New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-03
M'CARTY A REAL Hope
Surprise Expressed at Crushing
Defeat of Al Palzer.
KETCHELL TO BOX HERE
Brother of Late Middleweight
Champion Seems to Have
Promising Future.

The crushing defeat suffered by Al Pal
ger at the hands Of Luther McCarty has
aroused much comment In boxing circles.
and many who were strangely quiet be-
fore the battle are now predicting a
glorious future for the Springfield boy.
He has already been called the closest
approach to Jeffries" and many other
fattering names. In this city, where
Palzer made his start. and among those
who saw him defeat "Bombardier" Wells,
AL Kaufman. Tom Kennedy and the
others. the surprise is greatest. There
were some who believed him impervious
to the jar OF any punch, however power
full. and who argued that with his Won
derful strength, he would win not alone
from McCarty. but from any man in the
world.
Despite the fact that it was acknowl-
eyed on the Pacific Coast that McCarty
was wonderfully improved. and was box
ing fully 100 per cent better just before
the battle than he had when he faced
Flynn. the faithful" still supported Pal
ger. One man who has followed boxing
for a number of years and rsked small
wager said yesterday afternoon:
II have no complaint to make. From
every report McCarty must have out
classed Palzer I'm all departments OF the
game. / thought firmly that the latter
was the greatest man among the new
crop. / saw him get up from knock
downs by AL Kaufman and Billy Wells
to win and believed that no one could
stop him. Then. too. McCarty failed TO
accomplish much with Stewart and VIII
l., b,,t h. how ir1nroVed
derfully." 4.
Danny Morgan was in laxative mood.
which Is nothing unusual for him. "W hat
did you think of the iight?" he was
asked. "If Britton had been right he'd
have won in n walk" We are speaking
of the Palzer-McCarty fight" he was adj
vised. whereupon Morgan replied: How
could Palzer hope to beat McCarty. The
Irishman showed that he was the more
scientific boxer. that he was equally
strong and could hit. He's just Ike my
boy Britton. He can lick everybody at
his weight and will be the next cham
pion."
The failure Of McCarty to knock out
Palzer clcanly has caused some doubt ~
his ability as n hitter. Certain 1t is from
all reports Of the battle. that he showed
some ability. but he Is a bruising. punish
Ing hitter rather than the sharp. snappy
puncher who brings about the downfall
OF his rival In a blow. IN all those
eighteen rounds he failed to knock palzer
down. although he had him helpless on
several occasions while Bombardier Wells.
weighing forty pounds less knocked Pal
ger fat with single punch i'm the first
round. McCarty. however is learning all
the time and under the careful coaching
of his manager. Billy Mccartney, he VIII
doubtless come along rapidly.
Leon Ketchell. the seventeen-year-
brother of the late middleweight cham
pion Is now on his way TO this city. where
he hopes 10 meet all the best 140-pound
bows KetChell, like his brother, Is a SEN
sational. rushing ripping fighter Most Of
his battles have been fought in and
around Michigan. None Of his opponents
has lasted through five rounds.
Ketchell will arrive In this city on Janu-
airy 6, and will try 70 get matches with
all the men in his class. He admits that
he is not the fighter his brother was at
the time he died, but points out that he Is
bigger and stronger than Stanley was at
seventeen, and hopes 10 be just as good
within a year or so.