The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-06

: riyht nook and Fr3ff fought back hard
IN a mix both exchanged rights to the
: face. Britt missed two Vicious lSAls
for the jaw as the bell rang. White nad
; the advantage in this round, and the
+ crowd yelled White as the men Went
! to their seats.
Round Is.
They each missed lefts for the face
and Britt suddenly shot two leIls 70
the face and a moment later agalu
hooked his left to Whites jaw. Ihen
J, followed mix and Britt sent White s
/ head back with two lefts to the race
and followed it with left hook to the
body. Britt then got in another leIt 10
the head and jabbed White with Ieft 70
face Then Britt sent in stun lell
hook to Whites stomach and folloWeu
his advantage with right ana leLt
swings to the jaw. A right shlLL
caught White on the face and then
left hook to the body found a berth as
the bell rang. Britt's showing in this
round was the best of the contest He
landed innumerable lefts to the stom-
ach and jaw but they lacked the force
necessary to bring distress to his OPP
ponent
Round IA
White c1everly blocked BIRTHS at
/ tempt with left and right for head but
an instant later Jimmy swung his right
and left to the Briton's jaw and the
latter sought cover. White jabbed
/ twice with left to the face and Britt
I landed a fearful right to the body and
4 then Outboxing his shifty opponent,
/ landed three hooks to Whites stomach
and a right to the head. Britt kept
/ pegging away, landing almost at will.
/ As the round closed Britt swung his
/ left hard to the face. 1t was all Britt 8
round, but the Englishman took ms
punishment without Winclng- BrlIl
/ appeared to have improved in his
/ speed and White found it harder to-
block Britt's onslaughts.
Round Is.
Britt missed left for the body twice
and two left attempts for the jaw were
/ blocked Britt continued to do most
of the leading, White still cOntenting
I himself with defensive work. Britt
missed left for the body and then
crossed left to Whites face and then
uppercut with left to the body Ihey
mixed it continually and Britt planted
a short arm left to Whites jaw and
/ blocked all attempts of the English
man to counter. Britt then worked
his left to the body and hooked left to
jaw. Britt was landing with monoton-
/ Gus regularity but his blows old not
seem to Tease the Engllshman to any
Improbable extent other than make
him slow down a bit.
Round 16.
They went to a clinch. Britt forced
the fighting leading out with either
| left or straight right. Britt hook
ed two wicked let's to the jaw
and quick as a fash drove
straight left to the body and the Eng
| lishman covered. Britt swung his left
/ to the face and Britt blocked Whites
counters. Britt swung his left to the
| body and then sent a stiff left to the
/ jaw. They went to a clinch. Britt
kept forcing the pace, White merely
acting on the defensive Britt again
! hooked his left to the stomach, and
/ the bell rang with all the hOnOrs in
/ the CalifOrnian's favor. At this stage
3 - Z
/ and has the decision easily unless |
| White takes a brace. Britt has done
practically all the leading and landed
the cleaner blows
Round II.
The usual cIinch followed. Britt
missed with left for the face and head
and attempts by both with right
swings were wild Finally Britt shot |
two lefts to Whites face and they |
went to a clinch. Breaking away Britt |
shot his left out rather low, and there |
was some kissing from the gallery. |
Britt hooked his left to the body and |
then varied it with a right to the head. |
White fought back rather feebly and |
appeared to have lost all his steam.
Britt swung a hard left to the jaw |
and then a crushing right caught |
White on the jaw, nearly putting him /
out. Britt was overanxious to put in a |
finishing blow and his subsequent at |
tempts were rather wild. He was
cautioned by his seconds to fight care |
fully. 1t was all Britt again in this |
round.
Round IS.
Britt rushed but failed to land a left |
hook for the body was blocked and |
TIM both missed left and rights for the |
face. Coming out from a clinch Britt |
swung left and right to the jaw and an |
instant later planted vicious left |
hook to the body. Britt forced White |
around and landed left hook to the |
body White was still on the defensive |
and made little attempt to fight back. |
Britt kept after White and the latter |
did nothing but block which was be- |
coming monotonous to the crowd. Just |
before the gong sounded Britt hooked |
his left to the face and the English |
man slowly ambled to his corner. |
Britt cannot lose unless by a knockout |
at the hands of White.
Round 8.
Britt lunged out with left and was !
1 blocked. He kept forcing the pace |
and missed left and right for the body. |
4 A similar attempt was also barren |
and then Britt rocked Whites head
/ with q full right swing to the chin. !
/ Britt missed a fearful left swing and |
1 a right swing partially caught White /
/ on the face. White kept Britt busy
/ lea ding, blocking most of the Califor
MANS attempts. One left reached the
Englishman's chin lightly, and then
White tried left and right twice for
the face but his efforts were unavail-
ing. They went to the center of the
ring and exchanged right and left
swings as the bell rang. This round
was very tame, Britt in the lead
Round 20.
They shook hands and Britt imme-
diately sailed in, missing left Tor the
face. The pace was quickened, but
the blows were easily blocked. Both
fought at close quarters with White
/ on the defensive. Britt suddenly IN
/ corked a vicious right on the body and
! in some fnfghting failed to connect
with left and right for the jaw. Britt
was careful, realizing that apparently
/ the decision was his. The referee had
+ to separate them from a elinch and
go, F-i+t AGAIN put a right to the