El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-11-16


M is a renewed activity in the
- ranks Of the white heavyweights
that suggests a busy season for the big
fellows With johnson out Of the way,
depOsed by popular sentiment, and
Jeanette, Langford ana McVey show
ing signs of the wear and tear of hard
campaigns, the hopes have taken new
leases on life Those who have already
attained prominence are laying plans to
make their aims and ambitions and de-
signs on the heavyweight title as prof
1t& bic as possible.
Big Al Palzer. Tom O'Rourke's entry,
probably the class Of the bunch of am
bilious youngsters, has hearkened to
me cali OF the coin and patched up
all differences with the man who en-
EIneered the pugliistic campaigns Of
onarkeEs DIXON, WOlcOtt and other
knights OF the squared circle. Al stuck
II out Tor a long time and tried hard
to force ORourke TO relinquish the
managerial Teins, but found the legal
game very expensive and harder to beat
than reckoned on: then sensibly con-
GUIDED 70 make peace with the 5lan
who had contributed so much TO his
success as a pugilist
The veteran trainer plans TO take
Palzer west to meet the winner of the
Jim Flynn-Luther McCarty battle,
scheduled for December 10 at Los An
Seles. That IS provided McCarty is the
victor. I understand Billy Mccartney,
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McCarey, the coast promoter, to keep
the big boy out there for a season if
successful in the Flynn engagement
Should fireman Jim emerge with the
honOrs, however, it is likely the Pal
zer-Flynn contest viii be staged right
here in Gotham Flynn has declared in
favor OF New York and the 10 round
thing
Mccartney, by the way. is an optimis-
tic person He processes confidence
that his green youngster viii find
Flynn quite as soft as Al Kaufman
lie may learn he's mistaken in eSti-
mating the fighting qualities of the
sturdy ezfireman, one Of the toughest
nuts to crack in the heavyweight di-
vision. Beating a boxer already on
the down grade IS a different QropOsl-
ton from tackling one whose ambition
has not been sQuelched- Kaufman was
started on the tObOEgan by this same
Flynn, and given the final boot by
PalZer- With no desire to take credit
from the big MissOurian, il must be ad-
mitted that when he engaged the Cali
fornian in combat McCarty was not
facing kaufman at his best; not by
long shot
Ny opinion is FIynn's experience and
aEgressiveneSs viii prove too much for
Luther novice in comparison, and
whose method Of milling is not suffi-
GENTLY vigorous to stop a man of the
rushing bulldog style Of the redoubta-
bic Pueblan.
It NAV be that I underestimate Nc
York performance believe he has lot
10 learn before he can class with Flynn
Luther is a fine, big and admirably
constructed athlete, but evidently lack
Ing in the fighting spirit his name
would suggest
PaIzer's long absence from the ring
has cost him a number Of local admir-
ars. who contend that the iayOff viii
injure his chances. Quite q few local
sports have transferred their affec-
tons and are now tOutfng Gunboat
Smith. late Of California. as the leading
candidate for heavyweight hOnOrs- And /
with very good reason. too, Tor al the 4
ate of improvement shown by the Gun 4
boat the past few months 1t is not too 4
sxtravae giant praise to say that he 1
would give the best Of the white men /
/ good battle
When smith first dropped in on /
Gotham he was matched with the 4
Brooklyn Goliath. Jim Stewart, q fairly 4
,lever boxer Of about 225 pounds aFor- 4
Iupois. Stewart was given the decis- Z
on On that occasion. and by the way, /
he rendering Of the verdict cost Patsy 1
Haley his referees license and the Ma
-ional Sporting Club its charter How (
ever. not to digress, Smith at that time I
lid not show a thing but willingness
10 fight and a cheerfUlness in absorb /
ng punishment that made hit with 4
he crowd. Yes. and a wild swing that e
when it did land shook his gigantic op- !
Donent to the heels As Gunboat +
weighed 10 to Stewards 225. or there /
packed quite a healthy punch.
Gunboat has devoted much of his
raining stunts during the last five o.