The sun., 1919-08-23
|BRITTON BEATS
O'DOWD EASILY
velterweight Champion Takes
Seven of the Eight Rounds
at Newark.
BIGGER MAN SURPRISED
Niddleweight Not Only Second
Best in Boxing, but Is
Outslugged Too.
Niger MAN SURPRISED
CHARLES r. MATHIsoN.

,..r Britton, professor of applied
..,..r.hury science, had a very unruly
sO.n IN lack O'Dowd. late of the army.
!" ~. First Regiment Armory, Newark,
~, nIrht Britton attempted to instruct
o,novd in the efficacy of straight
"a q, compared to the effectiveness of
| ,,eht swing and a rush. At the end
SthIrty-two minutes in the ring o'Dowd
-.s compelled TO acknowledge that the
,rofessor was right
prltton won seven of the eight rounds
and added O'Dowd to his long list OF
vctins, In only one round, the third,
ab O'Dowd have an advantage, and
Iror the way the tow haired middle
Weight flung himself at the cool. superior
prItton 10 seemed for an instant as
though the welterweight champion was
about TO receive the first knockout of
bis career.
Mike on Rampage.
oDowd started the round by getting
inside the perniciously active left hand
OF the weter champion and planted
heavy right that Jared Britton from the
law, where IT landed, right down to his
heels. Then O'Dowd followed with a
hard left to the body and cut loose with
another right swing to the Jaw.
This was the signal for Britton to take
70 his heels in an effort to get out of
the danger zone, but ODowd was after
him like n flash and peppered him with
all kinds Of thumps.
Jack covered up and tried to avoid
the shower of blows that rained on his
head and ribs. but he could not avoid
the relentless colt, who chased his man
Tee hAf0 AA ha1l
ended the round O'Dowd sent in a hard
right TO the head and a left TO the ribs,
II was O'Dowd's round by a wide
margin and the ten thousand spectators
who jammed the armory settled back in
their seats and prepared for some lively
developments in the succeeding rounds.
Britton Turns Tide.
But it was the same old story The
,hirty-six-year-old champion responded
to the minutes rest in his corner and
came out with the vigor OF a Dempsey
for the fourth round.
O'Dowd made an effort to continue
bis rushing tactics in the fourth, but
he ubiquitous Britton had got his left
hand In good working order and II
visited ODowd's nose with such an
noying persistency that the middleweight
king was sorely distressed. For a few
times during this round O'Dowd got in
side Britton's left and managed to get
home with his right to the body and
law, but for the greater part Of the
round Mikes head was bobbing to aud
fro at the instance Of Brittons left
hand. ....-, -..-.,...-..
oDowd chased Britton about the
ring and finally caught a tartar, for
Dali f,1 haI ,,,ls 49, a. arl
caught the middleweight flush on the
mouth.
II was a staggering punch, and
0Dowd stumbled against the ropes. The
bell came TO his rescue or he might have
been roughly treated.
Under instructions from his corner to
the effect that he must do something at
once If ne expected TO win, O'Dowd ma de
a cyclonic rush from his corner at the
call OF the bell for the fifth round and
closed in on Britton against the ropes.
In this position ODowd tried to get his
right to work on the ribs, but the eellike
Britton wriggled away and soon WAS in
the centre of the ring with his left in
position to menace the O'Dowd nose.
Jacks Lightning Left.
The threat was carried out half a
dozen times, much to the annoyance OF
the O'Dowd olfactory organ. where
upon O'Dowd once more rushed Britton
against the ropes, where he could dc no
damage for the time being.
After Britton had covered and been
hooted by the gallery for turning his
back on his opponent the welter king
Strengthened UP himself and also
slaughtered up O'Dowd with a series OF
well placed blows in the immediate
vicinity OF the nose.
O'Dowd cheered his supporters at the
opening OF the sixth by landing n heavy
tight TO Britton jaw. and the fact that
Dan Morgan 'ost no time at tine close
Of The round in applying the smelling
salts TO his champions nose indicates
thai the blow hur..
However, Britton is a past master in
eoAceallng his real condition, and by
poking out his left in a threatening
manner kept ODowd at bay for the
remainder Of the round. Britton landed
enough left handlers in the round to
give him the advantage. but he again
was hooted for turning his back In order
to avoid A rush by the middleweight.
This was the tamest round of the eight,
and this was due entirely to the effect
Of the heavy blow landed at the be-
ginning.
A Fast Round.
But the middleweight did not know
enough TO follow up his advantage
O'Dowd made an suspicious start Of the
seventh round, shaking Britton with a
brace of hard rights 10 the face.
But Britton danced away and Their
peppered O'Down with lefts to the face
and rights to the body. O'Dowd made
desperate effort to turn the tide of bat
lie, and he rushed and swung with the
greatest vigor But the elusive Brittor
was always somewhere else except where
ODowd aimed. and the blows either hi
the air or were parried.
When the bell sounded for the eighth
and last round O'Dowd. with a steely
CLINT In his light blue eyes, came Out
and made a pantherlike spring at Brit
ton, lashing out with both hands. In
ttead Of running away and covering
br!tton stood his ground. and then en-
sued the liveliest round of the bout
They exchanged heavy thumps, right
and lefts flying promiscuously. and
neither man gave an inch of ground.
ODowd hammered Britton on thu
Jaw, and the welterweight In a las
effort 10 capture the middleweight tltl'
sent Earring straight left to the nost
and then swung his right to the chin.
It did not land flush. but II sen
oDowd back on his heels. The middle
weight retorted with a hard right I,
D. body and swung his right TO tn,
face. Britton ducked a left hook ant
crossed his right to the ear.
The spectators by this time were OIL
their feet. yelling excitedly. and tn
lighters hammered. pounded an,