Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-08-02
Young Leo Wins.


In what was scheduled to be an
eight round war" but which aetu-
ally only lasted one and a half rounds,
was the affair of Young" Leo, of
home breeding, and Battling Ed
Brown, of Newark. Brown was a COL
ored boy, weighing about three
pounds less than-Leo. From the very
beginning it was a race riot" with
Leo forcing Brown all around the
ring. The little negro took a game
beating, managing to return but one
of every six that Leo gave. The
cookoo wallop putting Brown away to
dreamland was slipped across, but a
few moments after the second round
started.
The first round saw Young Leo
chasing Brown around the ropes for
cling the scrap. A glancing blow drew
q little blood from the Negroes lip.
Round decidedly In favor of Leo. The
second was opened with Brown again
being pushed and walloped and every
thing. Brown could but give one TO
every six of Leo's. After standing up
under a torrent OF blows Battling Ed"
received a sleeper" putting him away
for keeps.
The scrap between Young Fitzim-
mons of Woodbridge and Young Perry
of New Brunswick was the opening of
the side show, but the 'go" did not
last the full limit. Perry, who was
shorter but more sturdier built put
Fftzimmons In mo Mans Land" in
the first round. He used many straight
Fitzimmons down four times.
Fitzimmons drawing himself up af-
ter the third knock down was in q
daze, and Perry found 1t an easy mat
ter to hand ove the haymaker.
Barney" Levingston of Orange
and Joe Clark of Newark were the
gladiators who fought next in a six
round prelim. The melee was fast
with Livingston winning out. Barney
claiming the list, 9th and 9Th rounds,
while Clark secured the End. The
srd and 4th stretches were draws.
After the bout Clark requested of
Barney a return session for the COM
ing meets.
The introduction was mostly spar
ring to feel the other out. Barney in
a sparring fracas beached one on
Joe's lower chopper, knocking him to
the floor. When Clark hit the mat
his head fell through the ropes,
striking the end of the ring a fierce
whack. Barney rushed Joe the mo-
ment he struggled to his feet with the
gong saving him. In the second
Clark, who had busted the cobwebs
away from that fall, came back sur
prisingly fast. He connected several
left hand 'slammers' driving Barney
to the ropes and once to his knees.
The third started fast both aggressive.
Punches were given ana taken with
the same equality. The fourth saw
Barney starting strong but both
slowing up a trife. Several clinches
and hanging IN. In the fifth Barney
got across with several body blows.
becoming aggressive. Clark forced
to kiss the mat with one on his chin.
Joe staggered to his shelter wher
the gong sounded. Barney opened
this chapter with shffty tactics. Joe
forcing the fighting secured a goo6
lug through Barney's guard, hitting
him in the face right after a break
Barney again invited Joe to embrace
the mat with a compelling invitation,
Billy Machine, THE fighting Fati-
ma" and young Fredericks fur
nished the Joy for the evening. AS
Announcer Joe Humphreys said,
Let me introduce to you a special
four round even (not a scrap) with
Billy Machine-the ''pugilistic fight
ing Adonis'- and Young Freder-