The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-05-06
GAME FIGHT,
BRITT WON
Brittle Between Light Weights
at San Francisco.
BRITISHER FOUGHT WELL.
white Scored First Touchdown, but De
cision Against Him Was Given in
Twentieth Round-contest
Was Close Throughout.

Wodward's Pavilion, San Francisco,
Nav s-In a fereely waged battle be-
tween Jabez White, lightweight cham
pion II England, and Jimmy Britt Of
this city, lightweight champion Of the
world the latter won in the goth round
81 2u-round bout last night.
Both men spared and then Britt open
"a bostilities At the start by leading
with left three times for the body, al
81 which we're cleyerly blocked. Britt
swung left and right for the body but
blows failed 70 land. As they got to
the center Of the ring White whipped
his cleft to the head and followed it
With right swing to same place. a clSnch
followed. Britt lightly iabbed White
with left on face as the bell changed.
Whites cleyerness ELECTED much cheer
ing from the crowd. No damage was
done III this round and there was little
TO choose between them.
White smiled Is he came up in the
second and Immediately blocked Britt.s
lett lead. Britt lunged his left out, but
White eountered with straight right
to face. Britt then mixed It. getting
two rights Ia body and vicious swing
10 face. He then shot his right hard
to Whites stomach and as White came
in shot his left straight to face. White
missed left and right for head. Britt
hooked left hard 10 Whites face. Britt
upper cut with left to jaw and drove
! III a hard left straight To body. Britt
set warm pace.
Britt rushed in with left for the stom-
aeh, but was blocked Whites attempt
at countering in the third set 70 We're
easily disposed Of Britt hooked his
left Tor stomach, but White again block
I it. They worked to tin middle Of the
ring, and in mix-up Mite whipped
right to head and then hooked left
to the body. White iabbed Britt twice
with left 10 face, and Britt fought back
wildly. White then drove q straight
right to Britt's jaw and moment later
planted two straight lefts TO face and
a right to body. Britt went IN ike a
demon and sent Whites guard down like
SO much chat, landing on face and body.
/ The bell rang at this stage, checking
Britt's rally. White had tie better Of
the earlier lighting, but Britt evened
up toward the end
Britt Was Floored.
4 In the tenth White floored Britt,
l lf1st4 ~
the blow landed and the delivery was
not very clean. Britt was up quickly
and fought as though nothing had hap
pened. He realized very soon that ne
was in fight, for White eloated him
| vieiously on the jaw with 4 right hook
and Britt fought back hard. In a mis-
both exchanged rights TO the face. Britt
missed two vicious let's for the iaw
as the bell rang. The crowd yelled
white, White" as the went TO theiI
! seats.
| From that point the fighting continued
even until the last, when Britt had hi.
man going.
The Final Round.
In the last round they shook handl
and White Immediately sailed in ana
, landed on the face. The pace was Quick
1 ened but the blows were easily blocked
Both men fought to close quarters witt
4 White mostly on the defensive. Brit
! suddenly landed vicious right on III,
! body and in some mitigating failed /,
/ connect with left and right for IN,
} jaw. Britt was careful. realizing Aha
i Che decision was his. The referee M,
/ to separate the men from a clinch an,
then Britt again put a right to IN
body and brought his right aud left wit
fearful force to Whites law. sendin
White to the floor very gropev Whe,
the Britisher arose, Britt went at hin
= like demon and sent him clear acros
I, the ring with right and left smashes +
u the face. The round was nearly ave
> at this stage, but the police jumped int
/, the ring and stopped The contest Rrit
was declared the winner amidst orea
q excitement
4 Challenge to Winner.
Il. a telegram was read at the rinosia
n from Twin Sullivan. CHALLENGING II
h winner of the contest. Telaoransa chs'
longing the winner were also read frn,
Joe Cans and ABE Attel The .,
\ nouncement Of Cans challenge VA 81
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