Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30

jority of the fans
of the country will
agree with me that Billy McCarneys
big younsster is one OF the most prom
ising prospects of the present day crop
of heavies. That's all that can be said
of the lot--they are prospects" and that
let's them out But anyway, we will all
be glad to see Luther back on the job.
McCarty was cleaning up the 'hopes
one after the other when Tom McCarey
gave him a gold belt and proclaimed him
champion Since then he has done
nothing but travel around ~ his Yep
and | guess ii paid pretty 6ll fcsA. a
while, too. But he found that his re-
fusal to accept any of the many chal-
lenges hurled in his direction was de-
creasinS his popularity. hence the an
nouncement of his plan TO resume boxing
at an early date.
Luther will confine his efforts for the
time being to the lesser lights. He will
first meet Jim Flynn in a six-round
bout in Philadelphia A week later he
takes on Frank Moran over the same
distance in Pittsburgh. Carl Morris is
scheduled as the next victim at Kansas
City early in May, and if Everything
birthday will find him boxing ten rounds
with Tommy Burns at Calgary. Alberta.
These four bouts viii net Luther nice
piece of money. And there is small
chance of his getting licked--thats the
chief consideration.
Jess Willard and Cunboat Smith, Nc
Carty's most persistent chailengers. are
TO be passed up until later on. While in
San Francisco recently L was told that
Jim Coffroth had McCarty's Wosd to box
at his club on the Fourth of July and it
is thought that Willard will be ,s4.san
he preference over Smith. The Gunboat
will likely have to wait until Luther and
jess have settled their differences.
Victories over Flynn, Moran, Morris
and Burns will not strengthen McCarty' s
position as white champion. The pub
lie Will not accept him as title holder
until he has disposed OF both Willard and
Smith. OF this pair think Willard will
prove.the hardest nut for McCarty to
crack. lon what the big Kansan showed
against Luther in their ten-round bout
last summer. when both were green as
grass. he has considerable ability How
ever. the sports will welcome McCarty's
decision to get back in harness with
great acclaim. With Luther on the job
= is Just possible that man worthy of
the title of chahlpion may be developed
before the summer{s over
Since Gunboat Smith Aattened Bonn
harder Wells in q couple of rounds sew
eral local critics have been toutins him
As regular world heater. Just how the
Gunboat. game fighter that he undoubt-
cdly IS comes in for all this praise I am
AT loss to figure. The recent battle at
the garden did not stamp Smith as a
great tighter SO much as it did Wells a
decidedly poor one. That every one was
deceived by Wells and his flashy show
ing against Palzer last summer was
quite natural, as Palzer at that time
was looked upon as the very best white
heavyweight i'm the business. Luther Nc
Carly proved otherwise little later on,
but still the sensational battle Wells
and Palzer had put UP was fresh in the
memory OF the fans.
make him Gle logical opponent for
McCarty. Thes critics who arc boosting
smith SO enthusiastically have appar-
emily forgotten tsassact that Jess Will
mer. hut went it one besslln,snd shaded
McCarneys champion On -. battle
alone the big Kansan has a be%.ci claim
on McCarty than the Gunboal or sny
one else.
WIZARDS record is more iiTnrsxsIve
than smith s. TO my mind The craxboat Is
a very crude fighting machine, say What
YOU viii: OF skill and science he knows
htte; ne has mighty punch, that's
true, hut that is the most that can Is
said for him. Willard would believe,
give Gunboat great deal of trouble
smith would have hard Job trying to
iand those overland swings on the elon-
gated i<anssn. Willard. besides his adj
ii
against the smuggling swinging type of
miller lie illustrated this forcibly in the
battle with Soldier kearns, whose style
Is similar to the Gunbtat's.
Smith 5 chances would not be so great
opposed to McCsrty or Willard as
against the Bombardier Neither Is af-
hicted with a glass Jaw. To the contrary
uley are both as tough as they come
,hese days. and better equipped physical
didate.
The Rev. Charles II. Parkhurst re-
ported the recent Jack Britton- Young
Brown contest for che New York Even
inS journal, but his story failed to score
much of hit with the readers of that
publication Compared with the stuff
torncc out by the Journals regular
hsht man. the reverend doctors eff
ort WAS nioomer- 1t is extremely
doubtful If he gets such assignment in
The future. "
~. iarkhurst. among other things
SAID: y wish very much that the peonle
u my own church could have been with
me- etc Evidently the bout made q
hS mt with him. At that il IA likely had
nc eanvassed the house thorourhjy be
would nave found quite a few members
OF his congregation among these present
overs OF boxing matches are>,uot ali
Freddy Welsh. the English lightweipl4.
champion. was due to arrive In New yort
so,lle litne YESTERDAY Saturday.. He plans
a short tour in vaudeville on this side he
Iore setting sail for Willie Ritchie over
whom he already holds a decision on
points. y"
Basins his claim on this win" from
Richie, Freddy and his American renra.
sentative. Harry Pollock. are claininc
Ire world 5 lightweight championship az
course. both are wise to the fact that any
sueh pve,ensl9n on Welshs part Is ridicG-
ter was not the champion But ii is good
Tor considerable advertising, and that,s
what the boyS.are after.
Willie Ritchie is the worlds Iishtweirb,