The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-08
HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE
SOON DETERMINED
Three Leading Candidates for
Honor Are at Los Angeles
for Bouts.
BY Il. NJ. WALKER.
1nal Ncws Sery!cc.

Fly International News Service
Los ANGELES. Dec. The blast of
the aautaIns. the waltzln~ Of the fen'il
ers and tine more soid and satisfying
work of the lighlwcights is 10 give ~ay
to the rlb-Tattling punch OF the heavy
weights.
The cobweos OF two years gathering
are 10 be swept out % the heavyweiGht
division, Jim Flynn. Luther Mccarty and
Al Palzer. the thrcc bost whtc heavy
weight boxers in ;he world. are housed
in Los Angeles waiting 10 participate
in IL three-coinered elimination contest
that is 10 develop champion
PalZcr arrived fron New York today
and McCarty come together next Tues
day night in a scheduled twenty round
battle before the Pacific Athletic club at
Vernon The winner takes on pal1er on
the survivor goes tie Mec'arey belt, cm-
blematic OF Tho heavyweight champion
ship, and all the gold and glory that
goes with the position.
stopped Cau Morris In short ordc'' and
toppled 81 Kaufman over IN ;Hu rounds
He is Jefries IN size and punch and
has all the earmarks % a real fighter.
Among the local critics there exists the
suspicion that McCarty has been ''uD-
der wraps during his training camp
workouts. Immediately upon hiS arriva
here. the Nebraskpn was made 10 To
s savorite over Flynn, Tho stories ui
his Knockout prowess, youth and SIZE
We're responsible FOR McC'Nrtys being
figured above the veteran FLYNN.
At the beginning OF his training e.;
Venice. McCartr jloUred his sparrinc
partner, Walter Monohan. and - MP"
like n regular krccker out. ;uddeniy
Luther stopped abusing the hireh lfelp
and each afternoons workout became
less interesting. During the past week
manner. showing none too clever against
his ring males. The inside titlk Is
that Manager Bi]ly McCaruey for rea-
sons best known 20 himself las had his
boy tone down a bit, There will be
little chance TO pass Judgment on Nc
Carty until VIC see him In the ring
against Flynn.
As for Flynn his methods are az an
open book to the public. We have lad
the fireman with us for many years and
the only change In his fighting makeup
is that ho has learned how TO hit with
the result that he now throws the throt-
tie on knockout punch. Jim's weight:
and I have this on good authority, Will
be between 100 and i9o pounds when ne
throws Off his bathrobe.
Palzer complains Of a slight throat
trouble and will rest for = week before
going into training.
1T makes little difference to us which
man wins Tuesday night" said Mana
ger Tom OItourkc today "Pal5er Is the
master OF either Flynn or McCarty. 4
have wanted to bring This fellow to the
coast ror over year. but never hui the
opportunity before,
"Al showed me in his meeting with
Bumbartjier Wells that he is as game
shoe. Wells dropped him in the hrst
round and never expected TO soc Pal
ger get up. But get UP he did. as rrosgy
MS n drunken sailor. and fought Wells
ail over the ring. finally knocking him
out. A man that can weather n knock
down that doubles him UP like a pretzel
is Il sure enough battler Well take
that belt back TO New Yorle with US
And there YOU arc. Three heavy
weights, all smiles and confidence. wait
ing for the cali OF tho ring,