New-York tribune., 1921-02-08
|oId 1itIe-Holder's TantciiSiir,g
Left Jobs Keep Riuat1t Bay
shallenger's BeIated Rally
Fails in Decision Contest
4 Madison Sq. Garden
By Fred Hawthorne

ii, to die With the crown still on h
~. dome, if Ted "Kid" Lewis is
sis most dangerous rival.
e,itton defended his title at Madiso
~. Garden last night in ffteer
pa bout with Lewis, and when tn
& he'll suodnded the end of the las
.,s Of the twentieth bout betwee
y ,afr the veteran champion had wo
,o;nss by so decisive margin ths
h. iudges did not bother to go throug
n. ixmality ofgivi ng their decision.
rt.n Lewis would have admitted
T., Jacks fight.
Tssre we're fully ten thousand pei
:, In the house when the present an
3 -ssr champions entered the ring.
4 !. announced that both had tipped til
4 ..iss at 145 pounds, two pounds unde
yeouired weight. Both looked i
s.. condition. Britton was ali smile
Il, .hey waited for the bell, but Levi
H., grim expression as though h
Rsslsed he had tough job on his hand.
Britton Starts Trouble
pdtton came near starting a bit o
[,,a1ble after the bell rang ending tn
,,ord round He complained of tn
|,,ce Of rubber that Lewis held in hi
srsgtb as buffer to blcws on tn
Fan and followed Ted to his corne,
|.ytest!ng. One of Lewis's second
Warned Jack away and the champid
|IA 60, with a left. Lewis jump
From bis chair, uncorking a right r.
|Istks jaw. The referee jumped +
|,gesn them and the fare-un as
|.rafed out before further DANCE
|.suld be done.
It was not stirring fight to wtch,
|,yen though Britton was always fcing
E.t milling. Jacks left jab, WHIP he
besrd into Ted's face at will, kes the
tagshman from landing effectively.
there was great deal of cliching,
kosty by Lewis, and most of te bat
bling was done at close QUARTS.
Neither man was ever in daRer of
lroekOut, but Brittcns fghng left
;lb and right hooks to the lead had
sgfed Lewis's left eye and'raised
sst on his check. The Fglishman
isurd Jack a very slipperyperson to
Ind on solidly, for the chapion kept
ying away with the punchs and rare
7 had to take a jarring OF.
Lewis Takes the lead
Lewis earned a good nrgin in the
rsi round, although nodamage was
one by either man. hey went to
l6se quarters at once ater Lewis had
inded the first blow, Alright hook to
ls head. The men battled hard,
iitton confidently and Lewis looking
ny serious. The Engishman landed
hener than the champion, although
ere was no clean hitting. The
fierce kept cautioning}Ted for hit
'g in the clinches, altbpgh Jack was
st as busy.
In the second round britton was still
ing slightly outpoinied, with Lewis
shtlng fercely as thet stood in close.
s the bell rang, enling the round,
fittoa followed Lewi to the latter's
arsr, talking ang1ily. Lewis sat
n ~ and Jack stood In front of him,
HI talking.
ene Of Ted's seconds told Britton
la0ve away, and Jaa, enraged, aimed
sl0s at him. Insanity Ted leaped
ea his chair and shot left for
fzs jaw. The referee jumped be-
zen them, just as half a dozen of
Garden police rushed to the ring
There was bad blood between the
. after that and it was evident that
VI twentieth melee was gcing to be
ieal grudge affair.
Left Jab Annoys Ted
Britton earned the next three
1nds, outboxfng his man at long
age. The old champion's left glove
. constantly whipping against Ted's
g, and Jack generally took Lewis's
'Es as he was going away, robbing
sm Of much of their force.
u the fourth round Lewis sat down
I'd when he missed a left swing. In
: NTH Britton Jared Lewis with
aoas iVs one-two punches to the jaw,
-NAAO"Eu ny EiGuL.
lfe sixth found Lewis holding his
I, as he worked left jab to the
'nth' but Jack had a big margin in
seventh and eighth rounds. That
iglng left hand of the champions
raised a large lump over Ted's left
and on his cheek. and the English
y y was not showing as much as be-
Lns n. veteran was giving a remarkable
il0ition of skill and ring craft, and
only marks Of the fighting he
WED were two thin trickles of blood
~ MS nose at the end of the ninth,
,sssu!t of a straight right by Lewis.
tered.
Fighting Speeds Up
me ninth was an even thing and
WIS won the tenth, connecting with
Appy lefts to the jaw. The eleventh
! about ffty-ffty, with both men
'Oing, but Jack took the twelfth by
eplhg Ted's head bobbing back with
y whiplash left.
tse champion scorned 20 make q de-
asVe a battle of it, although he had
ien at stake, and was ever on the
gfessive, Time after time he took
slss a,S jabs to the mouth so that e
"a "a step in and counter with short
&, / crosses to the jaw.
91ttIton > had q shade in the thirteenth
! y me fourteenth was Lewis's in the
,sss lighting of the bout.
M .Mae Englishman saw his chances Of
saiaing :. the title slipping furuther
" with the passing of each round,
;aen opened up and took all kinds
issr N law w '''N " 10y
ta Inc last round found Britton still
W. up points, and when Joe Hum
rs !. handed the Rickard champion
y y ce!t to the title holder the crowd
N TTisa its approval.
aaaefe was no formal decision by the
'sss, Even Lewis himself seemed
~ ,.salise ne had lost, for he was the
N IIsfe /, Of detection as he shook hands
W MS conqueror after the final bell
Fair Fans on Scene Early
aather aaOther Of Tex Richards worlds
sssaaspp,onship MI bouts brought tre-
,.sOus s.s crowd to the famous ampht
i.ssf idassf Everybody and his lad
~ aa was there, even When the first