New-York tribune., 1921-03-11
Norfolk Stops
Lewis i'm Sixth:
Levinsky Wins
Colored Heavies Stage
Thrilling Crudge Battle;
Battler in Poor Shape

kir Norfolk, Leo Flynn's dusky prot
ege, avenged every insult ever cast in
ms direction by Pinkey Lewis, Tom
U Rourkes's aspirant for the colored
heavyweight championship, last night.
ne knocked the Memphis fighter kick
ing IN the sixth round Of scheduled
hfteen-round encounter at Jimmy John
s'on's Manhattan Casino, and a big
crowd was on hand to see him do it.
Norfolk, incidentally, obtained per
manent possession Of a gold bet EN-
olematic of his standing as the premier
heavyweight Of his race, and eradicated
the stigma placed upon his reputation
IN bout with Lewis in Madison Square
Garden a few weeks ago.
The Kid was more than twenty-five
pounds lighter than Lewis when thev
shook hands at the start OF last nights
bout. the Memphis mauler weighing in
at 205 u pounds. There might be
different, story to tell if Lewis had not
injured his hand in the second round
when he landed heavily on Norfolk's
head with vicious straight right.
Lewis's biggest asset is his right but
after the second round he relied solely
on his left, and nobody sensed some
thing was the matter sooner than did
the Kid. Knowing Lewis was power
less to use his slumber maker he took
the fight in close and wore down the
big Tennessee black with body punches.
Pretty soon Lewis's face began to show
signs of distress, and it became only a
question Of how long he could last.
At the opening of the sixth Norfolk
rushed Lewis and sent home a bevy
OF body blows. When Lewis finally
dropped his guard the Kid shot over a
long, hard left to the jaw and crossed
it with cruel right swing to the other
side of the neck, and the Memphis
boxer sagged to the canvas and rolled
over full length. Lewis was carried to
his corner Referee Dan Hickey has fin
ished the count. The sixth round had
gone two minutes and thirty-six sec
onds when the end came
Levinsky Beats Smith
Battling Levinsky. claimant of the
light -heavywei championship of
America. was declared winner over
Homer Smith, Of Kalamazoo, Mich,
after the pair had waddled through
twelve rounds in the semi-6nal Lev
insky's haymaker wasn't in working
order, and Smith, who brought nothing
but ar overland right TO Jimmy Johns
tons club, was unable TO connect even
with that
Levinsky. displaying much extended
belt line and none OF the cunning by
which he earned niche in the hall of
pugilistic fame, tried in vain to put the
Kalamazoo bearcat away. but his jabs
and jolts lacked power and al were
absorbed by the Westeraer, who kept
coming back for more.
The Battler dropped Smith in the
first round with a left jab on the jaw
but the Kalamazoo pretender staggered
to his feet and clinched Levinsky
tried in vain to shake in off to dis
tance where he might follow UP the
lead, but Smith scented mis- purpose and
kept out OF the way.
Smith started off in the second l3v
swinging on Levlnsky with an over
handed right that looked very much
like one OF Frank Moran's celebrated
MARY Anss."
The third round saw Levinskv dodg-
ing away from an assortment Of over
hand blows, never once seeming TO try
anything on his own account.
Fifth and Sixth Tame
The fifth and sixth were tame affairs.
reither boxer attempting anything
worthy of note and both showing they
were tired and would be glad when the
mill ended.
Smith landed several times in the
ccNCi41l4' anu LcNiASnA t!Lc pD"ct cl MS
attack waning, fought feebly for the
body.
Levinsky deserved the judges de-
cision and got it. The Battler ap-
peared in the worst physical shape OF
his ring career. He showed woeful
lack of training. HIS weight was an
nounced as 1S5 pounds. Smith weigh I'd
1877, but looked at least ten pounds
heavier than Levinsky from the ring
side.
Jack Wolfe, one-time stablemate Of
Champion Johnny Fllbane. galloped to
an easy victory over frankie DAILY, Of
Staten Island, in the ten-round bout
The Cleveland boy plastered the State
Island contender" all over the ring in
every round. and it was unnecessary
for the announcer to declaim that " olfe
had won. The verdict was unanimous
in his favor.
The curtain raiser of six rounds
brought together Artie Pierce and
Jack Goldie, pair of local light
weights. Although outweighed four
pounds, Pierce outfought and outboxed
Goldie in every session and earned the
iudpes decision