The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1913-02-10
H. W. W NAtGHTON

being the latest To have his picture
turned toward the wall The end
came III the eighteenth round After
O'Rourke's novice had taken a eoupl,
of head fittings and Earring right
and had reeled towards the ropes
with his arms lowered Referee Char
ley Eyton stepped between him ana
further harm and decided in favoa
OF Luther McCarty
II seems that in the resting spell
between the seventeenth and eight
teenth rounds Eyton had gone t
Palzer's corner and consulted WITH
Tom QRourke as Ia the wisdom OF
allow ing the lowan 10 continue a
target Tor McCarty's smashes Nc
Carly also had pleaded with O'Rourke
whenever he found himself close
enough TO Palzcr's manager To b.
heard
DO you want me to Kill him -
was the way McCarty put it as he
=
shoulder in the clinches
0'Rourke turned deaf ear to Nc.
Carly and when Eyton spoke to hiu
in the resting spell murmured. Il am
watching il and will throw up the
sponge if think Palzer is in dang.
or of being hurt.
When there was no sign OF inter.
ference on O'Rourke's part after
fighting was resumed Evton took The
law into his own hands in the man.
ner described.
II is very likely that there Will he
much controversy over the referees
act. Seeing that Palzer's principal
stock in trade is his ability to ASST
milate punishment any one who back,
ed him will probably claim that The
big man from Iowa would have
frightened again and continued bat.
Ting If Eyton had kept aloof.
EYToN's ACT COMMENDED.
To a disenteres,ed spectator. how
ever. II appeared as though Eyton
had hurled himself into the breach
at the right nick of time. For many
rounds Palzer had been absolutely at
his opponents mercy His big blonde
face was gashed and bruised and Was
smear of red. His protrudine
chin, OF which so much has been
written. glistened with the blood that
welled over his lips. II was an unloye
ly spectacle to watch a courageous
giant being pecked and smashed to
pieces by deXterous adversary ana
the writer did not hear complain
ing voice when the bout was stopped.
Palzer received as artistic a laeinc
as rising young heavyweight ever
received from a riyel In addition to
being artistic is was as complete n
hammering as glutton for punish
ment could desire
There We're many arguments before
the contest started as to which of
the big fellows would prove thu
cleverer. After the first brisk eX
change OF punches in the opening
round the affair resolved itself into
contest between a clumsy, courag-
eous fighter and one by comparison
seemed as clever as Jim Corbett in
his heyday.
1t did not take the crowd long to
decide that Palzers sole hope of
winning lay in the delivery of a
knockout punch, Before the tenth
round had passed it was plain that
there was very small chance of any
such thing happening.
Palzer himself discovered that Ii
was not easy to reach I.uther's face
in anything like solid fashion and
Re pinned his faith to right hanf
dody punch, expecting no doubt 10
crack a rib and turn the tide of
the contest that was fiflowing all 100
swiftly against HIM.
M'CARTY NlMBLE AS CAT.
h1tdits Ill dl'l!tlOH 10 nlttlng Wi II
tightening speed and hitting at the
right time, was IS nimble as ca;
"a. his feet. Over and over again he
watched for indications of 4 left
lead on Palzers nart and scored n
advance OF his opponent 1t was ve.v
rarely that Palzer landed squarely OF
nutners face, but it did looA as
though Al hurt lis man occas cnally
with the right ha ID smashes he plac,
ed heEeath the heart. These later
blows connected only when Pelzers
attack brought him so close to his
man that clinch was unavoidable.
Whenever Luther elected to stand
away and box. Palzer was all at sea
and the misses he made brought der,
ision from McCarty's supporters
among the crowd
One of the interesting things abouI
the fight was Palzer's capacity for
punishment. For at least twelve OF
the eighteen ronds he was as steady
as a rock under punishment His
head tilted or jerked aside unde
the impact of plunging 'efts or rasp
ing rights. but was back to the nor
mai position in an instant. Even
after his countenance was gashed
and stained a ruby tint he winked in