Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-03

as he himself was a few years back when
parading as champion of the world and
avoiding the best men in that division. 1t
will be recalled that Tommy was cham
pion only by grace of Jim Jeffries' retire
ment from the ring, and his claim to the
title was weak one. indeed. based as it
was on a decision on points over Marvin
Hart, heavyweight of the second class,
and who would have been considered
lucky to stay two rounds with Jeffries
had that great fighter elected TO remain
in the game.
Burns has signed a contract calling for
Pelky's appearance over western vaude-
Vile circuit for ten weeks. It's all right
for fighter to get the money as easily
as he can, but in this case it looks as If
Tommy was attempting to gather the
'kaic" under false pretenses. Trying to
make capital out of such tragic acct
dent as that which resulted in the death
OF Luther McCarty will not make hit
with the sporting public. and l think
Tommy and Arthur will soon discover as
much. The public,s interest in Pelky
lies i'm his ring accomplishments alone,
and from what he has shown us here in
the east they are nothing much to brag
about.
If Burns intended doing the right thing
by .Pelky he would arrange q few matches
and show the sports what his man can
do. i understand Tom Jones tried hard
to persuade Tommy to match Pelky with
Jess Willard, and that Burns fatty re-
fused to consider Jess at all. Willard and
Pelky boxed ten rounds at Madison
Square Garden last summer and while
both men stacked up like third raters,
what little credit was due to either GER
tainly belonged to the tall Kansan That
may have been the reason for the stand
taken by Burns when Jones proposed an
other match.
Even II Pelky had established his
superiority over McCarty beyond the
shadow OF doubt. he would not be justi-
tieo In posing as the best white heavy
weight. Luther. poor fellow, while he
had defeated several fairly good men.
was quite some distance from the top.
ana would have been compelled to meet
willard and Smith. and beat them. be-
fore the public would recognize him as
the head of the division Pelky was
easy for second raters when in the east
Why. Jim Coffey, local boxer, who was
given a good trimming by Jim Flynn
afterward knocked him ont in a few
| rounds On his record before the meet
ing with McCarty the Chicopee man looks
, anything but fighter of class Allow
ing FOR natural improvement under
Burns tuition Arthur would have To go
a long way before his pretensions To
greatness would be given consideration
If Burns really believes Pelky has the
goods he should remember that the
public likes to be shown BY defeating
Willard or some other good man Arthur
could hope for recognition as one of the
, leading aspirants for the championship
but until he has done something worth
while he will find sporting men "agin"
| him.
1t appears that Tom O'Rourke was a
trifie premature in announcing that he
had matched AL Palzer to box Georges
Carpenter before club in Paris next
October. 1t has been learned that Car
penter has no intention of boxing Palzer
ana that his next match will be with Jeff
smith, the American middleweight, who
has made quite a record on the other
side.
Some difference between Smith and
Palzer. This Smith fellow Is not a great
deal. / remember he boxed Mike Glib
| bons here at the National Sporting Club
over year ago. and that The st. Paul
| man made him look foolish. Carpenter
| ought to be able to handle JEFF easily. if
| anywhere near as good as reputed Smith
| Is no Frank Klaus, or even a Billy Papke.
and the Frenchman will take a big tun-
bic i'm the estimation of American fight
| followers il Smith should manage to drop
| him.
/ Just what O'Rourke is planning for
Paizer Isl question. 1t is time the big