The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-29
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Battler Made Poor Showing
in Milwaukee Match; Failed
to Live Up to Repu.
tation.

Battling" Levinsky, the Philadel-
phia light heavyweight, made his first
appearance in the middle west when
he bumped into Bob Moha, the "Cave-
man." before the South Side A. C. of
Milwaukee, and the verdict was against
the man with the Hebrew name It de-
veloped after the contest that Levinsky
thad gone into the match with very
severe fever and stomach trouble, and
! that probably accounts for his poor
showing. Nevertheless be would have
had his hands full no matter how good
he was that night, as Moha put up one
of his really good battles.
Bob was fast as lightning and took
the lead away from the speedy Lee
whisky, although at times the latter
showed flashes Of class. 1t seemed to
the casual observer that the Battler
had gone stale from too much work in
the ring, and that is probably what the
real trouble amounted TO. He had the
height and reach to keep a man of
Moha g build away from him, but only
once in a while did he use his long
left to advantage and hold the rushing
Robert at arm S length.
On the form Levinsky showed here
| ii is hard to understand how he could
defeat some of the men he has been
against in the east and that is why |
say that the boy had no doubt been
overworked and failed to show his true
worth. He will have to show much
better form to beat Gunboat Smith.
Azevedo Easy for White.
Charley White, the Chicago light.
Azevedo, the California l33-pounder, at
Racine, Wis, this week, even though
he used only his left hand after the
first round Azevedo must have caught
Ad Wolgast woefully out OF condition
to get decision over him on the coast
in ten rounds, or his form against White
was away off color,
The Chicago boy simply toycd with
him at times. In the first round Char.
ley gave him severe lacing while
against the ropes. and 1t was during
this lambasting that White hurt, his
right hand so severely that he could not
use it the rest Of the battle he de,
easily jabbed the coast boy when and
where be pleased winning hands down.
Azevedo did prove himself glutton
for punishment and stood up under
rain of blows that many other fighters
would have fallen from. He has lot
to learn yet about the boxing game,
hui there are many lightweights whom
he can defeat and gain experience there
hv. White, unless his hand puts him
out of commission, should be in line
now for match with Wolgast and
Ritchie
Carpenter Shows Class.
Georges Carpenter, the French cham
MON. lost the decision TO Joe Jeannette,
: he eolored heavyweight, IN Paris, after
q battle of fifteen rounds, but he did
NOT lose any of his prestige. The
French bov went into the battle
against big odds. and the remarkable
srt of IL is that he was able to put
IN such splendid contest against those
1dds He not only gave away twenty
hounds in weight to one or the best OF
he trio OF colored heavyweights, but
,e also lacked the experience that his
adversary possessed.
Had the fight gone twenty. rounds
,r more the chances are that Jesnnette
yould have stopped the Freuchmsn,
mt at the end of the fifteenth round
10Th men were standing toe to toe IN
he center of the ring and exchanging
low for blow. 1t might really be
allied q victory for the French boy.
,arpentier had the only knockdown OF
he contest to his credit, when he put
he colored giant down in the first
ound with blow to the Jaw.
For the first eight rounds. outside OF
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