El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-19

, question or the white heavyweight
cause will look a hopeless one.
Tommy Burns will challenge the
winner of the Flynn-Smith bout on
I behalf of his prOteSe, Arthur Pelky-
| Tommy wakes enthusiastic when he
talks Pelky, and says that the big
fellow is the coming champion Quite
natural for him to feel that way about
it inasmuch as he is Pelky's manager
and trainer.
At that Arthur may develop into a
good man Those who have seen him
in the ring say that he has the max
ings" and in good hands would amount
to something worth while Burns
claims Pelzy's boxing has improved q
great deal since he took charge and
that future work in the ring viii bear
out the statement.
Well. I hope PeIky makes good. He
has gone through quite enough re-
Gently to disgust a man with the game
and shows he has the right spirit by
sticking to the job But if Burns
honestly believes Arthur is the goods
why not match him with big Jess
Willard. The latter fighter is at pres
ent in California, and I understand
Pelky is also in that locality. a match
between these big fellows ought to be
a good card out San Francisco way
where Willard is thought pretty well of
by both public and promoters Arthur
should show US something in the fight
ing line before talking fight with the
tOp-nOtchers-such as they are. Smith
has a decision over Willard, and II
Pelky can duplicate that stunt il Will
be time enough to challenge the Gun
boat"
Tom OROurke tells me that the
Palzer-Carpentier match is sure
thing for Paris next October, and that
$4,000 purse for the bout; also that
the winner will be given a match with !
Jack Johnson in November.
We must hand II to OROurke- he !
he Of rr-V-T rrc - @
took Palzer abroad last fall on the !
promise of a fight with Johnson
which fell through. of course But il /
was through no fault of Toms. He i
had Palzer on the ground ready and
anxious. but Johnson owing to circum- 1
stances over which he had no control (
could not carry out his end of the /
bargain
O'Rourke does not think that Car 4
penuer will give Palzer much trOu- ]
BILE And it really looks that way /
Georges could not beat Billy Papke, I
not TO mention Frank Klaus. and it 4
IS difficult to figure how he can hope I
to withstand the assaults of O'ROurke's /
seem to rest on Palzer's failure to get /
back into form Al has been on the
sick list for some time and it might
develop that the illness has robbed him
Of some of his great strength and
Stamina-Which was his chief stock in 1
trade But O'ROurke laughs at that
su5SSSlAOL anu says EdlZeE VIII De pet
er than ever the next time he starts
Tom has an idea that Jack Johnson
s not the good fighter he was a few /
ears ago, and believes that the first (
rood man who meets him will prove it I
He says PalZer is the man who can
urn the trick, and while he is quite (
-Ione In that opinion, he proposes to
tut it to the test providing Al is sue
essful in the Carpenter match
/ wish Palzer the best of luck but
doubt if Johnson has gone back so
ar that Al can beat him. Jack has
undoubtedly made inrOads on his health
he last year or two, but a few months
lard work should put him in good
nOugh shape to make short shift of a
Iovice such as Palzer. Still you never
an tell O'ROurke may have the right
Ope on the coon after all. Time will
ell.
Speaking Of Johnson, why should the