Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-01

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or inherent a;lment or neglect Of training
in preparing for the bout ] am not pre-
pared TO say, but had he trained as an
athlete should have for a contest of skin
and enduranc il is not conceivable that
blow to the heart or 10 the jaw would
have affected him the way il did.
There is nothing particularly dana rous
i'm a punch over the heart or ON the jan.
have ass!milated MAN. ~ them during
my career. as any man mast who foiipws
the strenuous game Of boxing. | Was
beaten by Jim Jefr.es at conry Island b
punch on the jaw in the twenty-tiisrd
round. jeff weighed rrotapiy fifty pounds
more than / al the time. and could nj;
powerful blow. yet | felt no bad effe Il
from the blow. But was in perfect phX-
steal condition ut the time. or as NEAR 90
as hard work and conscientious and N
telligent training could make rae.
1t is ridiculous and unjust for the Ca
madam authorities 10 hold Arthur Pe.lE
for his part in the unfortunate affair.
Investigation will probably show that NJ
Carly did not train as he should lave
done for the Pelky bout. Like the great
ma jority of fight followers everyN acre.
McCarty and his manager. Billy Mccar-
ney. may nave looked upon the match as
easy money" Certainly no one who hni
seen Peikv box in the east ever Thought
for a moment he would have "A chance II
beat McCarty. Luther very likely MAS
overcontident of success and consequently
neglected his training. And II such MAS
the case. Manager Mccartney Is not en-
trelv blameless n the matter. II was his
duty, 10 the pubic as We'll AZ his tirht"r.
to see that Luther was in III physical
condition to fight. or not u have allowed
him to start at all
Then too, conditions existing In Cal
gary are to an extent responsible for
McCartys death. In New York. PIMA
delphia Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and most
cities in this country where boxing con-
tests are permitted the contestants are
subjected to rigid physical examinations
before entering the ring-or. at least. the
rules laid down by the governing boards
call for such examinations. had sucii
precaution been taken in the calgary
bout McCarty's aliment. tx any existed.
or lack Of condition, would most likely
have been discovered by the physicians
and fatality prevented.
While the unfortunate ending of the
bout is to be greatly derlored. ! do not
think il will hurt professional boxing 20
any degree. Naturally those enemies OF
the sport who are always denouncinS II
as Lgutal and all that sort OF thin are
making capital out or the aHalf. but
believe boxing at present conducted IN
most sporting centers OF the country mas
too great hold on the people to be AZ
fected seriously by McCartys death.
Although Johnny Kibsne has not ex-
pre- ssed any intention of abdeatihS as
boss Of the featherweight division. the
pugilistic sharps throughout the country
are. husily engaged in Specializing Oh his
probable successor. Ii IS the htlei OF
quite few eminent experts that the
Cleveland boy has failed to hit the mars
set by champions of former days. ara
that his DAYS as head % tic division are
numbered.
In the middle west the light critics be-
iieve they have discovered the coming
champion in the person OF Matty MeN ~
an eighteen-year-oid boxer 81 Rae ne
Wis. who boasts a long string ~ We
tories in which the *. q : nSuie prom
nently There il little doubt that Met ue
has been coming along very fast and That
his record il sufficiently Impressive u
expect great things of Inn IN the future,
but il will take more lhaa newspaper
boosts" 10 make Us consider hlm sefi-
ousiy as a candidate for the champion
ship AT this time Matt : record mas 80
far been complied chiefly at he expense
of second and third rate.s. lie has nor
yet met firs:-class man and nti ne
has done so il is absurd - taih II nn.l--
uring the youngster for ehanp.oneh'P
crown
1 understand McCue has been matched
to box :. be Attell at kenosha WIS., next
Tuesday night Ii will be teh-fouhd
match. Ii Matty comes thious that
battle a victor it will be time enongl 10
talk a6o9t his championship pietensiohs.
While Attell IS no longer the great litti.
fig hter OF a few years hacE ne = bN no
means a dead one and I VIII taAe 4
real good performer To boat am \
draw with Abe viii boos. Mc' ur STOCK
more than a dozen wins oyer The class
of lighters he has been meeting me past
year or SO. and clean-cHt victory over
iehe former champion would pat the
youngster in position 10 demand matehes
with the best bows in the featherweight
division.