Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-17

kXiEXk SIroy cr. inserted
an additional feath-
or in his pugilistie
can. and in the opinion of many good
Judges demonstrated beyond all question
and cavil that he is the kingpin of the
palcface branch OF the heavyweight dlVl-
sion. If any doubt existed as to the
Gunboat's" standing il was dissipated in
last weeks battle with the Pueblo
fighter
In commenting on the possible outcome
or this match recently ! referred TO the
many advantages physical and otneF-
wise. smith could boast over his veteran
rival. and predicted the GInboat Nouiu
surely defeat Flynn and that hnoch-ou'
within the limit would not surprise me IN
the least. The dope ON recent perform
apces Of the men made Smith LOOK an
overwhelming fayorite. but in spite OF
This the members of the so-calied talent
were down. hook line and sinker, on
Colorado James.
watched both men closely from po-
si;ion Of vantage and was asreeap9 SUI
prised at the Improvement smith dispias
ed over other battles in which ne hao en-
gagged i'm this neighborhood lie useo
better Judgment than | thought was II!
him Instead of wasting vast amoun'
IF energy i'm useless wild swinging. smith
varied his style to suit the demands mace
uIpn him by the rushing tactics OF MS
opponent and pulled lot or stun tldt
he neve~ attempted before. some one mas
evidently had the .'Gunboat' in hand OF
late and taught the lanky hshte: a rev
new tricks about the game. ana with gooo
results to judge from the manner in
which he outmaneuvered Flynn through
ont tist, contest.
smith has considerable 20 learn, how
ever before he can reasonably expect to
accomplish the defeat of any one or the
trio OF ebonyhued stars who stand De
tween him and the coveted championship
He has number of faults which VIII
have to be corrected If he is to be the
al. peudence of the white race in the
heavyweight division. But he has demon
str.ted that he is not tied to any one
style and that he is willing to learn, and
the startling improvement shown In tne
Ilynn match bids US hope that eventually
the .Gunboat'' will develop into rea
contender for the premier position in
pugiism.
He surely looks the class of the white
hesvies.
rhc next important heavyweight battle
with which New York promoters will re-
gale the fans will be the Al PalZer-F 'ranE
Moran affair which is down on the books
for Wednesday. September ). at the ST
Nicholas Athletic Club arena. AS the
winner will be given Il match with Gun
boat Smith at the Garden later on In
the season. il goes without saying that
the boys will furnish some good enter
tainment.
Palzer and Morans are the dark horses
of heavyweight pugilism. The forme,
achieved quite bit of success in New
York last year and was going along NIGEL.
until he ran afoul of the late Luther Nc
Garty. Ii is said on behalf of Palzel
that he was a sick man and in no con-
view of the splendid account he gave
under the immense handicap lie shouldereG
the result of that mill should not be held
against him. But that's part of the
shape il is his own LOOKOUT and he must
suffer the consequences. The pablic ha!
no time to listen to excuses and stories
OF what might have been. Resultsare VIVA
count with the fans and il Paizer fails
10 make good in the coming bout he viii
be put in the discard.
Moran il a sort of mystery. He ha:
never been knocked out. I understand
and il is even claimed for him that HI
h" has never been knocked of his feet
although he has mixed it with the ha I'd
hitting "Gunboat" as well as-with Pal
pittsbursher has always been there
strong with the ''alibi'' stuff His most
recent contes; in New York was Will
Luther NcCarty and for seven OF
eight rounds he outboxed and outcla sset
Luther. | believe he injured his hand
along toward the close of the bout
which lessencd his chances for success
And AT that Luther had a mighty small
margin Of victory to boast OF. Moran alst
boxed the ''Gunboat' twenty round,
out in California. and while the decision
went 10 the eX-sailor, San Francisco
critics came to the front for Frank, ant
one two even went SO far as to asser
that he had been given shabby deal.
Whether Palzer will ever again show
the form he displayed during his frs
season OF milling is doubtful Recent,
he was forced to submit TO an operation
for some trouble. and although II i.
claimed that he is in good shape again
] nave observed that very few. fighter,
come back AT their best after the sur
geons have had a whack at them. A
relied almost entirely upon his grea
bulk. strength and marvellous stamina
10 wear down his opponents. and, robbed
of even portion of those assets he will
not amount to great deal. His knowl
edge Of boxing Il limited and in thi
game. the same as in everything else,
little knowledge is "A dangerous thing
| doubt if Tom O'Rourke. great traine
great amount OF learning into the hi;
farmers brain.
The bout means the preliminary class
for the loser and with that fact star
ing the fighters in the face II Is expected
they will give the spectators the yer,
best that is in them.