly after a
terrific contest of twenty rounds, the
Engli>lman showing wonderful clever
ness and gamcneSS. but being unable to
stand the pace set by the California boy
after the fifteenth round. Britt scored
"a klocEdoWa in the twentieth round,
White beng down for eight seconds
when Ii" arose, but the police intcrfered
and claimed he was unable to 20 ON. al
though the round and tight was over
then, aS time WAS practically mp. The
referee. Eddie Smith. will no doubt de-
eide that the verdict will 20 as Il knock
ont.
The contest proved that Charlie Mitch
ell. the manager OF White. knew what
he was about when he made the match.
lie said that White would prove a sur
prise To Britt and the followers of the
sport here. and he certainly did prove Il
surprise, for during the FIRST e!rven
rounds lie had all the better of the fight
and scored first blood and frs, knock
down lie proved himself a clever two
handed tighter. but the fact that he had
been out of the ring for over two years
no doubt told against him, for lie could
not stand the pace after the fifteenth
round and weakened toward the end, al
though game To the last II was only
his cleverncSS that enabled him to block
Britt body blows and rights to tile jaw
even after the seventeenth round and
stay till the end. He was given great
demonstration ut the end Of Tie fight
hl the fans there, WHO chccrcd h.u. as
much aS they did James Edward Britt.
IT was therefore pleasing 10 know that
the contest was not the uue-Sdod affair
that many imagined it would ho. There
was another point that favored Britt
that many overlooked. White had been
accustomed tn lighting cira. breaks in
England and i WaS his FIRST battle where
hung in the cljuchos WAS allowed.
therefore il is only natural that uc
should bc az q certain DISADVANTAGE Jud
l,r.tt WIS NOT slow to profit hy il.
The battle showed Britt To- or a bet
Ter urlr lAau l,r,iotorc ,r.liiol tjr
last night hn showed L.s ability t. stand
"A tWrniy-rouud nae" az fast ciir and
also IT, faint clever and koan MI. hrlI
Eritt nluyrd for Whites stomach most
nl ,hc tiun i'm fine carly round. ns ln
knew the Eurli,hmpu was NOT i'm tlc
best uf shape in that part of his anato-
my and it VAS only IA ease oi limo when
il would weaken Him.
The Inst four rounds found Britt going
nj il hammer ana tongs ana hr never lrt
II il IN the last three sessions and wien
the final round camc-thc twcntioth-hr
rushed like n bull ana finally mn White
down with right to the inv. White
was very weak ana would no doubt have
been put to sleep. although the bell might
lnyn rlrrir1 him tbrouTh but mo tnli.n
t,,,.,I II NH pr;,, ,,-,.' I,lI Il
i,i,, - ''''' 4''' ~ was many" a. ''''
ciaiilpl",,
Alter the contest frltt sand; wv hlt"
WAS Il much better man than expected
Ia meet. He is Il great tighter ANA Il
t clever one and | am only clad thar |
f ven. uoyrr had any dnuLt orirr mo
fonrtconth rourJ." WITH said afrnr thc
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me h'Sl ! Know now hut ne was better
no doubt than and won u fair battle.
| hay" Nu complaint To make and can
only thank my friends here for the Kind
treatment rec'ivcd.'
Eddie smith. the referee. said: Tie
/ fight was the clrverest and farcst | have
i ever S,su. Britt has been known to make
mistakes. but was very careful this time
and Whites claim of foul was not al
i blow did Happen to be low Britt certain
4 " did not deliver it purpuscy In any
event White was not injured in the
slightest and ! directed thcm "a pro-
coed"
9. Is G. Billings. the noted horSema,..
who expects to sell ont his stable next
fall. made splendid record rs an anna
tour driver. The most important rec
ordS are the following:
first ia boat 2US with trottcr TO wagon.
i ~ Lucille 2.O1.
First to beat 2:o5 with trotter to wagon
by Lou Dillon. 200:
~, IrSt TO- beat 10 WIZ lr"ttlnS team 10y
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