The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-06

1 lack however, one requisite for a cham | pion-the knockout blow. He landed | on Br;t's jaw many times with both 1 right and left, but apparently did not hurt the little San Francisco bulldog. In the twelfth round it looked as if i White had a chance. He landed a vi | cious straight right on Britt's jaw and l as the latter was off his balance he went to the floor and rolled under the ropes He was not hurt, however, and came back fighting faster than ever Britt forced matters all through the l fight W
 San Francisco witnessed the first in- I ternational championship pugilistic contest to be held in this city for decade when Jimmy Britt, the Califor- nian and Jabez White, England's prem l fer lightweight met in the ring at Woodword's pavilion to settle the ques- | tion of supremacy
 | The enthusiasm which usually pre- vails in this city when men of Britts and Whites calibre are brought to- gether was o,nspicuously absent to- l night, due W . tly to the unfavorable influences winch have attended the matching of the men. The date for the | battle had previously been set for April 25 last but the failure of the local board of supervisors to issue permit to enable the promoters to hold the contest on that night necessitated ! which in a great easure tempered the interest was the prohibition by the grand jury of all public wagering in this city on events of this kind and as a result speculation was limited to pri- vate bets between individuals.
 | Notwithstanding adverse conditions the encounter drew to the pavilion representative gathering of fight fol- lowers and when Referee Eddie Smith of Oakland summoned the principals to the center of the ring to await the initial tap of the gong the large au- ditorium was comfortably filled on the lower floor while the gallery was taxed to it's seating capacity.
 There was little excitement at Cor betts resort late this afternoon when the fighters stripped for the weighing process. The articles of agreement called for 133 pounds at o'clock on the afternoon of the contest. Both men easily came within the specified notch Brit opened a strong favorite at odds of to 10 on and those figures varied but little throughout the day. Several bets of a prlVate nature Of 100 to 40 were recorded and there was much nibbling at the short end by bet tors who invariably pin their faith on the under dog betting. Britt's seconds were Spider Kelly, Frank Rafel Tim Kreling and Curt Richardson. Charlie Mitchell, Whites manager and packer, was the chief adviser in the English mans carner. He was assisted by Jimmy Lawler, Smiling Metzger and young Mitchell.
 Immediately at the conclusion of the
 preliminaries the ring was cleared and
 the principals of the international bat
 tie wended their way into the ring.
 Britt entered his corner closely fol-
 lowed by White. A telegram was read at the ringside from Twin Sullivan challenging the winner of tonights contest. Telegrams challenging the winner were also read from Joe Cans and Abe Attel. The announcement of Gans's challenge was the signal for a
 volley of jeers and hooting from the
 audience. At 9:55 every seat in the
 Pavilion was taken. White was the
 first to be presented. He was intro
 duced as the lightweight champion of
 England.
 For stranger Whites reception was
 most f1attering. Britt was accorded a
 big ovation as he was introduced as the
 lightweight champion of the world. Then the crowd called for Nelson. When
 this individual appeared and announced l that he would meet the winner with a
 side bet of $10.0O0 each, the great
 crowd broke loose and cheered Nelson
 for fully three minutes. Britt and
 WLite both announced their willing
 ness to accept the offer in the event Of
 being returned winner.
 | The appearance of the fighters when
 they stripped showed that each had trained to the minute. The contest was scheduled for twenty rounds, straight Marquis of Queensbury rules, the men
 to protect themselves in the break aways and being permitted to punch in the clinches providing one arm was free. ..
 When White stripped the British col ors were displayed entwining his black
 trunks
 Britt wore white trunks with the l American colors.
 | At 1O:13 the men shook hands and | stood in the center of the ring receiv- ing instructions. Time was called at 10:14.
 Round l. Both men spared and then l Britt opened hostilities by leading with the left three times for the body, all of which were cleverly blocked. Britt put his right lightly to the body and | White got lightly to the jaw, and they l clinched. Both chen blocked cleverly and White Hsmothercd two lefts by 1 Britt for the body. Britt again missed | his left for the body, blocked left l counter and as White came in Britt's left hooked him on the body. Britt | swung the right for the body but the 1 blow Nailed to land. As they got to 1 the center of the ring White whipped | his left to tke head and followed 1t with right swing to the same place. | A cIinch followed Britt lightly jabbed White with left on face as the bell | changed. Whites clcverness elici:ed much cheering from the crowd No damage was done in this round and there was little to choose becween | them.
 Round 2. White smiled as he came up and immediately blocked Brtts left | lead. Britt failed to connect with two Iefts and White cleverly blocked left 1 for the body. Britt lunged his left out | but White countercd with straight right to the face. Britt then mixed 1t getting two right smashes to the body and a vicious swing to the face. He then shot his right hard to White'o stomach and as White came in sho: his left straight to the face. White missed left and right for the head. Britt hooked his left hard to Whites head. Britt, uppercut with left to jaw and drove in a hard left straight to the body. Britt set a warm pace and was in and out of Whites guard like a jumping jack. The bell changed with honors in Britt's favor.
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