El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-11

as there is of my returning to the ring
and challenging McCarty for the white
heavyweight championship. And from
the way L feel right now LutherS Ron
ors are safe so far as yours truly is
concerned. Ritchie'S manager recent
~ announced that PacEey would be
favored over other aspirants and init.
mated there would be no necessity 81
ma king 1873 rinSslde, at which figure
ne TOOK good care TO point out Elule
won the title. But I have a picture of
MIN acqu1escInE to Packey'S SugSes-
ton about the pOundage. 1 am afraid
Mac viii never get a match out Of
R1tchle unlessS the champion himself
OutSrOWs the division. If the boys
could only agree on weight it would
make a pretty match betT cen the mas
ter and his pupil
Luther McCarty DOW stands at the
head of the white hope class When
ne beat Al PalZer Luther earned the
right to dictate to the other fellows
who may entertain designs on the
white mans" title also a respite
nom the arduous training to which he
EaS applied MS best efforts for months
past II VIII probably De next July
before McCarty Will again be seen in
the ring.
As for FalZer. there is no reason Why
he shouldn't keep right along about
his business in spite of the beating
McCarty handed him. He is only
kid and it may be the licking will
verse at his age should not do him any
narn Anyway. il viii reduce the
bump of coneeit that had assumed alb
normal proportions since his wins
over kaufman and Wells.
Ihere never was a fighter Of az
count who didn't carry a fair stock of
conceit, and withOur it his case is
hopeless But an Oyer-supply of self
esteem is not good for the young. Pal
ger now knows that the only way he
CO nope to recover lost ground is by
nF
ORourke the yOunsster will get
plenty of it from now on.
I presume McCarty will be billed
throughout his theatrical tour As the
Heavyweight champion" But there
IS much for Luther to accomplish be
fore he can justly lay claim tn that
title. While Manager Billy McCar-
Eey announces that he will pay no
attention to the claims of LangfOrd,
Jeanette q company, a fair-minded
sporting public may have something
to say about that True Luther can
not be compelled to box any man he
does not wish to, but it would seem
that his claims to the championship
are a tr1fle premature while either of
these men remain indicated.
Luther is nGt any too secuce on the !
white heavyweight" throne either /
He first has an account to settle with
logical opponent for the Nebraska {
hoy Willard has better claims to /
recognition than any other white
heavy, if only based on the bout with 4
AcCarty at Madison Square Garden (
last summer. The announcement that /
Luther is first to meet BOmbardier
" els will not make the hit Manager /
Mccartney anticipates Willard has 4 !
better claim and justly contends that
Nells was eliminated from the race !
by Palzer. OF all the chalIengers I I
looks to me as if Willard is next in /
line for meeting with McCarty. /
" hen these boys have met and set /
tied their differences IL viii be time
enough to take up the JOhnson-Lang-
1ord-J Jeanette proposition It is time I
enough to cross the bridge when Won
come to 1t, and possibly BY that time
the solution of the championship I
problem may not look so difficult.
< X
Frank Klaus, the Pittsburg boxer,
ard leading man in the great mid
short visit A very short one. Frank I
says, as he is booked II fight Billy
Papke in Paris March 3 for the cham
OF Europe If successful in (
that match Klaus will be ready to
take on Eddie McGOOrty for the worlds
title Barring the proverbial lucky
Yoke on the chops. the representative
rom Pittsburg looks the probable
winner over the member from Ke-
vance.
Upon learning that the New York
'oNing commission has raised the
limit to 145 pounds. Mike
Gibbons announced that he will stick
10 that division and is prepared to
iCfend the title at 145 pounds Just