Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-19

forget my prediction, Dan. that will
be the gentleman that will restore
the heavyweight championship to the
white race"
Moran tells a most interesting story
and he has worked out rather carei
full course for his ascent to the
throne; but, true to tell, il he didn't
have Dan McKetrick as a manager
he wouldn't be getting so much no
toriety and he wouldn't be doing SO
much fighting. 1t seems sad some
times. after observing the cleverness
of a manager and the crudeness of a
fighter. that the manager is unable
to do the fighters task in the ring as
well as out of 1t.
G
As far as Moran and Palzer go, in
their bout billed for September 3 the
populace would say that Palzer should
win. Much will depend, of course,
on how Al has survived his recent
nrotracted Illness. If he is as good
as when he beat Bombardier Wells,
all is well. If he is as sick a man
as when he was beaten by Luther
McCarty, all is lost
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ITS an i'll wind that doesn't blow
somebody good" we often hear said,
and sure enough it comes about in
pugillstic matters as well as other
things. For listen; AS a result of
an injury to Freddy Welsh and as
q case of sickness on the part of Joe
Rivers. we are likely to witness
match between Willie Richie,
worlds champion. and Leach Cross,
q most unfathomable fellow. Such
fight would be the best fight that
could possibly be figured out, not
particularly because of the wonder
full ability of the men in question,
but as a real good test for two men,
who. while they win their battles and
produce results. are held in small
respect by those who know or think
lIeH htlbN ind boAAlio SiiiiNs AAASAApNra -
one man is the champion and the
other is a most successful luminary.
not one fan in ten will give either
ono of them even a small bit of credit.
To have the meet, the winner might
be hailed with some consideration,
but the whole solution seems to be
a case of Opportunity Richie and
Lucky Cross. Those are not my
sentiments now. although they We're
not long ago. for Richie has made
good" in my opinion, and Cross has
really astounded me by his excellent
work of late in the ring,
C
The following letter deals with
case that has been much discussed
New York, Aug. 16, 1913.
j. p. N.
I have Just returned from a vaca
ton, and upon my return a friend of
mine fished up a two-weeks old Star
and showed me the letter contained
therein of one Thomas O'Rourke, on
whose managerial connections with
Al Palzer l had occasion to touch in
q letter which l recently wrote criti-
cising the inconsistency, according to
my way of thinking of the treatment
accorded by the sporting portion of
the press to Al PalZer.
Mr.. O'Rourke, judging by the in
jured and peeVed tone of his letter,
seems to have been stung in a vul-
spot. To ease his wounded
feelings and to state my position in
this little controversy in a more ex-
plicit manner than | did in my pre-
vious letter, let me say that | never
intended to cast aspersions on the
ability of Mr.. O'Rourke,
and when l said in my former letter
that l would like to know how
O'Rourke was in any way responsible
for the success of Palzer L meant
from a purely pugilistic standpoint.
Far be it from me to decry the adj
which inevitably accrue to
a fighter who possesses manager
of O'Rourke's prestige in the sport
ing world, his keen business ability,
his Judgment as to the advisability
of matches, his ability to get the
money and to drive bargains d.sas-
trous to the opposing side.
But all that has nothing to do with
q mans native fighting ability. You
have got to show me that any man
ager who has not been fighter him
self ever taught a novice new tricks
in fighting, and this Is especially true
with a fighter of the bulldog, agrees
sive type like Palzer. The fighter
picks up his experience and his
knowledge (all that an aggressive
fighter needs) from his sparring part
ners and in actual experience, and in