The sun., 1918-11-07
DEMPSEY DEFEATS
LEVINSKY IN THIRD
Battler Knocked Out just as
Was Fulton With Right
and Left to. Jaw. .s',.
FLeORED IN SECOND. TOO
Left Hook to Stomach Puts
Loser Down for Nine
Never Stopped Before.
S, ecial pe.patoA % an. svr.


PHILADELPHIA. Nov. GA right and
left to the Jaw and Battling Levlnsky
had suffered the FIRST knockout Of his
nine years experience az q boxer. Jack
Dempsey turned the trick to-night In
the third round Of his bout with Levin
sky before a packed house at the
Olympus A. A. -. o.,
1t was the same old combination that
had knocked Fred Fulton cold in eight
long ago, and II sent Levinsky into
even a sounder sfumher. The Batter
was carried 20 his corner by his seconds
and II was fully half a minute before he
opened his eyes and blinked at the blind
ing glare while the spectators stili stood
up with mouths agape In astonishment
over the quick result. The fight was to
have gone six rounds Levtpsly tottered
out OF the ring with many reminder
OF the encounter. Dempsey went with
out a mark, his sullen face unadorned
by a smile despite his early and impress
sive triumph
Action From start.
the first round there were few effective
blows landed. -
In the second round Levinslky dis
covered he could reach Dempsey with a
straight left and feebly shot out blows
that had little force, as he was hitting
while going away. Dempsey did not
seem to relish being jabbed and tore in.
landing a short left hook on the Battlers
chin Levinsky went down. At the count
Of 1--WE he undertook. TO get UP. His man
sser. Dan Morgan. yelled for him to
take the limit. He obeyed instructions
and got up as the referee was raising
his arm to toll OF the ten. AS they broke
away Dempsey made a terrific swing
and Just missed slipping to the floor.
Dempsey sprang out OF his corner for
the third like an unleashed tiger. Soon
Levinsky looked appealingly to his cor
neg, 1t was a mute sign to Morgan that
ne was beaten. In another instant Demp-
sey landed n right on the Jaw and the
Battler fell half way through the ropes.
Al the count Of six Levinsky grabbed
the rope and tried to pull himself to his
feet, but he failed and rolled over on his
back. knocked out
Jimmy Dougherty, the promoter OF
the bout. being the-only man satisfactory
TO the principals, was the third man in
the ring. In the opening bout Joe Ward
OF Kansas CITY knocked out the Ala
bama Kid in the first round with a
right swing TO the Jaw. They are negro
heavyweights.
Joe Burman, q Chicabo bantam. out
pointed Young McGovern OF this city In
six round Burman outboxed and out
hit his opponent and McGovern was
hanging on In the fifth and sixth SEES
sions.
Johnny Dundee II New York shaded
Gussie Lewis of this city In another
spirited six round bout.
Dougherty spent little time in instruc-
tons and preliminaries. He told Demp-
sey and Leyinsky to go to II and night
and the battle was on.
BattIer Leads First.
Levinsky was first to lead after ths
opening gong. After feinting he let ny
left hook to the head and Jabbet
Dempsey in the mouth with the samt
hand. Dempsey then started rushing
and hooked both hands to the body
causing the Batter to back away.
Dempsey went after his man and dis
charged a volley of straight left ant
right handlers to the head with telling
effect Levinsky tried to keen off hi
aggressive opponent ". -:-S-.hs hi
left to the face, but the blows we're ligh
and had no effect other than to spul
Dempsey to greater effort Dempsey fol
lowed the Batter closely and just be
fore the gong ended the round sent sew
eral hard right handlers to the body
Levinsky was perceptibly distressed b!
the heavy punishment and was puffinl
hard as he slid to his corner seat.
was Dempsey's round by wide mar
gin.
Dempsey started the second sesslo
with a furious rush and reached lie
vinsky's body with terrific smashes wit
both hands that caused the Battler I
vince. Levinsly kept his left arr
working like a piston rod on Dempsey
face, but the Utah slugger paid not tn
slightest attention to the jabs and tor
in savagely.
Dempsey shifted his attack from bod
to head and landed crashing blows tina
soon had the Battler staggering abou
the ring. Levinsky continued to -Jal
but Dempsey shook the cream puffs
OF and charging on his fast weakenin
opponent swung viciously with right an
left at body and head.
Takes Count of Nine.
Toward the close of the round DemI
sey hooked a hard left to Levinsky
stomach and the Battler measured h
length on the canvas. He was badl
hurt, but rolled over. got on one knt
and took the count of nine. Whe
the Battler regained his feet he clinche
in desperate attempt to prevent flu
ther punishment.
Dempsey pushed the beaten man ava
and rained blows on head and bod
Just az IT looked as though Levlnsk
would be stopped the bell tinkled AT
Levinsky tottered to his corner, save
from a knockout for the time being.
Levinslty came slowly from his cornt
for the third round and Dempsey rushe
10 him and jolted him with series {
Furnishing blows TO the head and bod.
A crashing right to the jaw and Levir
sky clutched his man and tried TO hol
on, The referee was compelled to seps
rate the combatants.
Dempsey then began a violent attac
on the Battler dealing out terrific pun
ishment to body and head. under whic
the Battler weakened perceptibly. In
dying effort the Battler sent a numbt
OF left jabs to the face and then clinche'
Dempsey shook him on and sent tw
heavy blows to the body which double
up the Battler. Before LevinSlxy coul
pull himself together Dempsey sent
heavy right to the Jaw and the Battle
fell like a poled oy -sr