The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-11-07
JACK DEMPSEY
PUTS K.O. ON
BAT. LEVINSKY
Bridgeport BoyITakes Count
In Third Round of
Bout

Philadelphia, Nov. Battling
Levinsky's pugilistic star set in the
ring of the Olympia A. A. here last
night, when Jack Dempsey, the Salt
Lake City heavyweight, knocked out
the veteran Hebrew boxer in the
third round of what was to have
been six round bout.
The end came just thirty-five Sec
ond before the end of the round,
when a series of heavy blows to the
body, followed by a crushing right
hand swing to the chm, put the blond
Battler down for the fatal ten sec
onds. This was the first time in his
long and brilliant ring career, extend
ing over many years, that Jevinsky
has felt the humiliation of a knock
out.
There was no question as to Demp-
sey's superiority over his more ex-
perienced rival The Utah heavy
weight gave an indication of what was
to come IN the second round, when he
floored Levinsky with a furnishing
left-hand blow to the stomach. The
Battler took a count of nine before
arising. He never fully recovered
from this blow and only the bell saw
ed him from a knockout then and
there.
Levinskl fought as we'll as he could
but his best wasn't good enough. Ii
fact he only landed a few clear
| blows on Dempsey, who kept tearing
| in after his opponent almost from the
first going. These blows Dempsey
shook off without even noticing them
He was intent on one thing, which
was evident from the start, and tina
was to score a knockout over Levin
sky.
Dempsey boxed rather caut1ousl!
at the outset of the opening rount
and Levinsky was doubly cautious
The Westerner, however, was the ag
gressor and several times rushed Lev
insky about the ring, lunging GU
savagely with either right or lef
to the face and body alternately
Levinsky's only effort was a com
paratively weak left jah or hook t.
the head, which didn't bother Demp
sey in the slightest
With the gong in the second rount
Dempsey set about his task in res
earnest and soon had Levihsky fly
ing before him in a whirIwind G
blows After sparring for an oper
ing Dempsey suddenly shot out hi
left to the stomach. Levinsky crumr
led up on the floor of the ring, bu
staggered to his feet at nine" TIL
Battler clinched instinctively a
Dempsey tore at him, but the Yves
erner shook Levfnsky off withol
| 4,;a -
ter him to the floor. Levfnsky we
staggering helplessly about when til
bell sounded the end of the round
LeVinsky had hardly recovere
from this punishment in the thin
round and Dempsey met him with
volley of rights and 1efts to the fat
and body. Levinsky tried ineffet
! lively to cover from the puntshir
attack, but Dempsey rushed hi
about and made his own openings f
= heavy blows. A hard right to IL
: jaw forced Levfnsky to hold. Wht
O the referee parted the combatan
Dempsey sent his right and left glo
ed fists in a furry of blows to Levi
sky's mid-section and then sudden
= shifted for a right to the jaw. T
Hebrew heavyweight crumpled wea
ly to the floor and was counted OIL
y for the first time in his career.
. In semi-final bout Johnny Du
le dee of New York jabbed, hooked, a,
e cuffed his way to a victory ov
q Gussie Lewis of this city in
d. rounds. Joe Burman, .Chicago's f;
s. bantamweight boxer, scored a V
tory over Young McGovern of Il
st city in another six round contest.