Great Falls tribune., 1922-02-18
BRIT TON WINS DRAW
WITH DAVE SHADE,
KEEPS Weller BELT
Veteran of - Years in Ring
Defends Title Against
Youthful Aspirant.

New York, Feb. 17-Jack Britton,
81, veteran of 10 years in the ring,
and David Shade, 19 year old San
Francisco lad, fought 15 rounds to a
draw in Madison Square Garden Fri
day night. Britton retains title as
worlds welterweight champion. The
weights were announced as Britton,
1461a; Shade, 14412.
Round Shade led with a left to
the jaw, driving the champion to the
ropes. They engaged in a light en-
counter at close quarters. Both Were
wild. They exchanged short rights to
the jaw.
Round 2-Shade sent straight left
to Britton's nose. Britton sharply up
percut Shade with right. Shade
missed frequently.
Round 3-Shade sent light left to
nose followed with a right hook to the
jaw. They had light exchange in
clinch. Britton sent left hook to
the jaw.
Round 4-Shade started a battery
attack which Britton halted with left
hooks to the jaw. Britton caught Shade
on the chin with straight left. The
challenger returned rights to the jaw.
Round 5-Rritton smothered another
attack with we'll placed rights and left
hooks to the head He staggered the
challenger with right hook TO the
jaw. He followed this blow with a
series of straight lefts to the chin.
Found 6-Rritton hooked right to
the stomach. Shade sent two hard lefts
to the champions jaw. Shade stagger-
ed the champion with right to the
jaw. Britton came back. showering
Shade with hard left and right hooks to
the Jaw. He swung n hard right to
Shades body.
Round THE champion sent left
to the jaw and two more. to the stom-
ach. Shade shot q right to the jaw
and took three hard lefts to the body
in return. Britton sent a short left
Round s-Britton sent rights and
lefts to the stomach. Shade landed
several light blows on the champion $
head. They exchanged lefts to the
head. Shade sent hard left to Brit
tons jaw.
Round 9-Britton sent right hook
to the jaw and followed it with a
straight right to the chin. They ex-
changed lefts to the head. Shade caught
the champions jaw three times with
straight lefts These were the best
blows landed by Shade so far.
Round l0-Shade sent hard iefts to
the body, following with right to the
head They EXCHANGED hard right, and
lefts to the head. Shade caught brit
tons Jaw with q hard right. The
champion sent him away with a hard
left hook to the chin.
Round li-Shade kept the champion
going away following an effective as,
sault to the body, Britton appeared
tired. In an attempt to knock each
other out they missed many punches.
both swinging wildly,
Round l2-Shade landed a hard left
on the champions jaw. Britton sent
two rights to the jaw in return. They
exchanged straight lefts to the head.
Rritton hooked the challenger with a
sharp left to the jaw. Shade continue"
to be the aggressor but Brltotn blows
in defense were more effective than
those he received.
Round i3-Shade started chasing
Rritton around the ring and the cham
pion backed away. Britton staggered
Shade with right hooks on the jaw.
Britton sent two staggering rights TO
the jaw at the bell.
Round i4-Britton clipped Shades
law with a right hook. Shade swung
Wild in an effort to land all effective
,iow. Britton swung lefts aud rights
10 the head.
Round i5--They exchanged straight
efts to the nose. Britton sent right
o the head. They exchanged lefts to
he jaw Britton sent right to the
Jaw. Shade clipped the champion on
he jaw with a right, Britton sent a
light to the jaw at the bell.