Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-02
K'CARTY FINISHES
PALZER IN 18TH
Missouri Heavyweight Metes
Out Terrific Punishment in
Battle for Title.

Los Angeles, Jan. Luther McCar-
" OF Springfield, No. shattered the
heavyweight championship ambitions
Of Al Palzer. the Iowa giant. at the
Vernon arena yesterday afternoon.
For nearly eighteen rounds ne used
the huge frame OF the Iovan as a
punching bag The middle of the 18th
round found Palzer staggering blindly
arout under a volley Of let's 70 his
battered face and when Referee
Charles Eyton walked between the
men and hoisted the right hand OF the
smiling pugilist the decision was re-
ceived with cheers
McCartys victory, following his de-
cIslve defeat three weeks ago Of jim
Flynn, places him at the top OF the
list OF white heavvweights. NcCarty
has announced. and reiterated the
statement today, that he would never
fLht negro.
palzer in spite OF his superior
height, weight and reach. was no
match for the cool-ueaded. agile
youngster. He literally stumbled
through the fight assimilatlng awful
punishment and his PUSHES were
wholly ineffective he scarcely land
ed clean blow through out the fight
Palzer began the fight with an ag-
gTessiveness that indicated d desire
20 finish his man ia short order. but
McCarty had little difficulty in eluding
him
Only once Palzer appeared TO have
the advantage in one of the early
ROUNDS McCarty slipped 20 the mat
Paizer rushed IN, launching a right
uppercut to- catch the rising man, but
NcCarty ducked out OF danger.
McCarty fought cleverly throughout
taking mis- time and beating down his
man systematically. He seldom vast
al q blow and hit with deadly prec..
sion Palzer had practically 10 de-
scuse against the Missourian's whip
like left. delivered straight from the
shoulder. and seldom was he able 10
block the right swing or uppercut
which invariably followed a series or
straight let's.
McCarty landed at will and with an
accuracy .1a. became monotonous
Pa'zorg were kept almost con.
Tom ON.rrke, who shouted instruc,
tions 10 him through a megaphone. lie
appeared TO have no initiative what
ever ORourke's instructions were as
audible to McCarty as TO Palzer and
every move Of the iowau was antici
pated by his foe.
Palzer's face was badly disfgured
and ne showed the effects OF his beat
ina even more than did liCCarty 5
last victim the veteran, Flynn
Ia the 18th round Palzcr walked M
steadily 20 the center of the ring and
literally fell into "a left hook that daz
cd him. He chung TO McCarty's Shout
ders ard when they separated NcCar
~ shot two let's to the jaw McCarty
apparently unwilling TO administer the
fms. Nug punch. backed away, and The
referee stopped the fight.
AS an assimilator Of punishment
Tulzcr receives first houorE. FrCu
che first going TO the end he wadeC
irtC McCarty's Aaulike arms and tool
blow after blow on the face and body
never once stopping and never once
backing away from the inevitable beat
IN, big Iowau numerous friends auC
placed him in line for other matches
that are TO ne put ON by Promoter Nc
Carey.
PaIzer did not win a round and +
looked several times as if he were Il
%, knocked out but always he took tn,
punch I'm a vital spot granted au'
came back for more He was badl,
cut mp from q left hook and RICH
Cross and uurercut which NcCart.
continually put over. Palzer SCENE,
20 have no defense whatever and ueye
once did be make McCar,y Mrs D.
any distance.
10 was % smuggling match, very E>s--
different from lhc battles staged ~ th
arena of late between the feather an,