The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-01-02

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LOS ANGELES. Jan. .-That
Luther Mecarty IL real cham.
pion is The general verdict Of the
los Angeles fight fans ieaay. fol.
lowing tho blg cowboys victory
over Al Palxsr In the 18th round OF
their scheduled 2oround contest a.
Vernon. Also Referee Eytona &C.
ton In stopping the bout TO save
Paixer further punishment IL popn.
larry commended
Through II rounds aud into the
18th Mccarty outboxed. outgeneral.
Cd and outpunched che giant iowan.
and In tho sth had paizer webbing
sadly. bis knees sagginx and shak.
Ing under the great strain OF the
body. though no longer able 10 sup
port him steadily. A Succession of
lefts and righta to tho head. which
rocked palzer to the bottom Of his
immense frame. and caused blood
to stream from cuts 90 hts ey.s and
lips. brought EyTou TO his fenrne.
and McCarty's hand was raised. ~.
nlsytng the GROWING OF new
champion
mecarsy Big Surprise.
Mccarty's showing was a reve-
lation to the white hope weary ring.
siders. Tho straight left with
which no Iabbed Jim Flynn into
submission was almost as effective
agaisst PalTer. whose open style OF
work and sorry sloxnesa left his
face a mark for the cowboys shots.
Furthermore. MeCarty uncovered a
right cross that was dSaaly In Its
effect and which he timed perfectly
whenever II was called into use
This was the blow that almost
closed PalEer's right eye aud bat.
tered his left ear until II was raw
and torn.
The new champions gepsralship
was Of the highest order. Before
tho seventh round he apparently
had palzeT sized up to his own sal,
lsfaction. and he planned and car.
RED out his scheme OF battle from
that time on like seasoned cam.
paigner. instead of raw youth
with only a dozen. more or less,
real fights in his experience.
Smiling and coolly caIeulatiGg
throughout. with his ring general
ship. cleyerness and unusual judg.
meni OF distance for heavy weight.
MeCarty's general showing was
such as to impress tho thousands
about the ringside that one OF the
best two-handed and all around
heavYweights since the days Of
Corbett. F'zslmmons and Jeffries
has been uncovered.
Psixer In Poor Shape.
Pdzer was plainly in poor onndi-
ton. He appeared fat, and while
no was game and willing always.
there was little zest Ia his work:
he Was generally slow and his work
was Ineffective. His hitting was
poor. and the much Wanted right
cross. with which he defeated BON.
barber Wells. was entirely missing.
A majority OF his blows were deliy.
cred in restricted fashion. aud he
appeared slightly musele-bound.
Palzer. after the battle. wept like
a child In his dressing room. Able
throughout the battle to maintain
his cheerful grin In the face of the
battering punishment administered
by McCarty. tho blopd giant wept
openly while hs was being ridded OF
the traces of the fray.
You let me go In two weeks too
SodA." he tsarfully complained To
Manager O'Rourke Il wasn't IN
good shape. and you knew II all the
time. Id rather haze been killed
than be beaten like this
ORourke cQNforted the broken
hearted giant TO the best of his abil-
ity. promising him another chance,
at his conqueree. and admitting that
'Palzer was sent to the ring In far
from first class shape.
Il underestlmated him. III admit
that the veteran handler OF fight
ers said. al should have had at
leGDt 10 days more To train, He
wasn't the real Palzer at all"
Palzer denied today that he has
split wfsb O'Rourke. lie declares
he would continue under his pres
emit management, but ut the same
time he blames ORourke for his de
feat. claiming that the New Yorker
ordered him to tryUto box with NJ.
Carly. instead OF fighting in ais
usual rushing. slam-bang method.
Mccarty Almost Unmarked.
McCarty left the ring with but
two small facial bruises--a siigirtly
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