The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-19
Son Of Indian Woman Is Idol of Fight Fan

me- became district messenger boy Herr
again, he buttcd into that number tb;s.
teen that has proved SO lucky FOR bi,.
and this time j, had the double Enol;s2
on IL. his number with the leleor,,s "
company being 1928. When he ch,,cLsd
this job he grabbed freight and aid an
"hobo stunt till he hit Los Angeles c,l
where ne stuck around doing odd ioh.
Til The wandeTlust again seeped ipio Ii.
veins. when he again hit the trail ,r5
worked his way TO st. Louis. aud thens.
to Boston where the sight Of the sb,r'
ping in the bsrbor gave him lcngins h.
life on the high seas. and ne shjppsd
as an able-bodied seaman on a Wind
amu1cr bound for Buenos ayres.
Luther was able-bodisd enough. hui No,
seaman. which The captain soon sot
wise to. and set him 10 .swabbing dow,
the decks and doing about everything /, .
the line Of manual labor that No sa, {.
else wanted TO do. At Buenos Ayr,s
he shipped on different vessels and wess
around the Horn twice, after which n
booked up with Norwegian bark and
set sail for China and Japan. It VA.
Of one boat and onto another with him
then for three years. finally landing back
in Buenos Ayres, where he shipped for
! mis- last trip on the water, jumping" tbs
boat on which ne had shipped from
! the Argentine capital to Boston when
1 1t was outside Of Mobile.
/ From Mobile McCarty, then biu.
husky man, though OF immature Year.
wandered TO the lumber camps OF Pine
Hill, where he went to work as "lur.ss
4 L.
the life Of a miner at the Blue Greek
coal mines. The next place he hit for
temporary stop in his wandennss was
Nashville. where he went TO work as
bridge builder. until Swinging girdef
broke his leg and laid him up for a spall.
AS soon as he was able TO walk Mc.
Cartv again bit for the opca country
OF the West, where the life OF the range
got into his blood again and he hooked
up as cow-puncher on the ranch Of
Dick Collins IN North Dakota Hs
struck 10 this longer than anything else,
and here he won a local reputation Is
had man with his fists when he weni
10 his boss aid during some trouble Col,
Inns was having with his "punchers" and
cleaned up the whole outfit, Collins
I d
mark Of appreciation for this servies,
and soon after Luther hit the trail Gu
his pong and landed with tribe oi
Sioux Indians on reservation. hang
ing out With the Indians for about a
month. where be cleaned up couple Of
local "champs'' in ropine contests, after
which he drifted 10 Montana.
In Montana he hooked up With an id-
vertising concern. doing the counsQ-
vide Dill sticking, during which serT-
;e. ne landed IN Culbertson, Mont, and
learning there was to be glove isht
m town he decided 20 stick around and
sec The fun. One OF the fighters wanted
a suarring partner, and big Luther, Iusl
for the fun Of the thing, took the lob
though ne had never had the gloves sr
MS hands. This fellow gave Luther hi.
first Lessons in boxing, and he liked tbr
game go well that when another hghI
was billed between Watt Adams, The
Champion heavyweight OF Canada" and
.notber man, who subsequently "ducs
cd out of the match, AIcCarty vohln
,eered TO take the placs Of Adams op
ponent and crawied through the rope
of prize ring for the first time.
Adams was clever. and put Vt all ove
the big NOVICE in the first round. whini
made Luther 60 core shat ns tore N q
ifho start of the second round and swlps;
IN. champion Of Canada on the Jaw ant
lnoclod him cold. Adams and Mozart,
then became friends and 7Tent on oo1
ing tour together, which took taam u
through Canada At Calgary, Canads
McC,artv matched himself against Je
Grim. and when he succeeded IN knock
inc ont the man With the iron Jaw Y
four rounds. Tommy Burns personaii
COMMUNICATED him on bis fighting aol
N nv and told mir, that II hs stuck 10 IN
le game he was liable TO oe champion Q
in the world some day
re With this encouragement NcCer,y d'
&c cidsd 10 take up the game IN earnest an
= improve mis- boxing, and then tol!obs
"a his meteoric rise 20 the top through n
10 medium OF q. string of successive knocs
=, outs How he has improved his time
-, absorbing knowledge OF the art OF Oh
rs and get away was shown IN his hshE va
,o Palzer. when he boxed hike champlc
ID and an experienced veteran, lnsteao o.
h, NOVICE. q.
Luther McCarty NIL oe vopu'a
N champion. lie is happy, hssaole ie
& lop, and he isn't a champion wno w
ID call down the criticism OF the ld9 =
10 through "ducBiug out" Of matches = =
a likes hard work. and Re win s1ve u
On public and all aspirants Tor his tits
m .'run for their money He Is the fisl
tir kind OF man to make good cnsn
~. pion. There is no teint OF easy ilsle
Is. 10 be worked out oi his system, ana
j. should improve for the next yea,
re two until be becomes equal IN ssin =
ve the od-time holders OF the titie- =
~ has intelligence OF his own. ana ne'I
no one 10 plan his battles Tor MN, :
ie. was tins intelligence and initiative ".
ne enabled him To overcome the noFs :.
IN. perienccd. bigger. stronger ana 'oeku, ,',
MS Palger Throughout that light ran'
was coached b. his manager throusp, I,
.at megaphonc, while tine big OK turnep =
ses head patiently and tried to follow :. =
on managers advice. II isn't necessary ~ y