The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-31
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weight Champion of the wor1A.)
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 Without definite knowledge of the conditions prior to the Luther McCar- ty-Arthur Pelky match which result ed so fatally, would venture the guess the Luther entered the ring in poor physical condition. Whether this was due to any natural or inherent ailHnent or neglect of training in pre- pairing for the bout am not prepared to say, but had he trained as an ath- lete should have for contest of skill and endurance it is not conceivable that a blow to the heart or to the jaw. would have affected him the way 1t did
 There is nothing particularly dan Eerous in a punch over the heart or on the jaw. have assimilated many of them during my career as any man must who follows the strenuous game of boxing. I was beaten by Jim Jeff ries at Coney Island by a punch on the Jaw in the twenty-third round. Jefrries weighed probably fifty pounds more than at the time, and could hit a powerful blow, yet felt no bad effects from the blow. But was In perfect physical condition at the time, or as near so as hard work and con scientious and intelligent training could make me.
 It is ridiculous and unjust for the Canadian authorities to hold Arthur Pe1ky for his part in the unfortunate affair. Investigation will probably show that McCarty did not train as he should have done for the Pe1lxy bout Like the great majority of fight fol- lowers everywhere McCarty and his manager, Billy McCarney, may have looked upon the match as t'easy mon ey-" Certainly no one who had seen Pe1ky box in the East ever thought for a moment he would have a chance to beat McCarty. Luther very likely was over-confident of success and con- seQuentIy neglected his training. And # such was the case Manager McCar- ney is not entirely blameaess in the matter. It was his duty, to the pub lic as well as his fighter, to that Luther was in fit physical condition to fight. or not to have allowed him to start at all.
 Then, too, conditions existing in Cal gary are to an extent responsible for 1[cCarty's death In New York, Phil zdsIphia- Pittsburg, Cincinnati, and most cities in this country where box ing contests are permitted the contest ants are subjected to rigid physical ex- sminattons before entering the ring or at least the rules laid down by the governing boards call for such exam nations. Had such precaution been taken in the Calgary bout McCarty's ailment, if any existed, or lack of
 
 discovered by the physicians, and a fatality prevented
 While the unfortunate ending of the bout is to be greatly deplored, I do not think 1t will hurt professional box ing to any degree. Naturally those enemies of the sport who are always denouncing it as brutal and all that sort of thing are making capital out of the affair, but believe boxing as at present conducted in most sporting csnters of the country has too great a hold on the people to be affected ser iously by MeCarty's death.
 Although Johnny Kilbane has not expressed any intention of abdicating as boss of the feather-wsight- division the puEiIfstic snarps throughout the country are busily engaged in specu- 1ating on his probable successor. It Is the belief of quite few eminent experts that the Cleveland boy has failed to hit the mark set by cham pions of former days and that his days as head of the division are num- bered-
 In the middle west the fight critics believe they have discovered the coming champion in the person of Matty McCue. an eighteen year old boxer of Racine. Wis, who boasts a long string of victories in which the .-K -O's'' figure prominently. There is little doubt that NcCue has been coming along very fast and that his record is sufficiently impressive to ex- act great things of him in the future, but it will take more than newspaper -boosts' to make us consider him ser iously as a candidate for the cham pionship at this time. Matty's rec ord has so far been compiled chiefly at the expense of second and third raters- He has not yet met a first class man and until he has done so it Nr a fn fo1 nf c1rrf fv1r youngster for Q championship crown.
 understand McCue has been matched to box Abe Atell at Kenos11a, Wis, next Tuesday night It will be a ten round match. If Matty comes through that battle a victor it will be time enough to talk about his cham pIonship pretensions. While AtteII is no longer the great little fighter of a few years back, he is by no means dead one,' and it will take a real good performer to beat him. draw with Abe will boost McCue's stock more than a dozen wins over the class of fighters he has been meeting the past year or so, and clean cut vic- tory over the former champion would put the youngster fl position to de- mand matches with the best boys in the feather-weight division.
 Everybody is talking about young Bud" Anderson, the Western light Ee1EnIs whose remarkaDfe Work EH0 sazt few months has brought hira se me front with a rush. Six months ago Anderson had not even been heard of east of the Rockies, and to-day he looks the best material in the light weight class, barring Champion Ritch- DON'T WEAR A TORTURE TRUSS when you can procure one that is com fortabie clean and cool. A recently r,mtented truss with no understrapa and no hip pressure, and can be worn in bath. All trusses are sold on 30 days trial by the Comfort THvss Go.