El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-23
Tommy Burns Thinks He Can Best McCarty
Former Heavyweight Champion Pupil NC
Comes
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season and not until McCarty has had
a good rest, which VIII probably De
July 4, before he takes on champion
ship battle If you look over his rec
ord the past year YOU will find he has
engaged in Is contests and IN the last
three months he met and defeated four
tough customers in Barry, kaufman
Flynn and Palzer. Surely he Is en-
titled to a rest after defeating that
quartet. No man ever won cham
pionship by harder and more consistent
work than McCarty, and, mark my
word, he viii be still better when ne
gets into the ring for his next tue
match. I am not trying to belittle
Wizards ability in the least, for ne
appears to be a very strong opponent
and that is just what we want, but ne
will have to take his turn with the
rest of them To my mind, BON barber
Wells the English champion, is the
logical opponent for McCarty and 1t
would be a real international match
This might be a tip for Mr. willard
to get after Wells in the meantime OF
course, if he defeated Wells. why he
would be the man to meet McCarty-'
There was a time and not so very
long ago, that Bathing Nelson would
ask odds Of no one when it came to
arranging a fight, but times have
changed for the Durable Dane, and
according to a letter received from D
j
New Orleans, it was the Battler who,
at the last moment, insisted upon his
bout with Frankie Russell being OF
the no-decisiOn variety. Bat knew
said Mr.. Tortorich, but at the last
minute he demanded that no decision
he given. I would have ruined my
business here to have done anything
of that kind and told Bat so. Every
one. expected a decision, as it had been
~,7- I'd chat and Nelson signed
articles for a decision fight, so he had
no kick coming on that score what
ever.
And while we are talking fight
don't overlook the fact that TINS BOY
Russell is some fighter and will make
GOOD wherever he goes. He looks eX-
ira good now and if he has no setback
he will be as big a favOrlte before
long as Joe Mandot and that IS saying
a lot. for the little French boy IS GER
tainly popular here Russell IS nat
ural fighter and is also clever, so don't
be surprised to hear OF MN cleaning
up a lot of these lightweight stars
Russell is only 19 years of age and
can do 12S pounds If necessary, but
his new manager, Tommy Walsh, 5
trying to keep him building up instead
Of down, so that he VIII retain ms
full strength at all times Continuing,
Mr.. Tortorich says;
we expect to have some high grade
sport here this winter ana possibly
some good 2O-round contests across
the river. Joe MandOt viii soon start
training here again and will then ne
ready for more contests. He has had
a good rest, which he needed. There
are others after him besides the local
Iads-RusseIl and Joe Thomas. Some
of the bouts in sight here viii bring
together Frankie Russell and Joe XIV
ers frankie Burns and Johnny Coulon,
Jim Savage and some good heavy
weight. Joe Rivers and Joe Mandot;
also some good middleWeights and
welterweights. The fans here VIII sup
mort the game spIendidIy, but they
want high class bouts and that is what
we are after. Tommy Walsh has two
fine fighters in Russell and frankie
Burns, and he will help in handling
some of the shows here