The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-01
Rarney's Household Effects Already Shipped to His
 Scene of Boyhood Days

EA APPLYING Levinslry or Barney n Llevinsky after next week will
 not add the phrase "of Bridge port to his mOniker when register ing at some hotel in a distant city be fore fans he Is booked to perform.
 Yes, sir, after next week it will be Barney Levinsky of Philadelphia, Pa.''
 Levinsky has definitely decided to leave the city, after having spent auore than five long and happy years here, Yesterday afternon he vacated his local residence, sending his furni- ture and other expensive belongings to his new home at the Parkway down in Quakerville,
 No surprise will be occasioned by announcement of Levinsky's depart Ure from Bridgeport, for the fact that he has been planning on leaving has been known to his hundreds of friends here for some time, However, not until two weeks ago when Bar ney purchased @ luxurious home In Phila adelphia was he taken seriously. ." Bridgeporters will be sorry to see him go, for never anywhere in this country has ever a. gentleman of the ring been held in higher esteem then the Battier has been held in Bridge port. He is one of the foremost cit- zens of this municipality-highl re spcted by all who knew him and made friends by the hundreds.
 Park City fans have seen Levinslzy grow from a bashful, but ambitious and promising second rater to the championship of the light heavy weight division. They have watched his success like the mother does her
  have hoped and urged him on.
 But Isevinsky's folks are in Phila- delphia. He loves Bridgeport and has the greatest autlaniration and respect for his friends here, but his people in Philadelphia. are all getting old and need him.
 Like a Cohanque hero I,evinsly took Bridgeport by storm from the very first day he arrived here. He settled down to business, mingled with Bridgeporters and in very short time became a BrIdgepOrter himself, heart and soul He loved the city so well that he purchased a, home here
 It was Barney's grit that won him so many friends. Unlike other box CTS the PattIer did not idle about He valued his time too much When he was booked to box he always saw to 1t that he spent as much of his time a possible in 9 gymnasium
 Perhaps most unhappy of all Le- vinsky's friends when he bids Bridge port farewell will be none other than Hon. Clifford B Wilson, Mayor of this city and LieutenantAfovern Of Connecticut His honor and De- vinsl1y are intimate friends and for the past four years the Mayor has heen taking boxing lessons from the heavyweight.
 Once at Levinsky's old Newfeld avenue gymnasium the Mayor said of Levinsky: There is the whitest man that ever walked the earth He is a gentleman in every sense of the world. Not until met Iyevinskv did I realize that a boxer meant every thing that is dear in life. There is a home-lOvinE, generous chap. He is a credit to Bridgeport and more sG tc the game that has made him rich. Its great to be taught how to use your hands from so good a person as my friend. MT Levin sSy.''
 And iu that brief, but siEnifca nj statement Mayor Wilson voiced the opinion Of Bridgaport's leading men for they all know LevinsBy, not as a boxer, but as a quiet, home-Iovinc gentleman. So, then, it is no won der that they all will regret his de- partTLe.
 Battling Levins1zy came to Bridge port from Brooklyn, where he had been sent to train by his manager Dan Morgan. Later Dan established a training camp in Bridgeport and Levinsky was sent here to prepare himself for his ring tests. LevinsI1y liked Bridgeport and it did not take Bridgeporters long to like Levinsky They watched his every move anC saw in him a we1I-meaning, homes courteous nerican citizen
 It was on the 18th day of Februar7 in 1914 that Levinsky first stepped off the train at the Station and go his first glimpse of Fairfield avenue He had expected to remain here fo but a short while, but he has stayet more than five years.
 So well did Bridgeporters trea him and so much did he like the cit that he made up his mind to mak this city his home. He worked har in the ring. In those days it wa nothing uncommon for Levinsky { battle three or four times a week. H