1915-05-31 Mike Gibbons ND10 Soldier Bartfield [Ebbets Field, Brooklyn, NY, USA]

1915-06-01 New-York Tribune (New York, NY) (page 13)

OUTDOOR BOXING DRAWS WELL AT EBBETS FIELD
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Crowds Cheer as Bartfield Holds Gibbons to Close Decision.

Twelve thousand spectators set the seal of approval on open air boxing at Ebbets Field yesterday afternoon. Five ten-round bouts were contested, and few indeed were the spectators who left. This is the first battle fought in this city, or this vicinity, out of doors since Terry McGovern won the bantamweight championship of the world from Pedlar Palmer, at Tuckahoe sixteen years ago.

But now that the fans have had their taste of boxing under conditions that were really ideal, there is little doubt that shows held in the open air will become as popular here as they were in California. After five years of watching boxing bouts in superheated clubs where the air was smoke laded and impure, the enthusiasts hailed the chance to get out under the sun, where the boys could show at their best. The fighters also hailed the chance, and the pace was fast in every bout from the time that Dutch Brandt landed his first left jab on Battling Lahn until Al McCoy missed his last wild swing on Silent Martin.

To start the ball rolling Dutch Brandt defeated Battling Lahn after a rattling bout, coming through in the last five rounds. Then Battling Levinsky outboxed Dan (Porky) Flynn. The surprise of the afternoon, however, came when Soldier Bartfield held Mike Gibbons to a close decision, and although outpointed by a fair margin, was hailed by the crowd for his brave showing. Johnnie Dundee knocked out Johnnie Drummie in two rounds of a one-sided battle. The last bout resulted in a draw, and Al McCoy was one of the principals, with Silent Martin the other.

Soldier Bartfield astounded the crowd by his work against Gibbons. It was only that Mike landed his punches straight and according to the Queensberry rules that won for him.

The bout between Levinsky and Flynn was fast for big men. Levinsky scored a knockdown in the second round and outboxed his man easily. He weighed 179 pounds to 198 pounds for Flynn.

Experience and strength won for Dundee over Drummie. The speedy little Italian was entirely too good for the Jersey boy and had the additional advantage of five pounds in weight. A left and right hand punch to the jaw, landing simultaneously, brought the bout to a close.


1915-06-01 The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, NY) (page 2)

First Open Air Boxing Show Makes a Big Hit With Fans
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Soldier Bartfield Surprises Mike Gibbons--Levinsky Pounds Porky Flynn and Dundee Hands Drummie the Kayo--Silent Martin Makes McCoy Look Anything but a Champ--Brandt-Lahn Go the Best.
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When approximately fifteen thousand men and women give up over twelve thousand dollars to see a few husky youths show their skill with the gloves, boxing looks as if it were really some sport. That is what happened at Ebbets Field yesterday afternoon, when Johnny Weismantel led his cohorts over from the Broadway Sporting Club to the home of the Superbus and put boxing on the map as one of the big outdoor sports.

When the outdoor game was first broached there were many who said that Johnny could never get away with it. But he did, and got away with it good. He put on a card that has seldom been equaled for class about these diggings, and during the forty-two rounds out of fifty that were originally scheduled there was neither action or word by either the crowd or the boxers that might offend the sensibilities of the most exacting.

The ring was pitched where the home plate is on ball days, and about it yesterday afternoon were many well-known Brooklynites and a score of big politicians from all the boroughs. Even Labor was represented in the person of Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor. What Mr. Gompers came for we do not know, but it was hinted that he has in view the forming of a boxers union with a graduated scale of prices. If such be a fact, the promoters will give every assistance, for what some of the fighters are getting away with gives the magnates cold chills down the back, even on so warm a day as yesterday.

Mike Gibbons Gets the Surprise of His Life.

The event of the afternoon had been forecasted by the prophets as a joke. And so it turned out, but not in the way predicted. Mike Gibbons, the St. Paul Wizard, met Soldier Bartfield, the local aspirant for welter-weight honors, and it was expected that Mike would kindly oblige with a little boxing lesson and Bartfield take the place of an animated punching bag.

But did it happen so? Not much. Wizard Mike received the surprise of his life. Mike had been guaranteed $1,500 for his little exhibition, $50 a minute, and he got it. In fact, he got more than that, but not in coin. As has been intimated, something happened that upset calculations. Mike was received with a roar of applause when he entered the ring, while Bartfield got a scattering hand and an acre of grins. The grins changed to a yell of surprise before the first minute of the first round had passed, and then to roars of encouragement for the rest of the battle.

Bartfield accomplished the impossible. He did to Mike what Mike has been doing to others. He made him look like a monkey. He outjabbed and outguessed Mike and landed two punches to the Wizard's one. He rubbed his nose before Mike rubbed his, and even beat him to the sneeze. He had stolen Mike's code book and had studied it to such advantage that he knew it better than Mike. The St. Paul lad tried every trick in his box, but none of them worked. With seven pounds the better of the weights, he naturally hit harder than the Brooklyn boy, but that was all.

Soldier Bartfield "Made" Himself.

With the exception of a couple of rounds, it was Bartfield all the way. The Soldier played on Mike's left side the whole distance, and with all his wonderful finesse Mike was never able to get on his right. In the clinches alone he excelled, but did no damage there. On the other hand, Bartfield had his left in Mike's face all through the bout, and worked his right to such advantage that Gibbons' left ear looked like a toy balloon before the bout was over. The Soldier "made" himself yesterday afternoon, and when he left the ring he received an even heartier cheer than did Mike when he entered it.

Almost as pleasing to the crowd was the result of the McCoy-Martin bout. Silent Martin took the place of Johnny Howard against the middle-weight champion, Al McCoy. The crowd showed sl well how it liked the champion when he appeared that Martin, although deaf, caught the drift and followed his cue to the letter. The champion was hailed as a joke and so he proved as a champion. Off the reel, Martin was after him like a wildcat, and the crowd howled in delight as the silent one forced him about the ring. McCoy grabbed and hung on at every opportunity. He did not like Martin's style and showed it clearly. Martin has not much style at that, but he is effective. He can punch, and to this statement McCoy can testify. For the full ten rounds Martin was on top of him all the way, and had McCoy stood to his guns and fought, instead of making a wrestling bout of it, there would have been a new champion without a doubt. As an alibi, McCoy's friends declared that his hands are in such bad shape that his doctor has told him he will never be able to hit hard with them. He lived up to the doctor's orders yesterday afternoon.

Johnnie Dundee had the easy time of the day. He went on with Young Johnny Drummie. This also was for ten rounds, but Dundee ended it in the second with a left to the body and a right hook to the jaw.

Battling Levinsky obliged by taking on Dan (Porkey) Flynn for ten rounds and almost tickled the porkey one to death with tantalizing lefts. Dan was on the received end from start to finish and was the prettiest decorated contestant of the day when the Battler got through with him. Only Dan's weight saved him on several occasions, and the final bell was a welcome sound.

Brandt and Lahn Furnish the Pyrotechnics.

The opening bout furnished the genuine pyrotechnics. Dutch Brandt and Battling Lahn were the principals, and while they were at it there was not a dull moment. In the early rounds Lahn looked like a sure winner, but he lacked the stamina of his opponent. Brandt's body blows took the sap out of him in the fourth round, and after that the Dutchman was always the aggressor. Lahn fought back gamely, but never had a chance to recover, and was a well-whipped lad at the finish. All in all, it was a wonderful day for the fight fans, and as they left the grounds there was nothing but praise for Johnny Weismantel, who had engineered the show.


1915-06-01 The New York Times (New York, NY)

GIBBONS HAS HARD BOUT.
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Soldier Bartfield Makes Westerner Hustle to Win.

Under a clear sky, with a warm sun tempering the rather stiff breeze, open air boxing was revived at Ebbets Field yesterday afternoon in the presence of 11,000 enthusiasts. The solid bank of straw-hatted fans in the upper tier of the big baseball stand, the circus seats and canvas walls on the field, the bright hued raiment of the women scattered throughout the big crowd, the boxers dancing around the ring, the referee clad in white flannel, the band and the clicking of the "movies," all tended to give real holiday color to the scene. The boxing show itself was good, very good. Five real star bouts were staged, and card, and the contest was somewhat of there was variety of boxing sufficient to satisfy the most ardent and exacting devotee.

The ring was built on the playing surface of the diamond, near home plate on the third base line, and its decorations of the national colors and its ropes covered with green velour made the setting a very attractive one.

Mike Gibbons, the St. Paul middleweight, and Soldier Bartfield, champion of the United States Army, furnished the star bout of the all-star a surprise as Bartfield easily earned a draw with the Westerner. Gibbons did not appear to exert himself and did not show the ability as a boxer which has marked his work in the past. Bartfield realized that he had the opportunity of his career and he displayed the best he had. Although the busy left jab that he shot to Gibbons's face repeatedly did not have any effect on the St. Paul boxer, but all his tricks were mimicked over a swing or jab that stung. At those times during the bout when Gibbons did let out, he easily showed his superiority over Bartfield, but these spurts were too far apart to give him any advantage. Only in the last two rounds did Gibbons cut loose from his apathy and jarred and staggered the soldier with his terrific wallops. Gibbons is a tricky boxer, but all his tricks were mimicked by Bartfield yesterday and were not of much value to the Westerner. Gibbons weighed 155 and Bartfield's weight was 148.

Dan (Porky) Flynn, who put a crimp in Al Reich's aspirations several weeks ago was pitted against Battling Levinsky, and the rugged young east sider had the better of the contest. In the second round Levinsky scored a knockdown, and several times during the bout he caused the blood to flow from Flynn's mouth and nose. Levinsky was careful and did not take any chances with the Boston boxer. He was always alert, on the defensive mostly, and kept the boxing at long range as much as possible. The Bostonian with his superior ring experience and generalship was able to keep Levinsky's attacks at a distance and but few times during the bout did he assume the offensive to the point where Levinsky was worried. The Boston boxer had an advantage of nineteen pounds over Levinsky, whose weight was 179.

The only knockout of the afternoon was scored by Johnny Dundee, the Italian-American boxer, who dropped John (Young) Drummie of Jersey City to the floor with a dull thud for the count in the second round. Dundee was hopping around through the air most of the time, and about the middle of the second round he drove a right and left uppercut to Drummie's jaw, and the Jersey boxer went down. He tried gamely to regain his feet, but those wallops had completely drained him of energy and strength.

Al McCoy, a Brooklyn middleweight, was matched against Johnny Howard of Bayonne, but Howard being laid up with ptomaine poisoning, Silent Martin was rushed from the trenches to take his place. McCoy didn't show much championship ability in his bout with Martin. Martin by his gruelling, aggressive method of boxing had the Brooklyn man plainly worried, and several times during the bout caused him to wince. Martin is by no means a polished boxer, but he can take reams of punishment and still be on hand for more. And he has a clever defense. He did not have to extend either of these qualities yesterday, but whenever McCoy did put on steam, the "dummy" merely smiled. McCoy had an army of advisers in his corner, who continually barked instructions at their charge, but even then the best he could get was a draw. He weighed 157 1/2 to Martin's 155.

Dutch Brandt and Battling Lahn furnished the opening ten-rounder, and it was a fast, hard hitting bout, with Brandt the winner by a big margin.


1915-06-01 The Sun (New York, NY) (page 13)

GIBBONS EXTENDED.
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Soldier Bartfield Surprises Him With Vigorous Attack.

The open air boxing bouts of the Brooklyn Sporting Club held yesterday afternoon at Ebbets Field, the home of the Brooklyn baseball club, proved a big success. Nearly 15,000 fight fans, including a number of women, were in the stands to see five ten round bouts, one of which ended with a clean knockout in the second round. In this contest Johnny Dundee put Young Johnny Drummie of Jersey City away with a right hook to the jaw, followed with a left uppercut. Drummie lay flat on the floor of the ring and was counted out.

In the main bout of the afternoon between Mike Gibbons and Soldier Bartfield the Brooklyn man surprised his noted foe and put up a good fight. Gibbons won by only the smallest sort of margin. It looked to those around the ringside as if the St. Paul man wasn't going at his best. In the first four rounds the Soldier peppered Mike with jabs, while the St. Paul fighter smiled. As the ninth opened Gibbons caught the Soldier on the ropes and with quick right and left hooks to the jaw made the claret flow from Bartfield's mouth. The Soldier was cheered when he left the ring. Gibbons weighed 155 pounds and Bartfield 148.

In the opening bout Dutch Brant won over Battling Lahn. The bout was fast from start to finish, both boys putting up a clean contest.

Battling Levinsky and Porky Flynn furnished the second entertainment. Levinsky won. He weighed 179 pounds, whereas Flynn tipped the scales at 198. In the final Al McCoy made a poor showing against Silent Martin, who was substituted for Johnny Howard. In McCoy's corner were several seconds throughout the bout telling Al what to do. The silent man, who is deaf, had no one in his corner. One of his seconds remarked, "We only use the wireless when he is fighting."

The ring on the field was put up between home plate and third base and gave a good view to all those in the grandstand. Around the ring were benches and boxes. The seating arrangements gave everybody a clear view of the ring. It was the first open air contest around here in many years.

1916-03-28 Jack Dillon ND10 Battling Levinsky [Broadway Sporting Club, Brooklyn, NY, USA]

1916-03-29 New-York Tribune (New York, NY) (page 14)

Jack Dillon Again Shows Levinsky How to Fight
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Thrashes Hebrew Boxer in Hair-Raising Return Match at Broadway Sporting Club.
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By W. O. M'GEEHAN.

Jack Dillon and Battling Levinsky appeared at the Broadway Sporting Club last night in a complete change of repertory. It was Dillon's decision again, but Levinsky put up one of the gamest exhibitions seen in these parts for many a day.

In the sixth round Dillon battered Levinsky's nose and brought blood. In the seventh the Bear-Cat dropped Dan Morgan's meal ticket to his knees with a choppy right hook to the jaw. The courageous Hebrew boy was up in an instant, fighting back like a young fury.

More than once Levinsky was dazed by a choppy left hook, but he never stopped fighting for an instant. This was Levinsky's tenth fight since the 28th of last month, and he appeared a bit stale. Dumb Dan Morgan, his impresario, explained that Levinsky had hurt his right hand in the last fight with Savage.

To even up matters, Dillon seemed to make little use of his own justly celebrated right. He contented himself with battering Levinsky's head with the left.

The harder Dillon stung him the harder Levinsky fought back. Despite the injured hand, Levinsky started out to make a cyclonic finish. He was jabbing Dillon all over the ring, when the Giant Killer shot over another choppy right cross and Levinsky reeled.

The first few rounds were slow, and the crowd began to suspect a repetition of the "brother act," but Dillon cut loose in the fifth in a very unbrotherly fashion. Only a tough and courageous boy could have stuck up under that beating. Both men gave and took punches that would have upset a dozen Tom Cowlers.

It was no rehearsal act last night. If it had been Belasco would have been outdone.

Levinsky will rest his hand for a few hours, and probably arrange for another fight somewhere to-morrow. Dan Morgan believes that a fighter should keep busy to save training expenses. Needless to say, Daniel is a manager, not a fighter.

In the semi-final, Larry Williams, Levinsky's sparring partner, stopped Johnny Saxon, Weinert's sparring partner, in the second round. This may be held a technical decision over Weinert in favor of Levinsky.

In the first preliminary Young Murtha outpointed Willie Gardner in four rounds. Murtha did most of his work with a left to the body. In the second Young Fried, a nephew of the wild man of Borneo, fought a whirlwind draw with Frankie Bell. In the third bout Soldier Zepstein, U. S. A., won by a shade over Johnny Herman, of Ridgewood.


1916-03-29 The Daily States (New Orleans, LA) (page 13)

DILLON OUTPOINTED BY BATTLING LEVINSKY
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NEW YORK, March 29.--Taking the offense in the sixth round, Battling Levinsky carried the fight to Jack Dillon in the remaining frames of their ten-round bout at the Broadway Athletic Club and succeeded in outpointing the Indianapolis fighter. He scored repeatedly with left hand jabs to the head, landing occasionally to the body.

Dillon did most of the fighting in the early rounds, but at no time was either in danger of a knockout. Levinsky weighed 177½ and Dillon 169½.


1916-03-29 The Elkhart Truth (Elkhart, IN) (page 8)

FIGHT RESULTS
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(International News Leased Wire.)

New York, March 29.--Jack Dillon, the Indianapolis heavyweight, outboxed Battling Levinsky of New York in ten rounds.

Larry Williams, a Philadelphia heavyweight, knocked out Johnny Saxon of Newark, N. J., in the second round.

Soldier Zepstein shaded Johnny Herman in ten rounds.


1916-03-29 The Evening Telegram (New York, NY) (page 10)

DILLON BEATS LEVINSKY
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"Jack" Dillon, the short but mighty boxer from Indianapolis, defeated "Battling" Levinsky, of Philadelphia, in ten rounds at the Broadway Sporting Club, in Brooklyn, last night. Levinsky fought his usual elusive fight, bringing into play his well established methods of defence, wherein his long left arm and speed carries him through against men of more rugged physique.

In the fourth round the Hoosier unbuckled one of his well known swings, which landed rather high on Levinsky's jaw. The latter swayed for a moment, and before Dillon could take any further advantage, the bell terminated the round. The Quaker came out in the fifth round, however, in good shape and proceeded to mingle with the "Man Killer." Dillon was fortunate in landing another hard swing on Levinsky's nose, drawing the claret. "Bat," however, then employed his left hand and jabbed the rushing Indianapolis boxer away from him.

Levinsky decided that he would abandon his defensive methods in the final round and set about to mix it with Dillon, and the result was a series of fierce exchanges, in which both men landed some hard blows. The decision belonged to Dillon. Levinsky weighed 177½ pounds and Dillon 169½.

In the semi-final bout "Larry" Williams stopped "Johnny" Saxon in two rounds of a ten round engagement.


1916-03-29 The Grand Rapids Press (Grand Rapids, MI) (page 16)

Dillon and Levinsky Draw.

New York, March 29.--Battling Levinsky and Jack Dillon fought ten fast rounds to a draw here Tuesday night. Levinsky weighed 177½ pounds, Dillon 169½.


1916-03-29 The New York Times (New York, NY) (page 12)

DILLON DEFEAT LEVINSKY.
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Has Slight Margin on Points Over Quaker City Boxer.

Jack Dillon, the Indianapolis light heavyweight, slightly outpointed Battling Levinsky, the big, blonde heavyweight of Philadelphia, in the feature ten-round bout last night at the Broadway Sporting Club of Brooklyn. The contest was witnessed by a good-sized crowd of enthusiastic boxing fans.

Dillon won the contest by his aggressiveness and his ability to get inside of his opponent's tantalizing jabs with effective blows to the face and body. The Indianapolis boxer pursued this method of attack throughout the early rounds, and in practically every session he had the clever Philadelphia heavyweight on the defensive.

Near the conclusion of the bout, however, Levinsky, evidently realizing that he was being outpointed, made a lively rally, and during the last two rounds carried the fight to his opponent. However, although he clearly outpointed the Hoosier boxer in the two closing chapters, he could not offset Dillon's early advantage.

Dillon assumed the aggressive at the beginning of the bout. In the fourth and fifth rounds he forced his taller opponent about the ring with alternate blows to the face and stomach. In the seventh session Dillon sent Levinsky to the ropes in the former's corner with a left to the face, and followed this up with a right to the jaw which sent the Philadelphia boxer to his knee for a moment. The latter was up in an instant, and Dillon, trying desperately to end the contest, became wild, and the majority of his blows fell harmlessly.

In the final bout, scheduled for ten rounds, Larry Williams of Philadelphia knocked out Johnny Saxon, a Newark heavyweight, in the second round with a succession of right-hand blows to the jaw.


1916-03-29 The Rockford Morning Star (Rockford, IL) (page 1)

BATTLING LEVINSKY WINS.

(By Associated Press.)

NEW YORK, March 28.--Battling Levinsky of New York outpointed Jack Dillon of Indianapolis in a ten round bout in Brooklyn tonight. Levinsky weighed 177½ pounds and Dillon 169½.


1916-03-29 The Sun (New York, NY) (page 10)

DILLON AND LEVINSKY IN A THRILLING DRAW
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Indianan Smashes and Rushes and Battler Not Only Jabs, but Fights.
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Jack Dillon, the Hoosier assassin, and Battling Levinsky fought a thrilling ten round draw in the final bout at the Broadway Sporting Club, Brooklyn, last night.

Dillon did the forcing throughout and landed the more damaging blows. On the other hand, Levinsky was the cleverer and perhaps outpointed his man in a technical sense.

Indianapolis Jack was a bit blown at the end, but was never in danger. Levinsky was knocked to his knees by a right hook to the jaw in the seventh round. There were several other occasions during the closing periods when the Battler was in grave danger and when he saved himself by holding.

Throughout the first half of the battle Levinsky piled up a dainty lead.

Levinsky used his left for jabbing Dillon back from vigorous rushes and his right to the body with good effect at close quarters. Dillon was particularly wild--wild even for him--and the Battler had little difficulty in pulling away from, getting inside of or blocking the haymakers. In the fifth, however, Dillon's sweeping right caught Levinsky flush on the nose, drawing first blood for the assassin.

In the sixth Dillon rocked Levinsky with hard lefts and rights to the jaw, but the Battler fought back furiously and hammered Dillon hard on the body. Through the seventh, after he was dropped, Levinsky was forced to hold and stall. In the ninth Dillon again staggered the Battler with a right haymaker.

The tenth was one continual volley, with both men slugging might and main for a knockout. Levinsky surprised the talent by wading right in and exchanging wallops. At one time it looked as if he had Jack on the run, but Dillon closed strong with a shower of lefts and rights, many of which found their mark.


1916-03-29 The Syracuse Herald (Syracuse, NY) (page 20)

JACK DILLON IS VICTOR IN BOUT WITH LEVINSKY
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Hoosier Bearcat Drops the Hebrew to Mat in the Seventh Round.
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New York, March 29.--Battling Levinsky is one of the best groomed knights of the hempen ring.

He always crawls through the ropes with his fighting trunks spotlessly and immaculately white, his hair neatly combed and a general look of cleanliness and wholesomeness about him.

And he generally leaves the ring in the same state. The battler is so splendid a defensive fighter that it takes a hard bout to even muss up his hair.

When Levinsky clambered out of the ring at the Broadway S. C. last night at the end of his ten-round bout with Jack Dillon, Levinsky's white fighting trunks were of a crimson hue. His left ear was puffed and swollen and his features as well as his curly blonde locks pretty badly mussed up.

There was a reason. The Battler just had been through one of the hardest bouts of his career, Jack Dillon, the Indianapolis Bearcat, handing him a terrific hammering. It was Levinsky's superb ring generalship that prevented the "man killer" from winning by a knockout. Levinsky took enough punishment for a whole army of average heavyweights, but no matter how badly he was hurt he never lost his head and defensively managed to do just the right thing at the right time.

It has been a long time since the fight fans have seen Levinsky knocked off his pins.

But that's what happened to the Fighting Sheriff of Stamford last night.

In the seventh round Dillon lashed a left to the head and quick as a flash nailed Levinsky with a following right--Jack's deadly one-two punch. Levinsky's knees crinkled up and he started sagging to the floor. Instead of stepping back, however, Dillon stood over him. Levinsky grabbed the Bear Cat's legs and clambered quickly to his feet.

During the remainder of the round Dillon tried desperately to finish his man, but Levinsky's wonderful ring generalship prevented the "Man Killer" from accomplishing his object.

During the first four rounds it looked as if the mill was going to be an even one, but in the fifth the Bear Cat cut loose with a savage attack, and from then on to the end he gave out cruel punishment.

In the fifth, sixth and seventh rounds Jack handed the "Battler" a terrific lacing, and a rally by Levinsky in the tenth again awoke the "Man Killer" to fighting fury, and once more he almost beat the "Battler" to the boards by the savageness of his assault.

Last night's mill with Dillon was the eleventh ring battle Levinsky has engaged in this month. Apparently his other ten battles only were sparring bouts to shape him up for the struggle with the "Man Killer" last evening.

Levinsky had eight pounds the best of the weight, according to Johnny Dunn, who in his velvety baritone warbled the weights as Dillon 169½, Levinsky 177½. Both men weighed in in ring togs.


1916-03-29 Wilkes-Barre Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, PA) (page 13)

JACK DILLON WINS OVER LEVINSKY IN TEN-ROUND BATTLE
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Hoosier Bear Cat Had all the Better of the Milling With Clever Boy
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LEVINSKY IN TROUBLE
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Is Sent Down in the Seventh But Manages to Stall Through Round
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New York, March 29.--Jack Dillon outfought Battling Levinsky at the Broadway Sporting Club last night in ten rounds. Levinsky was never nearer to a knockout than he was in the sixth and seventh rounds of the fight.

In the seventh Levinsky was floored with a wicked right-hander that brought him to his knees with a bang. The curley headed warrior bobbed up like a cork in a pool and fought back viciously.

Dillon gave Levinsky a terrific drubbing in the sixth round. Rights and lefts had the perpetual motion machine rocking dangerously near a knockdown. Dillon seemed to tire after the seventh, and Levinsky began to outscore him. Jack made up for lost time in the tenth, however. At the finish he had Levinsky wobbling again from hard rights and lefts to the head.

Levinsky has seldom been punished in a New York ring as he was in the sixth. Dillon started him going with a left to the head and the Hoosier followed this up with a furious attack with both hands. A right to the jaw sent Levinsky flying to the ropes, the latter saving him from going to the floor. Dillon was as relentless in the seventh, besides the knockdown he scored heavily with either hand throughout.

As Levinsky got up off the floor after being sent to his knees, Dillon sent him sailing back across the ring with a hard left to the jaw, for once he seemed powerless to block the onrushing bearcat. Dillon won round of applause in the last part of the tenth round by stepping back to allow Levinsky to regain his footing after he had slipped. Levinsky exhibited a badly swollen right hand after the bout, claiming that he had injured it in the third round.

Barney Williams stopped Young Saxon in two rounds in the semi-windup.