New-York tribune., 1921-02-11
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Boxing Solons
ToHear BrittOn
Explain To-day
Welterweight Champion Says
He Will Apologize for His
Breach of Ring Etiquette

Jack Britton. welterweight champion,
is to appear before the New York State
Boxing Commission to-day to explain
his breach of ling etiquette during a
bout with Ted kid Lewis. at Madison
Square Garden last Monday night.
Throughout the first round of that
scrap Britton kept objecting to the
referee and to his opponent against
the use Of a rubber mouth protector
by the challenger. AT the conclusion
Of the second round Britton walked
with Lewis to the latter's corner pro
testing loudly and exictedly, and in
slight alteration which epllowed
struck one of Lewis's seconds.
Britton, who is one of the most illus
trious examples of what clean life
can accomplish in athletic ende9yor,
will appear a very subdued and apollo
getc young man. He realizes ne made
faux pas by his show OF temper He
is willing to suffer for the fault if it
is found necessary to discipline him,
but still he intends to stand by what
prompted the argument end to have
settled once and for all time the legal
| ity Of the rubber mouth protector
which has been in common use locally
and elsewhere for many years.
Showdown on Mouthpiece
"r am willing to make due apology
and reparation," said Britton yester-
day, "for am ashamed Of my conduct.
think the general public will admit
my long career has been without blem-
! ish. But intend to have showdown
on the subject of the rubber mouth
| piece. / maintain there is nothing in
the rules that govern boxing in this
state to justify the use Of such pro-
lection and can prove my case if given
the opportunity, Precedent cuts no
"If Lewis had outpointed me in that
bout I should have lost the welter-
weight championship, which is great
asset. No one would have taken into
consideration the fact that he was vio-
lating the letter Of the law. I'd have
been an old down and-outer. am
sorry for my conduct, but glad of an
opportunity for showdown on what |
consider direct infract1on of rules"
Bob Martin, champion of the A. E. F.,
declares ne will force Jack Dempsey
into giving him satisfaction if he can
remove Bill Brennan from his path in
their bout at Madison Square Garden
next Friday night. Martin is out at
Lakewood, N. j., working with Sam
McVey, the former colored demon of
the ring.
If he can knock out Brennan Demp-
sey and every one else must give him
consideration. Up at Grupp's the man
who gave Jack Dempsey the battle of
his career is welting the wadding out
of Kid Norfolk and Panama Joe Cans.
Several hundred fans yesterday were
entertained to half dozen exciting
rounds.
Jess Willard, at least, is taking his
promised match with champion Jack
Dempsey seriously. This mill, origi.
nally booked for Madison Square Gar.
den on March II, was postponed until
Labor Day, to be fought in an open
air arena in which some short time ago
Rickard had planned to stage a. series
of worlds championship battles of the
various classes, including the Dempsey
Carpenter affsir.
Willard at Bradley Beach
Willard has made all arrangements
to establish training camp at Bradley
Beach, near Trenton, N. j., early next
August. The location is on the beach
front and includes living quarters and
gymnasium. Mccoy, Jeffries anc
Corbett in years past favored this To-
cality while preparing for important
ring battles.
Len Rowlands, of Milwaukee. who
will meet the Irish champion, Boyo Nc
Cormack, in the main go at the Com.
monwealth Sporting Club tomorrow