Show BRITTON VETERAN OF 14 YEARS I WINS WELTER TITLE FROM LE LEWIS I I I I I I I BY liv X E. E BROWN X Jack Britton looms up as aR the most i interesting figure In th the fight game j just at present He won the welterweight title back back from Torn Ted Lewis the other nl night ht in CanI Can Can- nn- nn 1 ton tun 0 O. b by knocking out Ted in the ninth round It IL was fittingly proper that Britton a an n Irish lad should come Into his own ao o un n St St. Patricks Patrick's da day Tho The most remarkable part par of ot Britons Briton's Britton's Brittons Brit Brit- t tons ton's victory Is the tho fact that it comes i In n his fourteenth year as a ii boxer when Britton Is 34 3 years ears old William J J. that's Breslin-that's that's the name J Jacks Jack's s 's parents parent gave him was him was born October Oc Oc- Oc- Oc tober oher t 14 14 1885 at Clinton N. N Y This l little ittle information Is printed for the tho f fi first class ring bugs buss who ma may be arguing i ing ng about his age etc The list or battles he had with the n neighbor kids and the bullies at nt school chool a arent aren't at hand although the tho accounts account p probably would be interesting Ire IFe started his real rin ring career In 1 1905 and fought steadily every year I In n 1915 17 16 when he lie was meeting aUthe all aU I tb t the he best men at his weight he averaged b belter than one important fight tight a a. month month Including Including his occasional sessions ses ses- 5 ion with Le Lewis ls Those battles with Lewis must have ave k kept ept Jack Jacl In pin mone money The Tho complete r record ecord to date dato probably would show t the they hey had met about sixteen times They rhey were all aU fast bouts but both fighters walked out of or the tha ring intact and ready read t to o top off oft tho the evening with a dance dancer o or r some other social festivities Britton held the welterweight title t through most of ot these meetings But Bute h he e finally signed up for tor a twenty twenty- round rounel decision go with Lewis in Dayon Day Day- t ton on 0 O. June 25 25 1917 and met hi hid hia Wa Wa- t Lewis getting the tile decision Their friendly sessions continued aCter after aft aCt er or that without an any grave mishaps and Canton fans tans thought that the recent bout would bo be another love east But Hut Britton let out and licked Lewis eVer every step of the Wa way Ho He knocked mocked the Briton to his hid knees several times before the tile final fall fail I ol e. e p mi L' L 1 I JACK Un ITrO |