The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-06
Changed with the honors in Britt's

changed with the honors in Britts
favor.
Britt rushed in with left for the
stomach but was blocked. Whites at
I tempts at cOuntering were also 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 a mfxup White whipped
| right to head hooked left TO body.
! White broke ground but Immediately
I sent his left to the face for which he
/ was rewarded by a straight right to
I with left to the face and Britt fought
/ back rather wildly. White then drove
/ a straight right to BIRTHS jaw and a
! moment later planted two straight 1efts
| to the face and a right to the body.
/ Britt went in like a demon and sent
/ Whites guard down like so much chafs
/ landing on face and body. The bell
rang at stage, checking Britt's raj
I ~. White had Britt eYened it up low
/ ard the end
Round l.
Britt sent two let's hard to jaw and
received in return a straight left to
the face and a left hook on the body
Britt missed q left hook for the StoEn-
ach and White cleverly blocked left
and right swings for the jaw. White
boxed very prettily and after Britt had
missed two left and right swings, he
(Britt) sent White against the ropes
daunted. White evened up the score
by planting right and left to Britt's
face. They then mixed 1t turiously,
Britt sending a. hard short arm right
to the body. Britt then drove in a viei-
Gus left high on Whites body and some
snowy boxing ensued, ending IN a
clincb The round ended with the
crowd cheering both men. Honors were
comparatively even in this round.
Round 3.
The men came together quickly, Britt
sending in a furnishing left TO the bOdy,
Britt then rushed out a straight left to
the face, stopping him. White clever
~ took care OF BIRTHS famous ieIp
hook. Then they mixed it, Britt send
ing in right and left swings to the head.
After some sparring White just missed
a fearful right swing for the jaw, and
Britt worked his left hard to the chin,
but received the same dose from the
shifty Engltshman. Then they clfnch-
ed and in the mix Britt swung right
and left hard to the jaw, forcing White
to cIinch. They continued to mix it
but failed to make connection. White
then shot his right to the jaw and the
bell closed the round. White, however,
got in a couple stiff right punches in
this round which the Californian did
not relish.
Round g.
They at once rushed to close quar-
ters, White missing right and left
swings for the jaw. A left swing by
Britt also went wild and White shot
his left hard to the face. Britt missed
left swing for the jaw and then
planted a hard right on the ear. Britt
rushed in, but was blocked. Britt
finally uppercut to the jaw ard they
clinched. Britt jabbed lightly on face
with left and White neatly blocked
several vicious right and left swings.
White then sent Britt's head back
with a choppy swing and a moment
Jrf tar in ~ic7af F2-ift in
the meantime fighting wildly. White
electrified the crowd with his brilliant
blocking and scientific work, at which
he was Brftt's equal 1t was Whites
round and he was tremendously
cheered during the minutes respite.
Round Z.
Britt rushed in, but missed several
left and right swings for the jaw.
Then followed an Intellectual mix,
both missing vicious swings. White
again displayed wonderful facility IN
GLIDING Britts pet blows and the
crowd continued to cheer the English
man. They again mixed it in the cen
ter and Britts attempts for the head
and stomach were easily taken care OF
by the clever BritOn. Britt kept peg
ging away, and in a mix swung ter
ridcally with left and right to the jaw
and followed it by left hook to the
head. White then swung right to the
head and they clinched. Britt forced
left and right swings on the head. The
bell rang and the men continued fight
ing for several seconds. The round
was slightly in favor of Britt
Round g.
They each missed a right and left
swings and mixed it. BIRTHS left found
Whites stomach and right and left
hook reached the Englishman's jaw.
Britt waded in, fighting like a tiger,
but White avoided most of his despe-
rate leads. Britt missed right for the
body and tried to force White to the
ropes with a succession of right and
left swings but the Engllshman again
was too clever for the local man.
They went to a mix, each landing
vicious right and left swings to body
Britt was wild with two left swings
and a right for the body was blocked.
White drove a straight right to Britts
jaw as the bell rang. Britt did the
aggressive work in this round, but the
Englfshman was SO clever that few of
the blows found Judgment.
Round 8.
They went Immediately to a clinch,
and an Intellectual mix ensued. White
sent Britt's head back with a right
swing and mixing it he duplicated the
blow, Britt hooked with left and right
but the Englishman SmOthered jim
my's efforts. Up to this stage the fight
was about even, If anything, Britt hav-
ing a slight lead.
Round 10.
Britt missed left swing for the head
and left and right for Whites face
were also blocked. White jabbed
straight left to the face. for which
Jimmy countered with left hook to the
face. They swung themselves into a
clinch and Britt sent in raking right
to the jaw and left swing to the head.
White got back at him, however, with
straight jab to the face. Britt's blows
seemed to excel in power those Of his
adversary. Both missed several leads
with straight let's for the face and they
fought to a clinch White then sent his
left to the face. bringing the blood from
a cash over Jimmys eye. Britt then
sent in a tremendous slash to the Brit
isher's jaw which forced him to cover
a cut over BIRTHS eye, from which the
blood trickIed in 2. tiny stream as the