Evening journal., 1913-01-02
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III UnN IL
WINS OVER
AL PALzER
Referee EytOn Stops the Bout
in the Eighteenth
Round
IOWA LAD IS
BADLY PUNISHED
By The United Press.

By The United Press.
LOS ANGELES. Cal. Jan. 2-No
fighter who is not white will ever
have a chance at McCarty's heavy
weight title. This was the first an
nouncement made today by Luther
McCarty, following his defeat OF Al
Palzer, Of Iowa, yesterday after seven
teen rounds Of terrific milling In tne
middle of the eighteenth round, lief
cree Eyton stopped the battle, to save
Palzer from further punishment
will not meet any fighter whose
skin is not white. but will draw the
color line absolutely" was McCartys
statement II have no intention OF
burying my title. however, and any
fighter, who is worthy, may have a
chance at It.
while I am willing 10 20 against
any white fighter who is picked for
me, prefer to meet Bombadier Wells,
in order 10 clear up any talk that the
English have made of supremacy.
will probably meet Wells on Juiy a.
After that Willard and Daley can
fight it out, and / will meet the WIN
ner"
McCarty then paid tribute to his
defeated foeman.
"Palzer is the gamest boy ! have
ever met" he said HE took a good
deal more than Jim Flynn did and
didn't finch once. He can have an
other chance at me after the other
cOntendors are disposed Of
A person knowing nothing of the
result Of yesterdays battle looking at
McCarty and Palzer today, would
have no difficulty telling which was
winner. Aside from a slight cut under
one eye, McCarty did not show mark
of the encounter. while Palzer was
terrifically beaten up Both eyes
were puffed almost shut. his nose and
face were a bloody mass and one ear
was terribly cut.
'McCarty was better than had
ever expected, said Palzer. But ]
want another chance and ! am will
ing to prove my right to it IL neces-
sary"
McCarty's manager and Tom Nc
Carey who promoted yesterdays mill
both said they were endeavorine tC
arrange a match with Wells here on
Independence Day. McCarey today ca
bled the Britisher and expects a IA
yorable reply tomorrow
Fans who witnessed yesterdays bat.
tie. were universally of the opinion
that Palzer's advantage in reach anC
size, his blows seemed to lack pun.
ishing power, and he was wholly
without iniative.
Fans say he would have made q
better showing had he cut loose in tho
beginning, from the instructions o
his manager, Tom O'Rourke. and gone
ahead o. his own hook Throughou
the entire battle, Palzer looked t,
ORourke to tell him what 10 do, ant
Tom yelled through a megaphon'
what tactics to pursue McCart'
merely smiled when he heard thes'
instructions and he easily anticipates
every move OF the IOwan palzer wa
game throughout and stood toe 10 to-
and fought courageously when it wal
apparent he had no chance but b.
looked awkward at the side of tn
cowboy.
McCarty's display of scientific box
ing was complete revelation 10 tn
fans They had expected to see twi
noyices at the fighting game Wit
would turn the affair into o sluggini
match. Instead they saw one novice
Palzer, and one cool, calculating
clever boxer.
All pronounced McCarty by far tn
most promising heavyweight in tn
white division since the days of jim
Jeffries. In the early stages, whel
Palzer assumed the aggressive, Nc
Carly had no difficulty in eluding hin
and then after the seventh round, h
began a systematic effort to- put hi
man away.
Ills best blows We're a straight lett
the same punch he used against JiT
Flynn-and a wicked right cross
Landing these two blows without dil
ficulty. he kept Palzer shaken up an
worried at all stages In the las, 81
rounds these blows cut Palzer's fac
to ribbons and closed one eye. smash
ed his nose and opened one ear. Firs
he would shower a series of straigh
lefts on Palzer and then come i'm Wit
a terrific right cross
In the sixteenth and seventeent
rounds the end seemed near. but Pa
zer continued TO fight gamely or
hang on. AT the opening OF the eigf
teenth. Palzer rose unsteadily an
walked out to meet McCarty. TIL
latter shot two straight lefts into hi
face and then landed a terrific rlgl
swing moment later. two nor
straight lefts made Palzer virtual
helpless. McCarty apparently did NJ
want TO administer a knockout, for b
glanced at Referee Eyton and backe
away from his man. Eyton steppe
forward and raised McCarty's glove