The sun., 1919-03-18
TITLE FOR BRITTON;;
KNOCKS OUT LEWIS
Welterweight Championship
Changes Hands in Ninth
Round at Canton.
RESULT BIG SURPRISE
Winner Regains Laurels in
Bout That Was to Have
Been Decisionless.
RESULT BIG SURPRISE
Special DesposoA to THs Sex.


CANTON. Ohio. March 17.--Jack Brit
ton knocked out Ted Lewis in the ninth
round OF what was TO have been a twelve
round bout here tonight and regained
the welterweight championship of the
world. 1t was fitting day for Britton
to regain the laureis. for he Is Irish, his
real name being William Breslin.
II was the eighteenth meeting of Lewis
and Britton. and the only one In which
Knockout was landed, or in which the
result was very decisive. When to-
nights match was arranged Lewis in
sisted that there be no decision, as he
did not want to risk the champion ship.
Britton surprised everybody. probably
himself included, with the success of his
attack. Lewis was a poor second from
the start He did not have his usual
speed. pep" and vigor and was smashed
all over the ring by Britton. The knock
out was long left smash to tho Jaw.
which landed after the ninth reand had
gone two minutes and ten seconds.
Lewis Dropped Thrice.
Lewis did not land half a dozen clean
blows all through the bout Britton was
right on top OF him every minute In
the sixth round the new champion gave
notice of what was TO be expected when
he sent Lewis down three tmeA Matt
Hlnkel. the referee, had to pry Lewis
loose from Britton several times. but 1t
looked As IL the Briton would be able to
weather the storm.
Britton drove a right to Lewis's nose
ana the champion staggered back. He
went down for a count Of four from a
left to the Jaw and staggered to his feet.
clinging to the ropes. Lewiss seconds
shouted TO him TO take the full count,
but he, with all his experience, failed to
do so.
Once moro Britton drove hi, left TO the
jaw and put Lewis down for a count of
SIX. Lewis got to his feet slowly. and
before he could cover Britton sent in
another left swing that forced him TO
his hands and knees He took a count
OF eight and was in a clinch at the bell.
From that time until the final blow
Lewis tried hard to avoid the inevitable.
Though he did not do much damage.
Britton was master In the eighth and II
appeared as II Lewis was stronger.
At the start Of the ninth round Lewis
rushed from his corner. Britton blocked
a long swing and countered with a right
TO the body and a left to the jaw. stag
Eering Lewis Lewis blocked a long
right swing. Britton rushed and plant
Cd four tabs to the Jaw. from which
Lewis sank in heap.
Met First in 1915.
The first meeting of Britton and Lewis
was ten round decisionless contest in
this city on March 81, 1915, with honors
about even. Their next bout was in
Boston August al. 1913, and Lewis got
the referees decision at the end of
twelve rounds. They met again Septen-
Der % in Boston and Lewis again won.
They met in Buffalo January 10. 1916 in
. ten round decisionless bout and each
claimed victory. On February Is.
1916, they met in a ten round decisionless
bout in Brooklyn, with honors again
even.
Then came a twenty round bout at
New ORLEANS on April %, 1916, and Brit
ton got the award of the referee and the
title. Next came a twelve round bout to
a decision at Boston October 16, 1916.
and Britton again got the verdict of the
third man in the ring Another twelve
round bout at Boston on November IA,
1916. resulted in a decision of draw.
Decisionless bouts at Cincinnati, st.
Louis, Toronto and New York followed.
After these came the twenty round
bout at Dayton, Ohio, on June rs, 1917,
and the title changed hands. Decision
loss contests at Atlanta. Scranton and
New York came next. their last previous
meetings being six FOUNDERS in this city
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