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Butler warned up in thesecond. He landed right and left to the head,
but a second right to the same place was blocked by Brown who wa3 covering head
and body closely with his arris and glove*** Brown tried a left go the head but
missed. He landed a light glancing right to the head* Butler swung hard with
right and looked foolish when he missed by a foot* Butler landed a light left
to the jaw, but Brown blocked a hard right. Butler missed a hard right uppercut.
Brown landed a light right to the body and tried a hard left for the neck, btlt
the champ caught that one on his shoulder* Butler’s left to the head was par
tially blocked but he landed a right to the body which Brownie apprently thought
was low* He missed a right uppercut at the gong* Butler was fighting wide open,
forcing Brown against the ropes and into a neutral corner most of the round,.
Brown keeping under cover.
Third Round
When the third round opened, Butler went after his man with some of
the vim which local fans have become accustcmed to fron him. he backed Brown
into the later’s corner with a steady stream of punches to the body, most of
which Brown blocked. He landed a left to the jaw bu‘G missed a right uppercut.
Brown tried a light right to the neck, uni eh was short. He swun£ with his left
to the same piace, but Butler caught the blow on his shoulder* Butler landed a
left to the head cuiu. follwed wioh a left to the body* Brown blocked a dangerous
right uppercut. After Brownie had missed a left for the head and landed lightly
with a right to the body, Butler forced him back to his corner with a rush,* Bee
champion landed right and left to the fa©e and a right to the head in quick suc
cession, drawing blood from Brown’s nose* He landed a second left to the face
just before the end of the round.
Bu yler Forces JPace,JUl J5our£Ji
T he champion apparently came out to finish tilings in the fourth. He
forced the pace, landing three rights to the head in quick succession, again
starting the claret from 3rown* s nose. Brown landed lightly with his left to
the champion1 s body. He tried twice for Butler* s head with his left but missed.
In a rally near the center of the ring, Butler landed a hard right to Brownie* s
stomach, just beneath the latter1 « guard. Brownie dropped both hands, apparently
in pain, while his seconds called ’'foul*'1 Franks warned the champion, who kept
away from Brown until thelatter had fully recovered from the blow. From that
point on until the end of the fight, Butler was content to take things easy.
He drew blood from Brown* s nose again in the fifth and six, but it was plain
he was not useing any body blows that might lead to disqualification. He had a
good margin, however, in both 'the fifth and sixth rounds, the challenger still
content to remain on the defensive except occasional tried with his left for
the jaw and neck which Butler easily evaded.
3ro'vn Rushes
In the seventh round Brown rushed at the sound of the bell, catching
the champion flatfooted in his corner and jamming him back im:o his chair£ but
doing no damage. Butler fought his way to the center of the ring, using righte
and lefts to the head, forcing Brown to cover up and back away. Near the middle
of the ring both men landed, Butler with a right uni Brown with his left, both
to the bo<fy, and both came near to scoring a knock down. Neither did any appar
ent damage, however. Brown kept after his loan, crying to land a haymaker with
his left without any success, he probably had the round on points.
Ihe eighth round found Brown trying hard to connect his famous left
with Butler’s jaw. The champion covered arid let the challenger do the leading.
Brown landed several light rights to the face, but did no damage. He rushed 'the
champion several times, the latter covering up without damage. Brown’s left kept
swinging but landed mostly on the champion’s shoulder. He landed three glancing
lefts to the body and a right and le*t high to the head, too high to leave their