New Britain herald., 1922-02-18
Champions Methodical Box ing AnnOys Youthful Op- ponent, and Apparently Puzzled the Officials-Ex- pert Opinion Favors For mer New Britain Boy Title Holder Finished Bout at a Fast Clip.

New York, Feb. 1s.--Jack Brittol at 36. still is the master boxer an, by virtue of that fact he today re mains the worlds welterwcight box Ing champion.
 Last night in Madison square Gar den he met young Dave Shade O san Francisco, courageous, able lad. In q l5 round match. The iudges decided the contest was Il draw and that enabled Britton 10 retain his title,
 In the majority opinion of fistiC writers at the ringside, however. the judges erred for Britton appeared tc have had the advantage on points.
 Shade Was Aggressive.
 lt is true that the Californian all ways was on the aggressive, that he made Britton miss occasionally. or rather frequently, but nevertheless the champion, whether retreating or standing his ground. was sending glovcd fists against his opponent's s head and body. Shade was missing too. and many of his terrific assaults were cleverly snothered in the Brit
 
 holder several times with rights 10 the jaw but he was himself shaken oftener by both rights and lefts to the head and body.
 Leonard Looks on.
 Benny Leonard. lightweight cham pion. who aspires also to the vel terweight title, was an attentive ring side spectator
 Other opinions of the bout are as follows:
 New York Herald
 Jack Britton did not lose the wei terweight crown that has adorned his venerable bean for these many years, He did not come anywhere near drop ping the headpece, though th- judges disagreed on their verdict in Madison Square Garden and declared the bout between Britton and Young Dave Shade. d draw.
 It was one of those typically languid Brtton exhibitions. The young Californian with the Horizon Blue tights was earnest but inef- fective. He never at any time had Britton in danger. The veteran to-  ing Shade with great vim and ac- curacy. It looked like Britton's bout by fair margin. but the judges saw 1t otherwise and the verdict stands.
 Monitor in World.
 Young Dave Shade gave Jack Brit ton the fight of his life at Madison Square Garden last night. He carried the battle to the champion in every one of the fifteen hot rounds and got only 8 draw for his pains. Thus Brit ton retained his title of worlds cham | pion welterweight boxer.
 Brittop was lucky. He tired early in the battle. about the eighth round, but Shade was tireless. He never took | a back step and punished the cham pion as he hasn't been punished in | years. And he made Jack miss too That amazed the big crowd. seeing Britton whirl around and never land, The young Californian is shifty lad
 But for smart rally by Britton in the thirteenth and fourteenth rounds he would surely have lost, for the youngster had him going" in the middle section of the encounter.
 TIlIlOI MdS 'I liiilhN' lol lioi'liiS and made several of the rounds slow by clinching. But he needed every pit of his generalship and craft to teep the rushing young Westerner rom taking the championship.
 New York Times.
 Jack Britton, the thirty-sN year ,ld worlds welterweight champion led his title against the assaults Of 'outhful Dave Shade of San Fran isco last night in Madison Square iarden. After fifteen rounds of ac- ion the judges, Artie McGovern and 'ommy Shortell, with Referee Patsy Iale, handed in their voting slips and .nnouncer Joe Iiumphries Clarioned 0 the crowd that the contest was an { ven break as far as points were con erned. The verdict pleased the crowd mich witnessed the struggle, al Z hough to the ma iority of ringside { rites it appeared that the champion ras entitled to q shade the better of I he points, It was a fast and at times lively z ontest. Seldom. however, did it at T ain violence to be called exciting. ritton, the master boxer and wise in ng craft, proceeded methodically the contest and. with )nsummate skill appeared to acCu-