The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-07-14
BALTIMORE F|ASC0|
O|SPLEASES CROWD
0FWASH|NGTON|ANS.
Jack Di|Ion-BattIing Levinsky
Exhibition and Proceedings
Enrage Small Crowd.
BY BRYAN MORSE.

washington supporters Of the boxing
game here and in Baltimore are a
pretty sore lot today. The much adver-
tised Battling Levinsky-Jack Dillon
scrap scheduled to 60 fifteen rounds to q
decision at Oriole Park yesterday proved
q veritable fasto from every standpoint
and served to aggravate and disgust q
host Of regular fans. who paid good
money and got little or nothing for It.
In the first place, thirty-seven rounds
Of battling were offered at prices rang
ing from 81 t. $3.50. There were three
preliminaries, two OF six rounds and one
of ten. and a fifteen-round decision bout
between the light heavies. The first bout
was slated to start at $3.50 p. m. As
matter of fact the hrst AFFAIR went on
at 410 p. m. p. the conclusion of the
program but eighteen rounds had been
counted.
Joe CLANCY. CT Baltimore, and Young
Mitchell, of Philadelphia, were dragged
away from their Piedmonts for a scant
so-called Philadelphia was removed
from the ring with a bleeding nose. al
lowing he had had enough. Gus Lewis,
Of Philadelphia, and Joe Bergin, of Chi
the Philadelphia having much the bet
ter of it. Steve Flessner. of Baltimore.
landed one blow In the scheduled ten
round semi-windup. and Kid Roth. of
vass long enough to make sure he would
receive no more wallops, retired amid
the jeers OF the 2,5Ot present.
Some expert timing revealed the Anter-
esting information that but eighteen
minutes of glove swinging had been
INDUCED in. Battling Levinsky and Jack
cro%d and ths wsns
into executive session with the man
ayers Of the affair: Since Wednesday
night both men had asked for money
and It was patent that neither battler
cared to- 30 on for fifteen rounds to a
decision In view of the meager gate.
After a wordy argument in the stuffy
part Of en- hour and a half. Levinsky
appeared.
At this juncture practically all of the
boxes made n charge on the arena and
selected ringside seats. As all Of the
managers were In conference with Dill
Ion the fans were unmoiested and sue
of the later proceedings.
At $40 Jack Dillon climbed on to the
rickety platform amid the jeers and
Kisses of an Infatuated gathering. After
several Intellectual attempts at making
an announcement 1t was learned that
the men would go ten rounds to no de-
SaoS on their CONTRACT ans that a n oTae
not to 'disappoint the Elks who were
expected In large numbers, but who
were keeping cool elsewhere. the men
would box for nothing. More jeers.
Dillon and Levinsky were evidently
loath to exert themselves and the fans
were disappointed In the extreme. There
was much fumbling of gloves, consid-
cradle arm intermingling and pushing
and a deal of perspiring. Dillon appear
ed overtrained. lacked steam and his
Judge of distance would have done cred
Il to q tenth rate boxer.
Levinsky used a left Jab effectively
showed a tendency to mix It when the
otherwise stabbed his opponent all over
the ring. In the tenth round Levinsky
demonstrated a bit of speed which
elioited some favorable comment. Dill
lon was easily outpointed in the ninth
meeting between the pair.
Among those from Washington wh,
used good money for railroad fares
gosolene, and tickets were ]. Mile
Kenyon. Percy Rowe, Tom Mackie
Clarence A Aspinwall. Mike Uraine
Perry Kinyoun; Pat oConnor. d. I
Joe Kaufman, Kid Williams, Tor
den, J: Louis o'Conner, Jerry McCarty
Kid Harris. Pat McCarty, Bob Wiley
Joe Turner. Tim Dunworth. Will Nor
ris. Pete LOTUS, Pete Baum. Mike Nor
ris, James<A. La Fontaine. George Ii
Fontain,. Arthur I. Scott, Lou New
meyer, Roger Alfred, John Poole, Ernes
Duiin, and James Strayer.