El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-23
CCORDING to Tommy Burns, the

CCORDING to Tommy Burns, the
N former heavyweight champion, It
4 \ was he who first put the boxing
bee into Luther McCarty's head. Now
Tommy wants to see if the teacher is
not the superior to the pupil, but he
will probably have to wait while or
come through with pretty stiff purse
from some source. Tommy is also au-
thority for the statement that the Of
fer from Great Britain Of $4,000
purse is correct, but he would like to
see the money up before going any
further with the proposition
Writing from his home town n
western Canada Tommy says.
1T is a fact that some promoters
have made an offer Of $4,000 for Bonn
and myself. but you know, Tom, that
unless the money is up there IS al
1ravs a splendid chance for failure
You remember that Bob FItzslmmons
fought Jem Han for $4,000 purse
at New orleans and he still has the
money coming to him. / am not tax
ing any such chances At present l
am Weighing about 1913 POUNDS, puI u
course will train down to 1o5 When
fishf With Johnson out OF the way
ar15 MYSELF in the game 1 think my
claim to the championship is the pest
am glad that -NcCarty beat Pa1zer
for the belt out in California, as II
was myself who gave McCarty ms
first workout at the local Y. N. Z. A
in Calgary. I know all about him lie
is a big. strong boy and picked MN
to beat Al Palzer- / won some money
on him beating Palzer, but ln4Ah L
have a good chance to lower his col
ors Anyway I am going to make
stab at it and you can gamble that L
viii carry the fight to him.
Il had a French promoter mere 41I5,. Ie-sl
week who wanted 10 Ina -- me- ~. ~ -
and myself in Paris in June, but ne
cO11Id not get word from Billy McCar-
nev at that time. This McCarty WIZ
make a great man If handled rig
and I don't wish TO take any creolL
from, him whatever for what ne mas
done but I cannot get the idea out OF
nv head that I can beat him Wo1lu
like the first chance, as IKE hLS
sfvIe of milling. Any time they VIII
come after me I am always aDle 10
SION them. I expect to take hold OF
Pal Brown, the Minnesota llSntWelsht'
and will tour him through the east
He put I'D some great battles mere anu
viii be the next worries cha1lplOH II
the lightweight class II given 4
chance. I would like to get Rltchle
for him at 133 pounds rlngSlder or Joe
Rivers and Joe Mandot Just Watch
him if I take hold of him
Since Luther AIcCarty won the ehm
inatiOu tOurDame nL at Los AASSLSS e~--N
became the heavyweight champion, ne
has been the recipient OF challenges
from all quarters, but his manager
Billy. Mccartney, has very senslDly De
cided to give the big fellow rest
before sending him into hard training
for another championship battle Jess
Willard. the big heavyweight who
makes Chicago his home and VINO
claims he outpOinted McCarty IN an
eastern bout, has been the most per
sistent of all the chauengers. Wal
lard has a right to strive for the tue
and no doubt he will be given an op-
portunity to display his ability against
aNFcCartv when the proper time comes
but he cannot force the man into an
other battle Immediately after his VIC
tory over Al Palzer-
It is only fair to McCarty that he
should be given an opportunity 10 resi-
I'D and then prepare for the next Dis
event in his career. He has certainly
Derformed IN a very credltable manner
since he first became a white hope IN
the middle west I had letter from
Billy Mccartney, his manager, IN Wnlch
There has been some criticism be
cause NcCarty has seen tit to take On
some stage work and not give some
of these big hopes a chance to get a
niece of money right off the reel All
the rest have never missed an oppor-
tuuity to get some OF the stage money
and why should we. All the big rel
lows will be given chance IN que