El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-04

= EW YORK, y Y, April 4.-Luth-
M er McCarty has wisely decided
- to retire from the stage for the
time being, and viii try to convince
the sports that his is a Just claim to
the title of white heavyweight cham
pion- L believe great majority OF
the fans of the country viii agree with
me that Billy BIcCarney's big young
ster is one of the most promising pros
poets of the present day crop Of heavies.
That's all that can be said of the lot
they are prospects" and that let's them
out. But anyway, We will be glad to
see Luther back on the job.
McCarty was cleaning up the hopes, 4"
one after another, when Tom MCCarey
him champion Since then he has
done nothing but travel around on his
"rep."-and / guess il paid pretty wei
for awhile, too. But he found that his
refusal TO accept any of the many
challenges hurled in his direction was
decreasing his popularity, hence the
announcement Of his plan to resume
boxing at an early date
Luther will cOnfine his efforts for
the time being TO the lesser lights. He
viii first meet Jim Flynn in a six
round bout in Philadelphia A week
later he viii take on Frank Moran
over the same distance in PittsburS.
Carl Norris is scheduled as the next
victim at Kansas City early in May,
and If everything breaks right May "A
Queen NictOria'S birthday. will find
him boxing ten rounds with Tommy
Burns at Calgary, Alberta These four
bouts viii net Luther a nice piece Of
money. And there is small chance OF
his getting Icked-thats the chief
consideration.
Jess Willard and Gunboat Smith. Nc
Carty's most persistent challengers. are
to be passed up until later on While
IN san Francisco recently I was told
that Jim COffroth had 1IcCarty's word
to box al his club on the fourth Of
July, and il is thought that Willard
VIII be given the preference over
Smith. The GunbOat viii likely have
to wait until Luther and Jess have
settled their differences.
Victories over Flynn, Moran, Morris
and Burns will not strengthen Nc
Cartys position as white" champion
The public will not accept him as title
holder until ne has disposed of both
Willard and Smith. Of this pair, I
think Willard will prove the hardest
nut Tor McCarty to crack On what
the big Kansan showed against Luther
in their ten round bout last summer,
when both were green as grass, he has
considerable ability. However. the
sports will welcome NcCarty's decision
to get back in harness with great ac-
claim With Luther on the job it is
Just possible that a man worthy of the
fore the summer is over.
Since GunbOat Smith fIattened Bonn
barber Wells in a couple of rounds
several local critics have been tout
ing him as a regular world beaten
Just how the GunbOat, game fighter
that he undoubtedly is, comes in for all
this praise, L am at a loss to figure.
The recent battle at the garden did not
stamp Smith as a great fighter so
much as 1t did Wells a decidedly poor
one That everyone was deceived by
Wells and his flashy showing against
Palzer last summer was quite natural,
as PalZer at that time was looked upon
as the very best white heavyweight in
the business Luther McCarty proved
otherwise later on, but still the sensa-
tiCnal battle Wells and PalZer had put
up was fresh in the memory Of the
fans.
The Gunboats record to date does
not make him the logical" opponent
for McCarty. The critics who are
boosting Smith so enthusiastically
have apparently forgotten the fact
that Jess Willard not only held Luther
even last summer, but went it one bet
ter and shaded McCarney's champion.
On that battle alone the big Kansan