The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-16
FIGHTER REFUSES TO LET DlSlN- PERSISTED PHYSICIANS APPLY x-RAY TO FRACTURED ARM. STORY OF FIGHT.
BY C. E. VAN LOAN.

Los Angeles. Cal, September H.-(Spe- ial)-James Edward Britt's resurrection was nothing but a temporary affair-a matter of weeks. He played hockey fro mthe pugilistic morgue, but the old master caught him at it. and at the present writing the native son is back on his little slab, deader than Rameses IL, and twice as unpopular as the an cient slave driver was.
 There is a growing suspicion that the geese who lay the golden eggs have again been plucked by the shrewd Britt con- tingent. In the first place. up to the pres ent time. Britt has brought no positive proof that his wrist was broken on the afternoon of the 9th. He has blocked every attempt to get at the truth Of the matter and refused to submit to an examination at the hands of disinter- ested physicians. He has the wrist in a plaster cast and 1t will probably re- main there for several weeks
 Now just for the sake of argument suppose that Britt really sustained a se- were injury on the afternoon of the fight. Would he have left the ring at once, after re1uSln6 10 continue llt H6nt UT Npuiu he have stayed long enough to make sure that all the newspaper men were satis- fled. Would he not realize that the only thing which could save his patched repu- tation from a final bombardment would be the most public exhibition of his in- jured wrist? Nothing but that broken bone could have saved Britt from being branded as a quiter. and, knowing this, the Britts have tried to make the facts as hard to get at as possible.
 well known sporting man sat near Britt's corner, and. as the gong sounded for the close of the fifth round, he watch ed the native son come back to his cor ner.
 His face was twisted all up as if in severe pain, and he could hardly speak when he sat down. He whispered, I can't go on-my arm is broken!' l thought then that he was suffering great agony and hts face and the tone of his voice bear out the supposition.
 All right, but listen to this: James Ed ward fought Joseph once before the and battle was the greatest fasco the coast has ever seen. He hammered Cans all over the ring for four rounds, de- liberately foued him toward the close of the round and repeated the offense tn the fifth. The whole thing had been care fully planned and Britt was just as guilty as Cans.
 After Graney had given the decision to the negro, Britt knocked the referee down and mauled hing about the ring floor, and when torn away from his vic- tim, knelt down in front of the press row, and, with the big tears running down his face, said: "I had him licked had him licked. They robbed mel
 After this exhibition of Britts hstri- onic ability, l am inclined to doubt the expressions of his face, the tones of his voice and everything else in connection with the dramatic ending of the last Cans fight. Of course nothing but an N ray will get at the truth, but put two and two together and you get the answer Britt quit
 That will be about all for James Ed ward They might match him with Ne'- son or any other fighter. but he would not draw $500 fin San Francisco.
 September Is certainly a bad date Tor the BrittS.