The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-22

San FRANCISCO. Dec. 2l.--Wth
Jlm Esynu, the Pueblo fireman, chm
tnAte1 from the heavy weight pros
beet by Luther McCarty, wnite hopes
q large should breathe more freely.
flynn for years has been stumb-
ling block in the path of young sal
waite who thought themselves spe-
ciAlIy endowed by nature and emf
nenlly fitted by their talents to wrest
the champ. onship crown from who
ever happened to be wearing IT.
Jim was 10 latter day heayies what
Peter Maher and Joe Choynski were
70 the rising young glove we.iders OF
g 11Scn OF more years ago. he feil
short of true championship from
himself, but he could be appended
upon to snatter the dreams OF any
young husky aspiant to front rank
hCnorx.
Just at present the Los Angeles
sports are singing the pra!sea OF
Luther McCarty. They are sorry they
judged him BY the ordinary white
hope standards. They learn too lac
that he knew how TO hold himself
together like a seasoned heavyweight
1n&.ead Of tioundcrlng like novice
McCArtys straight lett Was reveal
ton and h.s short right which was
not 20 much In evidence. was equal
~ affective. The big Neeraskan's pose
WIS such that whenever rIynn a.
tempted to jump ciose, poor Jim ran
against o steadying punch.
Mc(aSay firr, As Rock.
McCArty Was an nTm as rock at
- times. he was well set and ne
Eesented an almost impregnable
frInt TO the fellow who has made
3 speciality OF storming white hopes
Sorts Tor years.
Just how il wiz be when McCarty
meets Paixer. remains TO be seen.
raixer, Of course. Will not be as easy
TO handle as Flynn. The latter. com
pares with McCarty as bun terrier
does with mast.fr, but in the com
Ing engagement there Wl4l DO no
discrepancy In size.
So far a. reach and weight are
concerned, there will be nothing to
choose between Paixer and Luther,
and this means that the coming fight
win Of necessity be entirely different
In character from the Flynn AcCarty
engagement.
OF surety McCarty will not hold
PalSer at arms length with the left
while picking target for the right.
In the arguments that are being
INDUCED In at present. Palzer and
NcCarty are regarded as an evenly
matched pair. Any particular point
In which McCsrty exceis L. thought
70 be offset by some fighting quail
hcation possessed by Paizer.
NcCarty is considered the better
boxer; Paiser the harder hitter. In
the matter of strength the men are
supposed TO be on a par, but 1t Is
thought that Palzer's ruggedness has
been thoroughly proven whereas
nothing much is known Of McCarty's
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When the various lighting attributes
OF the two big men are compared. the
contest looms up as an event In which
the chances are equally balanced. but
even II the participants were a pair
ct tyres, the Impressive appearance OF
the two giants, considered in conJunc-
tion, with the great rivalry existing
between them would lend vast IN
terest to the affair. The clash will
probably cause as much furore as the
two battles between Tom Sharkey and
lin Jeffries. when the sailor and .ha
boiiermaker were comparatively young
ct the game.
A WHISPER comes from the East,
however, ihatl the fight which is pend
inH must not be looked upon as The
anal heat In q white hope journey. Ii
II said one Jess willard will wish II
70 be remembered that he outboxed
Luther McCarty in New York, Will
lard. II reports speaks truly, VIII de-
unand a match with McCarty. n the
event Of the latter winning from Pal
xer There liz another rumor. not so
well defined. that Tony Ross will i>l'sl
etrenuousiy at any attempt on Pal
sers part to claim white hope gu
premaey.
AL and Luther will probably vegard
these little interruptions as samples
Of the worry which rarely insepara- :
bic from greatness IN any walk of life.
when the times comes. Willard or
Ross or whoever II may be, will sim =
ply be asked to locate promoter who