The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-07
JESS WILLARD BEST LOOKING
 OF WHITE HOPE CONTENDERS
COrber Says Gunboat Smith Can't Get Title
 Because of Size

!, The dark horse of the white hopes | Is none other than our old friend A Palzer. This big fellow has not beer | seen in the ring since his defeat by l Luther McCarty. Palzer was a sicl man the day he fought NdcCarty and
 should not have been allowed to box 1 But confidence in his ability to bes1 l McCarty under any conditions out
 weighed O'Rourke's better Judgment and the fight took place. The result is ancient history. On that battle alone Luther McCarty based his claim to recognition as the best of the whites. Palzer had not recovered his health when he and ORourke sailed fo1 that the trip would restore Pa13er health as of any chance to fight over there that induced OeRourle to make the trip. Instead of improving how ever, PaIzer grew steadily worse and was hustled back to this country about two months ago. After consult ing several experts the nature of his ilrnenta was discovered and an opera ton followed that restored the big fel- low to perfect health. The last few weeks Palzer has been taking the baths at Mount Clemens, Mich, ana letters advise me that he has rounded into fine shape again
 It is part of Palzer's program to take on several lesser lights for l1n- tied bouts. He hopes in that way to fight himself back into the shape that made him the popular choice for the premier position in pug1Hsm not so very long ago. He has great conf dence in his ability to make good, and O'Rourke told mo only the other day that PaIzer will be prepared to meet all corners within the next month or two.
 Palzer's ''con1e back" will further complicate the heavyweight situation. Since his defeat by McCarty and tenn porary retirement from the ring smith and Willard have come to the front very fast and were regarded as the only worthy rivals of McCarty up to the time of that unfortunate boxers death. Palzer-s record previous to his meeting with NcCarty was even more imposing than the 'tGunboat's, and the latter's achievements in the ring are good enough to place him at the head of the white division.
 Jim Flynn the veteran. is another who has thrown his kelly into the ring. Flynn recently showed he is still on earth by waHoping the day. lights out of Jim Cofey, one of our local youngsters and thought to be S scoIner.s' Jim now wants to box 'GTun- boat'' Smith, or any of the big fel- lows.
 Little can be expected from Flynn, however. He showed his best long ago. He may be able to beat nov1ces like Cofey, but it is doubtful if he could go ten rounds with hard hitters of the PaIzer and Smith type. At his very best Flynn was only a fair fight er He was of the rought and tumble school who depended solely upon his chance to land a knockout blow to win his battles. Every time he was
 matched with a. man of class he failed to make good. Against Sam Lang ford he was the biggest kind of joke
 If we are ever to produce a man good enough to send after Jack John son-for Johnson is still the champion he will come from the ranks of the younger men, Flynn is too old a bird; and he has been tried before and found wanting. It is to the Smiths, Palzers and Wil1ards we must look to bring back dstic supremacy to the white race.
 JAMES J. coRBETT.