The San Francisco call and post., 1913-12-17

tAi6 0P ~ li4N RtNoN4l lAAtiN-
mortgaged reputation could step
in here and rule a choice over the
Gunner, but there have been many
switches during that time.
r HE Gunner is without doubt
the most formidable looking
- white hope in existence to-
day. The way in which he man
aged to clean up all comers around
New York and other eastern
cities is proof positive that he
must pack the right brand OF
stuff around with him, although
he never showed Ii to us here.
NTH must be given credit for
fighting his way up to the top
and winning what he has won
on his merits. Pelkey. on the
other hand, gained fame and
reputation through one unfortu-
nate battle last spring. This does
not mean that he is not a capable
fighter, but it just goes to show
what luck and circumstances will
bring about
~ OMMY BURNS. the former
heavy weight champion of the
world, is authority for the
statement that Pelkey is the best
big man in the ring today. Burns
has had experience enough as
fighter to know a live one when
he sees him. He believes that he
has solvd the white hope puzzle
in this New England giant
TT is unfortunate. indeed. that
the sports of San Francisco
have been unable to get good
line on Pelkey before this very
important battle. History tells
us that our fans like to know a
fighter before they trust him or
bet their money on him, but, OF
course, 1t is not Pelkey's fault
that he never took flyer in the
ring here.
YES a big, strong, dangerous
II looking chap and he is going
A@ to have many pound on the
Gunner when they square off in
the ring. If weight and strength
count for anything, Pelkey is sure
to have a splendid advantage.
But you can't figure weight and
size. because the case of Bob Fitz-
simmons win kill off that argu-
ment.
- 9TH men are talking about in
X vading Europe If they are VIC
~ torious. This would lead one
to believe that the game is very
good on the other side of the
water or else to come to the con-
clusion that Jack Johnson and
Sam Langford are surely in and
will be soft for any good, husky.
younk fellow who happens to
tackle them
<<xF SMITH can't beat Pelkey.
then he may as well quit
4 trying to be a white hope"
saws Mana ger Jim Buckley. And.
mind you, / would not bring him
all the way out here IL / did not
think he could, for there was
plenty of money waiting for him
around the big town. But it's
the honor that we are after this
time
NTH is going to have the ad-
vantage of experience and
practice over Pelkey and these
qualities ought to come pretty
near offsetting the edge which the
New Englander will have In
weight and strength. Smith has
been fighting right along, ~hsle
Pelkey has devoted most of his
time to the stage.
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nut no matter what the out
r. come. the battle is going tc
attract a whole lot of atten
tion. not only here, but all ovel
the world, in fact. Any time thai
you put on couple of heavy
weights and bill the attraction al
a championship or near cham
pionship mixup. you are bound t.
make the universe do littl'
thinking and gazing.
T HE latest European dispatche
lead US to believe that Jacl
Johnson is sure q broker an
| ready to grab most anything tina
they toss his way. He's takinI