The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-12-11
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COLUMN
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McCarty's Victory Over Flynn
Makes Him Prominent Candi-
date for Vacant Heavyweight
Chair.


The New York world.
~ HE heavyweight championship
situation Ii gradually clearing.
Johnson has been put out OF
the sport for all time by his own ac-
t1ons. He 10 absolutely barred In all
clubs In this country. and IN England.
Australia. France. and other Eur ,pean
countries IL ne wanted to hght again
he couldn't. He's a memory. and not
. particularly happy one. No other
man ever did a. much TO discrcdit boz
Ing ~ Jack Johnson. Let him 70 to
oblivion with that for an ep!taph.
Luther Mccarty's knocking out OF Jim
lynn IN the sixteenth round ias, night
vas . fairly credItable performance. II
makes McCarty a prominent candidate
for the championship. Among those
he'll have TO meet before he can sign
himself champion are Jess Willard.
Al Palser and possibly Gunbost Smith.
The latter's hope rests on the outcome
Of his battle with wuest tonight.
willard has fought McCarty here In
New York. and has trimmed him hand
lily. Df all the possible champions
Willard looks best. lie camo here A.
green ~ grass. with only three or four
Western contests TO start his record"
The hghtinS he did, for a novice. was
rathsr astonishing. Especially 80 the
cool and effective way In which he
whipped McCarty. outboxing and out
lighting him Ia every round.
Besides willard there IL Palxer. Tho
lattsr's best performance was In the
fight with Bombardisr Wells. The Eng
lioh champion knocked Palzer down and
rave him . terrific beating for a round
and . half, and then blow up. Paixer
won by ouuastang the clever English
man. He didn't compare with Wells as
. boxer. Palser's greatest asset Ia that
he looks like . fighter. He 10 the finest
rounded Jaw and high cheek bones and
heavy build. since Sullivan'9 time. Ho
looks - II nature had Intended him
for nothing else on earth but trading
waliops. What he lacks In boxing skin
no mates up In stubborn aggressive
ness and strength.
Gunboat smith 10 Q dangerous man
for any Of them. He 10 cool and tricky.
and carries . trenendous punch. HIs
i,sndicap 70 IN the fact that he weighs
at least twenty-five pounds less than
any OF the three other giants Willard
h, DE bdSgest Of the lot. with mis- six
fest slx Inches Of height and gao pounds
Of lean weight.
Carl Morris has been winning consist-
entity with quick knockouts OF late.
He'll bear watching. too.
"HEY say the plckpockets and east
side thugs who have customarily
= made Madison Square Garden
their stamping ground during the six.
day race have to pay their way In this
yeae or stay out. Politicians aren't get
ting the usual large supply OF passes.
Consequently. there will probably be less
stealing Of overcosts and pocke.books.
anA quite possibly people will not ts
head up at the point Of a pistol In dark
corners Of the Garden. Nobody will bs
shot. What Q change from the good
"a dAyS" when II was a. much Al
your life was worth TO show a dollar bill
within the gates.
but II the politicians are on the out
side looking in. at the Garden. they stil
rather q few passes In other places, II
spite OF the legal restrictions place,
about boxing clubs. One promoter toll
mo that tho small gate receipts Mt a re
cent show In . well packed club wer
due to the fact that he had been ''hei
up for four hundred deadhead tickets"
~ the State II supposed to get its
per cent. Of a genuine gate" based %
seating capacity. the Boxing Commits o
might profitably look into this ne,
abuse. Four hundred "deadheads" hold
ING down chairs that might easily b
sold when there 10 a coed demand, an
when people are being turned away A
the gates, make a noticeable cut IN III
receipts OF the club and In the percen
age rightfully due the State.
AN MORGAN. manager o, X. {
Brown. read yesterdays stoi
about Abe At:ell.
Abe Is telling the truth aoout h
condition when he boxed X. o." sa
Dan. ABE wasn't there Nobod
knew that better than ava when
made the match. ] mad been watch!r
Attell and l knew that he was silpp.i
hack fast. ] Got him Tor Brown. zee
ing cure THAI the putchmen would tr.
him. Abo fought MS well as he ecu!
and he was lucky TO stick the 4
rounds
HBsE ball players are pulling
few funny stunts hts whit,
= "voo-dec-veer' IL getting tn,
ell and it's no wonder that they bes
70 ttank themselves real actors" Bo
ere usually go that way. lin Corb'
Will tell you that he regrets over Ia
ing fouAilt In a ring. as he .night ha
become a greater Irving II he h
taken up acting before he was kno
% . pug. Bat Nelson has often Il
me that he's the grestess Natural
On the stage In the wide wor
'1knockes 'em Oh their chi!rs."
loas Same with others. Dlt the
4 too long TO carry In The column
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