The Washington herald., 1922-02-18
Weller CHAMPION
SHOWS YOUNGSTER
LESSON IN BOXING
Little Damage Inflicted.
Californian Is Aggres-
sor Throughout.
ny wEsrBRook PEGLER.

NEW YORK. Feb. 17.-Although
he gave Dave Shade the 19-year-old
California weIterweight. a boxing
lesson for the greater part OF a
fifteen-round fight in Madison
Square Garden tonight. Jack Brit
ton, worlds welterweight champion,
had to be content with a draw. ar
rived at by two. judges and a ref
cree through scoring processes OF
their own. Britton had his left
rafting against Shades face for the
greater part OF the fight, and
seemed to be entitled to the de-
cksion.
No damage at all was inflicted on
either side and Britton's only me-
mento of the fight is a, crouch over
the decision and a slightly split lip.
the pains Of which may be assuaged
by fat guarantee, amount as yet
unstated.
Shade rushed Britton throughout
the fight. but Jack. who is 81 years
OLD and has been boxing for nine
teen years, was never at a loss
and caught the majority of Shades
swings on his shoulders and elbows.
Shade made a squirt in the ninth.
tenth. eleventh and twelfth, and
was was firing his left to Jacks
mouth with a regularity and preci-
cision which spoke well for Jacks
own teaching in the earlier rounds.
Shade did little punching with
his right. Britton, on the other
hand. played rather heavily to
Shades body most of the distance.
and in the thirteenth seemed to
weaken him.
I'm
TREE world champions in the ring
simultaneously - Britton, Leonard,
and Dempsey.
Shades weight was announced as
l44h. while Britton scaled 1863.
The Fight by Rounds.
Round One - Shade led to the
neck. and they fell into a clinch.
Shade tried for a right to the head
and managed to land on Britton's
chin as Britton stepped away. The
advantage was slightly in Shades
favor. No damage was done.
Round Two-Shade opened with n
left to tie face. Jack then rocked
Shade with strong right. Shade
shook il of and whaled away. Shade
fell to the floor, but jumped up.
Britton landed straight Iefts to the
face and hooked right to the back
Of the head, but Shade was unhurt.
Shade clipped Britton with a light
left on the chin, and landed a left
hook to the face. Britton's round.
Round Thrce-Shade struck a
hard right to chin and back with
a left to the chin. and they fell
into a clinch. Britton fired a right
to the heart. Britton showed a
light right TO the body. Shade
clipped a stiff left on the chin and
took a right hook to the body at
the bell. Britton's round.
Round Four p Shade slipped a
right to the head. and Jack busted
on his middle with a half dozen
taps. Shade was doing lots of
missing. Britton slipped with two
lefts to the face and hooked a left
to the chin Shade sailed in and
slapped him a mean right on the
chin, and Britton became excited.
Britton's round.
shade Comes Out Rushing.
Round Five-Shade rushed out
swinging both hands. To nulIify
Shades rushes. Brittcn showed his
right four times to the body and a
left to the chin. BrittCn shot a
lard right to the head and stag
gered Shade. Shade hooked two
lefts to the face. Britton's round
Round Six-Britton hooked a hard
right to the heart. Shade landed
left to the chin. Shade planted two
1efts on Briston's chin, but took
four jabs@ on his own. 1t was a
boxing lesson for Shade. Britton's
round.
Round Seven Shade rushed in,
swinging wildly. Britton threw a
left to chin; so did Dave. Britton
hooked three rights softly to the
chin and one to the body. Shade
was missing as accurately as ever
Britton's round.
Round Eight-Britton sent Shade
hack with a right-hand clip to, the