The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-16
fBr Lames J. Corbett, Fornaer Heavy-

(By James J. Corbett, Former Heavy
 weight Champion of the WOR1d.) (Vgrftten for The Evening Farmer.1
 The heavy-weigIrt situation is not entirely hopeless
 .'Czunboat'' Smith, he of the sleep producing punch, by virtue of his i'm nre<sive victory over Jim Flynn, the '-vhite hope destroyer, inserted an additional feather in his pugilistic rap. and in the opinion of many good Judges demonstrated beyond all ques- lion and cavil that he is the king pin of the pale face branch of the heavyweight division If any doupt existed as to the ''Gunboat's' stand Ing 1t was dissipated in last week s battle with the Pueblo fighter
 In commenting on the possible out come of this match recently l refer red to the many advantages physical and otherwise Smith could boast over his veteran rival, and predicted the '@Gunboat'' would surely defeat Flynn and that a Knockout within the linn it would mot surprise me in the least. The dope on recent performances or the men made Smith look an over vvelTr1ir1g favorite but in spite Of this the members of the so-ca11eds talent were down hook, line and sinker on Colorado James.
 watched both men closely from a position of vantage and was aereeaply ~@----0-- displayed over other battles in which he had engaged in this neighborhood cd. He used better judgment than 1 thought was in him. Instead of wasting a vast amount of energy in useless wild swinging Smith varied his style to suit the demands made upon him by the rushing tactics of his opponent. and pulled a lot of stuff that he never attempted before. Some Dne has evidently had the GunP boat In hand of late and taught the 4anky lighter a few new tricks about the game. and with good results to judge from the manner in which he out maneuvered Flynn throughout the contest
 smith has considerable to learn, however. before he can reasonably ex- pect to accomplish the defeat of any one of the trio of ebony head stars who stand between him and the cov- eted championship He has mum Der of faults which will have to be corrected if he is to be the dependence of the white race in the heavy-weight division But he has demonstrated that he Is not tied to any one style and that he is willing to learn ezzd the startling improvement shown Tn the Flynn match bids us hope that eventually the ssGunboat'' will develop into real contender for the premier position in pug1Iisxn-'
 He surely looks tlses class of, the white heavies.
 The next important. heavyweight battle with which local promoters will resale the fans will be the Al Palzer- Frank Moran affair which is down on the books for Wednesday. Sept at the St Nicholas Athletic Club arena As the winner will be given a. match with sGunboat'' Smith at the Garden later on in the season it goes without saying that the boys will furnish Eome good entertainment
 Palzer and Moran are the dark horses of heavyweight pugilisrn- The former achieved quite a. bit of suc- ress in this city last year and was going along nicely until he ran afouII of the late Luther McCarty- It is said on behalf of PaIzer that he was D sick man and in no condition to do himself justice and that in view of the splendid account he gave under the Immense handIcap he 1abored the re sult of that mill should not be held against him. But that's a, part of the game; if a boxer enters the ring out of shape it is his own lookout and he must suffer the Consequences. The public has no time to listen to ex- rses and stories of what might have been Results are what count with the fans, and if PaIzer fails to make good in the coming bout he will be put in the discard
  never been knocked out, understand, and it is even claimed for him that he has never been knocked off his Feet although he has mixed it with Inc hard-hitting '-Gunboat' as well as with Palzer and McCarty- The sor- rel-topped Pfttsburgher has always keen there strong with the '-alibi'' Etuff His most recent contest in New York was with Luther McCarty and for seven or eight rounds he out boxed and outc1assed Luther. be- siexe he injured his hand along to- ward the close of the bout which aessened his chances for success. And nt that Luther had a mighty small margin of victory to boast of. Mo- rsn also boxed the "Gunboat'' twenty rounds out in California and while The decision went to the ex-saiIor San Francisco critics came to the front for Prank and one or two even went so Tar as to assert that he had been given shabby deal.
 whether PaIzer will ever again show the form he displayed during his first season of milling is doubtful. Recently he was forced to submit to m operation for some trouble and a1- though 1t is claimed that he is in good shape again I have observed that very few fighters come back at fheir best after the surgeons have had 3 whack at them Al relied almost entirely upon his great bulk. strength and marvellous stamina to wear down bis opponents. and. robbed of even a portion of those assets. he will not amount to a great deal His knowl- adre of boxing is limited and in this game the same as in everything else D little Knowledge is a dangerous fhfnz doubt if Tom O'Rourke. great trainer that he is. will succeed in insulting any great amount Of learning into the big farmers brain-
 The bout means the preliminary rlass for the loser, and with that fact staring the fighters in the face at is expected they win give the spec =ators the very best that is in them.