Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-05

anOther DoOSt IN MS nSht Iof recognition
among the white hopes. Davis received
a severe setback when on December Is
he was put out in one round by Soldier
Kearns in New York 1t was claimed
that kearns had put over a fluke punch,
but nevertheless he scored a decisive
him a match with Jess Willard, only to
suffer the same fate Davis did. Davis is
built on similar lines to Bob Fitzsimmons.
He seems to have the strength in his
shoulders and has long, lanky legs like
Bob. He likes to get close and mix, and
that Is probably where he made his mis-
take with the Soldier. He is only a
youngster, but scales over 1S5 pounds,
he fought John L. Sullivan for the title.
Davis carries very little supernuous flesh,
and therefore retains the strength OF a
heavier man. who would be Obliged to
train off the surplus fat. The Buffalo
critics are not ready to pass him up as
real white hope, so we may expect to
hear more of him before the winter sea-
son ends.
While Willie Richie Is naming op-
ponents whom he will meet in the future
for the title, or suggesting those whom
he considers qualified for his class. he
should not overlook Jack Britton. Richie
names Wolgast, Rivers and Mcfarland as
his three best opponents, evidently having
forgotten all about Britton. In October.
l641, 6lICul6 EalHcQ n IOuE-TOuuQ 00ClSlOu
over Britton in San Francisco. but that
cut no figure when weighing the worth of
the men at this time. Since then Britton
has beaten some of the best lightweights
In the country, and he is now busy trying
to arrange another meeting with Packy
Mcfarland, as his manager, Dan Morgan.
claims Jack defeated Packy at Memphis
when they met year ago. Dan loves
to write all about his protege, but at the
same time he Is not afraid to send him
against matter thew
may be. In a letter the other day Dan
said: I'VE want to get Mcfarland into q
match. and there is no bluff about it. 1
will back all my statements with the coin.
I will back Britton against Mr.. Mcfarland
for $1,000 a side any distance, twenty
rounds preferred, Jack to weigh 1876 ring
side and Packey can weigh 137 at 5
O'Clock. This should be fair enough for
Richie at any time, and II he fails to stop
the champion in fifteen rounds we will
give him the entire purse, no matter how
the bout may terminate after the fifteenth
round ends. That goes for Richie or we
stand ready to match up with him at any
time In the regulation way and at 1913
pounds ringside He can also have q side
bet of 5000. Now we have a right to
challenge for the title. and it is up to
Richie to accept. The offer also stands
! show Jack is not afraid he will take Mike
Gibbons on at AS at o'clock. Now
| come on with any Of the three"
Hats off to the new heavyweight cham
pion of America-Luther McCarty of
| Springfield, Mo. By his decisive defeat of
AL Palzer, the Iowa farmer in eighteen
| rounds at Los Angeles, McCarty demon
| strated beyond all doubt that he is real
champion, and a fighter of greater class
a month ago. Instead Of standing toe to
| toe with PalZer and smuggling, Luther
| fought clever battle, using his left jabs
| with splendid effect. and only bringing
his right crosses into play when he felt
| sure he had gagged his opponent. He not
| only used his noodle but he mixed at
the proper time and showed that he pos
sessed all the instincts of q high-class
| fighter. The fact that he came out of the
terrific encounter with merely a scratch
over his eye shows that he had his OPP
| ponent at his mercy after the contest had
| gotten under way. For three rounds Nc
Carly simply boxed his man, feeling him
| out and trying to get a gauge of his style.
| Once he had him sized up he cut loose,
| and there was not round after that
| until the end that did not belong to Mac.
He could have put the Iowa man out in
| the eighteenth round had he desired but
he showed his true feelings by declining
| to hit the man who was beaten and ask
ed the referee to stop the contest and
| save him further punishment Palzer
| had the longer reach, was the taller man
and the heavier. but despite these advan-
| tages he was never in the chase with Nc
| Carly. The latter is the nearest approach
| to James ]. Jeffries chat is. the Jeffries
| of old, and when he was right, than
| any heavyweight developed the past ten
| years He owes much of his success. in
| fact all of it, to his clever manager. Billy
Mccartney, who took him from the mere
novice class and made a high-class boxer
and fighter of him.
| Mccartney has come out with a very
| sensible statement in which he says he
| will match McCarty against all Legitimate
] claimants to the heavywe ght title, but
! he wants 1t understood that the color line
| given q chance to compete against the
! white man for the championship. He
| will give PalZer another match after
meeting other challengers. and 1t Is safe
| to say there will be many challengers
now, but first of all he wants to make a
ain. Bombardier Wells. and fight for the
worlds championship Tom McCarey
true to his word. presented McCarty W tn
a handsome belt, emblematic of the
| heavyweight championship. the under
standing being that 1t must be fought for
been recognized by all the critics as the
| champion and he will defend that title
| now. His defeat of Al Kaufman in two
| rounds last October started him on his
] successful career. and the beating he
gave Jim Flynn put him practically on
only twenty-one years Of age, and from
| Irish and Indian parentage. With care
| full living McCarty should be able to hold
his title for some time and improve.
/ An enthusiastic fan reports that the
| major leagues lost a great first baseman
when BILLY" Evans decided to become