Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-06


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Round 6-White sent Britt's head
hack with right choppy- swings and
| q moment later worked in another
right Britt In the meantime fighting
wildly. White. electrified the crowd
with his brilliant blocking and scien-.
tific WORK.
Round White again displayed
wonderful skill in Guiding Britt's pow
crful h,ws. Britt kept pegging
away. and in mixup, swung terri
fically with left and right 10 the jaw
and followed it by a left hook 10 the
head
Britt Fights Like Tiger.
Round S-Britt wadcd in fghing like
tiger. hut White avoided most of his;
desperate leads. Britt tried to force
Whit" to the ropes with succession
Of rights and let's. but the Brltcn
again was too clever
Round 9-I'ritt hooked with left and
klight. but the ;nglishman smo,hered
JinmS'S efforts. Up to this stage the
llcht was about even. ti
Round lG-lIritt's blows seemed to
excel In power those Of his adversary
White sent his left TO the face, bring
ing the blood from cash over Jim
my's cyc. Butt then sent in ire
mcpdous slash to the Britun's Jaw
which Forced rim TO cover quickly.
Round l1-Britt continued as The ag-
EIessor. but White never broke ground.
clover exhibition Of ducking and
blocking vicious swings was again in
evidence and the crowd was much
pleased White was bleeding slight
ly from the mouth when he tool, his
scat and Britt's eye locked bad.
Britt Goes to the Foor.
Round 12-White sent Britt to the
floor with straight left to the face
Britt was of lis balance, however. as
The blow. landed and the delivery was
not very clean Britt was UP quickly
White clouted him viciously on the Jaw
with right hook and Britt Iough:
back hard, The crowd yelled white.
White!" as the men went to their
seats.
Round 13-T'ritt got In a number of
lefis TO Whites face and head and sent
in stiff left hook to Whites s.on,.
ach aud followed his advantage Wit.
right aud left swings to the jaw.
Out punishment. scnding rights and
leiis to face and body. As the rodnd
closed Britt again swung his left har,i
to tho face. M
White on the Defensive.
Round H. Britt continued to 10
most of the leading. White still con.
tcnting himself with dcfensiveness
work. Brit. was lan1 with monot.
otcus regularity. but his blows did no.
seem TO bother the Englishman.
RcIDl li-Britt forced the fighting.
leading with either left or straight
right and blocked Whites counters.
Round l7-Britt shot his left out
rather low and there was some hiss
ing. White fought hack rather fcebly
and appeared to have lost all his
sfc:m. y crushing right caught
While OH tho jaw. Britt was over
anxious To put in finishing blow AMI
his subsequent attempts were rather
Wild, He was cautioned by his attend
ants In fight carefully.
White Retailates.
Round 1S-Rritt swung left ami
risht "a tho jaw and an instant later
planted vicious left hook TO the
',oty. Br!.: goL careless and White
shot right hard to the face by way OF
a diversion. White was sill on the dc
eonsivc
Round 19-Brtt kept forcing the
pace ami missed left and rights for
the Body. White kept Britt busy lead
ing. but blocking most of the Cali
fornian's attempts.
Round 20-BIitt Immediately sailed
In. The pace was quickened. but the
blows were easily blocked. Both men
fought at close quarters, with White
mostly on the defensive Britt was;
careful. realizing that apparently the
decision was his. Britt put a right to
The hody and brought his right and
left with fearful foroe.to Whites Jaw.
sending White TIC the floor very grog.
gy. When the Brltisher rose Britt
went at him like demon and sent him
clear across the ring with right and
loft smashcs to the face. The round
was nearly ovcr at this stage, but the
police iIlmn iutn tho ring and s.tnn