The evening world., 1912-06-01
Youthful Giant Heavyweight
Of Roaming Disposition and
Tried His Hand at About
Everything Before Adopting
Ring Career Last Year.
UTHER MCARTY. the youthful
giant who surprised the world
2 by tumbling Carl Morris to the

p UTHER MCCARTHY, the youthIul
l giant who surprised the world
. by tumblins Carl Morris to the
rang floor for the count. 10 not the
fortunate child Of . lucky punch.
He victory over Carl Morris was the
climax Of months Of training with
the one object In view. that Of do
festins the big engineer. At no time
had he any doubt Of the result Of the
contest with Morris.
Luther McCarty frst saw the light
Of day March II est. Patriok's Day).
1892, on q ranch owned and operated
by his father. thirty miles outside Of
Lincoln, Neb. The open air life he
enjoyed until his ninth year i'm.
planted In him the love OF freedom
that comes seldom to the city broke
chap. Luther was always outdoors
and most Of the time astride horse.
To the people Of the cities It seems
strange to hear OF a youngster Just
q year or two out Of his swaddlins
garments being trusted alone on the
top Of q horse. but on the pra1ries
It IL q common occurrence. Both OF
McCarty's parents were Of great size'
20 he came by his huge bulk nat
urally, LMther was NO freak. and his
xsmeness 10 the result of being reared
in an atmosphere where fear 10 I'M
Known.
McCayfv,s Mother Died When
He Was TtUo Years Old.
His mother died when he was loss
than two years Of ase. but II wAs MOI
until his father sold the ranch In lyol
that Luther struck out for che home Of
relative In Colorado Springs. Col
Here he stayed for nearly two years
| attending school. much against MS
wishes, as he longsd for tho open air
life. lie had no liking for tho class
room and to avoid II took French
leave" In the night and started ON mes
Journey slone--and penniless. He ha6
not yet reached his twelfth year, UNI
acquainted with the ways Of tho worlt
and minus the good advice necessary
for the safe direction of the young mar
| seeking fame and fortune. Having beer
raised on a ranch. he naturally driftst
into the corn fields OF Kansas.
1t 10 not necessary to. say that Luther
did not trayeQ In Pullman on his frs
trip and 1t was not until he made hi
first ride into Springfield. Mo-. eigh
years later that he had his first intro
duction to the comfortable sleepanI
palaces on wheels which make latte
day travelling worth while. On tn
contrary. II was the overland freigh
that carried MoCarty away from hi
temporary home and II was this sam
class OF trains the big boy used In hi
, many years OF wandering over the coun
, try. lie had peculiar aversion to pay
ing toll for his short or long hikes int
new fields.
With the corn shocking season ovei
McCarty ambled into Omaha and lande
q position as bill distributor for an ad
vertising concern. He held this dow
for a few months, then landed berth
, with the Western Union Telegraph Con
pany. lie delivered messages and III
, number on his cap was '1S23." Strang
, coincidence. but II was In his thlrteent
ring engagement that McCarty hung III
''23' sign on Carl Morris and made
: leap into the llmelight The message
carried In his punch that night cause
many a messenger boy to be foot wear
, when through his nights work. Ho
Z the heart OF every one OF them woul
have leaped had It been known the d,
liverer OF the wailop that settled Morr
had formerly run messages"
From the messenger service In oma b