Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-06

] 1900 AAS''s NA'Oity SWINGS 'iiN - $50
ment later worked in another right
Britt in the meantime was fighting
wildly. White electrified the crowd
with mis- brilliant blocking and scien
tiIic work. at which he was Britts
equal. He was tremendously cheered
during the minutes respite.
| Round Britt rushed in but missed
| left and right swings to the jaw. Then
| followed Il mix, both missing vicious
| swings. White again displayed Won
derful facility in Guiding Britt's power
full blows and the crowd continued to
cheer the men. They again mixed 1t
in the center and BIRTHS attempt for
| head ana stomach were easily taken
| care Of by the clever Briton. BRITT
| kept pegging away and III Il nix swung
| terlifically with left and right to the
| jaw and followed it by IA left hook TO
the head. White swung a right to the
head and they clinched. Britt forced
| White against the ropes and landed
| left and right swings on the head. Inc
bell rang and the men continued light
| ing for several seconds.
Round S-They each missed right
| left swings and, mixing it. Brltts lett
| found Whites stomach and right ana
| left hook reached the Englishman s
| Jaw. Britt waded in. fighting like
tiger. but White avoided most of his
| desperate leads. Britt missed right
| for the body ana tried to force Whltc
| to the ropes with Il succession of rights
and lefts but the Briton was again too
clever for the local man. They went
| to il mix. exchanging vicious right and
left swings to the body. Britt was
| wild with two left swings and right
| for the body was blocked. White drove
a straight right to Britt's Jaw and the
bell rang.
Round 9-Thcy went Immediately to
| Il cIinch and an Intellectual mix en-
sued. White sent Britts head back
with right swings and. mixing it. he
duplicated the blow. Britt hooked with
left and right. but the Englishmi'n
| smothercd Jimme's efforts. Up to this
stage the fight WAS about even.
Round 1O-Britt missed left swing
for the head and Il left and right for
Whites face were also blocked. White
jabbed straight left to the face, for
which Jimmie countcred with a left
hook to the face. They swung them
SERVES IiltO al CllllCIl DIltt HClll III IL
raking right to the jaw and left
swing TO the head White got back at
him. however, with Il straight iab to
the face. Britt's blows seemed to cN-
eel in power those of his adversary.
Both missed several leads with
lcfts for the face and they fought to Il
clinch. White then sent his left to the
face bringing the blood from Il cash
over Rritts eye. Britt then sent in a
tremendous slash to the Brton's jaw.
which forced him to cover quickly and
| the bell rang. There was q cut over
| Britt's eye from which blood trickled
| in a tiny stream us the Californian
sought his corner.
Round 11-Thcy rushed to a clinch
and INDUCED in some infiShting. Meth
| er landing. Britt was wild with left
| and then q moment later, hooked twice
| to Whites Jaw with his left. There was
IA momcntary lul in the fighting and
| then Britt landed his left on the jaw
and left hook lightly on the body.
Britt continued as the agSressor, but
White never broke ground. clever
| exhibition of duckinG and blocking vi
cious swings was again in evidence and
| the crowd was much pleased. Britt
swung his left twice for the jaw, but
was blocked and Whites efforts at a
| counter wore also blocked. White was
bleeding slightly from the mouth when
he took his seat and Britt's eye looked
bad Blitt'S blows on the body were the
only ones that seemed to puzzle White.
Round 1.-Rritt at once shot his lett
J to the stomach. They SPARED and
| " hte sent Britt to the floor with Il
! straight left to the face. Britt was off
his balance. however as he blow land
! ed and the delivery was not very clean.
Britt was up quickly and fought rs
| though nothing had happened. He real
| lied very soon that he was in Il fight,
| fer White clouted him viciously on the
| Jaw with Il right hook and Britt fought
back hard. In Il mix, both exchanged
rights to the face. Britt missed two
| vicious lefts for the jaw as the bell
rang. The crowd yelled" White, White
| as the men went to their seats.
| Eornd 13-They each missed lcfts for
the face and Britt suddenly shot two
lefts to the face ana moment later
again hooked his lett 20 Whites jaw.
| Then followed a mis- ana Britt sent
Whites head back with tWc leftS to tn"
| face and followed it vita a left hook
to the body. Britt then get in another
| left to the head AMI a ci;nch ensued.
Britt swung a vicious left to the head
ard Jabbed White With Il left to the
dacc. Then Britt sent in Il stiff left hook
| to Whites stomach and followed his
advantage with right and left swings to
the jaw. a right shift caught White
on the face and then a Il TT hook to the
body found Il berth as the bell rang.
| Round 1l-Whitc cleverly blocked
Britt's attempts with left and right for
the head. but an instant later Jimmy
swung his right AMI left to he Brton's
jaw and the latter sought cover. White
jahhCd twice with his left to the face
and Britt landed a fearful right TO the
body ana then land I'd three left hooks
Il the Jaw and then 4 left hook to the
body. Britt continued To deal out pun
IishmCnt. sending two lofts to Whitc';;
lstomacn and a right to the head. AS the
lround closed Britt swung lis left hard
to the face.
| Round 15-Britt missed his left for
the body twice and two left attempts