The Washington herald., 1912-12-29

Special % The Washington Herald
San Francisco, Dec. Sin a few days
now Al. Palzer and Luther McCarty, two
OF the biggest men following pugiIism.
will face each other In the Vernon arena
Just what kind OF a scrap they viii
furnish remains 10 be seen. One Of the
huskies- Mccarty-hs 1t In him TO AFFORD
"a fine display of glovemanship In his
affair with Jim Flynn he showed himself
a superb boxer
A suspicion exists out this way, how
ever, that the other party-Mr AlonZo
Palzer-is not only ungainly OF movement
but impstuous.
II so. the symmetry Of Luther's style
may be disarranged. 1t isn't easy for a
fighter TO carry himself with grace and
dignity when his Wis a Wis Is acting like
a bucking bronco one moment and like
a bull in China shop the next
But whether the combat resembles an
illustrated lecture on true Queensberry
art or a furious foundering nogging
match between a couple Of booze-laden
longshoremen. one thing is certain
When the heavies toe the scratch-and
before the turmoil begins-the spectacle
they present should appeal to those who
still see a Homeric side to the game
Of the ring
Well-matched Pair.
II Is probable that a better matched
pair of giants were never seen in box
ing Enclosure. Fancy two fellows each
well over six feet in height and topping
the two hundred pound mark. Not only
that. but their bodies taper instead OF
bulging and each Of the lads boasts a
brace of well turned legs and the gen.
eral appearance Of a gladiator.
Their headpieces are in tune with the
balance of their physique. Each has a
strongly marked lower jaw and the facial
attributes Of a fighter.
A. knot Of Los Angeles fight fans were
discussing the outlook early in the white
hope campaign and one remarked: Il
see that Palzer has a longer reach than
MCCarty.'
Depends on how it's measured"
Clipped in Billy Mccartney. Luther
friend. philosopher. and chaperon. You
see Palzer's chin sticks out so far that
he stands. nearer McCarty than McCarty
does to HIM"
1t was a bit OF pleasantly and its quite
within the bounds of possibility that Nc
Carney would feel safer about the. out
come Of the New Years clash II Pal
GERS chin were not quite so prominent.
Palzer's chin. like the miIkmaid's face.
is his fortune in a way. Thrusting itself
forward. like the underbow OF a battle
ship. IL is a fine target for AIS op-
ponents But no one has made what
might be called a lasting impression upon
it so far.
O'Rourke's novice has been knocked
down. of course, .but the effects of any
punch did not last long enough to cause
him to be counted out
Out here where PalZer has not as yet
been seen in a real battle, his chin Is
one OF the things that commends him
TO the students OF fighting form. Guild
cd by the accounts Of his Eastern bouts
that came over the wires the sports
think AIS protruding jaw one OF his big
gest assets.
Doubt Luther's Ability.
And a goodly proportion of them, re-
Numbering the repeated smashes Nc
Carly landed before he tumbled that runt,
Jim Flynn. are skeptical of Luther
ability to swat the Palzer chin hard
enough to put Palzer out Of commission
for the ten seconds prescribed by the
rules.
You'll meet any number of fellows
who will tell you they put Palzer down. -
said Tom O'Rourke. But the man who
can say. I put him down and kept
him down hasn't come along yet
On the other hand. Mccartney argues
that what happened in the Flynn match
Is in no way a criterion of what will
happen next Wednesday.
"Luther's best hand-his rlght-was
crippled early in that bout" said Billy.
1T was in the fourth round. When he
came back to me he said, I think my