Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-18
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M'Carey Trophy Wo1 by NJ
Carly Has a String Tied to It,
Barr ,ng GoIored Boxers from
Competing for demand
for Mixed Matches Falls Oft

~ It'll Luther McCarty the sole
~ proprietor of Tom McCarey's
Few belt, emtlemat'c OF the
heavyweight championship OF
the world. fans Throughout tie coun.
try are wondering if he will pc. that
tlophy ii jeopardy against any Of the
great negro boxers nov before the
public. MeCarty vas recently sounded
on this proposition and the new king
of the heavyweigh-s declared that he
would not fight any negrG boxer UNI
less the public demand for him to
do so was overwhelming. -M.
II McCarty waits for 4 public de-
a black boxer, ne Will never have 70
meet any Rsgroes,. for there is abso.
lutely no demand now for mixed
matches. and the chances are there
will never be any stronger demand
than there Is right now for such
events. sr
, jack Johnson's actions since he
won the bout with Jeifries up at Reno
have put a camper on these mixed
matches. o.. ~ Z
up until the time that Johnson
gained such prominence the negro
Loxer was held on a par with the
white man.. but SINCE that time John
sons actions have been such that
he has .pat MS whole race In bad. so
far as the roped arena Ii concerned.
McCarey says that he would never
again book a negro and white In
q championship battle. In fact, wheE
McCaIey conceived the idea Of Civ
ing a. belt to the winner OF the Me-
Carty-Palzer bout he went on record
as saying that the belt should never
be put in jeopardy wIth5a nsgfo boxer.
IL Not that alone. but McCarey has
4 deed or gift on the belt, and Should
McCarty attempt to put the belt up
10 q trophy in q bout With negro,
mccafeys would have the trophy re.
called. + =. : 80 Z, +zF
johnson Responsible. =" 81.
: Harry Carr, Los Angeles news
paper man.. was Responsible for
the new heavyweight belt: While
Johnson was in trouble with Lucille
Cameron, it came over the wires to
him that Johnson insulted the white
girls mother. and said that he. could
get her as easily as he did the white
daughter, and fiippantiy added that
no white woman was safe from his
charms. When, Carr read this mes
sage he Immediately rang up MeCarey
and the pair went into conference.
Carr suggested the idea that Nc!
Carey give belt for the best white
heavyweight. and tuf4her. suggested
that a match between Lather Met Carly
and Al PaIEer would settle the ques,
ton. McCarey saw the idea immes
aiately and wired the g,adiaiors. The
big fellows, were willing and McCarey
made the match. The belt was de-
signed, and It IL Eeautiful trophy
and now in the possession OF Luther
McCarty.
That belt will never adorn the body
Of any negro pugiiist. McCarey de-
cfared recently that rather than see
the belt in the hands of a negro pro-
prietor he would go to court and
stand a tap that would break him.
But there will be no need of any
such heroic measures. Johnson's &C.
tons have disbarred the colored box
eFs of having any chance to fight in
title battles in the future. unless they
Eox among themselves.
The idea is a splendid one. The
public never did enjoy seeing negro
beat up a white man. Johnson fur
nishes the excuse to disbar all black
men,. and there is little chance of
the negroes being seriously consid
cred for the heavyweight title again.
Had Johnson possessed the man
ners and temperament of Joe Cans.
a George Dixon, a Joe Walcott, or
even a Sam Langford, this state of
affairs would not now exist, but John
son was raw product, and he has
not only done himself an injustice as
a ringman, but he has killed of all
chances OF bouts between blacks and
whites.
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