The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-04
CORBETT'S WEEKLY
BOXING REVIEW
SAYS IT WAS PALZER'S OWN
FAULT THAT He WAS BEATEN

Cd1LPd1Su III HAuStA ana cAAA0 AAGaS
lost all standing as a candidate for
the championship.
understand Langford has split
with Manager Joe WoOdman and will
shortly sail for this country to cha1-
lenge Johnson and the white heavy
weights. Nothing is said about Jean
nette, but Sam will first have to
make good against Joseph who has
been patiently awaiting Sambo's re-
turn, Sam and Joe were matched
over year ago by Tom McCarey. but
Langford suddenly decided to cancel
in favor of the Australian trip. Sam
DO need come no farther East than
the Pacific coast. Jeanette will glad
ly hike that far to meet him for
the colored championship. And it
ought to make a great battle.
Soldiers Kearns, who came in for
quite a lot of boosting through land
ing lucky one on the jaw of
Zone Round Davis and supposed
sorry showing against the huge Jess
Willard. Kearns has a wallop, and
a shape like a strong man, and that.
lets him out. He wires" all punch
es and a clever man should make
him miss every time, barring accident
Willard is a hard proposition to fig
ure. That is as heavies go these
days. He lacks aggressiveness and
seems to warm to- a fight only when
stung. Like all the big fellows he
wastes more energy than he applies
to good uses. He can hit very hard,
of that there is no doubt, and is as
clever, If not more so, than the aver
age heavyweight of to-day, but I
would first like to see him pttted
against tougher game before passing
opinion on his merits. 1t would be
interesting to see him against Luther
McCarty again. When etheH met last
Summer both were green as grass. but
big Willard had a bit the better of the
argument.
Zone Round Davis quick defeat of
Jack TWIN Sullivan at
Buffalo last week puts him back in
the running. and adds weight to his
claim that Kearns beat him ,Swith a
lucky punch. The men are to be
rernatehed and if Davis is successful |
in turning the tables on the Soldier |
he will be given a chance with Jess
willard.
French promoters hope to clear up |
the niddle-weight championship
with the aid of a few of our fighters |
Billy Papke and Frank Klaus will |
battle March 5, and Eddie McGoorty |
will have it out with the winner a |
month later, if the plans of the Pa
-isian promoters do not rniscarry /
That means McGoorty and Klaus
will meet in the final. I think Frank
a better man than Billy right now. He
outboxed Papke for six rounds at
Pittsburgh several years ago and at
hat time Billy was ranked second |
only to KetcheI, and a little later /
made very credftab1e showing with
he champion himself. Klaus was
hen a comparative novice and is
1ow at his best. He should stop
2apke inside of twenty rounds
take off my hat to Luther Nc
Carty. He is a better man than I
thought and proved a genuine sur
Prise package in the New Years Day
festivities at Los Angeles In spite |,
# numerous physical advantages Pal
Ter was no match for McCarty whose
Tictory, following so quickly the de-
,isive defeat of Jim Flynn, places him
at the head of the white heavyweight
iivision.
Luther must be wonderfully i'm
proved boxer since he last showed in /
New York. He hardly knew how to
put up his hands at that time, and
olks wondered how he had ever man
tged to- stop big Carl Morris. During
lis stay in Gotham Luther boxed Jim
stewart and Jess Willard. Stewart
made him look ridiculous and even
he green Willard showed more boxing
skill.
Adverse criticism did not discour-
age McCarty. He was a determined
youth and decided the place to best
earn the game was the ring itself
He got after the best of the big men
Ind In rapid order boW1ed over Jim
Barry, AL kaufman and Jim Flynn
Luther showed marked Improvement
with each new start. When he beat
Flynn he earned the holiday battle
with Palzer.
There is no need for comment on
he details of his meeting with Pal
ger The victory was clean cut and
never in doubt after the first round.
1t was weIl-earned and well deserved
A man with the ambition and perse-
of McCarty is entitled to sue
cess. He has worked hard and con- /,
'cientiously and his efforts have been
with victory.
Palzer put up a very poor fight and
showed nothing at all except that he
s game. He took a fearful beating
ind never showed the white feather
Afs weight, 227 pounds suggests he
vas not in the best of shape, but he
las no one to blame but himself. He
lad his opportunity and failed to
make good.
JAMES j. CORBETT.