El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-16

| EW YORK, Aug. 16.-The heavy
| ~ weight situation is not entirely
L hopeless. "Gunboat'' Smith he
| of the sleep producing punch, by vir-
( tue of his impressive victory over Jim
/ Flynn, the white hope destroyer" in
| serted an additional feather in his pu-
| gilistic cap, and in the-opinion of many
good judges demonstrated beyond all
question that he is the king of the
pale face branch of the heavyweight
division If any doubt existed as to the
"GunbOats' standing it was dissipated
in his battle with the pueblo fighter.
In commenting on the possible out
come of this match recently 1 referred
to the many advantages physical and
otherwise Smith could boast over his
veteran rivel, and predicted the Gun
boat would surely defeat Flynn and
that a knockout within limit would not
surprise me in the least The dope on
recent performances of the men made
Smith look an overwhelming favOrite
but in spite of this the members of the
socalled talent" were down hook, line
and sinker on Colorado James.
I watched both men closely from a
position Of vantage and was agreeably
surprised at the Improvement Smith
displayed over other battles in which
he had engaged in this neighborhoOd.
He used better judgment than I
thought was in him. Instead of vast
Ing vast amount of energy in useless
wild swinging, Smith varied his style
to suit the demands made upon him
by the rushing tactics of his opponent,
and pulled a lot of stuff that he never
attempted before. Someone has evil
IDENTIFY had the "GunbOat" in hand of
late and taught the lanky fighter a
few new tricks about the game. and
with good results, to judge from the
manner in which he Outmaneuvered |
Flynn throughout the contest
n
however. before he can reasonably ex- !
pect to accomplish the defeat of anyone /
of the trio of ebony hued stars who /
stand between him and the coveted |
championship He has a number of 4
faults which will have to be corrected /
If he is to be the dependence of the ,
white race in the heavyweight divi-
sion But he has demonstrated that /
ne is not tied to any one style and that /
he is willing to learn. The startling /
Improvement shown in the Flynn I
match bids US hope that eventually !
the "GunbOat' will develop into a real /
contender for the premier position in /
pugilism.
He surely looks the class Of the
white heavies.
The next important heavyweight
battle with which local promoters will /
regale the fans will be the Al Palzer-
Frank Moran affair which is down on
the books for w ednesday. September 3,
at the St Nicholas Athletic Club
arena As the winner Will be given
match with "GUnboat" Smith. at the
Garden later on in the season. the
boys will furnish some good entertain
ment.
Palzer and Moran are the dark horses
Of heavyweight pugilism. The former
achieved quite a bit of success in this
city last year and was going along
nicely until he ran afoul of the late
Luther McCarty- It is said on behalf
Of Palzer that he was sick man, and
n no condition to do himself justice
and that in view of the splendid &C
count he gave under the immense
he labOred the result of that
mill should not be held gainst him.
But that's a part of the game; if
0Oxer enters the ring out of shape it
s his own lookout and he must suffer ]
he consequences The public has no I
line TO listen to excuses and stories I
If what might have been. Results are
what count with the fans, and if Palzer |
fails to make good in the coming bout I =
lie will be put in the discard.
Moran is a sort of mystery. He has !
lever been knocked out, I understand, I
nd it is even claimed for him that he
las never been knocked off his feet. :
Though ne has mixed il up with the S