New-York tribune., 1920-10-13
Cro,cd Gathers Early
To See TituIar Bout
Mushroom Concessions Do a
Thriring Business; Arguments
Among Spectators Numerous

The bleak weather and clouds that
held threats of momentary rain, or
snow, even. IS the temperature began
10 drop after sundown, had no appau
ent effect on the crowd. AS early as
! o'clock n the afternoon the vanguard
OF the istic fan army began to deploy
in Struggling lines from autos, from
numbering carryalls, from trolley cars
and afoot
The side roads between vacant lots
that lead to West Side Avenue, where
the Jersey City Ball Park is located,
we're lined with fy-by-night booths
Of every description, but mostly the
merchandise for sale was of the *hot
dog" type made famous by Harry
Stevens. There were other enterpris-
sticks" cigars, chewing gum and
shoes, and ships and sealing wax"
and all did q thriving business as the
thousands passed by the stalls.
Repartee in Abundance
Yet. in spite of these cloudy fore
bodngs, the general sentiment was one
Of good nature, and jostling and minor
discomfcrts were met with laughter and
snappy repartee Repartee flourishes
most lrturiantly among followers of
boxing bouts None of that fourteen
ounce glove stuff, but every sally
fought with the "raw-uns."
New. Jersey probably never before
saw SO many automobiles within q pre-
scrbed area at one time as were
parked outside the park last night, and
the uproar that arose from thousands
q footing horns and shrieking sirens
rose even above the noise MADE by the
crowd as Il filed through the rates and
found it's way to the seats.
The seats in the bleachers and on
The outcr fringe of the immense in
closure were the first to fill up, the
more expensive seats being occupied
much later. For hours before the first
preliminary bout there were long lines
outside in the street as the SO and So
seat patrons waited their turn to buy
TICKETS
Many Verbal Battles
As the hour approached that was
to mark the appearance in the ring Of
Carpenter and Levinsky the feeling
Of suppressed excitement grew
thousand arguments were going on all
about the Enclosure as to the respective
abilities of the two men. and. while
the Frenchman appeared to be the
general favorite, the Levinsky voters
we're not to be easily quieted Every
round of the star bout was fought over
in these linguistic battles, but no blood
was shed
1t was mainly because of Carpen-
tiers advantage in youth that led most
Of the fans 10 favor him. NJ. Georges
entered the ring carrying lightly the
burden Of twenty-six years. Levinsky
IS only two years older, but he has
had c.rar1101tc Gamma erpi tho
ring and undoubtedly is not the fighter
ne was half dozen years ago. His
quick knockout by Jack Dempsey also
was counted against him, as was his
lack of finishing punch.
Those who had seen Carpenter in
MS training workouts were convinced
that the European champion carried
wicked punch, one of those TINT af-
iars. His quick knockout of Joe Beck
ett the umbcring British heavywei ght,
some months ago proved that Carpen-
Tier knows now to hit. AS to whether
the frenchman could "tale it," that
was far more open question. But
stll, if Levinsky could not hand out
porters, there was no necessity for
mmeorges to asslmilate heavy beating.
That's all Of that.
Georges Beaten Often
Carpenters most important fights
were not always successful. While
mnlddleweight he was knocked out by
DAiy Papke and Frank Klaus. Later
ne put Bombardier Wells, the clever
British heavyweight, to sleep on two
oecasions. and outpointed Jeff Smith,
me American middleweight. Joe Jean
s'le, the veteran negro heavyweight,
pSulpolnted Carpenter, who scored
snockdown
Gunboat Smith, another American
eeeayyweight, lost to Carpenter on
!oul IN SIX rounds. after the Gunner
aad taken terrific beating from the
glever Frenchman. After being knocked
Swn gown himself in the fifth round Smith
Ait MS opponent after Carpenter had
sther been knocked down or had
hpped, and the Frenchman was de-
cared the victor.
Leylnsky's record was never distin-
ta'shed by the sensational episodes
.Aat marked Carpenters. The Battler
s.ofed few knockouts in his long ring
ssfeer, but, on the other hand, he suf
.sfed his only Knockout at the hands
dempsey, who simply murdered"
me veteran Hebrew fighter. Levinsky
aas always made his best showing
sssainst heavier men than himself, for
SS;s great speed and fine defense made
a'm hard to hit.