The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-02-18
BRITTON BOXES
SHADE TO DRAW
WeIterweight Champion Retains Title
After Fifteen Round Fight
With Frisco Youth.

| NEW YORK, Feb. 17.--Jack BTitton,
81, entered the ring shortly after ten
O'Clock tonight to defend his title as
worlds welterweight boxing champion.
against David Shade, 19-year-oid San
/ Francisco lad, the weights were an
nounced as Britton LAG IL; Shade IA
liza.
Round one. Shade led with a left
to the jaw. driving the champion to the
counter at close quarters. Both We're
wild. They exchanged short rights to
the jaw.
Round TWO. Britton shook Shade
with right hook to the jaw. Shade
sent a straight left to Britton's nose.
Britton sharply uppercut Shade with
a right. Shade missed frequently.
Round Three. Shade sent a light
left to nose followed with right hook
to jaw. They had a light exchange in
clinch. Britton sent a LEFT hook 10
the Jaw.
Round -Four. Shade started a bat
tory attack which Britton halted VITA
left hooks to tht jaw. Britton caught
Shade on the chin with a straight let
The challenger returned rights to the
jaw
Round Five. Britton smothered an
other attack with well placed right anal
left hooks to the head. lie staggered
the challenger with a right hook to
the Jaw. lie followed this blow with
a series OF straight let's to the chin.
Round Six. Britton hooked a right
70 the stomach. Shade sent two hard
lefts to the champions jaw. Shade
staggered the champion with a right
to the jaw. Britton came back, show
ering Shade with hard left and right
hooks 10 the jaw. He swung a hard
left and right hook to the jaw He
swung 4 hard right to Shades body.
Round Seven. The champion sent a
left to the Jaw and two more to the
stomach. Shade shot right to the
jaw and took three hard Iefts TO the
body in return. Britton sent a short
left to the jaw.
Round Eight. Britton sent rights and
lefts to the stomach. Shade landed
several light blows on the champions
head. They exchanged lefts to the
head. Shade sent a hard left 10 Brit
tons jaw.
Round nine. Britton sent a right
hook TO the jaw and followed II with
q straight right TO the chin. They ex-
changed let's to the head. Shade
caught the champions jaw three times
with straight lefts. These were the
best blows landed by Shade so far
Round ten. Shade sent hard lefts to
the body, following with right 70 the
head. They exchanged hard rights and
lefts to the head. Shade caught Brit
toms jaw with hard right The cham
pion sent him away with a hard left
hook TO the chin.
Round Eleven. Shade kept theY
champion going away following an ef-
fectiye assault TO the body BrittonI-
appeared tired In an attempt to
knock each other out they missed
many punches, both swinging wildly. !
Round Twelve. Shade landed left
on the champions jaw. Britton sent
two rights to the Jaw I'm return. They
exchanged straight let's to the head
Britton hooked the challenger with
sharp left to the jaw. Shade continued
to be the aggressor. but Britton's blows
in defense We're more effective than
those he received.
Round Thirteen. Shade started chas-
ing Britton around the ring and as the
champion backed away he sent hard
rights and lefts to Shades head and
body. Britton staggered Shade with
right hooks on the jaw. Britton sent
Two staggering rights 10 the jaw al
the bell
Round Fourteen. Britton clipped
Shades Jaw with right hook. shade
swung wildly Ia an effort to land an
effective blow. Britton swung let's
and rights TO the head
Round Is. (10:05 p. m.) They ex-
changed stright Iefts TO the nose. Brit
ton sent a right TO the jaw Shade
clipped the champion on the Jaw with
a right. Britton sent a right 20 the
jaw at the bell.
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