New Britain herald., 1928-01-31
(BY HENRY l.. FARRELL
NEA Service Sports Writer

NEA Service Sports Writer
 One of the best known and cer- tainly the oldest and most durable of the firms operating on the cauli- flower market is that of Britton & Morgan.
 There have been more broadly advertised firms like kearns and Dempsey and some that antedated the million dollar days of the busi- ness, but they all split up while the former welterweight champion of the world and Dumb Dan" have been going for twenty years and are still going.
 The story Of how they became partners may be interesting as it produces some evidence that there still may be such a thing as grati- tude in the racket.
 Twenty years ago Britton was fighting around Philadelphia and he was a pal of an older and at that time more successful fighter who called himself Young Kid Broad.
 Broad got an offer of so0 to fight in New York and he took Britton along with him. The Kid was treat cd roughly in his bout. but he was satisfied with the twenty bucks and they decided to remain in New York and see the town as neither had been there before.
 They got room on Second avenue near 14th street. paid three days in advance and started out to see the sights. Fourteenth street was then the bright-light district and they were walking along the street taking in all the sights.
 Two young huskics were walking toward them and when they met one of them hit Broad across the check with Q rolled newspaper and said: Hello, there, kid." Broad thought he had been recognized on account of the black eye. the cut mouth and the scratched face and was fiattered. He said hello right back and stopped.
 One of the friendly strangers asked: You looking for a fight 9"
 
 moter. said he was and the stranger knocked him fiat with jack. Britton started toward the other stranger, but before he could wing a punch he was dropped from be- 1 hind. The jack had worked twice. 1 When they came to they were { dragged on @ surface car and the strangers showed their badges. They were Ed Reardon, from the district attorneys office, and another de- tective from squad assigned to mop up gangsters who had been bothering the neighborhood.
 Britton and Broad had little hope of getting identifications, but they were encouraged on the car when a man spoke to Broad. The dctec. tives asked him if he knew tho prisoner and when he admitted i, he was socked and taken along
 Britton and Broad were tossed ir the Tombs charged with vagrancy disorderly conduct, felonious as sault and resisting an officer, a com binatlon which would have assured them of a trip up the river fol about three years.
 One Of the keepers in the Tomb. heard their story and went to Dal Morgan, who was then distric Tammany man, but had not beer associated with the fighting racket Morgan had the charges reduced tt disorderly conduct and they were fined $1O each. Broad had enougl to pay himself out, but he didn' have any left for Britton.
 Broad tried for two days to dig II, the money while Britton cooled i, the Tombs and when he failed h, went back 10 Morgan Morgan gav, him a fine calling. but went dowI and bought Britton out.
 Morgan then told them to ge back to Philadelphia as quick a they could and stay there forever and they went back.
 Some time later Britton got bacl In New York and needing man ager he persuaded Morgan to giv, up politics and take him.
 They have been together eve, eyer since. Britton has saved hi money and could have retired years ago. but hard times fell oI Morgan and it |. known fact t'