The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-19
M'CARTY SHOULD BOX
WILLARD FOR TITLE
Manager McCsrnsys Adm.nion 10 Go and Get
Reputation Is Inadequate Reply
TO Jess Challenge
Bv w. w. N0tlghton
:: :: By Bud" Fisher


course, but II stands TO reason that
Willard viii adopt some means OF
Iesentins the sllsh, placed upon him
by Manager Mccarney. for Mccartney
in response TO Wizards request for
mattel. with McCarsy. has told Jcs-
to go and get reputation.
Is tbs ordinary course OF thinss j
!s enIinsutly proper for d fighter
VINO hes proved his worth to tell
a pcsterius challenger OF unkncvn
cahoer 20 go and accomplish come
thiag but this is horse OF another
color. Willard. according 10 the New
York sporting writers. had all the
bette. o. Nccar.y IL . bout IN the
big city last August. and ~ McCart?
wc.e made OF the stuff t.lst cha ni-
pions are supposed 60 be made o.
lie oaid evince desire TO Sipe Out
re ndi2Dl,y mentioned instead o.
displaying an inclination 10 avoid
Willard.
Ii Was a iack of tact on McCarneJ's
part 10 resort 20 evsson OF that par
tlculer description. II he had told
Willard 20 cScrclze patience and that
h's turn would como after . while
II would Rave ocen much better.
II IL known. OF course. that 1ic-
Carly las h,s r.Ind set Oh Il july
uatch With Bohoatdie- Wells. the
representative Britisb heavyweight
end for thes matter. heins an affair
of international Significance. the
Weiis- -NicCarty pTospecT viii appeal
to the sporting men OF both sides o.
ihs Atlantic.
Bat Willard snsrtins under Nc
carney's nl-adviscd slur. viii cLain,
that Mccar,y has not fully estab-
l!ahc1 mis- righs 10 stand forth a.
AMERICAS premier heavyweight ard
Wrlards friends VIII take Up the
cry.
II is q claim. TOO tist cannot bs
ridden over rsughshod- The English
sporting papers are unit in admit
ting that Bonlbardier Wells Is the
champion or Great Britain In the
pugilistic Tine aud there should hs
nnanimity in this country AS to the
qualifications Of the hcayvweiRht who
Is to represent us.
SupposlnE bout between McCarty
and Wells were arranged and that the
critics accepted IL as Il worlds cham
p.onsnip struggle. even While har-
boring a suspicion that Willard vas
a better man than either Luther OF
Bombardier. And supposinE Wells
won.
Done you tnink he'd break all rec-
ords getting back TO London with the
title and iha, the way tho New York
Yacht club is sitting on the I'D OF the
chest containing tho Americas cup
would be but q mild form of protsc-
tlon to the plans that would be for
mulnted for keeping the worlds
championship behind the white cliffs
Of Do.or7
Sure as you're born, 4
NOV there Is only one fair. sports
~ rpsrlike way OF mapping out the
White heavyweight champion-
ship programme. In order 10 quail
~ for a bona fide championship
match either Wells or Mccarty should
first give battle 10 less Willard, 1f
tie promoters would prefer to use
0rcCarty and Wells on account OF the
international flavor Of ti,o struggle
let i 90 distinctly understood that
the affair Is merely the send-finai
In tho championship struggle and
then W-iilaid's rights in the connecs
ton would be safegusrdcd-
The writer holds no brief FOR VIII
lard. but after scanning the various
rcports af the contest between jess
and Luther in New York last August
am fulls persuaded TINT Willard
should not be asked 10 stand aside
for McCsrty or ail5' one else. Ire
argument may he .psed That McCarty
mas improved wonderfully since he
felt the forcs OF Wizards STRAIGHT
jefts ard upprrcuts. But who shall
say that NIilnrd has not improved In
" corresponding ratio.
No matter which way Il Is looked
at there il reason for = Willard Nc
Carty match. Il, should take place
either bcgore the Wells srccarty ar
fair or sfier--providing always that
defests Wells