Evening Star Newspaper, August 8, 1935, Page 35

WASHINGTON, ¢ Foening Sfar Wl'l‘ll SUNDAY MORNING EDITION D. . C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, .1935. Louis’ 6- Blow Victory Quer Levinsky Viewed With Alarm by Baer’s Manager KINGFISH HOOKED Beaten So Badly Referee‘ BY PAUL MICKELSON, Levinsky hunted up his old tent wholesale quotations on fish. erin was gone. The ol' fish peddler | championship, blasted from the big It was little fish for the big King- two minutes and 21 seconds of firing | thing last December—were all that ing, battered form of the Kingfish on Stops Bout—Baer Likely Next Foe for Victor. Associated Press Sports Writer. HICAGO, August 8.—King haunts along Maxwell street today and asked for the cur- His once booming voice was stilled to a whisper. His wide, cocksure | was definitely through as a contender for the world heavyweight boxing puddle by the Brown Bomber from | Detroit, Joe Louis. fish. Six of his copyrighted punches and —a minute and 32 seconds less than | Max Baer needed to do the same the 21-year-old Negro heavyweight sensation required to drape the nulk- the ring ropes at Comiskey Park, home of the White Sox, last night. Kingfish Down Four Times. 'O THE utter amazement of the vast throng of 39,195 stunned specta- tors, the Kingfish was hooked, chilled | and pleading to Referee Norman Mc- | Garrity for mercy almost before they | had settled in their seats. | There were a few hoots 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 re- treat. Louis, a cool, deliberate killer | with dynamite in each fist, measured his retreating foe for a few fleeting | 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. ‘Three times the Kingfish was bat- tered 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. Levinsky Pleads for Mercy. "DON T let him hit me again, don't let him,” he pleaded with the referee. “I'm through.” As the statuesque Negro stood in his corner, receiving a tumultuous ova- tion from the crowd, Referee Mc- | Garrity and Levinsky's handlers helped the fallen Kingfish to his cor- ner, where his manager, Harold Stein- man, stood with blank amazement written over his face. He had trained his fighter for almost a month and had him down to his best fighting | weight of 1973%, er three-quarters of | a pound less than Louis. Levinsky | hadn't lasted a round, suffering his | most ignominious defeat in what was | known to be his last stand. Louis and his managers, elated over the result and the crowd that paid | $192,906.50 to see the “Levinsky mas- | cre,” immediately went into huddles | with three groups, who seek to match Louis, winner of 24 straight fights since he turned professional a little more than a year ago, against Baer in September. Three Baer-Louis Bout Bids. TH!I three promotional factions after a Baer-Louis fght were the Twentieth Century Sporting Club of | New York, led by Mike Jacobs; Joe Foley and George Goetz of Chicago, ‘who promoted last night's fight with the aid of Jacobs, and the Chicago Stadium Corporation. “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 it will be | fought on either September 25 or 28 | in New York or Chicago. If it's here, | it undoubtedly will be at Soldier Field. That knockout punch of Louis’ against Baer should be worth a crowd of 100,000 at Soldier Field with a $25 top. Louis? Sure he's good, but I don't think he’ll last against Max. Max isn’'t Levinsky or Primo Carnera, you know.” With lively bidding for the propoud‘ match, a definite announcement was | expected to be made soon. It was doubtful whether such a fight could ®et & $25 top in Chicago, but this city probably had the edge, if any, in the dickering. Levinsky Advises Baer “to Duck.” EVERAL other cities also were re- ported in the running, but Hoff- | man and John Roxborough, co-man- ager of Louis, said they had no offi- cial word from them. However, it was known that Roxborough would like to stage one of Louis’ forthcom- ing fights in Detroit, his home town. Louis, winner of 20 of his 24 fights by knockou's and whose foes have | averaged 4.5 rounds against him, said he was anxious to meet Baer. “I hope Mr. Baer now will fight me,” Skids for Levipsky Brings Further Acclaim for Louis Copyright, A. P. Wirephotos. CHICAGO, August 8—Following his sensational win over the ex-fish peddler, the Detroit Dynamiter was mobbed by an enthusiastic crowd at a Soulhslde bail room, shm\n here <ongrfitulalmg him upon his \Mur} Sports Program For Local Fans TODAY. Golf. District women's public links cham- pionship, Rock Creek Park. Tennis. Federal employes’ tourney, Potomac Park. Embassy tournament, 2435 Massa- chusetts avenue. TOMORROW. Swimming. District A. A. U. outdoor cham- pionships for men and women, Ta- koma Pool, 8. Golf. District women's publlc links chsm- pionship, Rock Creek Park. Tennis. Semi-finals, Women’s League tour- | Columbia Country Club, 4| nament, pm. Federal employes’ tournament, Po- tomac Park. Embassy tournament, 2435 Massa- chusetts avenue. he said without a change in expres- sion. “Levinsky only hit me one punch and that never hurt me.” “My advice to Baer is to duck,” Levinsky said later. “Say, that guy Louis can hit harder than Baer.” Fifty per cent of the net receipts went to the fighters. Louis received 30 per cent, or $47,061.81, and Levin- sky 20 per cent, or $31,374.55, a tidy sum for less than two minutes’ work. THURSDAY, A American RESULTS YESTERDAY. Boston. 6—4: New York. Cleveland. Chicago. Philadelphia at Washington. UGUST 8, Naticnal 'S YESTERDAY. Pittsburgh. 6: Chicago. 0. 8t. Louis. 4; Cincinnati. 2. Other clubs not scheduled RE: sawun otworo asnasia usro0ig erydaperiad | Teatiuveis " * ‘puiyaq GAMES TODAY. Phila. at New York. Chicago at Detroit. Chicago at Detroli. Cleveland at St. L. Cleveland at St e At esiuied. Dibers hot scheduled. GAMES TOMORRO! Phila. at New York, GAMES TODA GAMES TOMORROW New York at Phila. Pitts. at Chicago. Others not scheduled L. at_Chicago. Cinn. at Pittsburgh. Homer Standing By the Associated Press. Home runs yesterday—Cronin, Red | Sox, and Simmons, White Sox, 1 each. The leaders—Greenberg, Tigers, 30; Ott, Giants, 24; Berger, Braves, 23. League totals—National, 489; Amer- | ican, 470. Fearful ‘Feeling’ of Joe’s Mother Unjustified Wrong Hunch Kept Her From Chicago—Louis’ Home-Sector “Goes Crazy” as He Wins. ETROIT, August 8 (#)— Joe Louis’ mother, who declined to accompany the Brown Bomber to Chicago last night to see the fireworks be- cause she “had a feelin’,” admitted today she played the wrong hunch. “I don't know why I didn’t feel so confident this time,” ‘she said. “I just had the wrong hunch. But I'm mighty proud of him. He sure did the job in just a few licks.” The neighborhood of Joe’s home ‘was, if possible, more of a bedlam when the news of his one-round victory over “that Kingfish, Levin- sky,” came in than when the Bomber won over Primo Carnera. ' € “Ev’body went Craa-zy!” was the way Mrs. Lillian Longpre, who rushed in to tell Joe's mother of the outcome, expressed it. On Hastings street, the announce- ment of the -technical knockout caught the crowds slightly unpre- pared. Joe had told his friends it would be the second round, and it was the second round they waited for. In a moment, however, the din was on, with pistol shots, automo- bile backfire, tin horns and shouts contributing to the celebration. Some one even got so excited he raked Floyd Johnson with the business end of a razor, but P'loy: hurried to a hospital, got his voua dressed. and rushed back to the celebration. Traffic was blocked in front of the Big Money Social Club while a pa- rade was hastily organized, and at the Louis Booster headquarters the celebration lasted - far into the night. Not to be outdone, one organ- ization announced a huge Labor day celebration at Artistic Hafl in honor of the pride of Hastings streets As usual, Joe indulged in his favorite sport—Ilong-distance calls his mother by telephone that his state of health was unim- paired and exchanged chit-chat with his cronies 4 Sports Mirror | By the Associated Press. | Today a year ago—Wilbert Robin- | son, former manager of Brooklyn | Dodgers, died of brain hemorrhage at 67. Five years ago—Sidney Wobd beat | Frank Shields, 1—6, 1—6, 10—8, 7—5, 6—4, in Meadow Club invitation ten- «nis semi-finals. TAXI DRIVERS SPECIAL FISK Factory Rebuilt (Not a Retread) TI RES 5.25x18...56,10 Fully Guaranteed FISK SERVICE STORES 1337 14th St. N.W. Pot. 3600 back” win himself the regular shortstop po- sition on the Washington team, will be interviewed by Station WOL. fonight between 7:45 and 8 o'clock. | 39,195 See Bout; Gate Is $192,906 | By the Associated Press. (CHICAGO, August 8—Officlal fig- ures for the Joe Louis-King Levinsky fight were announced as follows: Attendance, 39,195. Gross receipts, $192,906.50, Net receipts, $156,872.70. Louis’ share was $47,061.81 and Levinsky's $31,374.55, their shares totaling 50 per cent of the net receipts. Lovis’ share was 30 per cent of the net and Levinsky's 20 per cent. ON CRPPLED LST TEMES STUDES SARRON'S STYLE ‘Spars With Burl, Who Beat Pete, for Tips on Foe in Bout Next Week. OE TEMES, Tampa feather- J weight, will be thoroughly | familiar with his foe's style of | fighting when he steps into the | ball yard ring against Petey Sarron next Monday night if training with {a conqueror of Sarron will help in that respect. | The Tampa lad will do his sparring | |in his last three workouts with Eddie Burl, rugged ringman who has on the | | books & win over Sarron as well as |a draw with the Birmingham ba![ler Burl is expected to pass on | pointers that will aid Temes in the | scheduled 10-round stand next week. | i Temes has vanquished Burl six times and has scored over four other | fighters who either have defeated Sarron or drawn with him. In 11 | fights since coming to Washington last Spring, the Tampa feather has won 10 times and drawn once. ‘Temes’ last victory was recorded less than two weeks ago when he sub- stituted for Sarron in a feature fiight at Griffith Stadium and scored over Roger Bernard, Flint flailer, Louis to Officiate Here. ,()E LOUIS, colored heavy who be- | *’ came more of a sensation than | lever with his frst-round win over Kingfish Levinsky in Chicago last night, “will be seen in a Washington | ring this Summer, but only as a Teferee. Detroit’s great fighter will officiate at a benefit show to be held oy the colored Elks at their national | convention here, CHICAGO, August 8.—As King Levinsky was floored for the third time in his brief try against Joe Louis here last night Referee Norman McGarrity motioned the Brown Bomber to his corner.- Levinsky took the worst spill on this occasion, and a minute later it was all over KRESS TO BROADCAST. Red Kress, “the man who came to substitute and subsequently Narrom. Brucker, ny. Georgia-Florida Joseph. Western____ SN T TRAVXS IS 22 TODAY. Cecil Travis, & veteran of two years at third base for the Nationals, “| reached the ripe old age of 22 years tod: A st. i Laabs, Fort Wayne, Boasts .427—Eckhardt, Missions, Averages .411. By the Associated Press. URHAM, N. C, August 8.— Chet Laabs, still on the crip- pled list of the Fort Wayne club of the Three-I League, has improved his batting leadership through a statistical revision of aver- ages, which raised his mark from 424 to 427, putting him well in advance of any other hitters in the minor cir- cuits. Oscar Eckhardt of the Missions, in the Pacific Coast League, dropped a point during the last week, remaining in second place with 411, while George Ferrell of Richmond, the Pied- mont loop's ace, climbed into third with 395 Eight leaders are grouped within two points, three of them tied at .369. three more at .368 and two at .367. The table below, compiled from latest available averages, shows the | top hitters in each of the minor = leagues: Louis One Round | 5., cue veusue Off P h et s ton Pactie Consi rrell, R P as Lrophet |z jimees, Stemg - asde| anesville, Middle Atlantic (CHICAGO, August (8.—As & Arleti. “Minueapolis._ American Asso arter aksville, Bi-Stat prophet Louis always seems to Puccinelli, Baitimore. International be one round wrong. Before his gnn oEelgm Evangeline E fight with Primo Carnera he said | }¥*Iiineck Bcranton New York-Penn. .3 that he would knock out Carnera | Warren. Beairice. Nebraska State in five rounds and it took him six e Yesterday afternoon he said he c o 4501:13 An{\lnnl Staie would knock out Levinsky in two | Sarper 'Ei Dorade: Favt D oo rounds ard he knocked him out in | Tauby. one. Levinsky explained this when he fully recovered consciousness: *“It was just an accident like what is liable to happen to any guy.” But his sister, Mrs, Lena Krakow Levy, said “The best man won.” Joe Holman over BUT TOPS HITTERS | Levinsky in two rounds, but last night WX AND J0 SET ‘FOR AUTUMN BOUT Bomber Leaves No Doubt He Is One of Greatest Ringmen in History. BY GRANTLAND RICE. HICAGO, August 8.—As Joe Louis was bouncing Kingfish Levinsky off the canvas with a bewildering swirl of punches last night at Comiskey Park, Ancil | Hoffman, Max Baer's manager, looked upon the annibilation with frowning eyes. For Hoffman expects to send Baer against the deadly Bomber late in September, with all arrangements to be completed shortly. Last Winter Baer knocked out the killing Bomber just doubled Baer's knockout speec Max will need the hardest training turn he ever has known to carry even an outside chance against this mur- derous machine that can throw & grenade from 1 inches and apparent- ly blow up anything in sight. A fight- er has come along. You can make no mistake about that. Joe Louis from Alabama and Detroit again has proved his place as one of the great fighters of all time. Kingfish’s Brain Scramble. AS A rule the Kingfish is ring wise and knows what to do in trou- ble, but the punches that knocked him down came with the force of & woodman’s ax, and they landed where it counts. The Kingfish threw only one serious punch—and that was the movement that broke up the fight. For as Levinsky's right hand was still half way around, Louis already was | inside with his left under way. The time of the three counts was 2. 5 and 5 in the way of seconds. The King might have given himself more time, but there were too many funny noises buzzing in his block. He had no idea at the moment whether he was in Chicago, Singapore or Cape Town As the referee awarded the fight to Louis after little more than two min- utes of competition the crowd paid Louis a noisy tribute in spite of the disappointing show, which ended much too abruptly for any thrills. It was the thrill you might get from watching a cow tangled up with a buzz saw. Levinsky was outclassed completely by the youngest fighter that ever fought his way to world- | wide fame in only a year. Louis came up to every expectation. ‘There was the same surge of speed and power, the same uncanny ac- curacy and the same stolid, listless look upon his face which never fer The hard-hitting infielder was | a split second lost its look of full born at Riverdale, Ga., August 8, 1913. ' concentration on the evening’s job. 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