The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-04
|LEYINSKY'S WEIGHT
is NOT A HANDICAP
Ring Sharps Cite Cases of Fitz-
simmons. McCOy, ChOynski,
O'Brien and WalcOtt.
ALL BEAT HEAVIER MEN
Battler Must Reduce, However,
for the Garden Scrap With
Bob McAllister.

| Fish, experts who have seen Battling
Levlnsky in action say that he ID not too
| light 70 be a successful contender for the
worlds heavyweight championship. Le-
vinsky's best fighting weight il 40
pounds. Scaling at that limit he Is both
strong and fast. He weighed two pounds
less when he whipped big Jim Coffey In
local bout recently and did not have 10
| extend himself. II Levinsky can induce
| Gunboat Smith to meet him for the white
| hope title he will concede not more than
/ eighteen or twenty pounds which Is not
! considered too great handicap when the
achiey ements of former light heavyweights
are considered
| t'itzslmmors. probably the greatest
! fighter the world has ever known. weighed
! l56 pounds when he knocked out Jim
Corbett at Carson City. Corbett out
weighed him by at least thirty pounds on
that occasion. When FIFE stopped Sharkey
and Rubin in local bouts during the days
of the Horton law he did not weigh more
than 1862. He scaled at about 10 when
| Jefrles won the title from him and the
latter weighed EOS. Kid Mccoy didn't
carry more than 10 pounds when he
boxed Sharkey. Rubin and Corbett Joe
! Choynski. meeting the same opponents,
was under 175. Philadelphia Jack OBrien
| weighed 1874 when lie stopped Fitz OH the
| coast, and Tommy Burns. who lost the
| worlds title to Jack johnson, scaled at
| IFS in that memorable encounter.
Joe walcott, the Giant Killer. never
weighed more than las pounds In any Of
his battles. yet he hattened Choynski. at
| least thirty-five pounds heavier at the
| old Broadway A. c. Jack Dempsey, the
| Nonpareil. defended the middleweight title
at about l4s. Carpenter, the French
| champion tipped the beam at 1877 when he
knocked the fight out Of Bornbardier Wells
| In two scraps last year. Sam Langfords
best work was accomplished when he
weighed less than 175 pounds.
Levinsky. therefore. doesn't appear to
be too light when he is considered "a
fighting qualities. a fine knowledge Of box
| ing. a clear head. speed and stamina, a
hard wallop and plenty Of gameness. His
| rise has been remarkable for the reason
| that he has been taking part in frequent
bouts without doing much hard training.
| There isn't a doubt in the minds OF those
| who have watched his tactics that he is Il
| better boxer than Guuboat Smith, particu-
| larry on the defensive. He cannot punch
as hard as Smith. hut in a contest for
points it il believed that he would put up
| a stiff argument
| Levinsky is asked to reduce his weigh,
/ for the ten round bout with another crack
| boxer. Bob McAllister OF California. In
| Madison square Garden tomorrow night.
| McAliister is "A first class middleweight.
being able to make the American limit. 1868
pounds r!ngside. without overexertinS him.
| self. He refused TO make match with
Levinsky at catch weights and compelled
| the Battler to come down to l6& pounds
| rngside. In order to make this weight.
| therefore. Levinsky must do some hard
| work on the road to-day and early to-
morrow morning. Yet he doesn't fear the
result OF the mill He says he can easily
| take Off four or 1--WE pounds between
now and 3 O'Clock tomorrow night and
! still retain his strength and skill
I McAllister is not n slugger. He Is a
light footed. quick witted boxer who knows
| the game from every angle. He comes
here from the coast with a big reputation
| and a clean record He is several inches
taller than Levinsky and has longer
reach. In local scrap with Young Mike
| Donovan recently the Californian dis
played plenty of class and made a favor
! able impression.
| Levinsky. by the way. is fond Of as
sumed names. year ago he called him
self Barney Williams. His real name Ia
| said to be Barney Lebaritz. Tie Ii 20
years old and lives in Brooklyn. lie began
| his ring career less than three years ago
| In 1913 he took part In nearly thirty
battles, more than any other American
| boxer
| Joe Rivers, the Mexican lightweight, is
ready to leave Los Angeles this week for
| this city, where he hopes to arrange
matches with Freddie Welsh. Jack Brit
ton and Young Joe Shugrue. Rivers has
declined an offer from Tom Mccarey TO
meet Leach Cross again. The Mexican
says that as he has defeated Cross three
| times in twelve months. he sees no reason
why he should fuss with the New Yorker
again. Rivers also doesn't care much for
a return match with Willie Richie. who
knocked him out in> ten rounds last sum-
mer. Rivers agreed yesterday to box
| Ad Wolgast ten rounds In Milwaukee on
January 80
| McCarey. having failed to induce Jack
| Dillon or Mike Gibbons TO box Jimmy
! CIabby at Vernon. Cal. on January II,
has signed Sailor Petrosky OF San Fran
cisco for twenty round battle with
| Clabby on that date. The weight con-
ditions call for l5s pounds, scaling Ave
hours before ring time. McCarey charges
| Dillon and Gibbons with cowardice and
| will not consider them In future Since
| 1909 Clabby has fought forty-fve times
with only one defeat. IA decision won over
| him In twenty rounds by Dave Smith at
sydney n. $. W., three years ago. Sub
sequently Clabby boxed two twenty round
draws with Smith In Australia. He beat
! Eddie McGoorty In a twelve round de-
| cision I'm Butte last summer. yet McGoorty
has twice knocked Smith out In less than
| one round.
] Freddie Welsh, the British lightweight
champion who defeated Johnny Dundee
at New Orleans last Thursday. will box
Frank Whitney. a crack Southern fighter.
at Atlanta on Tuesday. after which he
viii go to Cincinnati for bout with
Earl Fisher on January 10. Matt Wells.
who lost the British title to Welsh q year
| ago. IL on his way to California from
| Australia. When he arrives he will
challenge his old rival to fight on the
coast But Welsh probably will defer
action until both have returned to London.
The National sporting Club. which staged
! their last encounter. Is prepared to ar
| range a return match for the Lord Ions
| dale belt, now In Welsh's possession.
| In a letter from Paris Joe woodman
| manager of Sam Langford, says that the
| Tar Baby In vainly trying to arrange
matches with Carpenter. Frank Moran
and Jack johnson. Langford will remain
| in Paris until spring. II he finds then
| that he cannot get action with johnson
| he will go to London. where he Is ex-
| tremcly popular. Woodman says that
! I.angford will be glad to box Gunboat
Smith either in England or France. He
| declares that the Tar Baby weighed 1874
pounds when he whipped Jeanette re-.
/ In bn ri