The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-15

l ,-1iShy' WhlIe victorious. met a
 teaI battler and one who will be
 rom some day. This chan
 Eude kinley cannot go wrong Tn the first place, he has the abilitv and
 iS aggressive. Secondly, he is man
 aged and trained at the same +ir,,e L,-
 Jimmy De Forest of Long Branch
 one of the best handlers of modern
 oaS hghters- Jimmy has a good
 man ana with the proper schooling
 anu handling should make the pres eH' crop or heavyweights step some
 10 mold their own with him.
 Following the bout Levinsky paid
 ms opponent a compliment when he 1 said: 41e was surprised at his showing
 ana want to say, without causing
 any reflections on anybody. I have
 already met, that he is the toughest i Iao against whom have been sent.
 1 surprised me considerable. He has yet little to learn, but he will
 catch on easy for he is game and not afraid to take chances with his
 opponent. He is the sort of fellow you cant help make a good fight | with -Ae lA- mats where Barney was right. He
 IS the sort of a chap one can not baI-1
 making a fight with. He is aIwavs on top of his opponent A hard wal lop On the jaw does not intimidata |. hI1n- Neither does it slow him. for
 Barney certainly bombarded both his
 Iace and stomach with savage l punches But each time KinIev came
 back stronger. As a defensive f7gbter
 he is well finished.
 It IS as offensive fighter that finds 1 nm lacking. He is too awkward EIs l WaoeS in with hands wide open. Ieav- ! ing plenty Of space through with a cleVef man can slip a hard punch. Tn HIS oetermlnation to hit he steps over himself and then when he finds him set In tight place he is inclined in hold on. If Jimmy can eliminate this
 style and teach his protege to rush
 III With his arms closed and prepared to sidestep a jab or duck a swing ha will meet with better success and nave easier time pulling his man to the top.
 Although LeVinsky won beyond a doubt, he was far from being at his pest. He carried at least 20 pounds Of excess fat, which had the tendency or slowing him down. But at that Barney well satisfied the crowd and
 ne was aplauded time and again. He
 knew too much for KinIey and in the seventh and eighth rounds, in partic-
 ular, he subjected the lad from Long Branch to a terrific body mauling.
 The first round was an even affair, with Levinsky feeling out his man and inviting him to put on full dis play all his belongings. This he did without second invitation But Bar ney took no chances and held him to an even break. In the second Kinley let loose with everything under his belt. He swung and jabbed. For q, time Barney was bewildered and he was tardy in coming back, so the round went to Kinley. The third, too. went to Eddie, who, although a trife reckless, outpointed his opponent In this session.
 The tables turned in the fourth. Levinsky waded in from his corner with the rap of the gong and landed a vicious left to Kinley's stomach. Eddie backed up against the ropes, but in trying to rush into the center Of the ring ran into a hard right that clipped his jaw. The rest of the round was also nothing but Le- vinsky.
 Tn the fifth Kinley was a. trife more mischievous, but Barney's body slowed him. The Battler kept slugging away at his bread basket with both mitts at close u1Iar- ters. Eddie, however, was wise enough during the second half of the round not to attempt to infight with his opponent and in this way saved himself from further punishment, al- -hough it was easily Levinsky's -ound.
 I1evinsl1y shaded KinIey in the sixth, but the seventh saw Levinsky fight his best round of the night. He opened with a jab that made Kin eys head dangle down for couple 'f seconds. Then the Long Branch straightened up and rushed n with a lef+ swing that dropped on he Bridgeporters jaw. The latter rossed his right and hooked with his eft Then he rushed his opponent ,gainst the ropes and pumme1led way ct his stomach. The two were 'attling for all they were worth when he bell rang
 The eighth was also a hurricane ound- Both were fighting hard and 'lIn equal determination. Although all and lean and with little flesh. linley's punches were backed by con iderabie speed. And take 1t from 'arney when any of his punches were anded they usually made themselves averely felt. But in this final stanza finley had little opportunity to use ither of his nitts, for Levinsky GOV red him well with punches that fell -th a crash. The BattIer found 1t q rife too hard to get going, but he Fas not so fast that he could not cope rith the amateurish tactics of a romising lad. who realized that he ad everything to win and absolutely / oth1ng to lose.
 And that eighth round was 'owded with action. The two fought evry second Of the round Levin zyTs well aimed blows were too much 1r his opponent. He landed them fectiveIy and with accuracy. And le result was that while the roun1 as his toughest, it was also his best nd the most interesting. anyway. Bridgeport was well represented at 1-sr, <. Scy- E,,