ZANIES OF THE RING-8
KING
THE CHINA MAIL, ́ ́SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1967.
By GILBERT ODD
LEVINSKY
hij 23 starts, I know my boxing form, baby boy--we'll take Louis after some other fighter", made a bum of him.”
But the King wasn't satisded.
"Not bad for licking dat THEY come по scrowier than King
bum even though he got du Lovinsky, nicknamed the Kingfish be- decision, he fuld his parents
and alster, Lena. cause he was originally a fish porter.
"Not enough," she snapped. in the big Chicago market before someone "flow conse that Grimins got "Dis Brown Bombe is made got the idea that he might turn him into 25,000 dollar? read it in the for ine. If you won't make de papera tonight, I'm going 10 6ght, Pll go ste Mike Jacob the first Jewish heavyweight champion of ace your manager
the myself." the world since the days of Daniel Mendoza, morning."
It was a forlorn hope.
take
Levinsky had the wallop to Battling Levinsky was a world win his way to the top; he, shamčen—supposing Was tough enough to take his name?" all that came to him route, but he didn't have the savvy to make the most of his physical gifts,
on
He was poorly and roughly brought up in the Bronx dir trict of New York. When silija child his parents moved All Chiengo, and in due course the boy was sent to work in - fish market.
the
the Humping
Loxes and basket of fish stand packed mantle and developed Sinto
on his big trane, But although he row rapidly into man-Riya he remained kid from the mental aspect.
I
fun
Simple and endleless, fellow-workers made him but he took it all in food part, One day they kidded him
to take up joxing.
The club instructor could rec at a glance that cre บร someone big and strong enough to go places in the fight game, if only he could be taught how to move and puach,
"OK." said Miller. But to inake if different we'll call your Kit Levinsky, which denotes that you are the best of ill the Levinky.
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Lcvinky.
She did. You're no good for the King" she told him "You're a manager like I'm the Queen of Sheba, Ilenceforth and from now on Pra mannging
ilm,"
Jumping Jane
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pic-
"Den I will call mysel the tre que tre at the nights Beck mig famour Kingsins. because
I'm better as he fac
brother. She would hurt abuse ti hỏi the thoải 415 Wei c
#thin. appresents: and en- plained ite
She Miller cave him a puzzled look couragement to the King.
was always lobbing up from but kept quiet.
her ringside scat to scream Came
ameone.
They the first Aght,
The mething at and went called or Leaping Lena, King wa: confident Crit in great spirit for the
11 រ When
brother fought opening found. But no sovner
in New York had he gut into the centre of Walter Nerel The ring than be forgot all she was irrepressible. he'd been told, hopped about,
adly threw
u punch,
und punished unlik Was soundly the bell.
Twist-Feet
"What the bluzes is the mat- ter with you, you big ox?" roared Miller, when his fighter came back to his corner.
But soon Je could sce that to attempt to tum thelad "It's dem ftet of mine," ex- into an orthodox boxer was a plained Levinsity, "Dey's hurt- sheer waste of time. He let me like hell. I think I have him go his own sweet way twisted dem,"
the result that he lost his first 12 amaleur bouts one after the other.
with
"You'd better go in for base. ball con," said the Instructor. "You might hit someone with a bat in your hand."
A pinpoint swing
Disappointed he picked up his gear and left the club, Leaning against the wal! outside was
Al Miller, a professional fight
manager.
fla manager took a look at The King's pedal extremities.
he screamed. "You dumbell "You've got your hosts on the wrong fret."
Swiftly they changed Hem over und in the nexi round the happy Levinsky wound up his big right, let it go, and won by a neck-out,
Letintky licked all- the
it him in the belly, baby boy," she yelled. "Give him the dumb, brother. Are you blind ref? Don't you see he's fouling the King?"
And when the decision was given against her brother sha saw red. Jumping into the ring the assaulted the referee And irted to attack Nrisel. It took three policemen to remove her.
"You go honey," said Lemping Leru. "I'll catch you when he losses yo out."
But the big promoter didn't dismiss the King so summarily, He was fading it hard to get opponents in the build-up of Louls. Levinky won a big draw in Chicago. Why not put it on there.
sand had run out to the ring was concerned,
for 03
Although he had turned quarter of a million dollars in the eight years he was fght- ing Levinsky finished up broke. If he was a king at all, it was as a spender. The way he run through has purses made Maxle Ropenbloom and Max Bact, notorious squanderers, appear like a pair of miɛers.
NEWS FROM BRITAIN by Peter Burgoyne
the strength of a
10% popular opinion survey
a London newspaper has concluded that Mr Harold Mucmillian in the least. Ilked British promler sine e Noville Chamberlain.
Mr
At the same time, M.P.s. In the lobbies at Westminster have been heard to say, that Macmillan is beginning to show signs of the strain implicit in the premiership.
The latest Inspiration for their conjecture is the snappish way He tried all-in wrestling, the Prime Minister denlt with
leader but after he had forgotten where | Opparition
Hugh he won and knocked out a few Gullskelt in the House opponents'the' mat game didn't | days ago. want him any more.
to
a few
Mr To a point raleed by Gaitskell on doctors' and
.....
retorted
Only the right Lonourable gentleman would make so foolish a supposition,"
This stung Mr Galtskell snap back that the Premier was
So Levinsky went round the dentists salaries, Mr Macmilice country selling Usi Ho. found planty of people willing "So you think you can lick buy one after listening to his Louis?" he asked.
colourful patter.
Like many prominent ighter he had matrimonial troubles,
Chicago During the met a glamorous bubble dancer named Haxanne Carmine.
mcke dis
"If you
mutch you'll never forget it." promiset the King.
Jacob remembered it to his dying day!
Everything went well until the night of the tight. The pre
linnavits were In progress when someone came to Jpcobs in a panic.
What Shot?
Fair he
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usual, rude and arrogant.” Despite Mr Caitakell's under- standably hard words, tho Premier's remark Was no! typical of his usual urbane self. And
They took one look at each other and decided to get married raight away. But it wasn't success. Some time later secured a divorce from ker fighter-husband, because night he would insist on eating CAN TAKE IT pickled herring-in bed!
AND LIKE IT
It is this fact that has
prompted members of the House to seek another explanation for it.
every
The King's got the filters," But the only woman really he bawled. "We can't get him in the King's heart was sister him. Ino. She bullied him at times, on his feel to undress Ile's as cold as if he's boen was even known to give him dead for hours,"
black-eye on occasions, bul. she loved and mothered him and he was lost without her,
"Put the main event in next," ordered Mike, "Have Lauis in the ring as soon as these two birda havn finished. I'll Levinsky."
alde of the
A few years fix
ngo he was driving from one big town. to mother on his He-selling round As a manager she was highly What methods were used to when a speed-cop overtook successful. She got fights for get the King into the ring re- him and signalled for him to her brother when promoters muined
But, sur turn in to the wanted in part of him. And rounded by when shett butt hit
four seconds, he road. into a was patrolled along to the leading contender for the title, ring, pushed up the steps, and she bargained hard to get him thrust on to his stool. the bigest purses.
There was only one night for which she wouldn't ign, und the King gut that himself,
But Murder
When Jack Dempsey እየ።19
fighters of his own experience making a come-back In 1932
mystery.
The ceremonies were eut la
came
to be
No More
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none
tq
"You're
Iclophone Chicago immediatelly," he was told. He did so as soon as he got to a garage.
Over-
ex-
to have Many seem looked the very obvious planation that Mr. Macmillan's acorbity was volced la the un- mistakable tones of one suffer- ing from a heavy cold,
Most probably Mr Maemilian is feeling the strain of office. But, if anything is certain, it is that he is canident that this is a strain he can take.
What is more, few premier's have so obviously. enjoyed, the onerous office de the preseht
And he is sufficiently old a
hand not to bc. political stampeded by any statistical conclusions about his popularity, So changeable are the currents of politics that almost overnight he "Are you
King Levinsky?" could become one of the most popular prime ministers rince the barest minimum. The gong asked the policeman.
went and out
Louis,
Wondering what law he had Chamberlain. After all, in the febrile relief that Levinsky shot from his corner broken unwittingly, the King immediate
admitted that he as if red from a gun
followed Was
the 1933 'Munich debacle there had never been a met by astiff left lab that other,
premier than more populer sent him reeling into the ropes.
The umbrella man".. For the next minute all the King did was to take it. He it quick fashion, then he was he unwisely engaged Levinsky offered no defence and sudden- seat among men of itler
in дл exhibition bout in ly dropped to his knees. He class. Once or twice he came Chicago,
The old Manassa pormed to be imploring Joo not unluck against a clever mover Mauler was too slow to dodge to strike him any more. i think?" The boy nodded, but usually
he won in spce the King's huge swings and st "Come down to my place. Itid."
continued Miller,
tacular style. "I've been
the end of the scheduled four Amidst boos of derision he watching you and if I can
he had been so was counted out. Jacobs watch The fans began tu pin-point those whenever he teach you to
ed spellbound. And he had the rightswings of
we'll night. yours
nerve to ask for this fight," he growled, malto a lot of money."
WIL great patience and good den) of bullying Miller taught his new boxer how to alm at a target and hit it. Ite would always be swinger but eventually he learned to tag sparring Dariners on the chin and then he was rowly for launching.
"I've been waiting for you" he said, "You're Hairy Krakow
**Murter MIDON, ለ፥ { embed
Fisting O'Reilly something? queried the Jed
weak before be WES dne
fight at the local artna,
was
crua in rounds bined
Queen Lena
to badly knocked about that the
come-back plans thero and then,
were halted
When Max Buer Was cham-
That was to end for Levinsky pion two years later, he too In big-time boxing. Lena had met Levinsky in a Chicago ex- to go out of New York and
another chance to reach fame
The King's boxing
didn't libition mateh. The King Chicago for mutches, and the impreve, but his confidence and vanity grew, Soon he cut his chuckled to himself. Here as King lost as many as he won. self-applice name or Kingish verni hit. He nearly uld the Then came an offer to fight to King. "Call me da Fistic Playboy isl the Art Jack Doyle at Wembley. The King." he'd say. It sounds round. but was punched into big Irishman had been a flop
for
America and fancied the job.
like I'm on clamp,”
unconsciousness
the first in Miller uld but to Ray Alvis time In his life as soon as the and Levinsky
second session started, was moved into higher Horiety. Its colour-
"I
The King couldn't belkeys For Pete's sake why?" de ful fihting, Big natural clown- manded the monster. "What's ing and the way the fans liked he had been knocked out. the matter Wili you: DWIL
him on had the newspaper don't remember, anything about name"
it, so how do I know It hap he told pened?"
сустуле
"I bit 10 end
No Sand
Levinsky
The fight with Doyle Was lousy. Someone had promised
Jack a pound for every left he landed and the Irishman mere. 20 rounds ly moved round his rival sick-
boys chasing him for a story. "Everybody down
Ake at market known I can't Bibl," He never disappointed them. he told one. explained the youngster, "And "Watchp think," when they Harry Krakote "When I'm lining soune gink with Baer and got robbed of ing a long lead in his face,
the bills they'll die laughing and only come to ri With a bate head. Bure head? never hiri me about it, Cunt 1 have an- 1 my, get hair, ain't 17 Den I be knocked out" other'i ame?"
fon,"
OII
raid
1 wants to know why I'm boxing
the decision Cach
time. He me so how could
im- Lavinsky's form wasn't
all pressive. He went through the moliens but achieved little. 12-rounder went When The
to a in decision
Doyle's
it turns out he is talking about
Nobody argued, but Lunk,
Miller. head-guard. I don't like dem Levinsky started to tell them points
feel da - that tings. 1. can't "You're a Jew and
what he would do with the favour. novelly for a heavyweight. If ches."
up-and-coming Jon Louis, even
Back home be u
lust Rund it wil
Menager Alvis did not
his devoted sister wouldn't hear you mice Ane publicly angle. But who lonit. After a very important of it.
called night with Jew
Tuffy Gritte in Cicago,
returned Levinsky
"I ain't going to be a party hom with 4,000 dollars and to murder," she told him, "For-
get Louis. He's stopped 19 guys Old towed it on the tubic,
ever heard of O'Reilly!
"Dat so." sald Harry. "Well
Levinsky?
what
about
code
CROWNS MEDIUM
BNS
BARGAINS
CROWNO ALLE SIZES
BRADE PREPAI
BUY A CROWN
King Went the to have a few inore fights, Dut Three quicle knock-out defeats at the hands of almost unknown nighters persuaded
and sister that brother
FASHIONS
the
LIVE EELS
incumbent.
fis unlikely, therefore, that Mr Macmillan will voluntarily relinquish office.
Getting the required number, he said who he was and tened, Then he hung up and, took out a handicarchief." "Bad news?" asked the garage man
Anything I can do?"
And only three other externel "Tanks, no," answercs
factors could remove him before "Nobody Levinsky.
do
general election. First, mullin' now Lena's gone, The
I ain't the thumping parliamentary detent Queen's dead and
at the hands of the Sociullsts. King no more."
Second, an
almighty schism in the ranks of the parliamentary Tories, Third, reasons health,
con
POCKET CARTOON
by OSDERT LANCASTER
"It's tragic
think that now I can never kāpt to are any of your children looking like that."
Ben
A
The first is possible. Of
ΟΙ
virtually im- the second there
BO hint.
the And as for third, a bad head cold does not make a chronic invalid.
Whether Mr Macmillan survives the next general election is another matter. But, in until then, all the signs London are that ho will keep tight grip on the reins,
PURE RED
DRITAIN'S Communist Party, never numerically robust, took a beating after Russia's brutal suppression of the Hun- garlun rising last year.
About 1 Alth
registered members
their
decided they could not keep up with The moral acrobatics demanded of strict party-liners,
'Now we are about to have demonstrated how permanent or otherwise was the diijust that forced them to turn in their party tickets.
The annual membership ro- registration campaign has boen launched, and an appeal has gone out to all members to. bring in new recruits.
After last. year's "post- Hungary" re-registration, party membership dropped to 27,000 and it believed there have been minny.more resignations since then.
But while the prospects for Britain's Communists are net bright, their opponenta cannot afford to alt smugly back and contemplate their political death throes. For the defections following Russlan barbarity in Hungary Java Delt tho Communist Parly here composed of unencumberod, fanatical loyalists.
And, although unrepresented in Partlament, the Communists are a influential in the trade unions that matter.
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