The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-05-06
Englishman Displayed skill and
Stayed Until Pc ice Stopped
the Fight
FL00RED BRITT IN
ELEVENTH ROUND
GOT BEST OF SEVERAL ROUNDS
BUT AFTER FOURTEENTH
COULDN'T LAND AND
WAS CHOPPED TO
PIECES.

San Francisco. Cal. May James
=. Britt OF California. became cham.
pion lightweight OF the world tonight
when he Knocked out Jabez White OK
England, at the close of magnificent
twenty round battle.
With just twenty feconds to go
Britt hooked the Englishman with a
left on the jaw and the foreigner went
o the mat. where he lay fiat on his
lack eight seconds. He staggered to
his feet, but was powerless to defend
himself and Britt swung right and
eft on the jaw. The referee, to save
he Englishman from needless punish.
nent, stopped the conte t, although
White was still on his fcet leaning
gainst the ropes in helpless condl
| ion.
| White was carried to his corner an
n few minutes revived suffic emily
| 10 make a speech in which he ack.
nowledgcd Britt was the better man.
Following is the fight as detailed by
/ rounds:
Round Ono.
Both men SPARED and then Brit
,pened hostilities by leading with tha
! eff three times foi The body all OF
mich were c'cverly blocked. Brit
ut h S tight lightly TO the body an
| White got right lightly to the jaw
md they clinched. Bo b then blocke
,leverly and White smotherrd tws
FITS by Pr Y for the holy. Britt agi.
II aisssi hiS lefi Tor the body. hloclSe
II Ieft counter ami aH White gnc IA,
3ritts lefs hooked him on the bo1y
'rltt swung left and right for The bod.
| 5ut failed TO land As they got to ths
enter of the ring White VIII pped biz
eft o the head and followed It Wit
right swing 70 the same place I
'lineh followed. Britt ghtiy iabbet
| White wtf.a left ON the face as I'll,
bell changed. NJ
/ Whites cleverness elected mucl
'heering from the crowd, No damag
yad done and there was little Il
sboose between them
Round Two.
White smiled as he came up and I'M
med ately blocked Britts left lead
Britt failed TO land two left hooks an
White blocked LEFT for the body. Brit
unged his lef. out but White counter
I'd with a straight riglt to the face
8ritt mixed 1t, &c ting two righ
smashes 70 the body and a yclou
swing to the face He then sent hi
eight hard 10 VIII es stomaceand a
White came IN saot his left straight Il
he face White missed a leff an
right for the head. B-itt hooked
left hard 10 Whites face Brit. ut
percut with his left to the Jaw an
lroye In hard left TO the body. Brit
set warm pace and was and ou
of Whites guard like a jumpli jacl
Round Three.
Britt rushed In With n left for th
stomach but was blocked and Wli.e
atlempts AZ countoring were also cas-
~ disposed Of Brit hookcd his lei
for the stomach but White 8gai
Nlocled 1t They worked to the m
die Of the ring and in mix up Whit
whipped s right To the head and the
d hooked a left to the body Whit
broke ground but Immediately she
/ his left 20 the face, for which he w,
I rewarded by straight right 20 ~
/ body. White tabled twice with hie Vel
10 tHe face and Br IT fought back ratI
er wildly White drove his right |
Brtt's jaw and moment later plan
ed two strs ~ lefts 10 The face an
! right 10 tho body Bri't went
like demon and sent Whites gua,
1own like so much chat, landing q
he face and body The bell ran
i checking Britt's rally. White had n
/. better of the early fighting but Brl
! lcvened up towards tle end.
I. Fourth Round. W
]. Britt cent two lefs hard 10 tbc la
and received in return a strsight le
u 10 the face and left book on u
y hady. Britt misses left 70 {,
WV > plufl'h hhU w UfNt NlFft ~ " w
q cd left and ght sNingr for the ja'
n White boxed very pettily aud aft
Britt missed two left and r a
swings he sent Britt agairst fhs rop,
with straight left 10 the tara No
ing daunted, VIII te cvened w /
4, planting his right and left 70 Britt
face They mixed II. Britt send ng
hard short arm right TO TIE bod
T. Britt drove in very Vicious fft hiu
'. on Whites body, anl the round on
I. cd In a cllnch
a Round Five.
10 The men came together ou'ckl
a Britt sending IN furnishing left
/" the body Brit tlcn rnshcd out
Il straight left 10 the face. atopping hli