Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-14
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LEVINSKY FIGHTS
FORTY-ONE TIMES
That Is Number of Bouts Dan
Morgan's Charge Had Dur
ing Last Year.
SOME MORE OF HIS HISTORY

Say. do you know how many
fights Battling Levinsky had in 1916?
Forty-one; yes, sir; forty-one. That
meant one scrap every nine days.
Perpetual motion, amt it" Dumb
Dan Morgan was talking Of his pet
scrapper.
rs that record for him2" asked
scribe. :
"Yep, and a worlds record, too"
answered the boss of the hardest
worked pug in America. mo real
fighter in history ever fought that
often in one year. Bat ought to be
satisfied with that accomplishment.
But he isn't. Why, would you believe
it, that son-of-a-gun is SO anxious to
fight fifty-two. times during 1917 that
he threatens 10 bang me all up and
down Broadway if | don't get him
that many matches"
"How much did Bat earn during
1916, real money, not press agent cur
rency?"
Dumb Dan was silent for a min
ute making mental calculations.
Between $4,000 and $4,000, SO
help me, gee whiz," he answered
That's real, regular money. The
latest purse he drew down was 49,
600 when he fought Dillon in Kansas
City. The lowest he got for any fight
was $500, although he spent thirty
minutes in New York one night beat
ing up a poor boob-and he didn't
get kopeck for it. The club couldn't
pay"
The Whole Record.
How many fights has Bat had
since you began managing him"
"Thirty-four in 1918, thirty-six in
1914, twenty-eight in 1915 and forty
one last year. That makes l39 in all.
He was sick for a while in 1915 and,
therefore. didn't fight as often. But
even at that he got a pretty good
average, Let's see, l39 scraps in 208
weeks means about one battle every
ten days, which is some record, hey?"
How much has Bat earned since
you took him in hand?"
About"
Hold on. Don't make wild guess.
The public is getting suspicious con-
corning the reported earnings of prize
fighters. Pause a few moments for
serious reflection, Dan, and then let's
have it."
Dan paused, wrinkled his brow,
scratched his hairless head and then
said
about sloo,ooo-maybe more But
it isn't less. I'm not exaggerating.
During his first year with me Bat
didn't draw so awfully well. He
wasn't known then. But just the
same he took down close to $4,000.
In 1914, when he began to pick on
and beat--the big boys, we got more
money. And we've been getting
more all the time.
How many of those forty-one
fights in 1916 were lagain Jack Dill
long
Three said Dan, Just like that
How manyi"
"Ah-er-four," stammered Dan.
Come again
On Second Thought
well. If you're so darned curious
about it, femme think" pleaded Dam
He did, and then he spoke:
"Five-that's it--6ve fights against
Dillon. But what's the use Of digging
up a mans past like that?"
Now, Of those forty-one fights"
added Dan, Fifteen were to decision.
Bat won eight of those verdicts, FIVE
other fights were draws and he lost
two decisions. Peculiarly enough the
only decisions made against him were
in Kansas City. Dillon beat him
there in fifteen rounds and Carl Nor
ris duplicated the trick"
"Bat didn't knock out many fellows
last year, did hes"
oh, no; Bats tender hearted
fellow. He hates to knock out any
body because
Because he likes to save EN- for
a return match?"
mo. that isn't it at ALL" Jared up
Dan, Bats tender hearted. He
doesn't want to kill fellow in his
anxiety to win. He is perfectly sat
ished to win on points. And the fans
are satisfied, too, because Bat always
gives EN- show"