El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-14
Jack Britton, Welterweight Champ
Of the World, Tells How He Lived
To Perform Wonderful Comeback

CETEEN active years in the ring IS
y bound to teach a boxer something
about the value OF clean living. reg
ular habits and constant activity.
In hundreds Of bouts 7 have found
that by keeping myself up TO GER
tain standard Of condition all the
time I could go along without feeling
the wear and tear OF action 10 any
great extent
When Ted Lewis and were
matched for the bout in which re-
gained the welterweight champiol-
ship / had been working constantly
for several months
work for Soldiers Helped.
Danny Morgan got a number OF the
boxers together to give eXnioition
bouts for the soldiers in hospitals
in Greater New York and vicinity
and / was glad TO help entertain
them. II was good for me and Il was
enjoyable because the wounded sol
diers enjoyed it too
] have made II rule 70 90
certain amount Of road work and
also work out in a gymnasium nearly
every day. Ny two boys, william,
ir-. and Robert Breslin-for that Is
my real name. are little tads, and
put them in a big perambulator ana
give them a long ride. sometimes fs
long as five miles. nearly every day
on most Of these iaunts i take them
At a dog trot, which is the kind OF
road work that appeals TO me. and
thus we all get the benefit OF the air
ing
Il was this Kind OF work and
the dozens Of exhibition bouts in
which boxed Cor the soldiers
that prlmed me for my battle with
Lewis. / am 30 odd years Of age
and / have been through all the
struggles that come TO n boxer.
bur I never felt better than ] did
when 1 answered the bell nt Can
ton. Ohio. On March Il.
Counting that bout Lewis and I
have met 10 times. so know just
what TO expect OF him. I think ] know
every move that Ted ever makes IN
the ring and / want TO say that he IS
a master boxer.
In the sixth round OF that bout
I felt that Lewis was getting llre4
and I saw my chance 10 regain the
championship. 1 put my best into
several left-handed punches and got
results. for they floOrcd TED After
that ! knew ] was going 10 win ana
did so in the ninth round. after
blocking a long right swing Lewis
was game TO the very last He Is
good fighter and likes a battle
Lives Temporarily.
Z have my little family and the
fact that have always tried ny best
10 take care Of myself TO thank for
the fact that I am a champion once
again And my advice TO every young
boxer is TO remember first, last and
all the time thar the bright lights
and success in the ring cannot be
mixed.
I broke into the game as result
Of battles 1 had with the kids VINO
lived on my block in Chicago. where
I spent a number Of years with my
parents. six brothers and six sisters.
Nv father and mother wanted me 10
become a minister at one time. but ]
was too young then TO consider any
vocation seriously.
A career in the ring. however, was
far more my dreams in those days
As / grew a little Older I had my
first affair guess they cau il
puppy love-with a little req haired
girl in our neighborhood- I was jeal-
Gus of her. and whenever saw some
other kid shining up TO her there was
a fight Finally. after I had whipped
every kid Of my age in the nelghbor- !
hood and a few who were older. my /
red-haired ideal moved away and Z
later married somebody else
But the street fighting I did m 7
Chicago gave me an idea that / might I
make good as a professional boxer, /
and I started going TO OConnei S /
gymna SUM. where I soon learned ]
something OF the science Of the game. /
After winning a number OF prelim- ]
mary battles ] wandered TO various
parts Of the country / often boxed 4