The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-08-17

New York, Aug. I7y---Twenty thou
sand persons gathered at the knights
of Columbus War Fund boxing show
night and saw more than 80 rounds Of
whirlwind boxing. Though interest
ing and exciting the entertainment
was disappointment because of the
failure of Jack Dempsey, the heavy
weight, and Benny Leonard, the light
weight champion, to fulfill their
scheduled tasks. Dempsey refused to
meet Battling Levinsky and Leonard,
claiming illness, begged off from box
ing Harry pierce.
Dempsey said he agreed to box with
the understanding he was to choose
his own opponent. He insisted he
never agreed to box Levinsky. He
refused to protect the boxing patrons
and aid the Knights of Columbus by
meeting Levinsky, despite any previ-
Gus understanding. Dempsey wanted
to go on with his sparring partner,
Clay Turner.
Later Dempsey relented and said he
would box Levinsley three rounds.
The promoters, however, worn by
their haggling with Dempsey, told
him he must box the full six rounds
as advertised or not at all Levinsky
agreed to go on with Billy Miske.
The scheduled Lewis and Britton
bout also did not materialize. Britton
was seized with a serious stomach
trouble yesterday and there was no
doubt of its genuineness. He was so
i'll last night two doctors were at his
bedside. Jack never has failed to box
for any worthy charity, and gave up
a $500 bout in order to appear at
the last show in Madison Square Gar
den.
Though the spectators were disap-
pointed by Dempsey's failure to box
Levinsky, they had a balm for their
injured feelings in a corking go be-
tween Levinsky and Billy Miske. The
st. Paul heavyweight won, but Levin
sky showed form that made some
persons think 1t was Fortunate for
Dempsey that he refused to meet the
Battler. Dempsey never would have
stopped Levinsky in the form the lat
ter showed last night.
Miske kept ripping and tearing in,
but Levinsky alwas was content to
meet him half way. The Battler sue
ceeded in blocking or clinching the
hard ones or taking them going away
and thus robbinS them Of their force.
Levinsky got in some telling smashes
repeatedly forcing Miske to slow ur
and go on the defensive. The Battlel
was a bit overweight and Miske's body
punches wore him down.
Counsel for the Long Island Chap
ter of the Knights of Columbus OBJ
tanned from Supreme Court Justic
Cropsey in Brooklyn late yesterda,
an injunction restraining the polio
and the Sheriff of Kings county from
interfering in any way with the car
nivaI and concert last night. The in
junction was a precautionary meas
ure. Justice Cropsey pointed out tina
Police Commissioner Enright and tn
Sheriff had been notified of the ap
PHI ton and that the Corporatio
Co hsel had appeared and made n
objection to the granting of the mo
ton.
Many women and hundreds G
United States and visiting soldier
were grouped around the ringsid
when Willy Burke of the Unite
States battleship Minnesota an
Darby Griffin, the Brooklyn veteran
crawled through the ropes for tn
opening four round bout. It was pre-
coded by musical and vocal entertain
ment and speech by Sergear
George Eckhardt, a wounded Brook
Ign boy from over there, who thrille
the spectators.
Burke and Griffin slugged the
way through four rounds, with til
tailor having the better of the argl
ment. 1t was followed by a slam
bang mill in which Joe Leonard
Brooklyn proved too strong and stu,
dy for frankie Fay of New Have
Then Paul Dixon from Fort Sai
Houston, Texas, hammered and ba
tered Brooklyn Battling Nelson abo1
the ring much to the enjoyment
those who like rough and tumble mil
ing. The Texas boy was the vii
ner
In the first of the feature 70,
FOUNDERS Irish Patsy Cline and Pr
Bloom of Brooklyn squared off. Pa
sy tied Phil into a bow knot mrow;
of the first round and knocked hi
through the ropes. During the r
mainder of the mill Patsy content,
himself with giving Phil a boxing lie
son. 1t was Clines bout on points
After Eddie Mack of the New Yo
Fire Department attempted to e
tinguish Young Tack of Bay Ride
but got nothing better than an ev
break, Johnny Dundee jumped in
the ring for a four round go wi
Eddie Wallace of Brooklyn. The ia
settled back for q regular mill. TIL
got 1t. Wallace won by a slight ma
gin.