El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-23
Ew YORK n y Dec. "a

'
! ter of the stage in Gotham last
week. Champion Ad Wolgast and Pack
CIV Mcfarland were the only classy alb
sentees. The latter was booked, but
Cancelled the engagement owing TO
trouble of some sort that is said to
have the clever little Chicagoan on
the ropes.
had the BOYS who were seen in action
lived up to their awe-inspiring pretlXess
the local rings would nave oeen lGrI lt-1
into shambIes The "One Rounds, the
sfKnock-Outs." the Battlers' and the
Terrible Dentists were on eNPibltlon
for the edificatiOn and amusement OF
Battles This Week.
The little fellows furnished the ap-
petizer for the Christmas oats as
an aid to digestion we are 10 pc ser Gu
two excellent white heavyweight pat
ties of the elimination series now IN
Tom kennedy and Carl Morris box
next Wednesday The following nlg nj
All Kaufman and Al Palzer make Unelr
1ovVs on form it looks like winning
brackets for Kennedy and KAUFMAN
Morris is big and husky ana lnproF-
ing slowly He is not the klnd VIC
learns quickly. Carl has the SUreng IN
and physique of a wOrld-beators put
knowledge of boxing and natural LlSnt-
ing skill are missing in the giant 8
makeup. M
one chance Morris viii have Is IOE
Tom to forget his cleverness, as he uld
I'm the last bout with Palzer, ana Try 70
rough 1t with the big Oklahoman- me
New York boy has the skill and. oy US
inc JUDGMENT ought never to be IN
trouble. Morris is game and has tIISt
Observation-Disclosures that may eYenJua4ly
bring success backed. as 1t IS, by so
many natural advantages.
An Important Bout.
The Kaufmau-Palzer card that the
National Sporting club has scheQuIeo
pOrtance for the reason that one OF
the principals was until recently. re-
garded the only white man IN CAPTIVITY
who had a living chance with any one
of the Quartet OF negroes who act as
barriers on the road 10 the Champion
Tom O'Rourke. the veteran handler
director Of Palzer's career, boldly pre-
diets success for his charge The bout
should give US a good line on Palzer
and show US IL kaufman mas gone BACK,
a. many seem to think. Inc winner
wiz he matched with Jim tlynn ana
New York, instead OF frisco, may lanO
the card
Palzer is very aggressive, has game
ness and stamina 70 burn KAUFMAN IS
more experienced, 2 better boxer ana
has Cor had) q terrific punch without
q doubt PalZer is the toughest big EEL
low seen around here in many a day,
barring Carl Morris. Punishment seems
TO act as a stimulant TO him Whether
he viii be able to stand OF a haro
puncher like kaufman is another ques-
ton.
Kaufman's greatest defect as
fighter is lack Of speed. His punching
powers are discounted by ponderous
foot work. With one punch he OFTEN
dazes an opponent but is not quick or
alert enough to follow up the tempo
rarv advantage. His adversary is thus
given ample time to recuperate- Bar
ring a One-punch victory Tor the iCall~
fornian I look for the bout to 90 for
10 CORY rounds
Boxing day December 26), in Sydney,
Australia. viii bring together two of
the foremost heaVies Of the world IN
the persons Of LangfOrd and McNey-
If Johnson's retirement is on the level,
and we must take his word for 1t, it
viii be the winner of this contest who
viii be generally accepted as best fitted
to IeEitmately succeed him Both men
are Scientific sluggers' and pack the
dangerous WalOp. McNey has the edge
on his rival in size and a good big
man can lick a good little one How
ever. &c looks ike a very even battle.
taking a line from the Paris contest
Of last spring, and one in which the
element Of luck may largely figure.
Eddie McGOOrty'H Debut.
AIiddleweight Eddie BIcGoOrty made
his New York debut last week and
looks to me like the class Of the di-
vision Some think Frank Klaus the
best man among the middles, but I
would take a ticket on McGoorty should
the pair be matched
Eddie has what most boys have not
q combination Of cleverness and punch
ing powers He knows the ms and outs
Of the game, too, and has a trick Of
jerking his LETT out OF clinch and