Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-12-31
|ELKEY OR SMITH
NOT WHITE HOPES
+ Years Day Boxers Are
10Th Good but Neither Could
Cope With Johnson.
gtKEY, is MUSCULAR
Olympic Club Members in San Fran
cisco Expect Hard Fight
Tomorrow.

s-u Francisco. Cal. Dec. 31--Just
at present the boxing fans OF the
olympic club. and their name is
legion. are talking looss and upper
cuts
Last SATURDAY. they saw Arthur
PeIkey set 70 with several Of his spar
ring partners IN the club mnasium-
Yesterday they -sa-r1ed GunbOat
Smith being put thTou9a his PAGES by
his aids.
Yesterday the clubme- were making
COMPARISONS. and tneE Vill continue
TO do so until the rED Ieayyweights
step into the ring at Dalg City on Ne"
Years day 10 fight Tor the worlds
championship.
The comparisons that are being in
stituted are very thOOugH. the ques-
tion Of pI rsique being the first 70 be
consider.
To ber.a with. Smith and Pelkcy do
not conform with the popular idea OF
white hops. And II is in their favor
tuaL the uO hONr Avl tii' go
white hope mas lite 20 commend him
apart from size.
lie j. Jlick-bodied and nick legged.
but muscular Development ne has
none At least that has been the way
Of IL since the defeat OF Jim JeffTies
by Jack Johnson caused worldwide
hunt for Il white hone. anu resulted in
the locating Of many sloJDery heaps
of humanity who had nothing TO com
mend them outside Of their bulk.
PeIkey a Muscular Man.
Pelkey is picture o., musculay
strength. He has fine legs, grand
shoulders and arms. and not the
slightest suspicion OF @ p-lnch. There
f. a suggestion OF reserve strength
s.bout him. and when sou 500 him tear
loose with his right upuarCuts you
know that the driving power Is there
Gunboat has equally Eupd should
ers. but not as fine a -O--o IS Peikey.
His legs. 100. are more on Che antelope
order than those OF l.s rival. but that
Is merely a matter OF conformation.
and Is no !Et.ma-iou that the Gunner
cannot speed just as hravy punch
with one
The career % one Robert Fitzsim-
mons reminds us that race-horse u-.-|
de-pinuius IS no de-riment % a puE-
Hist
Smith. Ike Pelkev. is ooacave
rather than fUu about The u-d=sctl1n. .
As a matter OF fact. the ur .g- never
saw q pair Of cham pio-- . oaui.- .
dates in whom there WAS -s waste .
material. Every ounce OF weight .
either possesses Is fighting weight. /
or the two men. p key hits out the .
less freely. with his left hand de
liveries especially his motions are
those OF a man who lenses has muscles .
before letting ny. WIZ his right .
hand punches no fault iz 10 be found.
He shufnes on h. feet rather than
steps around. but he - a Er1C udgs Of .
distance. and is usually sure OF Tie
range before lashiHE out
Power Behind His Blow.
or the force OF his riEhr handlers
there can be no doubt Whether he
lands on body OF head there is ire
mendous power be-.rd his bows. He
II du dAtRL a. $500. ~ IN the
wight. and # appears -cuI' % deal
him a right handler aut .=es-a n re-
turn.
Pelkey's worst fault lie sr --soiue
his head too erect while aiding
punches. II may be tIa- Enow-
ledge that he t. a much o. runch-
er than the average fight caus-
ed him 70 form the habit
He figures probably tha- br ssring
his head as q target, and t-u- wing
his opponents fire. there is better
opportunity OF driving hone inter
that will end the contest
II this is part az MS phios r. he
can urge that many figa-el ,efore
him operated on similar line. n the
old days OF the p. r mn hare
knuckle was content TO head
for the heart" OF. in otl = in
vfte and accept a head =. r. the
privilege OF sending IN a bIov-
that would end the battle .dant
or no precedent however. -iskv
practice when opposed L rife
puncher ike Gunboat Smith