The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-12

"Brlttons success is due TO his
careful living as well as his wonder
full boxing head" says Morgan.
Jack eats plain food and plenty OF
II, and he Is not n prohibitlonist In
any form. Anyone who has a case
OF Haig and Haig and Is afraid TO
keep 1t can send It to Britton. He
also smokes good cigar now and
then and enjoys life.
but no walks seven miles daily,
and his gymnasium work consists OF
from eight to ten rounds of boxing
every day in the year. Anyone who
wants 70 see how a champion works
can take trip TO Billy Grupp's
gymnasium any day when Jack isn't
away somewhere for q bout, and
watch him pile inkQf middle and
heavyweights, handinEthem high
class brand OF both boxing and
slugging.
I'm a long bout OF IS or 20 rounds
Brltton gets better as he goes along.
No matter how strong or how young
his opponents are Jack always has
them hanging onIat the finish IL he
doesn't knock thSm out.H
."Brltton never hurts his hands, as
he knows how 20 twist his wrist or
arm when he hits, lie is n solid
puncher. Britton has four different
styles OF boxing that no other boxer
undor the sun can boast OF. That
Is one OF the reasons the other boys
have been trying to find his weak
spot for a generation OF fighters,
and can't do II.
Jack is married and has three
children' Billy is years old. Bob
bio 3 and Betty 1, V hen he isn't
training for travelling for a bout you
can always find him at home"
VIII Give Leonard n Chance.
Britton is a r: champion. He has
been boxing professionally for l9
years. All the men who were his
rivals In the early days OF his career
have gone by, and nearly all are for
gotten, but Jack hasn't even STUN
bled. He is soon to give Benny
Leonard n chance TO fight for the
welterweight title. He has fought
Leonard before this, and even
Benny. with all his skill and hard
hitting. was unable to do more than
barely hold his own.
Zone thing about Britton is his abso-
flute confidence--whlch comes from
knowing just what to do in every
emergency in the ring, and from a
feeling that he can match his rivals
In speed and strength as well as
skill. There Is no more clever boxer
than Brltton.
Britton lost the welter title to Kid
Lewis OF England away back in
1915, Lewis taking two decisions
over him. But the next year Britton
beat Lewis In a 20-round fight. on
the referees decision. In 1917 Lewis
won the title from Britton In a 20
round bout. taking Referee Lou
Bauman's decision. He fought Lewis
four times in 1918, and seemed un-
able TO overcome the flashy white
chapel boys lead In skill and hitting
power.
Lewis was n great fighter at that
time. He even gave Mike Gibbons
tough ten rounds. carrying the
fight to Mike at top speed all the
way, and came near having n claim
on middleweight honors.
He's ''BulIdog," Too.
But another OF Jack Brltton's
characteristics is n bulldog grade OF
tenacity. He won't give up. He
trained and studied fighting form
and kept after Lewis until he got
him again, in 1919, on which occa-
sion he knocked Lewis out In the
ninth round.
Since then Brltton has been un-
beatable in his class. A score OF
husky rivals have tried in vain ~
mako an impresslon on his skllful
defense. And II isn't all defense
when Brltton gets into a ring. I'm
like nearly all title holders. Britton
refuses TO play II safe" In any bout,
with or without n decision. He al
ways sails In spltefully and is per-
fectly willing to meet the other fell
low at any kind @: mixing no pre-
fers.
when Britton fought Benny Leon
ard before, the public expect ed 10
sec him simply stand off and box,
guording the old TILE nrj taking no
unrt cessary risks That wasn't Brit
toa's .dea at all. He preferred 10
fight like a champion, and he came
very near giving clever Benny box
ing lesson.
OF tn, ,elever boxers who sta ted
With Brltf.n, Packey Mcfarland. ro-
tired years ago, and now weighs
lS0 pounds. Young Loughrey, Kid
Beebee, Battling Singer Lew Shep-
pard. Art Edmunds, Reddy Moore,
Lee Houck. Tommy Love. Rouse
O'Brien, Billy Glover. Kid Broad,
Bert Keyes, Young Saylor. Tommy
O'Keefe. Eddie Smith, Pal Moore,
Willie Beecher, Leach Gross, Young
Ahearn, Eddie Hanlon, Jack Red
mond. Young Brown, Matte Bald
win, Jimmy Duffey. Mike Glover.
Kid Graves, Phil Bloom. Mike
oDowd, Sam Robideau and scores
OF others who were once famous
have slipped into the past and most
or them have been forgotten.
At the oest their names bring
back only ancient and misty mem