The New York herald., 1921-02-08
champion Shows to Fine Ad-
vantage Before Crowd
That Packs Garden.
JUDGES AGREE ON WINNER
Police Quell Disturbance When
Jack Knocks One of Ted's
. Seconds Through Ropes.
by CHARLES F. MATHIsoN.

weight champion OF the world, last night
conceded eleven years to his lusty rival,
: Kid Lewis, and administered decisive
beating to his opponent in the presence
OF throng that jammed Madison Square
Garden.
&c Britton. one of the greatest boxers in
the history of pugilism. never showed to
better advantage than he did in the fif-
teen rounds In which he and Lewis bat
tied for the supremacy OF the class The
ftitleholder never was more spry on his
feet, never showed more dazzling skill
in defence and attack, and never ex-
hibited more courage and endurance.
After an hour OF furious fighting. in
which the champion almost constantly
kept lightning left In the face of his
challenger. frequently interspersed with
right hand shots which were meant t.
bring the contest to an end the veteran
was the fresher man OF the two and had
won so decisively on points that the
Judges agreed Instantly on him as the
winner
Britton. skilled as boxer. completely
baffied the former champion and left no
doubt that unless Lewis could land a
knockout punch he would be fopelessly
beaten. So overwhelmingly was Brit
TONS victory that Lewis had but ono
round to hfs credit, and that was the
first The tenth was even and all the
others belong to the champion.
Tho contest was exciting to high de-
gree from the first round to the last.
Lewis certainly tried his best to land on
the champion for knockout, but was
completely bafiied by the wonderful de-
fence OF the titleholder. Only once did
Lewis reach the champion with effect, In
the fourteeSth round. when tho chal-
lenger landed heavy right swing OH
the neck Of the champion
The blow sent Britton against the
ropes, and for few seconds ne seemed
to be in danger. Nevis tried to follow
up his advantage, but Britton, bringing
all his ring generalship into play. quickly
recovered. and was the aggressor at the
sound of the gong. The bout was the
seventeenth In which these two pugilists
engaged Lewis having won three of
them by decisions. Britton two by ref
eree's verdicts and one by knockout.
The result of last nights encounter indi-
Gates clearly that Britton is still the mas
Ter of the welterweight division and that
he will not lose his championship crown
10 any of his rivsls until such time as
age has slowed him to a point where
lie can no longer box with his present
brilliant skill.
A regrettable incident marked the close
of the second round OF the bout. Britton
had complained to the referee during the
second round that Lewis was using foul
tactics. The champion said that his
opponent was heeling with his glove and
holding and hitting. This threw the
champion into a rage. and after the bell
ended the round Britton walked excited
ly over to Lewis's corner and protested
against his methods. One of Lewis's
seconds made slurring remark to Brit
ton. and the title holder, completely los
ing his head. swung on the jaw of the
kscond. This caused a great commotion.
and members of the Boxing Commission
and police rushed to the corner. Brit
toms second seized him and prevailed
on him TO go to his own corner. The
outbreak came to an end at once and the
boat went along as scheduled.
Interest taken by patrons in the cele-
brated and long drawn out Britton-Lewis
dispute was manifested by the attend
ance, which was the largest that has
been seem at Madison Square Garden
since the Walker law went into effect
The crowd was much greater that that
at the Dempsey-Brennan bout which
may be accounted for by the fact that
the prices were lower Every seat in the
the evening was staged
Joe Humphreys carried q diamond
studder championship belt into the ring,
which Tex Richard had made for the
winner. Bob Martin, the A. lE. ~ cham
pion; Willie Jackson, I.eonards chal-
lenger and Sammy Sieger were intro
duced.
The referee was Dick Nugent OF Buff
falo. while the judges were Tommy
Shortell and George H. Schwegler of
The New York Athletic Club.
Britton and Lewis each weighed 145
pounds. Both looked trained to the
minute.
Results of PreIiminar ries.
N THE first bout Of the evening proved
10 be slashing contest OF six rounds. in
which Farmer SuliSan Of New York
hutpunched Eddie Nugont OF New Jersey
Sullivan and NuSent paid little attention
10 the scientific tature OF Queensberry
warfare. They bombasted each other
with such thumps that their efforts met
with the approval of the onookers
Eugent. who was soldier In France,
took his beating without murmur
Sullivan got the decision OF the judges.
Midget smith, formerly of the navy
snd one OF the hardest hitters in the
contest with Fighting Dick Atkins of
Toronto. Atkins started like a winner.
He used straight left on Smiths face
N the first round and finally upset the
Midget with a hard left to the mouth
Smith quickly jumped TO his feet end
itarted to batter Atkins all about the
ling. knocking him down once for
tbunt of seven and twice for count of
zine each time before the bell came to
thc rescue of the Canadian.
!. Atkins was shaky when he came out
ybr the seccs.. round and Smith scored
tlree knockdowns In succession. After
atkins had measured his length for the
bird time on the canvas Referee DicS1
Nugent OF Buffalo stopped the contest
hnd gave the decision 20 Smith. The
time OF the round was minute and .34
sfconds Atkins weighed 124 and Smith
sso "a pounds.
: Pete Hartley, shopworn lightweight
~ New York and Ned Fitzgerald.
novelist, from Australia, met in
flheduled twelve round affair Ftz-
grads sole qualification rs n fighter Is
his ability 10 take unlimited punishment
without complaint. Hartley is chiefly
noted ASA veteran who has remained in
thd ring for n dozen years THESE two
assured a quiet and peaceful perform
ance. They made vicious plunges at
ench other and INDUCED In fierce express
sior OF countenance but did very little
damage. The judges agreed on Hartley
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