Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-03-05
TULSA FANS ARE ENPECTANTLY
AWAITING BOUT AT sAPuLPA
ON ST. PATRICK's DAY.
OUGHT TO Be A Good Co
Future Reputation of Heavyweight
Aspirants will BE In Balance as
Result Of 60 NJ Sapulpa.


that Is 10 be heh at Sapulpa on ~ &.
PatrIck's day, March II. In the even
ing, between Jim Stewart and Carl
| Morris. both aspirants for the heavy
weight championship OF tho world &.
This is chiefly because Of the fact that
| Carl Morris was declared 10 be bet
ter boxer at Springfield, Mo, several
months ago than Carl Morris was, and
because Jim Stewart was not long
since declared to be better boxer
than Luther McCarty more recently In
New York City.
That there will be an immense
crowd In Sapulpa to witness the bout
goes without further assurance. Sa.
pulpa Is virtually the home OF Carl
Morris, and his friends and hackers
in that city are numerous Stewart
| on the other hand, comes fresh from
his victory over McCarty, now thought
to be one of the best men In the heavy
weight division today, and there IL the
best chance oklahoma ever had Of
seeing two Of the chief aspirants en-
ter the ring with their future reputa-
ions at stake on March II.
The Globes Review.
Commenting on Stewards decision
over McCarty, the New York Globe
had the following to say:
While McCarty was defeated, he was
by no means disgraoed,. He made a
truly remarkable showing and II
stamped him as hope" Of great
promise. He is still raw and mex.
perienced, but these shortcomings are
not ones that cannot be rectifiei. He
possesses all the other essentials ne.
cessary to become a champion. Above
all else he proved himself to be q
fighter Of unquestioned gameness
commanding an ability TO recover
quickly from punishment and fight
only the horder for 1t.
OF the finer points of the game he
knows almost nothing. He is rugged
and strong and carries a hefty wallop.
particularly in his right hand.
But just now McCarty is nothing
more than a rough. unschooled fight
er. His knowledge of boxing is ALL
He bores in somewhat on the style of
Al PalZer His one object is to get to
his o2ponet and by brute strength bat
ter him down Against an adept in the
art OF hitting and getting away he is
sadly Outclassed. This is how II was
last night. Stewards cleverness and
ring generalship triumphed over Nc
Carty's crude aggressiVeness and
strength.
Stewart Some Scrapper.
McCarty forced the fight almost
started each round with a headlong
rush, the very force of which carried
Stewart before it. Luther was like an
enraged bull. He kept wading in all
the time, and always trying to connect
with the crashing swings Stewart
awaited his rushes, meeting him as he
came with stingng straight arm blows
to the head. Often he would shift and
cross a right or left to the jaw.
Time and again he caught Luther
square on the jaw with these short
hooks. but it was like punching a bag
to stop the westerner. McCarty came
back. He was imporvious to punish
ment. He shed the blows like rain
from q slOping roof. Stewart hit him
with all the power he could put be.
hind the blows, but he never succeed
ed in stopping his oncoming opponent
The only immediate effect Stewards
heaviest punches had on him was to
bring smile to his face. That Is, he
barred his teeth, but II was more Of a
vicious sneer than a smile. After pass.
ing the half way point, McCarty tired
often, but the weakness was of short
duration. In almost every round after
the fifth, he went to his corner rock.
ing from Stewarts jabs and shortarm
hooks. The opening bell Of the next
session, however, always found him
refreshed and strong. His youthful
strength and stamina always pulled
him through the distressing periods
In the first few rounds 1t looked
as if McCarty would get" to Stewart
and send him down With one OF his
wide swings. At the first bell McCarty
shot out of his corner like a projec.
Tie IIOll u Dlb gun. ne IuSn lOunu
Stewart unprepared to meet 1t and
Jim was carried to the ropes. Stewart
did not have a chance to do anything
else but defend himself for the first
few minutes, While he did not do
any damaging execution, McCarty
made all the fight He charged In
with head down and Stewart did the
backstep around the ring. This was
McCarty's best round.
After the first round, Stewart real
lied that his only chance of victory
lay in his ability TO Outlook his man
He acted accordingly. He stood off and
fought cautiously and coolly. He was
content to let McCarty do the forcing
AS Luther plunged to him. Jim block.
ed his leads and countered the futile
thrusts with straight lefts and short
inside right and left crosses At this
style of milling he far outclassed Nc
Carty. He outhit Luther three to one
and wasted few punches Every punch
he landed carried a sting with il. and
only McCartys marvellous strength en-.
abled him to assimilate them.
Stewart earned the honors on points
In every round except the first and
ninth. The opening round went to
McCarty and the ninth was split In