Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-11
BY Otto Floto.

IN ENVER, Feb. 10.-"Boxers, like
- ball players, are a superstl-
tious lot" The speaker, a me-
dunn sized man of middle age and
more or less nude head, directed an
accusing twinkle of the eye in the di-
rection of a broad shouldered individ-
ual
The shot went home.
That's right SOL" remarked the
broad shouldered one, rub tin.'
The bald headed man burst into
laughter, in which the other Joined
This fellow" said Sol Levinsoa
maker Of BOXING gloves, to the writer
in San Francisco one day, was the
most superstitious boxer of them all,
When he was in the rame he wouldn's
think of entering the ing unless h1
wore certain color belt and the la2es
of his shoes were tied in one particu-
lar way"
Jack Root. he of the broad Shout
ders, and one time noted middle
weight, acknowledged the truth of tho
accusation by remaining silent.
"LevinsonR re finally remarked. lis
sore because didn't use his gloves
Then Root told why he didn't use
the Levinson boxing glove, as did
most of the champions of his day, is
well as those of the present period
II DIDN'T use Soils gloves because |
had my own luck set" he said.
THAT is the only explanation l have.
| was afraid that IN | undertook to
use any other gloves than those | all
ways fought with Id get whipped"
But h didn't tell il all" put in
Levinson. a. neglected to state that
every time he was to participate in an
important fight he would write and
tell me that he wanted to use his own
lucky gloves and then ask me not to
get sore. He would even offer to send
me the price of a new pair of gloves
just to show lie was not a cheap guy
Again did Jack Root look his guilt.
But | guess | wasn't alone he
parried. There were others
sure" agreed Levinson. III ! had
the time, Id tell YOU about them. Box
ers are just as whimsical about their
gloves as ball players are as to their
bats.
Levinson drew a book from his desk
and handed it over for inspection,
There" he said, you will find
specifications for gloves"
A hurried glance through the pages
- l.
Sharkey, Kid Lavigne, Jim Jeffries,
Luther McCarty, Battling Nelson,
Jimmy Britt Peter jackson, Joe Wal =
colt. Stanley ketchel, Carl Morris
George Dixon. Mike Gibbons Ad VOL
CAST, Willie Richie and several dozen
others that 80 TO make up ring his
tory.
| DON'T see the name o. Bob Fitz
simmons remarked one OF those
who were Teasing their eyes on the
list OF notables.
No" remarked Levinson. Bob
wasn't particular about the gloves he
used He didn't have to be TO knock
his men out And besides, Fitz was
r business man.
The remark as to F'itz being a bust
ness man naturally called for an ex-
PLANTATION. and ii was not without
some hesitation that the boxing glove
man consented to give 1t.
When ritzSimmons was champion. 90
he finally said Il manufactured what
was considered a very fast punching
bag one day F'itz walked into tho
business house with which l was con
uectcd and saw one OF the bags hang
ing from a platform as a sample. He
gave the bag q punch and ii came
back like flash That interested
him Bob was an expert bag punCher.
He spent some time in tapping the
bag and testing II out Finally he
asked the price. and was informed
! that the bags sold for $3.50 each
/ Tell YOU what I Will do sa id
| tit2. give me two OF the bags and /
/ win advertise them for YOU"
! "Fitzsimmons thus showed himself
to he a business man" declared Levin
4 fkNtf n. "a l,,fV H.,
He believed in getting paid for
what he used. and thus II was that in
! his fights he usually wore the gloves