The San Francisco call and post. [volume] (San Francisco, Calif.) 1913-1929, 1913-12-29

granted. even though they never
taking Burns word for it. The v
heavy weight champion is man of
brains and judgment, and the very
tact that he has undertaken to send
Pelkey along to I'LL his shoes is suf-
hcient guarantee that he must be
possessed of the natural instincts
which a fighter needs.
Pelkey looks like man of the
ring only when he strips for action.
Despite his size and build, nobody
would pick him out as white hope
IN the streets. And nobody would
call his occupation by talking to him.
He's the most modest. most mild
hammered man of the ring who has
appeared around San Francisco in
many and many a long day.
PELKEY A REAL GIANT
Pelkey stands feet i inches in
his stocking feet, and he has a mass
OF hair on his chest that many a bald
headed man would crave for his head.
He is possessed of pair of shoulders
muscles OF his massive arms stand out
like a blonde mixed in with a flock OF
darkest Africas natives
Physically the Canadian giant looks
like a ring conqueror. Now the ques-
ton is: Can he stand the punch and
stiIl continue? Burns says he is the
gamest big man of the modern age,
and Tommy is Just modest enough to
include himself in this sweeping
statement. Everybody knows that
Burns never learned the meaning of
the word quit"
Barring Jess willard, this stranger
from Canada is the biggest fighter
who has set foot on San Francisco
soil since the days Of Jeffries. He is
broad chested, broad shouldered and
square jawed He is as strong as the
lion which we have read much
about. and he appears to be a good,
straight puncher. but as boxer he
never would win any medals.
The only fault have TO find with
Arthur Is that he is too game" This
is the way Burns explains it Every
thine you sting him he comes faster"
Fdds Tommy L have clouted him on
the jaw and in the stomach as hard
rs I could, and l was always forced
TO ask him TO lay off when he rushed
me. The big fellow doesn't know his
own strength
GANENESs WILL COUNT
He ought TO make good il this is
the case. Any man with Pelkey's
natural equipment and a willingness
10 assimilate punishment figures as
white hope of the first water. There
is no question in the world that he
can deliver a knockout wanop. for
be has the Burns idea. which all the
fans will admit is the right idea.
Those who have made it a practice
20 follow ring contests very closely
have come to the conclusion that
Pelley will be on the defensive In the
earlier rounds at least and that ne
viii have to stand lot of blows to
the head and the body IL he hopes to
do anything with Smith. The Gunner
can bring his right over hard and he
likes those long swings.
Smith is flushed with success right
now He has gained that confidence
which he never possessed when he
used to perform around San Fran
cisco a couple of years ago. Most OF
his victories were gained in rapid fire
order and like many of those who
came and went before him he believes
that no big fellow can stand long be-
fore him.
It ought to be a wonderful battle II
Smith sets his usual fast pace and II
Pelkey shows the Willingness TO
weather the storm and come irf4 for
some more of it. Pelkey must make
up his mind to take many a wallop
from that Gunner, for the latter has
been able to land very effectively on
every man he has met, even in the
four round game around here.
SMITH HAS EXPERIENCE
The Gunner looks to be a faster and
q more finished boxer than his oppo-
nent Besides, he win have the addi-
tional advantage of plenty of prac-
tice. He has been slamming away at
them several times month since his
eastern invasion, during which time
he has failed to lose single argu-
ment Most of his victories were OF
the knockout brand.
Pelkey has not started in the ring
since his defeat of Luther McCarty
last April. IN fact, that was the bat
tie which caused his name TO be
flashed over the wires Of the world.
They have been saying all sorts of
things, good, bad and Indifferent
about him since, and he never has had
an opportunity to show what sort OF
q fighter he really is.
They used to look upon Smith as a
saphrOn hued performer. one who
would not retaliate after the other
fellow showed signs OF recuperation.
But they hold a different opinion of
him now. His eastern record has had
the effect of commanding him great
respect all along the sporting line
He must have displayed the heart
otherwise he could not have piled up
so many creditable victories in such a
short space of time.
The betting men naturally are ia
vorfng the Gunner because OF his ex-
perience and his record, and also be-
cause they don't know enough about
Pelkey to justify laying their money
on him. but the Canadian is making
converts TO his cause as the days
roll by.