The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-01-06
4 Doesn't Look as Though
Luther Mccarty Will Fight for
Many Months.

Palxer, daily statements were
given out. telling what an active Cham.
pion" he'd be " he won the night.
And now. less than a week later. we
get this: mo. McCarty won't night
again for some time. He Ia entitled to
. rest lie has a lot of theatrical offers
and will spend the next few months on
the stage. getting the easy money. lie
may meet BombarSdier Wells six months
from now--July 4. As for willard and
81, the rest. let them night II out be-
tween themselves. and Luther may meet
the winner some time after the Wells
hight"
Can you beat that, OnA might
imagine that McCarty had whipped .
champion and actually won q title.
HYERE's an inside story on Joe
Rivers. tho Mexican fighter who
IL now In New York. Rivers
dlln't tell II. I got II from q Los An.
selss man unidentified with the sport Of
boxing.
e vas early In Rivcrs's lighting time.
The younsster had bssn making . god
allowing In preliminary bouts. and was
1t last given a chance to nGht . man
event His opponent was Danny Web.
stsr. one Of the best featherweights on
the ceast. Webster had fought nip and
tack with woigast. He had real dgnt.
ING class. Nobody thought for q moment
that The little known Mexican lad would
b anything but . punching bag for
weSstsr.
Just before the boys were 10 enter the
ting Beanie Walker. . Los Ansslss
eoVspapsr writer. waiksd out 70 the
1roDeing room and found Rivers sltting
thore. Ill alone. clad In his hghtiag
iruahs. with HE head sunk between his
AAnas. He haA . most dssponasnt look.
Walksr thought.
'Chs~ up. kid: he can't NIL you." he
said. encouraSingiy. whats the mat.
terri
''oh. I'm not afraid" Rivers answered.
rim just thinking I've got TO knock
Wooster out I've GOT TO do II. ] must
Wss to sst the money to send my father
% the hospital to-night. He has to have
a operation right away. and II no
leesu't get II he'll do. I've got 20 win
sh!S Asht I've got to win!"
A few minutes later Rivers was called
eue 70 the ring. The hsht LASTED nearly
q hour-Asspsrsts miliing - and the
Mexican Knocked Webster out
- NDRgE father. BY the way. was
famous foot-rscsr IN California
~ twenty ysass ago. He ran au
ever ne west. and WAS . consistent
winner. HIS name WAS Ybarra. Rivers
eook his present ring name from an
ether relative named Rivera Joe
Rivers, although Of Mexican decent. 10
q American By birth. He was born sn
DreaAway in the city Of Los Angeles.
u me .Nex,can quarter.
a NOS RU0lE Jailed In Seattle.
~ WashtnGton. for Threatening hsa
= wife end driving her out OF me
heuso. Amos Rusls Q common. unsktlle1
lahorsr! Can you IMAGINE that ~ the
4nioh Of q man whU Was onoo - greaS
% 40, Of the 6assban world - Christie
Aathswson himself!
Why. hftssa years aso. here In New
Yosk. the name Of Amen Rusie was
Aotts1 all over every issue Of . nsws-
DaStr. He was praised - the greatest
v1tchsr the game had ever known.
Crowds followed him along the streets
He had daily mash notes" by the hun.
Aro1. when ne wore Q new checked
suls there was Q rush for that identical
shosk at every store and tailor shop
II be ordered . new cocktail nobody
would drink anything else. Rusis could
sheet . ball over the plate like . riff
bullet. speed was his speciality. and N
e0uld slam EN-, across" al day long
Rusie looked like . baseball fixture.
Ard then suddenly he slumpsd and
dropped out Of sight. His arm hat
gone. GLASS arm" they said. Tha
was the sudden end Of Amos Rusie a
popular hero.
when next heard Of he was woriSini
IN 3 lumber yard out In Ohio. as an un
GkllIed laborer. for one dollar day
.Imagine that. Rusie-a dollar q day!
And he drifted about from job 10 tol
uatil finally he was "nxsd up las
ssInnsr a. . gate keeper At the bal
grounds In Seattle. That was q sum
rnsr Job. Through this winter he ha
ben an ''unskillsd laborer" again.
This. II seems to me. 10 the stronges
example ! know OF the importance o
developing brain ~ well ~ Drawn
RnsieY arm could not last. II he ha,
essetsd himself to learning . trade o
profession that didn't depend entirsl
q upon ability to slam 'em over tn
plAts." profession that wouldn't G.
ont % existanos instantly with tn
Oesaining OF . tendon. he might hav
been . success to-day instead Of
failure.
~ wind bisw n miles an hour In Ne,
TpeS coupe Of days ago. Dan Nor
90 had Just come back from Q trip.
Qpeesh chess ChasaDiss Cenlas.
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