New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-01
FEAST FOR BOXING FANS
Champions and Near Cham
pionS to Cross Gloves.
BIG BOUTS IN THE WEST
Plenty of Good Cards On at
the Local Clubs for New
Years Day.

The New Year will he ushered in amid
the thud Of many boxing gloves in the
arenas throughout the country. There is
hardly a city where boxing has "A foot
hold in which no bouts Will he held, ana
all sorts of boys. from champions, near
champions and never to be champions,
will don the gloves.
The West has cornered all the impor-
tant battles OF the day Out In Los
Angeles Luther McCarty the cowboy
from the prairies of Nebraska. and NJ
Paizer. the Iowa giant. will battle for the
white heavyweight championship of the
world: in San Francisco. Tommy Muir
phy. the lightweight OF this city. viii
meet frankie Burns, OF California, in a
twenty-round contest, while in st. Louis,
before the Missouri Athletic club, Johnny
Kilbane, the featherweight champion of
the world, will face the fast coming ollie
Kirk. I'm a ten-round contest.
The local fans" however, need not
sigh I'm vain for action. Several clubs
Will conduct entertainments. all of more
than passing interest. 10 begin with.
Joe Jeanette, the negro from Union I'LL.
will meet his old rival Battling Jim
johnson. the most gigantic of all the
black destroyers." at the irving \. G.,
4 of Brooklyn. The men met before at the
Forty-fourth Street Sporting Club in an
Indifferent bout. Jeanette winning by a
fair margin.
NoViccs VIII hold the centre or the
stage al the special entertainment OF the
Forty-fourth Street Sporting club. ana
there will also he special ten-round con
test between "Packcy' IIommey and Jim
: Flynn "Young" Mike Donovan. who has
won seventeen bouts in a row. VIII be
put 10 the test when he meets the rugged
hard-hitting Fighting Kennedy before
the OILS mpc Athletic club. of Harlem.
/ Young" snugrue and Young Kelley
Will meet at Browns Gymnasium. ana
. Willie Fitzgerald. the veteran Fighting
Harp" who boxed I'm the days of Frank
Ernc ana Joe Cans. will face Jack smith
AT the BROOKLYN Beach Athletic club.
For the hrst time since Jim Jefiries de-
cided 70 come out Of retirement and try
10 defeat Jack Johnson in that now
famous tragedy of Reno real Interest
centres about the meeting of two heavy
weight boxers. Luther McCarty ana Al
Palzer Will meet this afternoon I'm Tom Nc
Carev's arena. IN Los Angeles. before one
Of the largest crowds that ever Witnessed
a battle IN that city The advance sale
approNimatcs $500. and all the seats are
moi vet taken. The winner will be hailed
a. the champion Of the world by Me
Carey. even n by nobody else.
Trained to the second. Il Is certain that
each will nght a. never before 10 win.
Palzcr has been a slight favoute IN the
early betting. but the way In which the
friends of McCarty have snapped up AL
wagcrs show clearly that the latter IS
not without friends. and many Mc'aiIy
In all his short career has never been
a favoritc vet ne has gone right along
and won every nght "a which he APP
pear~d
Palzcr has many natural advantages
over NcCarty He IS two and onc-hdlt
inches taller. and has almost SIX inches
I'm weight His advantages. however do
not stop there His chest expanded meas
ures six inches deeper than McCarty :.
This is "A great advantage. for the man
with the greater lung capacity Is the one
who generally weathers the storm. Nc
Carly. however. il built on more sym
mctrical lines than Palzer. and he is tho
perfect type OF fighting man. boxer and
mixer combined.
The records Of both men command re-
speect. In six battles Palzer scored hVe
knockouts. and McCarty in thirteen bouts
won eight by knockouts. McCarty during
his short career has tried To learn the
finer points OF the game. While unques-
tionably game. lac thinks more OF the hit
and getaway style than leaning In 10
swap punches. In his bout with Jim
FLYNN he boxed rings around the man
who was fighting champions when he was
a cowpuncher on Nebraska ranges.
Joe Rivers, who will meet Leach Cross
~ the Empire Athletic club on January
~ was the host to come nifty "fans' AT
his training quarters. At Woodlawn Inn,
Yesterday afternoon The little Spanish
lad boxed several rounds with his sparrlng
partners, and when he WAS ready 10 lay
down the gloves the visitors decided that
Rivers would do. He was fast AZ a
streak, clever I'm his placing OF punches
and. while ne worked under wrap. for the
greater part OF the time, he showed In no
uncertain manner that he is the powerful
hitter that reports have stated
Rivers is built like little bull. Ills
chest r. deep and wide, his shoulders are
broad and powerfully muscled and hs
neck is short and strong enough To resist
almost any punch Rivers takes great
pride I'm his ability as "A bag puncher, and
kept the leather laundering off the plat
form for more than fifteen minutes. while
the crowd applauded.
Rivers is not "A Mexican. as has been
reported His parents are full blooded
Spaniards and he was born in Bakersfield
cal. the town which also gave Aurelia
Herrera To the prize ring during the
time of joe Cans and George McFadden