The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-06-02
Harry Wills Frightens
 Bennet Tn 1St Round
Stratford A. c. Show at Armory A. A. Proves Biggest Fizzle of Many During Past Winter-Bennett
 Falls Without Punch
(By JOHN POSTOL.)

The boxing season in this city was brought to a close last evening at the Armory A. A. with the biggest bust of the many that have been pull ed off here It was staged by the Stratford A. c.
 Harry Wills, the giant negro who claims the sunny slopes of California as his. home, and the strongest man in the heavyweight division today out side of the present champion, scared Ray Bennett of the "Show-Me-State" into a knockout in the first round.
 The only real fighting on the entire card was between Steve Levinsky, the promising lightweight of this city, and Mickey Travers of New Haven, in which the latter received the decision.
 When the opening gong sounded. Bennett came out of his corner look ing at Wills giant frame with awe. He spared and backed around the ring, with the Californian quickly following, with a grin on his face from ear to ear. Wills started to send that wicked right, for which he is known, and Bennett sank to the floor, to the surprise of everyone. without being struck. He refused to get up. and McAuliffe began to count yelling for him to get up be- tween the count. At the stroke of nine Mack got disgusted at this ham acting, and pulled the frightened man to his feet. With resumed courage Bennett began to. spar, but Wills only laughed and sent in a series of rights to the head. Bennett sank again, this time burying his head in his gloves, and kneeling. McAuliffe forced him to arise, and the same was re- peated again. Wills on the opposite
 
 to arise or stay down. He was yellow through and through. McAuliffe be- came disgusted with affairs, stopped the fight, if it can be called fight The weights were, Wills 210, Bennett POI. Wills, who measured feet 3 inches, was about four inches taller than Bennett. =.
 There were many colored fans present, but they saw little of their idol. and some went away in bad .humor.. ...
 In the semi-final bout of the even- ing Mickey Travers of New Haven got the decision over Steve Levinsky of Stratford after four fast rounds of milling.
 Travers took every round by his aggressiveness and by landing the cleaner and harder blows. z .---
 In the first round Mickey landed some heavy rights to Levinsky's jaw but this did not bother Steve. In the second round Mickey again hit him with everything he had but Steves gameness enabled him to stay the four rounds.
 In the third round Levinsky caught Mickey with a left to the jaw and had he followed this up it might have been a different story.
 The fourth round was Mickey's as he landed some heavy body blows and had the right jab working to good advantage.
 The decision was applauded by the fans. At the outset of the fight if was apparent that Levinsky did not extend himself.
 In the second bout of the evening, Joe Hall of the Crashoes kayoed Sol- dier Sims of Stamford, who substitut- | ed for Young Luby, in the first round. | Hall started off in his usual slam i bang manner and sent in a good right | to the jaw. Sims sank to the canvas, | and squirmed. on his back. At the | count of eight. he managed to arise, groggy, with no defense, his legs | shaky. Then Hall sent over the last l blow, and down sank Sims with a l thud. McAuliffe said that that's all,' v | and it was. The fight lasted about 40 | seconds. Hall reached the fallen man l first, and carried him to his corner | When Sims came to, Hall shook hands | with him. and left the ring amid the | cheers of the crowd.
 1 In the opener Jim Bones won from l Young Downey of Stamford. Bones | f1oored Downey with the first blow | of the evening. Bones did all the | leading, and had the fans in convul- | sions watching his style.
 Young McAuliffe refereed, ant | Fritz Hartman took care of the gong ICAN MEREDITH COME PACK TO OT,n FORMf