El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-02

: what little credit was due to either
| certainly belonged to the tall Kansan.
| That may have been the reason for
/ the stand taken by Burns when Jones
/ proposed another match
| Even If Pelky had established his
| superiority over McCarty beyond the
shadow of a doubt, he would not be
| justified in posing as the best white
heavyweight Luther, poor fellow, while
he had defeated several good men, was
quite some distance from the top, and
would have been compelled to meet
/ Willard and Smith, and beat them,
! before the public would recognize him
as the head Of the division. Pelky was
easy for the second raters when in the
east. Jim COffey, a local boxer, who
was given a good trimming by jim
Flynn afterwards, knocked him out
in a few rounds
On his record before the meeting
with McCarty, the ChicOpee man looks
anything but a fighter of class Al
lowing for a natural Improvement
under Burns tuition, Arthur would
have to go a long way before his pre-
tensions to greatness would be given
consideration.
If Burns really believes Pelky has
the goods" he should remember that
the public likes to be shown. BY de-
feating Willard, or some other good
man, Arthur could hope for recognition
as one of the leading aspirants for
the championship. but until he has
done something worth while he viii
find sporting men "agin' him.
It appears that Tom O'ROurke was
a trifle premature in announcing that
he had matched Al PalZer 10 box
Georges Carpenter, before a club in
Paris next October. It has been
ton of boxing PalZer. and that his
next match will be with Jeff Smith,
the American middleWeight, who has
made quite a record on the other side.
difference
and Palzer- This Smith fellow is not
a great deal I remember he boxed
Mike Gibbons, here at the National
Sporting club. over a year ago, and
that the St Paul man made him look
foolish Carpenter ought to be able
to handle Jeff easily enough if he is
anywhere near as good as reputed-
Smith is no Frank Klaus. or even a
Billy Papbe. and the Frenchman will
take big tumble in the estimation of
American fight followers if Smith
should manage to drop him.
Just what OROurke is planning for
Palzer is a question It is time the
big fellow was up and doing, if he
ever intends to cut figure in heavy
winner of the "GunbOat' Smith Flynn
bout would appeal to New Workers.
who regard Palzer with favor, but I
doubt if either the "Gunboat' or the
Pueblo man would give Palzer a
chance I know that Flynn ducked
match with big Al once upon a
time. and If lucky enough to beat
Smith would hardly care to risk his
laurels against O'Rourke's husky
And as for Smith, he would probably
pull that go get a rep" stuff on the
big fellow. And it seems to me that
that's what Palzer ought to be doing
right now; that is if he has fully re-
covered from the recent sick spell. as
report has it.
A year ago, Al looked the very best
prospect of all the hopes" His de-
feat by McCarty set him back but I
believe he would have made up the
lost ground before this if illness had
not put him hOrs de combat Before
going after Smith or Flynn. however.
Ii might be just as we'll for him to
take on one or two lesser lights. Frank !
Moran is anxious to fight Palzer and /
.n9smuch as this pair has already in /
duIged in one fracas without a salts /
factory ending it would seem that the
Pittsburger's challenge should be 1
recognized
Willie Richie still has the folks |
guessing on the question of whom MS