, 1935-08-08
KINCFISH IS
BADLY BEATEN
Battler Lasts Only
2 Minutes and 81
Seconds

seconds
CHICAGO, Aug. 8. Up King
Levinsky hunted up his old haunts
along Maxwell street Thursday and
asked the current wholesale quota
tons On fish.
His once booming voice was still
ed to q whisper. His wide, cocksure
grin was gone. The Oh fish peddler
was definitely through as a con-
tender for the worlds heavyweight
boxing championship, blasted from
the big puddle by the Brown Bomb
er from Detroit, Joe Louis.
Six Of his copyrighted punches
and two minutes and II seconds OF
firing-a minute and 80 seconds
less than Max Baer needed to do
the same thing last December
were all that the 2l-year-old negro
heavyweight sensation required to
drape the hulking. battered form Of
the kingfish On the ring ropes at
Comiskey Park, home Of the White
Sox, wednesday night.
To the utter amaZement Of the
vast throng Of 39,195 stunned spec
tators. the Kingfish was hooked.
childen and pleading to Referee
Norman Mccarthy for mercy al
most before they had settled in
their seats.
There were a few boots from
those who called the once glorious
fish peddler yellow because he
never appeared to try. but what the
King took and saw probably would
have scared many a fighting man
into retreat. Louis, a cool. deliber-
ate killer with dynamite in each
fist, measured his ~retreating foe
for a few fleeing seconds and then
pumped his deadly blows TO the
head and body, getting only one
wild. ineffective smash on the side
Of his head in return.
LevinSky Pleads
Three times the Kiagfish was
battered TO the canvas. but he
stumbled to his sagging feet each
time until the Brown Bomber ripped
in two vicious left hooks to the
body that sent him down to stay.
A pitIful figure, dazed and forlorn.
he squatted on the bottom rope.
unable TO move his paralyzed legs.
Don't let him hit me again, don't
let him." he pleaded with the re-
fierce. I'm through"
AS the statuesque negro stood In
his corner, receiving a tumultous
ovation from the crowd, Referee
McGarrity and Levihskys handlers
helped the fallen Kingfish to his
corner, where his manager, Harold
Steinman. stood with 6ank amaze
ment written over his face. He had
trained his fighter for almost q
month and had him down to his
best fighting weight Of 1877 3-4, or
"a OF a pound less than Louis. Le-
whisky hadn't lasted a round, SUI
ferlng his most ignominous defeat
in what was known to be his last
stand.
Louis and his managers, elated
over the result and the crowd that
paid 1892. 600. so TO see the "Levinsky
Massacre" Immediately went into
huddleS with three groups, who seek
to match Louis, winner Of "a
straight fights since he turned pro-
fessional a little more than a year
ago, against Baer in September.
The three promotional factions
after a Baer-LouiS fight were the
Twentieth Century Sporting Club
OF New York, led by Mike Jacobs:
Joe Foley and George Goetz OF
Chicago, who promoted Wednesday
nights fight with the aid Of ia
cobs. and the Chicago Stadium
Corporation.
Ready For Baer
None OF US know yet where the
fight will take place." said Ancil
Hoffman, Baer's manager, but it's
a cinch to be closed and ii will be
fought on either September Is or
% in New York or Chicago. That
knockout punch OF Louis against
Baer should be worth a crowd Of
10000 at Soldier Field with a SIS
top. Louise Sure he's good, but I
don't think he'll last against Max.
Max isn't Levinsky OF Primo Car
nera. you know"
With lively bidding for the pro-
posed match, a definite announce
ment was expected to be made
soon.
Louis, winner or 20 OF his -
fights by knockouts and whose foes
have averaged as rounds against
him. said he vas anxious to meet
Baer.
Il hope Mr.. Baer now will fight
me-" he said without a change in
expression. "Levinsky only hit me
one punch and that eve hurt me"
My advise to Baer is to duck"
Levinsky said later. Say. that guy
Louis can hit harder than Baer."
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