The sun., 1918-08-17
DEMPSEY DECLINES
TO BOX LEYINSKY
nodges Bout at Knights Of
Columbus ShOw-Leonard
Begs OFF From Pierce.
n, GEORGE d. UNDERWOOD.

Ry GEORGE d. UNDERWOOD.
rr.nty thousand persons gathered at
a.. ynlghts of Columbus War Fund box
W. chow at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn
Ne, night and saw more than fifty
.o,,as OF whirlwlnd boxing. Though in
,srss,ing and exciting the entertainment
ass disappointment because OF the
allure Of Jack Dempsey, the heavy
rsirht and Benny Leonard. the light
,siSht champion, TO fulfll their sched-
,,,.S tasks Dempsey refused to meet
p,,,,ing Levnsky and Leonard. claim
~, illness. begged of from boxing Harry
Pierce.
uerpsey said he agreed to box with
the understanding he was to choose his
avn opponent He insisted he never had
agreed TO box Levinsky. He refused to
cro,ect the boxing patrons and aid the
xnishts Of Columbus by meeting Levin
ssy. despite any previous understand
later Dempsey reientcd and said he
,ouIs box I.ev!nsky three rounds. The
nromoters, however, worn by their bag
fling with Dempsey, told him he must
mar the full six rounds as advertised
Az not at all. Levinsky agreed to 90
an with Billy Miske
late in the show Dempsey entered the
rpr tor a four round exhibition with
Me sparring partner. Clay Turner.
though It was an exhibition pure and
simple. Turner stopped few hard ones.
Dempsey had trouble claiming his
punches and despite the fact he'tried
10 pull them. some went home with a
fc-cs that shook Turner. Jack also
slowed considerable boxing skill.
,gnl IN n thu shony M htch "a
from AS o'clock until midnight, there
was a thrilling mo mans land" fight
between six negro soldiers from Camp
Triton. 1t was akin to the old battle
royal and amused the spectators. The
air was full of fists. Referee Forbes
had hard work escaping the wallops.
The scheduled Lewis and Britton bout
also did not materialize. Britton was
seized with a serious stomach trouble
yesterday ard there was no doubt OF its
genu!neness. He was SO i'll last night
two doctors we're at his bedside. Jack
never has failed to box for any worthy
charity, and gave up $1,000 bout in
order to appear at the last show in
Madison Square Garden.
Levinsky Meets Miske.
Though the spectators were disap-
pointed by Dempsey's failure to box
Levinsky they had balm for their in
'ured feelings In corking 20 between
Levlnsky and Billy Miske. The st. Paul
heavyweight won. but Levinsky showed
Iorn lnat maze some persons think II
was ioI'uha.e LOT dempsey that ne re-
fused to meet the Batter. Dempsey
never would have stopped Levinsky in
he form the latter showed last night.
NsKe kept ripping and tearing In.
ou' LeV'hsky always was content to
meet MN mar way. The Battler sue
eeeaeu III oiockihs or ducking the hard
ones or taxing them going away and
nus robbing them OF their force. Lee
WHISKY got In some telling smashes, re-
peated!y forcing Miske to slow up and
90 on tne defensive. The Battler was a
on overweight and Miske's body punches
wore MN down.
nan! women ana hundreds OF United
states ana visiting soldiers were grouped
around tne ringside when Willy Burke
o. the United States battleship Mime
SOFA and Darby Griffin. the Brooklyn
eNrah' crawled through the ropes for
Me opening Iour round bout. 1t was
E...ueu by mus'csi ana vocal entertain
men, neht ana speech by Sergeant George
~ 'S'AA
0'er tnere' VINO thrilled the spectators.
p,. MAJ.
Burke and Grimm slugged their way
through four rounds. with the sailor hav-
ms tne better or the argument. II was
,ohowed by a slambang mill In which
zoe Leonard OF Brooklyn proved too
nFOns and sturdy for frankie Fay OF
'w maven.
lhen raul DIXON from Fort Sam Hous-
on iexas' hammered and battered
D,oVh.Eh nattiihg NELSON about the ring
.u.n 10 tne en,oyment OF those who like
hen anu 'ufnoie mining. Inc Texas
ea .Ile winner.
a.. :" wv, s'e mrs, OF tne feature lour round
y, p.,, a'sy .nne ana PM Bloom
p,n D 'n. squared on. Patsy tied
.,,.I M Wv mo, MIDWAY OF the hrst
rons. a ~. hhocNeo MN through me
Patsy concerted himself with giving Phil
points 'o'' VII
After Fd4ia ,,ao, -. a.. Ma Wi.
Fire Denar,r,art a,tar,n,ad -
euIsh Young TacL ~ b., oil ~.
nothing het,ar t,or a, 80, 80,
Johnny Dnn5sa ,,,n.n.a ~. ~ -, a.
four round on n,,th RAJ. yy.,,a -,
BROOKLYN Tho fans sa,t,aS 49, 90. % -
regular mill r,av 90, a. uaua o - -
tya sigh, margin "''
Silent Martin ava I,o,,,n t.. Cav.
fought a slasbing dr. u hnth 80 az
giving SEVERE ,,,,r,st,, Sss,a
TremN Of tbe b.t,,o.sin p..,..ouis
'qtpointed waller Mohr ,ho p.oosi,,a
'iger in a scran that had ~ .naot q 60
Standing on tbai. chaIrs Tha 80 aIso
got a chance n char uhsr yannao
Brandt. who was known a. ..nu,ct,H
Oefore he wen, N Car,r Irnton ava WOW
corporars cbevrons hoSaa Yomn.
Zulu Kid. who wos go,nS gr..t CIV ,
gn.il he was rrooLa 80