New-York tribune., 1922-02-17

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r,0st in a ffteen-round skirmish t
y lack Britton loses the champion-%
,;n 70 shada ii will he the second
'ne ~, ,ba. ha has had the title wrested
,~.,, him. his first eonqueror being Ted
.y;ap Lewis. the Englishman. who de-
,...od him in 1917 and was the king
', ..ho division until 1919, when Britton
...onplished what was considered the
s'w,ossible and came back to regain
s:a Iost honors by outpointng Lewis.
III, demand for tickets tor to-nghts
,,r.er has almost equaled that
saich nearly overwhelmed the Garden
~n.~ .oat 800 when Benny Leonard sue
ssosssujlv defended his title against
UssrT kansas The same price sched-
ny, 40 n-eyails and there IS every iHdi-
"a. .;on tba. the attendance figures Will
assure up favorably with those Of a
seek sgo
\ Both Britton and Shade quit training
Yesterday afternoon. The challenger.
mo is undoubtedly st the peak OF his
,es. form. tipped the scales al li5
nounds, while Brtton egistored one
sound over that figure. They Will both
be close to 10 when they weigh IL a.
o'clock this afternoon.
Previous Match Draw
The scrap tonight will be the sec
opd in which B1tton and Shade have
exchanged wallops The first occurred
nine months ago in Portland, Ore.
rnen the Californian held Hritton 30
Z draw In this tight Shade scored
snockdown over Br.tton. but the lat
ters comparatively poor showing was
accounted for by his manager. Dan
Morgan. who said that Jacks hands
we're in Rad shape and he was unable
70 use them effectively after the first
.hree rounds
To-nigbt's affair will find youth and
unframed power pitted against science,
experience and probably the last word
in ring seneralship. Unless Brittou
has faded cons iderably since his last
appearance here he should he able to
preserve his Championship through MS
,bili,y TO outpoint the youthful Cali
nrnsn If the latter has developed
lis power Of punch he may treat Brit
Tn TO the new sensation Of knock
sst. Shade celebrated his New York
debut by outpointing Georgia Ward
Ms Newark weiterweight.
The semi-final tonight ought to pro-
vide as much action as the star event.
This bout brings together the always
sensational Vincent ("Pepper") Mar
tin and Tommy Noble, who seems to be
The best featherweieht England has
developed in recent years # Tommy
Is able to weather The gale Of gloves
that Martin will turn loose on him to-
night he will be III line for high
kenors.
This "Peppcr" person is one Of the
toughest eggs that was ever hatched in
Brooklya, and they have hatchcd some
hare. boiled ones over in that borough.
as those who recall "Terrible Terry
MeGoyeM Will admit without areu-
msat Noble and Martin arc scheduled
10 50 elght rounds, but j, looks 10 bc
q. hsie bet tina, they viii never 20
hat distance.
his scrap. w
lhe boxing show at Madison Square
arden on Monday night. the proceeds
HFhlch are to 90 to the American Lee
r0n, Will probably provide the fans
WITH something to talk about for
aenths to come when our old friend
Willie Jackson and Charlie White, Of
Vhicago, mix things in the final debate
Of fifteen rounds. This is the fight
VEhieh has been talked about for near
y year and which has been post
poned so many times that only the
most optimistic had any idea that il
would ever come Off.
From where we sit this battle looks
10 be greater attraction than the
Britton Shade fight that takes place
this evening
Willie Jackson. while he is not the
most popular scrapper ever developed
IN this city, is still one of those satis-
lying performers who never fails to
MRd HIS audiences away with d smile,
regardless Of whether he wins or loses.
he is full OF fireworks and action.
White Can Take It
Charlie White, undoubtcdiy one Of
me best hghtWeignts IN the country.
Aas an amazing left hand and lots OF
courage. He can take it" and can
aslver about as much punishment as
,as best of them. He fought a won
oeTiul battle against Johnny Dundee
es''y last summer at the Bronx Box
'Ag ufeme and the factions that make
V ue famous Dundee jackson feud
VIII watch the result Of Monday nights
fo~ with plenty Of interest
ihFee good reliminaries Will lead
up 10 the WhiteJa Jackson affair. Two Of
.hem are really headliners and would
pe stated IS star bouts on any other
program. The best of the prelim-
mares viii bring together Dave Roscn-
1Ysig' the Brooklyn wonder, and Auge
ins'her Nothing more need be said to
.sns VINO know Rosenberg. He is one
VI .hs few scrappers on the immediate
a0flson who en- II have q great fu-
'use' They are 10 go eigh. rounds jA
snotnes eight-1ounder Carl Tremain
aaa Harold Farcse will exchange tne
~'He of day more or less viciously