Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-20
,Heavy-weights
Who Are Looming
Big for Honors.
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ready to come whenever Hanks sends
word.
The Augusta promoter is merely
making his grab" with the other live
wire sports managers who have rec
ognized the boom sure TO follow the
barring of THE Big Smoke" The
fighters are crawling out of their holes
by the dozen and there's sure to be
something worth while doing under
the sudden readjustment.
Luther McCarty and Al Palzer are
going to fight for the Tom McCarey
diamond belt and the heavy
weight char Jionship. New Years
day. But it will not be certain that
the winner of that fight will be the
best white heavyweight in the world
Fhe man who win be given the right
10 claim the title after that contest
will be kept busy for the next two
years by worthy white opponents.
The best Of this lot to date is Luther
McCarty. But he has not beaten the
others. Only on paper does he loom
up as the champion The other good
ones are Palzer. Gunboat Smith, Jim
Stewart, Bomhardier Wells Moran
and Jess Willard.
Carl Norris was eliminated when
beaten by Flynn and knocked out by
McCarty. comparison Of the Morris
and McCarty fights with Flynn show
plainly whether McCarty is a better
man than the giant OklahomaE.
McCarty has done everything that
has been asked of him. A year ago
this fighter, who is now recognized as
the white heavyweight champion. was
unknown. He went to Springfield. Mo,
from Chicago to take the place of
Walter Monahan and fought under
that name. Billy Mccartney was one of
the promoters of the fight. MeCarty
won and Mccartney saw in him the
making of a good heavyweight.
From that time on McCarty fought
under his own name. Mccartney taught
him something about the game and
then matched him with Morris. Before
the fight Mccartney said the bout
would make McCarty or break him
and he was taking long chance. Nor
ris had the better of the first five
rounds and in the sixth MeCarty up
per-cut caught him flush on the chin
and 1t was curtains for the Oklahoma
engineer
This fight put McCafty into the lime
light and he fought for a while in the
East in ten-round bouts and then got
the Flynn match. He learned rapidly
and now has a bit of cleverness to
couple with his punching powers Nc
Carly has the size, reach, youth,
punching power stamina, quick think
ing. etc. to make him a great fighter.
paI1er aHupnan BuIIdoou
Palzer has been fighting much longer
than has McCarneys hope" He start
ed out in Iowa. Tom O'RourlSe discov-
cred him and took him East. Palzer
boxed every man he could and won
from several by the knockout route,
among his victims being Tom Kenne-
dy and Bombardier Wells.
Palzer's best performance was
against Wells. The clever Englishman
had the big Iowa bruiser beaten for
Tie first few rounds. He fioored Palzer
once and it looked as though O'RoGrke
would have to hunt up another meal
ticket. But Palzer would not stay
down, His awkwardness made him
look like a cheap novice beside the
Briton. But finally he put over the
punch that ended Wells's visit in this
country.
.Palzer is not as clever as McCarty
He is not a quick thinker. All he
knows is to get into the ring and slug
away until he Is knocked out or lands
the dream punch on his adversary.
Palzer Is dangerous because of his
terrific punch. He comes nearer be-
Ing the abysnal brute than any fighter
since the palmy day of Jim Jeffries.
Gunboat Smith has made a good
showing in the East recently by scoring
knockouts and he is a worthy oppon-
ent for McCarty or Palzer, despite the
fact that he is light.
Smiths handicap is like that of
Flynn. He weighs about 1856 pounds in
fighting trim. But he is tricky. cool
and owns an effective punch. He may
prove a stumbling block to some of
the big fellows. He has had quite a
bit of experience and is the one cred
tied with flooring Johnson in San Fran
cisco when Johnson was training for
mis- bout with Stanley Ketchei.
Question of Gameness.
Some Eastern critics are inclined to
believe that Jess Willard, a big Kan
san who has been striving for a couple
of years to show some class as ring
performer is the best. In picking him
they take into consideration the fac
that he was credited with outpointing
McCarty in a short bout III New York.
However, ii comes from a reliable
source that Willard lacks the heart
to make real fighter When Morris
was training in Oklahoma he laughed
at Willard He CLAIMS he made Will
lard quit in the gymnasium and once
beat him in a regular fight Lou cut
Ter an expert trainer, says he made
Willard quit while tossing a medicine
ball with him in an Oklahoma City
gym" II this is true, Willard might
as well be counted out of it.
Bombardier Wells is not strong
enough to go the 20-round route With
a fighter like McCarty. The Briton has
a good punch. weighs about 100 ana is
as tall as McCarty His reach is
long and he is very clever His science
made him popular in New York and
critics there We're inclined to believe
him the best of the white hopes until
Palzer knocked him out Wells may
return 10 this country before long and
make good.
One TO Be Cons cred.
Jim Stewart is a man Of much expe-
rience WHO IS 20 he considered. Stew