The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-01-02
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Black Fighter Will Not Be
Sought by Winner.
Palzer's Courage Only Thing in
His Favor.


rounds he used the huge frame of the
Iowan as a punching bag.
The middle of the eighteenth round
found Palzer staggering blindly under
a volley of let's to his battered face
and when Referee Charles Eyton
walked between the men and hoisted
the right hand of the smiling cowboy
pugilist, the decision was received with
cheers.
McCarty's victory, following his de-
cisive defeat three weeks ago of Jim
Flynn, places him at the top of the
list of white heavyweights. McCarty
has announced, and reiterated the
statement after the fight, that he
would never fight a negro.
Palzer, in spite of his superior height
weight and reach, was no match for
the cool-neaded, agile youngster. He
literally stumbled through the fight.
Palzer began the fight with an ag-
ressiveness that indicated a desire to
finish his man in shorI order. but Nc
Carty had little difficulty in eluding
him. Only once Palzer appeared to
have an advantage. In one of the early
rounds McCarty slipped to the mat
Palzer rushed in, launching right up
percut to catch the rising man, but
McCarty ducked out of danger.
McCarty Wastes No "Steam."
McCarty fought cleverly throughout,
taking his time and beating down his
man systematically. He seldom wasted
q blow and hit with deadly precision.
Palzer had practically no defense
against the Missourians swho delivered
whfplike straight from the shoulder
and seldom was he able to block the
right swing or uppercut which invar1-
ably followed a series of straight lefts.
McCarty landed at will and with an
accuracy that became nlonotonous.
Palzer's eyes were kept almost con-
tinually on his manager, the veteran,
Tom O'Rourke, who sht uted instruc-
lions to him through a megaphone. He
appeared to have no initiative what
ever. O'Rourke's instructions were as
audible to McCarty as to Palzer and
every move of the Iowan was anttct-
pated by his foe.
Palzers face was badly disfigured
and he showed the effects of his beat
ing even more than did McCarty's last
victim. the veteran. lin Flynn. sssi
waits for Referee % act.
In the eighteenth Palzer
walked unsteadily to the center OF the
ring and literally fell ipto a left hook
that dazed him. He chung to McCarty's
McCarty shot two lefts to the jaw.
McCarty, apparently unwilling to adj
minister the finishing punch. backed
away and the referee stopped the fight
McCarty's only mark was slight cut
under the right eye.
Round one-The fight started at BIB |
Palzer rushed McCarty and McCarty
waIloped him with left and right to the |
head. Palzer staggered McCarty with
hard straight left to the chin. Palzer |
brought blood from. McCarty,s lip with
another straight left. They clinched as
bell sounded. Palzer stopped to shake |
hands with McCarty.if Round even.
McCarty's Fight All the Way.
Round two-McCarty landed hard
right on Palzer's jaw and forced Palzer |
to make several vicious swings. They |
exchanged rights to head and hard |
a terrific left to Palzer's left eye.
PaIzer reached McCarty's face with two
straight lefts and McCarty sent |
Palzer's head back with left to the
face. Both landed hard lefts to the
face. McCarty brought blood from
Palzer's nose with a right swing and
sent swift lefts and rights to the stom-
ach. McCarty apparently landed at
win on Palzer's stomach. McCarty's
round.
Round three-Palzer sent right to the
body and put two hard rights to the
stomach. Both missed and they went
into a clincIl. McCarty rammed straight
left into Palzers face and followed with
right and left to the body. McCarty
landed light left to the face and clever
" block a terrific swing. Palzer in a
clinch crossed with a left to McCarty's
face. McCarty reached Palzer's jaw
with a right and left with terrific
speed. They exchanged blows in the
center of the ring. McCarty's round.
Round four-After feinting. Nc
Carly landed left to the face and
drove right to stomach. McCarty miss
ed left swing and Palzer drove right
to the wind following it with left to
the head. Despite Palzer's great
strength, McCarty had little difficulty
in holding him in the clinches. Nc
Carly swung hard right and left to
the face and Palzer sent three straight
1efts to the jaw. McCarty put right
20 Pa1zer's jaw. Round even.
Round five-Both of PalZer's eyes
were swollen when he came up in the
fifth. McCarty drove a hard right to
the ribs and they exchanged blows at
long distance in the center of the ring.
McCarty sent right to the chin and
swung a hard right uppercut. Palzer
drove a vicious right to McCarty's
heart. Palzer's head rocked from
right to left under McCarty's we'll
timed swings. Palzer missed a swing
and McCarty drove right to stomach
causing Palzer's mouth and nose to
bleed. Palzer smiled as he spat out
the blood: Palzer drove hard left
to McCarty's chin but the cowboy
grinned. McCarty's round.
Palzer Groggy in Sixth.
Round six-Palzer sent two straight
lefts to McCarty's face. McCarty
swung his right to jaw, causing an
other flow of blood from Palzer's
mouth. They exchanged blows to the
head McCarty sent Palzer's head
back with left jab which he follow
ed with a hard swing. He again
PaIzer's head with short |
left swing and caused Palzer to miss a
vicious right uppercut. Palzer sent
McCarty to the ropes with two lefts
to the face but McCarty bounced back
smiling. McCarty landed three hard
lefts to the face. McCarty worked
l@ft Swings with good effect to Pal II