The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-13
BAT MASTERSON
SIZES UP BOXERS
FAMOUS tanner OF BAD MEN SUR
PRIsED OVER FLYNN AND
M'CARTY RESULT.
FIREMAN GONE BACK
Al PALZER, NOTED AUTHORITY
SAYS, HAS ADVANTAGE or
M'CARTY IN MANY RE-
SPECTS.
FIREMAN GONE BACK

NEW YORK, Dec. 12.--W. b. (Bat)
Masterson. deputy United States mar
shall and tanner Of bad men. writes
In the Morning Telegraph about the
recent Flynn AlcCarty bout. He also
touches upon McCarty and Palzer.
He says:
1t would seem as IL the sports Of
Los Angeles had calculated very ac-
eufately when they maae Luther Mc-
Carly favofite in the betting over
Jim Flynn in Tuesday nights battle.
10 the general run of fignt dopesters
Flynn appeared to be the logical ia
vofite He had often shown that he
possessed all the stamina necessary
anu sufficient amount of skill to
naturally make him top-heavy
choice In the betting. But the Los
Angeles sports seem to have taken u
Inherent view of the situation. They
inquired, and correctly. too. that youth,
heigheh, reach and weight would
overcome the veteran k4yun's expert
enee and skill, and Ii did.
Although / lynn Is comparatively a
young man. being but thirty-three
years of age, he has been tighting a
long time. maybe fifteen years. He
has done a lot OF fghting, too After
a man has been in tae game as long
. n
ward, and very often doesn't know il
himself Constant training will sap
the vitality If the most durable ath-
fete that ever lived. Flynn is no ex-
ception to the rule. He VAS on the
back track and didnt realize II until
MeCarty had him whipped. Then 1t
was too tate.
When Flynn was here less than two
months age, in speaking OF this match
gtsNF b trsfN ~
most confidence in his ability 10 win
HE said that he was la perfect health.
and with the necessary preparation
would probably light better battle
with Mctarty than he ever had In his
lie. lie said he didn't regard Nc
Carly as at all dangerous.
'afcJarty n Big. Wiling. Young
fellow" said Flynn, but he has lot
to learn about the Aghting game be-
fore he cen hope 10 be "a champion.
I'm the original white hope destroy
er. don't forget that" said Flynn,
''and | expect TO clean up the entire
bunch before l get through" That's
how much confluence Flynn had In
him self when he was here last.
In referring To ralzer. Flynn said
he didn't care how much he weighed
nor how hard he could hit. ''f'Ii take
him Ii we ever meet in the ring just
ike u takG MCIAft$s But Flynn
didn't take McCarty, and therefore
won't get a chance TO take Pa!zer.
McCarty took Flynn in sixteen rounds
ard he took him hard. according to
eforis.
Flynn fights best at IT'S pounds.
He stands 5 feet 10 l-2 inches and
has the shortest reach of any heavy
weight in the business. His reach,
spread TO the f.il limit. Is seventy
inches. which Is unusually short for a
man Of his height. McCarty's reach
Is seveuty-siS inches. which save him
decided advantage in Tuesday
nights battle.
BIT 1t will be vastly different when
MeCarty meets Paizer New Years
day Instead OF having height reach
AMI weight on his side. as was the
case With Flynn. McCartv will be up
agai~st Il by large majority In all
three Separtments, Paizer will have
the riches the best of II In height.
four inches in reach and twenty-five
pounds in weight. Conditions will be
about equal as TO age; also, in ex-
pertsnce-
Palzer. however. la by far the wick
eldest puncher and without doubt can
tnfe n harder blow on the law than
Mcf'arty can and survive. With both
men In good condition when they en-
ter the ring. Palzsr's chances appear
the hest McCarty might win. but If
ne does II will be because he Is much
the better fighter. for all the other
natural adea ~tages are against him.