Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-04-14 | Page 11 | Jack Britton to Retain Laurels

JACK BUTTON TO v I RETAIN LAURELS' I Welterweight Champion Stiljj , 1 Has Old Time Kick Left in ! Both Boxing Mitts Jack Britton (William J. Breslin) ' il is going to retain the welterweight ( uH championship for some time to come,'1 i (jH unless the division develops a sensa- ll tional youngster in the next few. I'tl months. Britton met and defeated' ll Jack Perry, sensational Pittsburgh.' , lad, in a 12-round bom at Canton; - ll Ohio St. Patrick's day. and in thai J engagement the champion proved he' ' i was far from "all in," and capable of il guarding his laurels for some time to At no time during the entire rounds, was the champion hurried by I the utfrd hitting Pittsburgh youth. )' Wi Perry, however, seemed bothered by j mwm the fact that he was facing the cham:r yWM plon, for his blows were ill-timed and ' ll poorly directed, a fault he was never- il found guilty of before. Until the sixth " I IH stanza Britton seemed to have ,a ( j wholesome respect for Perry's punoM- 1 1 wM ing ability, but in that round he staged , , a rally in which he clipped the young- j , jH ster on the chin several times, and the ilH bell sent Perry to his corner in a (j wobbly condition. j It was in he ninth round, however,'' iH that the champion displayed his ,( marked superiority. Twice he floored' Perry, closed one of the challenger's ' eyes, and beat a tattoo on his nose-' bringing a flow of claret that matte!-? jH Perry a sorry looking object. Oncciz j m while Perry was down in the ninthi 'rHH Britton asked Referee Eddie Davis to- slop the fight. "What do you wanfc IH me to do, kill him?" the' champion 'JWM asked. 'IH After the battle Britton declared h iH did no care to stop Perry. "I simply 'Jmm wanted to p'rove to Perry and the fan,flj; jH that I have a right to the champion ship," he said. "I have passed f. through the days where I wanted to ,, , stop every boy I met. I think Perrfrs knows where he stands now, and s.9,,- m do tho 6,000 fans who saw the fight,'' j The battle was staged in the sanif ring in which Britton stopped Tep lM Lewis on St. Patrick's day 1919. ! Jack Perry has been regarded as mm tho foremost welter in the country 'H with the exception of Britton, and now" 'H that the champion has disposed of ftH him so decisively, the "Old Master" ,!H can nearly rest assured his titular !MmW Bilks are safe. According to Johnny ,l Dundee, however. Benny Leonard may 1 leave the lightweight class and seek a mm contest with Britton for tho welter MMM crown this summer. .u .-m mmm