The New York herald., 1922-02-18
Champions Methodical Fight
ing Annoys Opponent and
Puzzles Officials.
DENVER BOY AGGRESSIVE
Preliminaries Furnish More
Exciting Sport Than the
Main Event.
BY w. o. McGEEHAN.

XWelSuL cfOWn tflal mas duOTneu MS
Venerable bean for these many years.
He did not come anywhere near
dropping the headpiece, though, the
Judges disagreed on their verdict in
Aiadison Square Garden and declared
|thc bout between Britton and Young
Dave Shade a draw.
1t was one OF those typically languid
|liritton exhibitions. The young Cali
fornian with TIE horizon blue tights
was earnest but ineffective. He never
at any time had Britton in danger.
|'rEe veteran toward the end Of the
bout was pasting Shade with great
vim and accuracy. 1t looked like
Britton's bout by fair margin, but
The judges saw it otherwise and the
verdict stands.
Shade is an earnest but not a for
S,1iidable person. Britton should have
|beaten him with such a wide margin
that even a couple Of judges, lightly nf-
|tlicted with astigmatism or other serl-
Gus eye complaints, could not disagree
on the verdict. But the champion was
a BIT too deliberate and careless. He
|countered with precision The bout in
dicates one thing, that the veteran
Twill one Of these day carry the wclter-
weight pitcher to the well just once too
often. Some youngster with puucn
and a. little more sense of distance than
Shade possessed will win that title, un-
Hess, of course. Benjamin Leonard
should be matched with Britton before
this can happen.
Something Of an Anticlimax.
The main event was something of an
|anticlimax coming after quite bit Of
Earnest action in the preliminaries. Young
Shade was earnest, but for almost the
entire evening he found Britton's left
|Glovc constantly in his face. IT was
|annoying. Britton's left is annoying to
every one he fights. The veteran was
| quite and methodical. The fact that the
gallery was dlspleased did not concern
him in the least. The booing did annoy
Shade, however. In the ninth he forgot
that the left hand of Britton was an
|noying him and he proceeded to try and
trough the old gentleman. He rushed
him with vim and vehemence, but Brit
Iton was not particularly disturbed.
The wilder Shade got the more de-
Yliberate became the veteran. Tho left
Twas In Shades face constantly and when
Shade swung Britton was mostly else
where. Shade rushed into some healthy
left hooks in the tenth, but finished
|strong
In the eleventh Shade continued to
|rush the champion earnestly but in
|effectualIy. Britton permitted himself
Ito be rushed but continued to shove
truck loads OF lefts into Shades face.
|'rhey came so fast that Shade must have
Thought that all the left hands in the
|world were holding a convention In
|front of his face. In the last two
|rounds the veteran champion showed
|rcal championship form. Time and
|again he shot his best right and left
hooks against the youngsters jaw. IL
Leonard had been behind only one OF
|those hooks Shade would have sunk for
Ia long. long count Bpt though Britton
LANDED with all he had the blows did
mot shake the youngster. He came In
|for more
The multitude which rose on its hind
legs to boo in the middle OF the ex-
hibltion got almost enthusiastic toward
1.-The end. especially when Britton started
TO land with all his might. They thought
that the thing might wind up with some
n1eiodrama. but it did not. Britton
was working to hold the crown for
fifteen rounds and he did. but the dis
|dSIctfU'iI Va IiC JddrVS VNSbN w h'Nah
tho writing on the wall to him. One OF
|thcse days he may gauge II too closely.
Britton and Slade fought a draw in
Portland. Ore, about a year ago. In
that bout Britton was sent TO the can
vas once.
Leonard Close Observer.
Benny Leonard crouched close to the
ringside and watched the bout eagerly.
To- inp 70 1af n n x q Hrff-
ton in the near future. Evidently as
Benny watched, licking his smiling lips
he saw visions of himself as double
title holder Britton confesses to thirty
six years. This is a ripe old age for an
active gladiator: also Britton Is start
ing to miss them.
II Britton is to slip. Benny seemed to
be musing why not have the welter-
weight championship before sorne visitor
from California gets IL. Echoes from
the gallery seemed to answer. why not I?
Britton has lasted through a long and
honorable ring career. but one Of these
evenings. ana not In the very distant
future, the old boy Is due TO pass. That
VIII be a bit sad for Britton has been a
real artist in self-defense.
The gents who are responsible for the
verdict are Arti McGovern and Tommy
shortlc. judges. and Patsy Haley, ref
cree. They kept their secret last night
Customers were much scarcer than
lhey were at the last Friday night af-
Fair. when Benjamin Leonard and Mr..
Rocco Tozzo obliged. Those who soaked
up the heat at their own radiators
missed something right at the start
when Eddie Fitzsimmons from Dumb
Daniel Morgan's stable battled with
Jimmy Haplon of Denver. There were
enough sincere wallops exchanged in
this bout alone to have made "a main
event.
This person Hanlon has rubber
frame and n corerete Jaw. The harder
he is hit the harder he hits back. In
the two rounds he had T'itzsimmons as
limited to sight as the famous One Eyed
connolly. One of the eyes of the IA
voritc lightweight OF Dumb Daniel was
glued shut, but Fitzsimmons saw enough
out of the right eyc to enable him 20
land enough blows often enough TO win
the bout
Considerable color was given the eve-
ming by Jimmy Kelly. the East Side CO.
iillon leader. Mr. Kelly entered Pepper
Martin against Thomas Nol1. vr Eng
land. Martins corner was o symphony
in s.ra-.... -xii the seconds wore simple
eaulinower ears and sweaters OF verdant
hue Mr.. Kelly himself aided the color
scheme by appearing with green silk
tie and sox to match. II was one OF the
most artistic backgrounds ever furnished
TO q fighter.
shortly after the green decorations