The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-05-10
SPORTS.

urday Tod Sloan signalized ss sat
pearance in the saddle nv s ap &
Dunnlng to victory in the first run
Phlladelphia.-Princeton won th.s
tercolleglate trap shoot tournon e H.
score of 22O. Harvard w With Z
named. orde,
There is a possibility of a y,,,
valley baseball league being o, lama
ed, composed of teams from prs l
Pasco, North Yakima and Ellanusf
Wash. Sourg,
With John L. Sullivan boldi,,
watch, Honey Billy MELODY ae
Martin Duffy will fight at tho saa
kane Athletic club Friday night ntO
II, in what promises to be ono >, aay
fastest fistic bouts ever witnessa y. 'ae
Spokane. Seats, 81 to 81. III
San Observation-Disclosures
Jimmy Britt, the lightweight ch,u VI
plon, and of Battling Nelson hsns
agreed to meet again to sign arti..
for match between the two NV"
BIRTHS brother agreed that the MAJ,
would then be signed up, and No1s.u
accordingly posted $500 for forfeit TSa
tight will take place in this citv hs
last week in June or the first uo.I
in July. s'A
Britt Beat White.
San Francisco.-James E. Britt a,
American, defeated Jabez White an
Englishman, and is now the ligh,
weight champion of the world.
With 20 seconds to go, Britt hook.
ed the Englishman with a left to tha
jaw, and the foreigner went to tbo
mat, where he lay fiat on his hack
for eight seconds. He staggered IN
his feet, but was powerless to defend
himself, and Britt swung right and
left on his jaw. The referee, to SAW
the plucky Englishman from needless
punishment, stopped the contest. al.
though White was still on his feet
leaning up against the ropes in a
helpless condition. White was carried
to his corner and in few minutes re.
vived sufficiently to make a little
speech, in which he said:
Il fought the best | know how. /
received fair play, but Britt is eyi.
IDENTIFY the better man"
Britt's victory was, of course loud.
ly acclaimed by the people of his
home town, but White, though a de-
feated man was cheered just as vocif.
erously for the magnificent fight he
made. All through the battle White
showed that he was entitled to com
pete for championship honors. He
is a clever boxer, an experienced ring
general, and has a cool head that car.
ried him out of difficulty many times.
He seemed to lack. however, one re-
quisite for champion-a knockout
blow. He landed on BIRTHS jaw many
a time with both right and left, but
apparently did not hurt the little San
Francisco bulldog.
In the 18th round it looked as Il
White had a chance. He landed
vicious straight right on Britt's jaw
and as the latter was off his balance
he went to the floor and rolled under
the ropes. He was not hurt, however,
and came back fighting faster than
ever. Britt forced matters all through
the fight. He paid particular atten-
ton to Whites stomach, occasionally
swinging for the jaw, but the English
mans cleverness enabled him to block
those wicked punches. During the lat
ter part of the fight Britt used only
his left, and persistent care Of his
right led the spectators to fear that
he had damaged it. But his right
was in good order and he turned II
into use in the 18th round. when ne
swung for Whites stomach and jaw.
Britt paid a tribute to White by
saying he is the cleverest boxer IN
the world. 'sHe stalled and blocked
and kept me away in manner that
was never before DONE" said the cnam-
pion. Had he come at me and leu
could have finished him sooner, as
he would have left more openings.
The fight was by long odds the cleV-
crest exhibition that has been given
in recent years in San Francesca
Britt demonstrated what his admirers
have always claimed, that although
he is not snowy boxer, he is nafu
man to hit When the men came W
gether for the last round Britt jump
ed at his man and kept right on iop
of him. 1t was hit and clinch AGAIN
The Californian had cut loose WIN
his right and waded in, swinging oo'n
hands. He took Whites punches
eagerly and landed harder ones IL
return. The fury of his attack wac
irresistible. Whites guard was DeaL
en- down, and then came that dreaaiu.
swing to the jaw that ended the hsns
and kept the championship OF 'n0
world in America.
George Harting, the veteran lilao
keeper and expert on matters pertain
ing to the ring, stated that II was
the most clever and scientific nght Il.
had ever seen. white is mar'ei -
skill and ring generalship," ne salu'
"but all of his science was OF Nv
avail against the persistent attaeh'
of Britt"
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