The Cordova daily times., 1922-02-03

has fought hundreds of battles and he is one champion who wants ac- tion.
 JACK TELLS HIS STORY
 Let him tell you little something about himself. He can best explain why he has been able to hold up all these years
 Nineteen active years in the ring" " says Britton, "is bound to teach a boxer something about the value of clean living, regular habits and con- stant activity.
 "In hundreds of bouts I have found that by keeping myself up to cer- tain standard of condition all the time I could go along without feel | ing the wear and tear of action to any great extent.
 "When Ted Lewis and I were matched for the bout in which I re- gained the welterweight champion | for several months.
 'T have made it rule to do cer- tain amount of road work and I also work out in gymnasium nearly every day,
 ''It was this kind of work and doz- ems of exhibition bouts in which I bowed for the soldiers that primed me for my battle with Lewis. I am thirty odd years of age and I have been through all the struggles that come to boxer
 "I have my little family and the fact that have always tried my best to take care of myself to thank for the fact that I am still champion And my advice to every young boxer is to remember first. last and all the time that the bright lights and success in the ring cannot be mixed
 STARTED "FIGHTING" EARLY
 q broke into the game as a result of battles I had with the kids who 1 lived on my block in Chicago, where spent number of years with my parents, six brothers and six sisters My father and mother wanted me to i become a minister at one time, but was too young then to consider any vocation seriously.
 "A career in the ring, however, was far from my dreams in those days As I grew little older I had my first affair." guess they call it puppy 1ove-with a little red-haired girl in our neighborhood. was jealous of her. and when saw some other kid shining up to her there was a fight Finally, after I had whipped every kid of my age in the neighbor- hood and few who were older, my red-haired ideal moved away and later married somebody else.
 'But the street fighting I did in in Chicago gave me an idea that might make good as a professional boxer, and I started going to O'Con- nell's gymnasium. where I soon learned something of the science of the game
 After winning a number of pre- liminary battles I wandered to vari- ous parts of the country. I often boxed for my cakes as they say and often for just a few dollars During the first seven or eight years of my career nobody paid much at- tention to me. Later I became rec ognized as lightweight with some science and punching ability, and trained faithfully all the time, but was growing and I soon outgrew the lightweight division or thought that I had Then I went in as welter and have been boxing in that class for number of years.
 "As welterweight champion today am willing to defend my title against all corners. I told MT. Tex Rickard so just few days ago and asked him to get me the man he con. sidered the best welterweight in the world outside of myself He picked Dave Shade, and he and I will have it out in the Garden soon. feel fine. am in good condition and l am confident that I will be able to defeat Shade when we meet"