New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-07
HOPES" AFTER M'CARTY
Cowboys Grip on New Title by
No Means Secure.
WILLARD WANTS A MATCH
Earned Draw After Ten Rounds
the Last Time He Met
Palzer's Conqueror.

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Although Luther McCarty is generally
recognized as the champion of the world
among white heavyweights his title, so
recently won, is by no means secure.
Among the most prominent contenders
for honors is Jesse Willard, the giant
hope who recently knocked out Sol
der Kearns and who gave McCarty the
hardest kind Of a battle. earning a draw
at the end of ten rounds. Willard IL now
on his way 10 the Coast. where he hopes
to get match with McCarty, whom he
feels sure he can defeat. "Gunboat"
Smith is another heavyweight now in
California who is also willing 10 box Nc
Carly under the proper conditions.
OF the two Willard has the better claim
to preference. He has shown up to good
advantage in all'his contests, and when
he met McCarty the latter was pressed
to the limit of his then mediocre ability.
Both have improved wonderfully since
that time. and meeting OF the pair
would result in a most interesting battle.
Willard is the tallest pugilst in the ring
to-day He is feet 6 inches I'm his stock
ing feet. and he tips the beam at about
20 pounds In his best condition. He has
a remarkably long reach and uses IL 10
good advantage. He has a fair defence.
but his boxing knowledge is elementary.
He is so tall that his opponents cannot
well reach his face under any conditions.
and when he leans back, his arms pro-
tecting his body. he has an almost inn
penetrable defence.
Ii has been said that Willard is too
good natured ever to be a champion. Ger
tain it is that he is naturally mild man
nered fellow. but when stung by the
force OF an opponents blow he loses all
his good nature and becomes relentless
fighter. 1t will be remembered that he
knocked out Soldier" Kearns with one
two punch after being hard hit, and at
the time Kearns was i'm good condition.
His chief asset is right hand uppercut.
half hook, which he uses when at close
range. Boxing with men who are not so
tall as he. he has been able to do much
execution with the punch.
There are many who believe that Will
lard can beat McCarty. The men will
probably be matched as soon as the latter
finishes his theatrical engagements. Will
lard visited Chicago recently. and while
there he did some light work in O'Con-
nor's gymnasium. a well known training
camp. Willard made a marked impress
sion on the spectators. not TO mention
several sparring partners. Eddie Santry.
a featherweight boxer in the days OF
Dixon said that Willard was one OF the
best men he had seen in a long time and
would do well with any OF the present
crop.
Joe Rivers took day Of rest yestcr-
day, and the hundreds OF visitors who
wendell their way up 10 Woodlawn Inn 20
see the remarkable little Western lad
training for his match with Leach Cross
al the Empire Athletic Club on next Tues
day night were disappointed. Accompa-
MED by his manager and the training
staff, Rivers attended the theatre In the
afternoon. Rivers is now well below the
weight. 1913 pounds in the ring. and says
that he can afford TO rest UP a little.
There are many who predict stormy times
for Cross when the gong sounds on next
Tuesday. The Los Angeles lad has shown
himself a terrific hitter. and he IL "a clever.
crafty boxer. who knows the game from
the ground up.
Willie Adams. who is rapidly coming TO
the front in the ranks OF welterweights,
has been matched 10 box ten rounds with
"One Round" Hogan at the Fairmont
Athletic Club on January 49,
n reports from the Pacific Coast arc 10
be accepted at face value. there Will be
another separation between Al PalZer and
ed over his crushing defeat at the hands
of McCarty. Palzer has left Los Angeles
for his home. in Iowa. His defeat, so
Palzer declared before leaving Los An
geles, was due TO the poor coaching OF
O'Rourke who beloved his orders
through megaphone throughout the
tight McCarty followed instructions quite
as carefully as did Palzer and was gen
orally able 10 anticipate the moves OF his
foeman. "He wouldn't let ME fight my
own battle" said Palzer, but kept on
yelling at me all the time. III ! had cut
loose there is 10 way OF telling what
might have happened"
There will be no lack OF interest In the
bout between Soldier" Kearns and Sail
or" White at Browns Gymnasium to-
night. Both admit that they are in the
running for consideration az hopes" and
IL requires more than the passing number
Of defeats TO convince them. The winner
wants to fight McCarty. As Howard
Gootschaldt used 20 say: They're not
game-they're crazy.
Tom Jones, manager of Nd Wolgast, Is
now manager of Jess Willard and Is out
with a sweeping challenge TO any white
man In the world.
KEEN CONTEST FOR POSTS
Metropolitan Association to
a. m ~ 49,