The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-01-02
IN the World Of Sport
cCarty, Former
Fargo Fighter Is Now
King Of White Heavies

Los Angeles, Cal. Jan. 2.-Luther
McCarty viii be Acknowledged by many
of the sporting fraternity Of the coun-
try now as the champion of the world,
because 1t lis a question whether Jack
johnson will ever be allowed 10 fight
here or anywhere else. McCarty states
that he will never fight a black man
II in this he is wise. according to
promoters of the boxing game here and.
those who are interested in other parts
of the country. 1t isn't likely that Nc
Carly will fight for some time. at least
until next June, and fla the meantime
he has already been offered many
theatrical engagements.
McCarty, who fought Jim Flynn to
a finish a few weeks ago, defeated Al
Palzer in the Vernon arena here last
night In the eighteenth round Referee
Eyton stopped the fight at this stage,
Palzer's side rendering him unable to
go on.
For nearly eighteen rounds McCarty
used the huge frame of Palzer as q
punching bag. In the middle of the
eighteenth round Pa1zer was stagger-
ing blindly under a vo1ley of 1efts to
his battered face and when the referee
walked between the men, housting the
right hand of McaCrty, the DECISION was
received with cheers.
Leads Them All.
McCarty's victory places him at the
top of the list of ~heavyweights. Nc
G&L - 1890 "ONAN
fight a negro.
Palzer, in spite of his superior height.
weight and reach, was no match for
the cool headed youngster. He liter
ally stumbled through the fight. as
similating awful punishment, and his
rushes were wholly ineffective. He
scarcely landed a clean blow through
out the fight.
McCarty Took Aim.
McCarty fought cleyerly throughout,
taking his time and beating down his
man systematically. He seldom wasted
q blow and hit with deadly precision.
Palzer had practically no defense
against h Missourian's whip-like left,
delivered straight from the shoulder,
and seldom was he able to block the
right swing or uppercut which invar-
iably followed a series of straight lefts.
McCarty landed at will and with an
accuracy that became monotonous.
Palzer's eyes were kept almost COM
tinuously on his manager, the veteran
Tom O'Rourke, who shouted instruc-
lions to him through a megaphone. He
appeared to have no initiative what
ever. O'Rourke's Instructions were as
audible to McCarty as to Palzer, and
every move of the Iowan was anticl-
pated by his foe.
Palzer's face was badly d~isfigured
and he sshowed the effects of his beat
ing even more than did McCarty,s last
victim, the veteran Flynn.
In the eighteenth round Palzer walk
ed u~nsteadily to h center of the ring
and literally fell into a left o that
dazed him. He chung to McCarty's
shoulders and when they separated Nc
Carly shot two let's to the jaw.
-McCarty, apparently unwilling to adj
minister the finishing punch, backed
away, and the referee stopped the fight.
McCarty's only mark was a slight
cut under the right eye.
PaIxer Goes Fast.
Palzer began the fight with agrees
s~iveness, indicating a desire to finish
his man in short order. Blu McCarty
had little difficulty in eluding him.
Only once did Palzer appear to ave
the advantage. IN one of the early
rounds, mccarthy slipped to the mat.
Palzcr rushed In, launching a right up
Epercut II catcn rtsfng man, but
McCarty ducked TO safety.
Fight in Detail.
Round I-Palzer rushes McCarty
and right to head. McCarty drove a
hard right to Palzer,s eye. Palzer
missed two hard rights and left. Me-
Carly ducked wild swings. Palzer
reached McCarty's jaw with a hard
right. Palzer staggered McCarty with
"a hard straight left to he chin. Palzer
brought blood firm McCarty's lip with
another straight left. They clinched.
AS the bell rang, Palzer stopped to
shake hands with McCarty. Round
even.
Round 2-McCarty lands a hard right
to Palzer's Jaw and forced Palzer TO
make several vicious swings. They
exchanged rights to the head and hard
body Blows in a clinch. McCarty drove
a terrific left to PaIzer's left eye. Pal
ger reached McCarty's face with two
straight lefts and McCarty sent Pal
zeris head back with a left to the face.
Both landed hard alefts TO the face.
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