Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-06
BRITT WINS.
Continued from Page One.)

White smiled continually and each
looked confident Their appearance
| showed that each, had trained to the
minute.
The contest is scheduled for 20
rounds, straight Marquis of Queens
berry rules. the men ~ protect them
selves in the breakaways.
Round 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
clinched. Both then blocked cleverly
and White smothered two lefts by
Britt for the body. Britt again missed
left for the body, blocked left
counter and as White came in Britt's
left hooked him on the body. Britt
swung a left and right for the body.
but the blows failed to land. AS they
got to the center of the ring White
whipped his left 10 the head and fol-
lowed it with a right swing to the
same place. A clinch followed. Britt
lightly Jabbcd White with a left on the
face as the bell changed. Whites clev-
erness excited much cheering from the
crowd. No damage was done in this
round and there was little to choose
between them.
Round white smiled as he came
mp and Immediately blocked Rritt's
left lead. Britt failed to connect with
two lefts and White cleverly picked
long one fer the body. Britt lunsed his
left out, but White countercd with Il
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 cam"
in. shot his left straight to the face
White missed n left and right for the
head. Britt hooked bis left hard to
Whites face. Britt uppcrcut with
left to the jaw and drove in Il hard left
straight to the body. Britt set a warm
pace.
Round Britt rushed in with left
for the stomach, but WAS blocked.
Whites attempts at countering were
easily disposed of. Britt hooked his
left for the stomach but White again
blocked it, They worked to the middle
of the ring. and in Il miXup White
whipped a right to the head AND then
hooked d left to the body. White broke
ground, but Immediately shot his left
to the face and took IL straight right to
the body. White jabbed Britt twice
with his left to the face. and Britt
fought back wildly. White then drove
Il straight right to Britt's jaw and Il
moment later planted two straight
| lefts to the face and IA right 10 the
| body. Rritt went in like q demon ana
sent Whites guard down like so much
chaft. landing on his face and body
The ben rang at this stage, checking
| BrItt's rally. White had the better of
| the earlier fighting, but Britt evened
up toward the end.
| Round Britt sent two lefts hard to
| the jaw and took a straight left to the
| face and Il left hook to the body. Britt
| missed Il left hook for the stomach and
| " hjte cleverly blocked Il left and rl@hl
swings for the jaw. White boxed pref
tily and after Britt had missed two left
| and right swings. he sent White
| against the ropes with Il straight lett
to the face. Nothing daunted, White
| planted Il right and left to Britts face.
They then mixed furiously. Britt send
ing hard short arm rights to the body.
| Britt then drove in Il vicious left on
| Whites body and some Snowy boxing
crsued i'm Il clinch. Honors were COM
| parativcly even in this round.
Round THE men came together
quickly. Britt sending in Il Furnishing
left to the body. Britt then rushed
out Il straight LEFT to the face, stopping
him. Whit" cleverly took care of
Eritt's famous LEFT hook. Then they
mixed it. Britt senlling in right and
left swings to the head. After some
sparrinS White just n..ssed Il fearful
| right swing for the jaw and Brltt
| worked his left hard to the chin but
| received the same dose from the shIttE
Englishman. They then clinchcd. and
| in the mix up Britt swung right ana
|! left hard to the jaw, forcing White to
olinch. They continued to mix it, but
| failed to make connections. White shot
hit right to the jaw and the bell closed
the round.
Round 6-Thcy rushed to close quar-
ters. White missing right and left
swings for the jaw. \ left swing by
| Britt also went wild and White shot his
| left hard to the face. Britt missed n
eft swing for the jaw and then plant
| ed Il hard right on the ear. Britt rush
ed but was blocked. Britt finally up
pcrcut to the jaw and they clinched.
| Britt iaDbed lightly on the face with
| his left ana White neatly blocked sew
cal vicious right and left swings.