The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-21
|lNTH- H-PELKY BOUT
is NEXT BIG EVENT
|I.svyweights VIII Meet in
San Francisco on New
Years Day.
RUNNER" IS FAVORITE
lille Known in the West of
sGunboat's" Opponent;
Pelky Has Advantage.
RUNNER" IS FAvORITE

1t,s far jump from lightweights, OF
|he lSa.pound boys, to the heaviest
that the ring affords.
|IoTsver, that's the jump we are max
|.s from the fight-that-was.to-be to the
6oht.that.is-toeome, says Henry B.
znish in the San Francisco Chronicle.
Arthur Pelky, 2oo-pounder, and Gun
IA Smith, Of whom it is Jim Bulk.
|.rss proud boast that he is the only
,ihnound heavyweight in the game to-
~ ara the next in line for fistic hon.
4 and, weather permitting, will box
4 ia open on Thursday afternoon,
5,urary /, in q match that will be her.
'i5ed for the championship of the
-6rld and at all events will constitute
q most important elimination contest
IA between white hopes since that un.
|Dpy phrase was originated.
d is nigh time that we have cham
oa In that division, since it is gen
|slly conceded that Jack johnson is
ID of the running and would hardly
.,nture 10 return to the United States,
I'd If there was promoter the length
Al breadth of the land who would be
rIlling 70 face the storm Of protest
|rsafed by making up card with the
Sutk as one OF the participants.
NTH Is Favorite.
eTho will be the favorite9'' seems
d have been the first question pro-
urnded, and although there is wide
rrsad difference of opinion, the con
.tz<us appears TO be that Smith will
a the choice when it comes to betting.
Apperently, according to the wise
<tffs, this feeling is based on the
<ound that Smith is known here and
1s been seen in action, while Pelky
s eltogetber q newcomer with none too
1peh of record back OF him.
.ltis an undisputed fact that in San
Rneisco The fight fans have adopted
themselves "shoW me- attitude.
Is due, no doubt, to having ac-
.led outside opinion as to the worth
boxer who has never been seen,
*ly 20 discover they should have dis
|,gnted that opinion, They can't be
<Rmed, therefore, for refusing to be
|oodwinked, and as result they are
1Qre inclined to bet their money on a
ofn they know than on q rank strang-
n thcm
Paky Is Heavier.
II the present instance Pelky will
HYe all Of twenty-five pounds advan-
lgs over Smith, who, to his sorrow, is
be ef the lightest OF the heavyweights
q fht game, and that is an advantage
1ot 10 be sneared at. If you will heark-
b bsck to the Smith. Willard bout you
Fll doubtless remember that Smith,
Fhile be was entitled to the decision
'e was given, had no easy time Of it
E1th tue awkward, burly Willard, who,
nd he known anything at all of the
port he was attempting to illustrate,
leht lave pressed the smaller man
.1t possibly have won.
Little is known here of Pelky and
s greAtest asset is the fact that he
on over Luther McCarty, who was
2lled far and wide as one Of the best
the big division. The outcome of that
=atfle is to be deplored, since McCar.
N vas killed in the ring, but it did
fQye that Pelky is possessed Of n
nd punch. although from his work on
He stage he is evidently somewhat
1gainly workman in the ring.
6nnner'' Has Speed.
Whether the outcome of that fight
gong TO leave its mark on Pclky to
extent Of causing him to be afraid
me consequences and therefore alto.
'ther too conservative in the ring re-
3'ns TO be seen, In some instances
~ can be called TO mind it has made
diffeTence with boxers who have
e@ 60 unfortunate as to kill their OPP
peents, In other Instances, however,
aas bad decidedly depressing ef-
SHdently, 10 put two and two to-
'uef, II is chiefly case Of tempera'
10y and we have hardly seen enough
relky TO have discovered just what
NY temperamental condition. IL ism u
rnhely TO be the case with the big
'loNs 70 the ring as with the smaller
~ ma for this reason Pelky may not
potbered in the least.
kPttern fighters are inchued 10 fig
felky AS having a good chance
'sy reason along the lines of the re-
match that Willard put up in Mil.
.ntee and say that il that is his best
'Hing, and IL is true he did as well
Gunner Smith as the reports
feIky looks winner.
]9 fhe west, however, IL is recalled
smith had gone along, meeting
1fnealiy all cOmers and winning
''Ie bis weight has been against him
,ne other hand it has doubtless
,oeq TO give him more speed. As IL
mg charge made against Smith
9t beng none to stanch.hearted--it
s 70 have been forgotten, in view
nla recent caraer