The evening world. Newspaper, February 12, 1921, Page 7

f vi BRITON REMANS INVNCBLE AFTER 16 YEARS IN RING Old Age Fails to Slow Up King of Welters, Who Is Al- ways Ready to Fight All Comers—Great Use of Left Hand and Ring Science En- ‘\ “able Britton to Continue Long Winning Record, ; By Robert Edgren. ACK BRITTON is one of the most remarkable champtons we've had since the days of the great old- timers. At thirty-five Britton is still invincible among the welterweights and holder of the championship in that class. Britton fights more fre- quently than any other champion in any class, Risking his title is noth- ing to Jack. He does it every week or 60, He has upset the old theory that “they never come back,” for he has lost ghe title and won jt again from the man who beat him, After sixteen years in the ring he still ecems to stay at the top of his fight- ing form—a thing tfiat no one but the great Bob Fitzsimmons ever did before. Britton’s reaj name {s William J. Breslin, and he ts of Irish-American descent. He was born at Clinton, New York, *1885. He began fighting professionally in 1905 and was soon mingling with all the crack feathers and lightweights., Just ten years ago he suddenly acbieved a reputation by fighting an 8-round draw with Packey McFarland, the master boxer of the lightweights in his time. Packey always resented Britton's claim to fame on the strength of this bout, and two years later met bim in two 10-round bouts. Packey out- boxed Britton although Britton had been knocking out a lot of first class lightweights and had developed a re- markable degree of skill. But Packey couldn't do more than outbox Jack. Both McFarland and_ Britton at the lightweight class. Packey Sever went after the welterweight Utte, but Britton did. The first of his Yong series of fights with Ted Kid Lewis, the clever English welter- weight, was fought in 1915, a 10- round no-decision affair. “That same year, in Boston, Lewis won over Brition, taking decisions in two 12- 4 ‘fights, Lewis claimed the er title. In, 1916 Britton beat Lowis twenty rounds, taking the title. He peat. Lewis a couple of times in twelve round bouts agd fought two no decision tens and ohe no decision twelve. Just when it was beginning to a as if Britton could outpoint Lewisas Jong as he cared to, they fought twenty rounds at Dayton, 0, Louw Bauman refereeing, and Lewis won the decision and the title, This was in June, 1917. Lewis refused to meet Britton again in a decision fight tor e ime, but they boxed two no decislon qen-rounders ani two no decision six | round bouts in New York. Lewis wus fighting like a champion and had | middleweight aspirations. He even} fought the great Mike Gibbons and, gave Mike the liveliest time of his Mfe for ten rounds. BRITTON CAME BACK, Fiaally Britton and Lewis met | again in a twenty round bout at Can- | ton, March 17, 1919, and Jack knocked the English fighter out in nine rounds | and regained the champlonshlp, which | he has held ever since. He and Lewis have fought twenty times. But Lewis n't been Britton’s only notable opponent. Benny Leon- ard had a hankering for the weiter title. As a shrewd busiess man Benny | realized that with two titles on his | string and a knockout over Johnny | Kilbane, feather champion, he'd be @ much greater attraction in the movi or in vaudeville as well ag in the ring. | But Benny wasn't clever enough to | beat the veteran welterweight. Brit- ton Was one boxer who didn't have to | take a boxing lesson from Benny, ‘After dignosing of Lewis, Jack Brit- ton did a fot of business with Soldier Bartfield, a tough, rugged, aggressive | opponent who had made good fights | against Mike Gibbons and many other first-class men, He fought Bartfleld four times in a row, on Nov. 11, 16 and 22 and Dec, 23, 1918, all no-de- ts. nae the past year Britton has travelled around the United States Uke a commercial drummer, and there ‘are few fighting towns he has missed. Jack has cleaned up a fortune in the ring, His good luck began when Dan Morgan, manager of Knockout Brown, read about bis ght-round draw with Packey Mc a gan hunted Britton uy how much money he bh . “Not a nickel to my name, Britton, expecting a touch, . “Do you mean to say you aren't making any money after all the ad- vertising you got out of fighting Packey to a stand-off?" “['m trying to raise enough to buy baby @ pair of shoes right now,” sald Britton, PAYS TO ADVERTISE. | “Then you need a mansaser, and that's me,” was Mongan’s decision. | Morgan began advertis! Britton’s | fight with Packey, saying that Jaclc| really had Packey whipped, and Packey was dvawn into an argument, People began to talk about Britton, and Morgan got him fights by tho dozen. He always made good, and if| he met any one he couldn't whip, at least nobody could whip him, All the | time, with so.much boxing, Britton | was growing more and mo ful. | Britton 4s essentially a jeft fighter. He uses bis lott ike a rape thrusting sharply with it, and he has a peculiar knack of doing a lot of damage with @ twist of the wrist at the finish of a straight arm blow d> + liveted with a sight sidewise sweep, | He stands straight and bolds his! head. up to sve what's coming. has.@ good night hand for a fintwhing blow, He |s quick as a cat and no ever had much ‘the few remaining spitball pitchers WET HIS GLovE WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION A MARVEL AT THE WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION (Copyright hy Robert Ragren.) Jack Berrron WELTER BY KNOCKING KE ATM A LEFT Hoorn on THe Coun won Hr cH On SNP our “Teo Leuns Nerve = Jack HAS ENoves OF tr “To FIGHT Dempsey. ? National League Likely To Follow. Example of American on ‘‘Spitball’’ Veteran Organization Deadlock Use, but Is Likelygto Allow Recognized “Saliva Ball” Hurl- ers to Retain Delivery While EFORE the opening of the major league season rolls around, the National League magnates will be obliged to make known their dis- position with reference to the use of the spitball, As it now stands, the National) League moguls are deadlocked in their yoting on the continuation of its use, Last fall, after the vlose of the! 1920 season, the magnates voted 6) to 2 to permit those twirlers Who had been using the “epitter” to gontinue as long as they “pastimed” in the majors, ‘ At a subsequent metting another vote Was taken for some unknown reason and the vote of the eight magnates was 4 to 4. ‘The more sensible attitude was taken In the American League when it voted in the majority to, allow to ply the freak delivery for the rest of their careers in the American League., A leat may be taken from the con- stitution of the younger circult by the National League, At present there are only a few survivors who resort to the @o-called illegal delivery, Their presence In the league will not have much effect on the Fesult of the league race or batting of the players. In the future no more twirlers who use the spitball will be allowed to enter the league. The few who are pitching the success in Ianding on him when he was on the defens McFarland in their last ten-round fight outgeneraled Britton by intro- ducing a novel trick. Packey, reached out with his open left glave, ‘covering Britton’s face and shutting off his view of coming events while he cracked Jack neatly on the chin with his right, For all his hundreds of ring fights no noticeable marks. y hanged his map or {n- terfered with his natural beauty. Outside the ring he js always neatly quiet, retiring, “pleasant, dious, entertaining, modest, polite and tne exact opposite of every- thing the alleged “reformers” would have us believe a boxer to be. He is married, has a large family, lives at home ali the time when not busy with ring affairs, and is reputed to be abie to draw checks forf sombthing over $100,000. If Jack should take it into his head to retire he'd be the first welter- woight that ever went into “private life” without bein eked" and de- prived of the old ttl likely to retire while’ business is so good, ok is working the one-a- week stands very successfully, and unless some lad accidentally slips one But he lan’t through his guard ong of these fine evenings, the idea of retiring may | never enter his hpad, | A pretty good champion, Britton, and equal to any of the old‘timers in confidence, aggresmveness and skill. (Cousriait, Robert Barn.) | manner ed on Question of Continuing Its They're in Big Show. ter” ‘are fast pussing out of the “big show." In another few years under the present ruling a spitball artist in the American League will be a thing of the past. dee The pitchers who hay: using !a moist ball’ all their lives are pre- vented from using it, It will be an injustice too. It will be robbing them of a chance to earn a livelihood. It is said that the National case muy go to Commissioner Landis for @ ruling, so as to break the dead- lock. ‘There is little doubt that the Com- missioner of Baseball after seoing the in which. the American League dealt with it will base his verdict accordingly, te Unidentified Man Killed by Trolley. FIRE DRIVES OUT SIXTEEN FAMILIES: SCARE IN BELLEVUE Smoke From Burning Factory’ Fills Hospital—Four Rescued ! at Another Blaze. Fire in the planing mil and sagh factory of John H, Car! at 30th Street and First Avenue last night drove sixteen families in an adjoining tene- ment, No, 506 First Avenue, into the street, i tt, Clouds of smoke driven by wind drifted through ‘he, wards at Bellevue Hospital, causing a slight scare among tho patients there. j The fire caused damage estimated | jat $25,000, The building contained a jlarge quantity of paints, varnishes, ; Wooden doors and other inflammable SMALL SALARY WINS LENIENCY FOR EMBEZZLER Judge Landis Rebukes Bank Directors for Treatment of Their Teller, CHICAGO, Feb. 12.—After plead- ing guilty of embezzling $96,500 from the National City Bank of Ottawa, Ij, Francis J. Carey, twenty years old, former receiv- ing teller of the bank, has been released on his own récognizance by Federal Judge Landis, who criticised officials of the bank for the small salary paid the defend- ant When Carey said his pay was $90 a month, Judge Landis ex- claimed: “This is astounding, It puts the responsibility entirely on the directors of the bank. “You were not getting any more than the elevator operators in the Federal Building, notoriously you go home, and they are underpaid. Francis, Ti send for you es Chiets of Police to Meet. American and Canadian police chiefs will gather at the Hotel McAlpin next ‘Tuesday for the an International Assoc lice, J, M. Quigley of Rochester, N. Y., is President of the aasoolation, tor John Heaty represents, New York q DO YOU KNOW? WAA Ooorrieht, 1021, vy the Prem Publishing Os (The New York Byreoing World.) QUESTIONS. 4. What branch of the ancient Goths settled in Southern. France and Spain? 2, What musical instrument is lit- ‘An unidentified man, run down by a/™4terial. This and the proximity of eraily a tenor violin? Third Avenue trolley car at Third Ave- nue and 22d Street, last njght, died at|caused a second alarm to be sent in, |°# Bellovue Hospital early to-day. He was described by the police as fifty-five years old, five feet eight inches, 170 pounds, gray hair, light comp! a and wear- ing a dork gray ov shoes TALCUM POWDER GUMS UP INVENTION OF A MOVIE GENIUS Which Explains Why Drake's Ingenious “‘How-Is-It” Really Isn’t. By Farmer Smith. NEWARK, N. J., Feb. 12. ILLIAM M. DR. thea- trical man, h been brought before North Newark Scientific Soctety on the charge of inventing a coatrivance without duly notifying the society and asking consent, In his own de Mr. Drake said at the meeting last night; “I did invent a machine which called the ‘How-is it? the object of which was to register the audi- ence’s opinion of a photo play so that the re ter sheet could be sent to othe. that they might know how good the play was, “I gave a private showing of “The Rubber Heart’ and the emo- tions of the audience were reg- istered perfectly. There were 300 laughs, 243 giggles, snickers and one hiss registered in red ink. “However, when I put my ‘How- nse, houses is 1” In operation in the Strand Theatre, it went along finely until it suddenly stopped, the dynamo began to smoke and we sw her off. hed “Whe stage manager look th thing apurt and found it clog with fifly pounds of talcum pow der. As jt was a failure, 1 did not think it necessary to mention it to the North ark Scientifle So. clety until fa powder goes out of fashion, if it ever does. ja large lumber yard and a coal yard which brought Chief Kenlon. | Of the familles forced out of their! |homes, some spent the night with neighbors, dertaking parlors of John Moloney, at 29th Street and First Avenue, some resting against empty coffins. Mrs. Catherine Degnan, eighty, and Mrs. Mary Eckhard, seventy, were carried down the stairs by Patrolmen| Blumrach and Marselius, ‘The second alarm broke up the an- nual business meeting of the New York Fire Buffs at the home of Dr. Harry M. Aroher, No. 72 West 82d} Street. Thirty of the buffs forgot all | about parliamentary procedure, piled in'> ten automobiles and almost beat Chief Kenlon to the fire. A 5,000-candle power portable elec- tric light, designed to penetrate smoke, was-used for the fifst time at the fire, Four persons, living on the fourth floor of a bujiding at No, 67 Waash-| ington Street, were rescued by Pa trolman John Weimmer of Old Slip| Station and a citizen early to-day at a fire on the eecond floor of the bulld ing, T fire, whic was in the waist | manufacturing establishment of Louls Habouh, did little damage, > AUTO KILLS ELDERLY MAN. Frank D. Murphy, sixty-four, of Rockville Centre, Ja I. was killed! at Mount Vernon yesterday by an auto- mobile as he was crossing the street k and Prospect Avenues. He umbreilu up and did not see| Gordon Meine Howe of! at had al the machine. No. 126 North Columbus Avenue, pro- \prietor of u bakery, war driving the car Murphy had been visiting friends here overnight and was on his way to (he railroad station to take # train |tor this city when the accident hap poned, Coroner Engel, aftor an in- | vestigation, paroled Howe on his own recognizance to appear when wanted. Others slept in the un- | i whieh 3, What ater of mankind Hed? : 4. What is a misogynist? is the largest city ited States Vice P: ‘d became an officer of the Confederate Army? 7. Which of Thac! works has been called “ out a hero?” 8. What name was given to the is a ‘ay's famous novel with- most northern point known to the ancient Romans and believed to have been Iceland? , Who was the twelfth President of the United St. 2? 10. To what country does Green- land belong? ANSWERS. 1, Visigoths; 2, viola; 8, misanthrope; 4, woman-hateri Breckenridge; Ultima 5, Cheyenne; 6, J. C 7,’ Vanity Fair; & 9, Zachary Taylor; 10, Thul Kk. STOMACH ON A STRIKE “Pape’s. 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