Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-01
McCUE AND BRANNIGAN SHOW
WELL IN GREAT RING BATTLE
Two Youngsters Engage in One OF the
Best Fights Between Featherweghts
Ever Staged in the West.

succeed The report that McCarty had
his neck broken by blow is SO rid1cu-
lous that it makes the men look fool
ish who made the claim. According to
the testimony of all present at the
ringside there was not a hard blow
struck: the men were simply 1eei-
ing each other out and had clinched
when Pelkey delivered the short punch
to the heart that caused McCarty to
collapse. Any one who has ever taken
part in athletics and boxing knows that
it would be impossible to break a mans
neck or to cause his death by heart
blow under such conditions.
after his contest with Frank Klaus at
Pittsburgh the other night Eddie Nc
Goorty. the Oshkosh middlewe.ght de-
cided to cancel his bouts out west and
rest IN for the balance of the summer,
but later changed his mind. Eddie fought
a draw battle with Klaus. according to
the reports. and seems more confident
than ever that he can defeat the Pitts
burgh man. but he wants him to make
the real middleweight limit of los pounds
at ringside. even at } o'clock in the
afternoon. Eddie has a match with jim
my Clabby at Butte. Mont, for June IL.
He saws he is stale from too much train
ing. and he wants to rest UP for while
and be fresh for the fall season He is
doing this the advice of his trainer
and manager. Rude Cnholz. who thinks
he should Law off and recuperate. How
ever, he hopes To go through With the
Butte bout and then lay off.
How would YOU like to be boxing pro-
/ moter and have an important contest be-
! tween two well known fighters called on
just twenty times in one day?
Well. that is what happened to Doc
Message of Chicago when he conducted
the Hugo Kelly-John Thompson match
at Racine. Wis. little over year ago.
Not only was IL called off twenty times
the last day Of the match, but DOC
Krone "a partner enjoyed the privilege
of having IL shot at him about the same
number of times the week previous
Krone. who weighs about .'4I. lost fuiiy
forty pounds during the uncertain period
Hugo Kelly, one of the best OF the mia
/ dleweiRhts when he was in his prime, had
/ S.lvy Ferretti. one OF the very excltabit
/ Italians. as manager. and every one WI.
| knows Siivy IS aware or his extreme
/ nervousness. Doc Message made one mis-
| take He put up the weight forfeit foi
! Ferretti while THOMPSON had deposit et
/ his own money. There was no come
| back for the doctor. as far as the keil,
4 end went and he discovered this fac
an hour after having put up the weigh
forfeit.
The trouble during the week or ter
days previous to the day Of the match wa
nothing as compared with the ana
| twelve hours Here is what Doc said
| Early the day Of the match Ferret
came TO my office and wanted certain
| tickets and when refused them he a
once declared the contest off. We settled
that point however. \ few minute:
later he was back and wanted some pass
es for friends and upon refusal again
called il off Then he wanted TO know
about the running OF the train and be
cause things did not suit him he agar
used the magic words and called 1t on
Later he found fault with certain ar
rangements and repeated and before WI
had reached Racine in the afternoon TO
weighing in, etc, he had called II off ant
on lust sixteen times. Talk about you
nervousness, Why, it was somethin,
fierce and | will never forget the han
ding of that match Twice We had run
ms before the time set for the contest a
the rink but we bridged them owe
again.
1.-THE climax came when the men wer
in the ring. Silvy objected to the heav!