Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-11

of ability and endurance than to Smith s
skill that success finally perched on the
latter's banner Advices from the coast
do not indicate that the Gunner made
much of hit with the sports out that
way Notwithstanding his win
The new year was begun auspiciously
in pugiiism. There were probably two
score of more or less important bouts
and knockouts featured the majority Of
the battles. 1t was great day for the
lads with the wallop. The punch tri-
umphed in many instances over superior
skill and cleverneSs.
Among the more notable *. O." victo-
ries were Leach Cross defeat of Bud
Anderson, Eddie McGoorty's quick de-
feat of Dave Smith, champion heavy
comeback of Perky Flynn Tom
O'Rourkes latest candidate for heavy
weight honors. Flynn. while hardly to be
classed as hope. for he was fighting
is matched to box the fast coming light
o'Rourke's National Sporting Club in
this city next Tuesday night.
This will be the most severe test Le-
Whisky has been put to since he has been
boxing heavics While the Batter has
scored a number of victories in the past
few months, his matches have for the
most part been confined to second and
third rate opponents tribute to the
managerial skill of Danny Morgan. who
looks after the Hebrew boxers affairs.
Levinsky did not show his usual bril-
liancy when he met Bob McAllster a
man about his own weight but one of the
neatest boxers seen in this mans town
in many years. Bob is the first really
clever boxer Levinsky has bumped into
in New York, and the iatter's failure to
make the showing his friends predicted
emphasizes the fact that much of his
reputation has been acquired at the ex-
pense OF bunch of almost worthless
so-called white hopes.
Porky Flynn. at best. can give a SPLEEN
did account of himself. IIe has given
Sam Langford one or two hard battles.
and when Samuel was Samuel. too
Porky's greatest failing has been his con-
sistent dislike for the strenuous work of
training. But in the capable O'Rourke's
hands he will have to get in shape. And
well trained he should be able to extend
Levinsky to the limit.
A bout Bob McAllister-well, he's head
and shoulders above the average scrap
per from the standpoint of ring general
ship and scientific boxing. What Bob
doesn't know about the game of hitting.
dHcking. side-steppinS and the rest of
it is only what will come with greater
experience He is a natural boxer. and
if he can be taught to. hit with more
force. will clean up the middlewcight
division as it hasn't been cleaned since
the days of Tommy Ryan. Kid Mccoy,
and. later. the wonderful ketchell.
Bob gave lcvinsky boxing lesson at
the Garden. The BattIcr was handed a
beautiful and artistic trimming III every
round of the ten. The slender C;,iifor-
Man went around the sturdier fastener
like a cooper round Il barrel, hitting him
with right and left where and when he
pleased. And his defense completely be-
wildered his adversary. So much so
that during the last few rounds LevinsIy
was bobbing up and down and all over
tho ring. trying one stunt after the other
with the hope OF making an Impressive
rally. but ali without avail. AIcAllister
had the advantage of being able to anti
cpate where every lead OF the Battler's
was coming from. while the latter never
could seem to tell in advance what Bob
was going TO pull.
Macs exhibition of feinting and foot
work was revelation TO the present
generation of fight fans. who sell
dom. indeed. given the privilege of see
ing those two important branches of the
boxers calling utilized in the ring. And
in pulling these almost forgotten stunts
McAllistcr proved to the experts present
who have seen the greatest of the big
and little men of the last two or three
decades that he is the cleverest man,
bar none. in the ring today. And Bob is
only boy at that and his bout with
Levinsky was his fifth professional en-
counter. Instead of an excstable young
ster, when one would naturally expect
d fellow SO Young ana inexperienced ~
be, 1t was quickly learned that Meal
lister is as cool a piece of ice in zero
weather. Nothing Levinsky did. or
rather attempted, Disconnected him in
the least. He planned his battle as he
went along and seemed prepared for
every move his opponent introduced.
McAllister naturally made an immense
hit with local fans. Billy Gibson has
already matched him for ten rounds with
the clever Mike Gibbons. the bout to be
decided at the Garden next Monday
night.
These lads are without doubt the two
most scientific boxers in the middle
weight division and while McAilister will
have an advantage of probably ten
pounds-the conditions calling Tor III.
rinrside-(sibbons greater experience and
knowledge of the game should make II
break even in that respect.
The bout should eclipse anything seen
in the middleweight line in New YORK IN
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