The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-14

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 for the wonderful work of Battling Levinsky and Larry Williams. D ATTLING LEVUNSKY always had AS 0 lot of respect for Joe Smith. One day we were down in New York it was after a battle that the Bat tier had in Jersey-and on that oc- casion Barney told me that in his opinion smith is one of the best trainers in the country" And Barney meant that, for he has seen them all. He has fought boxers of all styles and has been in a position where he could judge. So his opinion must be given some weight, in the matter. Even today, though the two pals are separated, Barney has nothing but commendation for his former trainer. They roughed it from one end of the country to the other to- gether. There Is no question, I be- lieVe, but that Levinsky misses Joe Smith as much as Joe Smith misses Barney Levinsky, for the two were more than mere boxer and trainer they were th very best of pals. ET OWEVER, LevinSky left town.
 R A He was not the happlest man whom he did so, but then his folk
 had to come first. His trainer is here in Bridgeport training a light heavy weight, whom heartless individuals, are trying to force into meeting a former pal, but I'll wager that this will never take place, for neither Larry, Smith nor Levinsky have so ha n n swap mitts in ring.
 Levinsky will soon retire from the ring, but in doing so-and there is still some time ahead of him before he will have to quit-he will leave ] behind friends galore, for a better and more gentleGnanly battler than
 Barney never donned the mitts. Larry Williams who was raised with Barney in Philly is just coming out and about to win fame. Joe smith is doing his
 mightiest to push Larry to the top.
 But for auld time sake. it will do well
 for all concerned to remember that money is not the only thing in this world.
 Remember the old saying that an ''old friend is worth five new ones" And let's remember, too, that "a pal now is a pal always
 1 A MEXICAN League officials who
 N are advocating Sunday baseball | for the Red SoN at Rocky Point R.
 l.. in competition with the Eastern League games in Providence come ! in for quite a rap by we'll in- formed and competent editorial 1 writer of The Sporting News organ ! ized basebalrs official organ. The editorial, which is reprinted below T.-- | column, pays a beftting compliment i to Dan O'Neil, one of the games most faithful boosters. The editorial 1 in full follows:
 [ Suggestion tha American i League clubs make use of a ball park abandoned at Providence by the Eastern League club of that city, for the playing on Sundays of games scheduled for Boston, seems to have come from an element of fans of Providence
 themselves and therefore brings
 up an interesting situation. Some
 of the Providence baseball fol- lowers, 1t seems, have not en- unused over the Eastern League brand at ball. Indeed, they pre- fer to make daily trips to Boston to see the major league brand, and they get the idea that it | would be fine if they could bring major league ball to them on Sundays, instead of having to go to it.
 Now one way of looking at fr
 would be that the Providence
 fans have a right to say what kind of ball they shall have, when the conditions are such that they can be supplied park lying idle in a community
 where Sunday ball is permitted,
 while a short distance away two
 ball clubs are compelled to lay off on Sunday because Massachu-
 setts is not as far advanced in
 civilization as its adjoining state. There is the natural law of de- mand and supply to be con- :. sidered-
 'Da- ONetl. as we know his historJ. has always been a loyal baseball man, playing the game fair and square, firm for just and ,l peaceful relations and having no patience with that element seek ing to stir up strife. It would be unappreciative of the loyalty
 of MT. O'Neil were there a move at this time to embarrass his
 league by any action calculated
 to disturb conditions in Provf- .
 II dence.
 There may be an element in | Providence that looks with dis i, favor on the Eastern League } brand of ball, but there is a question as to what proportion of
 tht fan population it includes.
 Reports of Sunday attendance at ball games in Providence would
 indicate the Eastern has a con- Fl siderable following, and Dan , O'Neil, being a hopeful soul, Il doubtless believes that following can be increased as it becomes Il better acquainted with the class 7 of ball t.e Eastern provides. At the very least, there should be no move te play Sun
 day American League games in fl Providence in competition with ? the Eastern League, such as has 3 been suggested, until there has