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Show KEY'S MI TRAVELS ONLY SIXJNGHES Firat K. O. for Lcvinaky De-j De-j livered "by Short Jolt Properly Placed. By Otto Floto DKMrHKT'S right nana did nM negotiate ne-gotiate a distance over els lnrha the other night In Philadelphia whn It cam In contact with the cup of Hauling Levlnaliy'a chin. That wac tha substanee of a not regarding tha bout wa received laat night. It waa tha flrat knockout tha frMI Hebrew fighter ever had record ad against kirn. That tha Jolt ami hare been of larrtflc forca la baa: evidenced by tha following telegram which eama ta ua Immediately after tha buttle from I 'an Mo-yan. who haa avar "plluteriheTuilii.a aUIra of T-evInaVr: "I.evlpeky suffered tha flrat knockout In hie long and brilliant fighting career tonight. I want to give Iemneey or edit for accomphahlng tha feat thMt Uunboat Smith. Jack IMIIon. Porkey Klynn, Billy Mlalta, Carl Morrla, Mrtla Mnoorry, iom f'owlar and many others nvr could do. Thla fallow Htmpini an Too Aaid ha waa. and than aoma." tur Idaa In manllowlnT tha abort d.a-tanca d.a-tanca Iampaay'a punch travalad la to call atttntlon to tha fact that all our fightara who galnad fnma and raputatlon aa knockout art lata am ploy ad thia aama Eunch- It a?ama whan a flghtar haa a ick bahlnd hla jolt It naada traval only a fw Inchaa to dell var tha gooda. Wa could aianoa back and call to mind many fighters of tha paat who wara proficlant In producing thla abort circuit. To our mind I'atar Mahar could dallvar a blow with mora powar bahlnd It than any other man who avar wort tha glovaa. 1 hava aacn Patar knock out opponents whan hia fist aamed to travel but tha fraction of an Inch. It was mora Hka a twiat of tha wrlat. T recall his bout with Nick Hurley and Tom Johnaon In tha old (irand opera house on M lesion street in San Krannsro. I'etcr kayod both these tough bablea In half a round and It eeemad aa though hla flat want but a freotton of an Im h. yet tha terrific Jolt It contained atretched both of them prone on tha trained canvas, apparantly llfelcsa. I saw hlra with thia same jolt hit Ike Hayea In Helena, Mont., knorklng all tha front teoth oiit of Ike's mouth and sanding sand-ing htm headlong under tha roie off tha ataga. I have always maintained thla to ba tha hardest blow I ever aa,w atrucM by any flghtar living or drad for that matter. I saw Mahar Hi New Orleans hit Kltastmmona with ths aama anort puncn and hang Hob over the top rope as cold j ii any fighter yr was. Joe ChoylnsKyJ "reached" ovT7 Tull?d 1 he bell cord a ndj then Jumped Into tha ring and carried IVti a In . mrna. while, at Idas (IfMnlna pulled off Fits a glove and pushed the blade of a penknife under his thumb to bring him bark o eonacrousnesa again. It took tha whole minutes work bet ween the round to push Flta out of hla chair toward Mahar agmln. If t'atar Mahar had poseeaaed Jack Iempoey's heart and fighting spirit ha would hava bean tha greatest heavywslaTht champion tha ring aver boasted of. Then there was Flta, another great champion and with a champion 'a punch. You who aver watched him battta will recall lhat famous "ahlft" which proved tha undoing of so many of hla opponent a Many thought Fits employed any sort of blow to make hla connection. True, he -varied Its delivery. When In close ha would ahlft and than uppercut an opponent oppo-nent and when at arnre length ha would let go with a sort of stiff arm movement In which he threw hla whole body In rigid fa ah ion after the punch. , But It always spelled curtains when It landed on the dock for which Ruby Robert headed It. Charlie White la a master of this Jolt caliber of punch. His famous "left hook" Is not sent a foot on Ita mission to destroy the foe. My, what a kirk ha has In that flat, and all doubting Ita penetrating forca need: but write Willie Ritchie for an Indorsement. Tha latter will never forgot his Milwaukee axparianoa aa long aa ha lives. Joe Osna, a paat master and tha Ola Marstsr," aa ha waa deservedly oalled. knew tha value of a punch that did not Spend Ita force while traveling. Htanley Ketchel. another great puncher, always aent hla right hand serosa atraight while hla left arm. when not Jabbing an opponent, came In a eort of eemlrircular fashion to deposit the object It came In contact with on the floor. Believe me, thla same 8. Ketchel could aand them home !atele4 tahasco." Tommy Burns waa another flghtar In our racollectlone who had a good stiff poke In either hand and who never resorted re-sorted much to swinging his punches. Tommy favored getting In does and up-percuttlng up-percuttlng whan ba had an opponent going. |