El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-11
Carl Norris. Enter Luther


p, Mccarthy.
- The white hope" market is
looking IN and a bull campaign predict
ed by leading experts in pugillsl-c I1-
Two weeks ago very few Of The mil nil
lions who keep tab on sports nau
knowledge OF the existence or sucI
formidable party as this Young NC
Carthy. newest and eVldenL$ ouy a.
the classiest of the younger sie-'e'. ne "a
the heavyweight division J. lot one
plead ignorance. he's new one on me
BY virtue Of a decisive victory otSL
Carl Morris the Oklahoma giant -
Young gladiator from the mlou-e eSt
has become famous I'm night, and to-
day the name OF Luther Mccarthy Is
household word, to quote liaHaze
Billy Mccartney, the Cnrlslopi .lle5l5i..I.,-.,
iumbus Of the most recent cahcLIi4t.e
for defender OF the honor OF the "Alle
Although Morris had failed to make
good in the eastern campaign ana hau
been discarded as a championship pos
sibiIity some time ago. that fact does
not take any or the glitter 2Wet ilyIN
McCarthy's feat OF putting the Dl IeI-
low down for the full count, tt was
the first time Carl had ever measuTel
I his length on the carpet during ms
] brief career as professional E-leH
! Jim Flynn. who handed Morris a rear
ful beating. could not turn the JrlcA'
/ although il must be admitted tnat LI1
Z punishment ADM nistered az Ile sil-.c
a =
out of the OklahOmau and LETT llIn
| minus much OF the confidence that had
been his greatest asset
I believe Al Palzer would have put
[ Morris away had they met nave
/ considerable respect for PalLer I-suI-
/ ing ability Last winter eIIotIs Wee
made to bring the big boys toget1er'
and the purse offers reached 10 Sl2-Vtu'
{ l. I remembe correctly But Tor some
/ reason or other those who had charge
faF ,~Hra Fn nu- n
highest bid. which had been rendered
by the ROyaie A Q. OF BrOoklyns
claiming that Palzer used the building
as training quarters and would there
! fore,have an advantage Whatever the
! reason they would not let Morris box
the IoWan. tt was shortly after the
/ the form shown by the victor In tnat
/ encounter probably threw a scare into
/ The other camp.
PaIzer is only younsster; . years
! doubt the class of all the white
! heavies with the possible exception OF
] Jim Flynn. It may be McCartny Is
made OF the right sort Of stuff as his
/ knockout of Morris suggests At any
| rate the logical white heavyWeig ht''
| match would be between this pair
Eddie Grauey. the san Francisco pro-
+ moter. had planned an international
/ contest for the fourth of July with
Z PalZer and B0mbadier Wells as prin-
I cipals but the Bri-On declined the is
/ queror2 Billy Mccartney announces
/ that his charge is open 10 meet any
/ white man in the world. ORouFke
would no doubt be agreeable 10 the
I match. With Johnson and Flynn mix
ing in New Mexico and PalZer and
i Mccarthy at &c in California. the ma
! tons holiday would be fittingly OBJ
! served
A few weeks ago 7 ran across Jim
! FLYNN and Jack CIrley and had q long
md frr Hnanal in 8
/ prospects In the coming battle with
Jack Johnson. I had been under the
limpression that FLYNN realized he was
| undertaking hopeless task. and
I frankly said So but during our con-
! versstion he convinced me of his sin
Z certify IN the belief that he can turn
/ 10 admire the grit OF the man and give
/ him credit for being one Of the gamest
! IN the business
Jim Is taking a gamblers chance and
] stalking everything on the one turn OF
I the cards He appreciates the fact
I that he must win to make anything
/ out OF the affair and that his future
I as fighter and money Garner depends
( on the result. He could reap large IL
{ nancial harvesIs by tackling smaller
I game, but his ambition is to be cham
/ pion heavyweight OF the world and
/ means TO win that coveted title or bust
I IN the attempt
Curley has invited me to attend the
Z contest and to act in an advisory ca
I so arrange my business affairs TO per-
! nit IL. Flynn believes in himself, OF
I that I'll swear and because or that
{ Is entitled to the support of every white
/ man interested in the sport I know
| what Ii means to be a rank outsider
! and not conceded a chance 10 win I
| was up against the same thing once
/ In my career-When matched 10 box
] John J. Sullivan for the championship.
! Therefore I'm for Flynn and hope to
/ be in a position 10 render him whatever
| assistance lies in ny power In his
/ efforts to win the title from the ne
gro.
Neither Frank Klaus nor Jack Dillon
! added 10 his reputation in their recent
] 10 round bout in this city New York
| ers had been led to believe that Dill
I Ion is q WhirlWind fighter who had
/ been given the worst OF the decision I'm
/ the 20 round bout with klause on the
] coast; they. were greatly disappointed
al the ordinary performance he put up
I the Garden. Championship quality
I was lacking in both men, and while
I Klaus deserved the verdict on his ag-
{ gressive policy. he did not show
/ marked superiority over his opponent
1 1t IS the consensus OF expert opinion
/ measure OF both men. and that Mike
I Gibbons would make either look fool
/ ISL I'm a limited contest
I I note that Dillon and McGOOrty have
: signed for 10 round bout I'm Indian
ap0lis. Nav % II Jack can do no better
( than he showed against Klaus, he faces
{ sure defeat as MCGOOrty Is verv
/ clever and hard hitting boxer, and on
J the improve" all the time At that