Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11
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managed il is only necessary 10 recall
that "A purse of $4,000 to box Bonbar-
dier Wells at Madison Square Garden was
! turned down cold. Then came an offer OF
S1o.JB TO meet .-Gunboat smith that
was also refused. Right on TOP OF those
offers McCarty agreed 10 box Frank Mo
ran for Sitot and tn take the long h!tt
/ to Calgary on a percentage bass. But in
the dead ones he is to box III Canada
there is little danger-also less money.
| When II PaIzer left New York for Cal
ifornia last winter 10 box hcCarty he
was a sick man. In fact. lie was in such
shape that his friends advised him 10 re-
main a. home and call the fight off. This
Paizer refused To do. as lie believed the
only wrong thing with him was stub
born case OF grippe. and that the sun
shine of southern California would bring
speedy relief. But the change did Pal
. ger TO good: he entered the ring against
McCarty in poor shape. and was beaten.
vi that he was not even Knocked off his
feet and was fighting his best when the
referee stopped the mill
Since then Palzer has spent a great deal
of his time abroad. where Tom o keurke
took him on the long chance of getting p
fight with Jack Johnson. and returned
L. this country ONLY few weeks ago. As
the big boxer failed To show any physical
Improvement. Manager ORourke decided
. 70 have specialist examine him. with
the TtSttit lilaI ~ - NOW III the IDSplLiI
conya.escine from an operation which is
said 10 have removed the source Of all his
trouble. The doe promises 10 have Pal
Ter in condition. 10 camp on the trails o:
the heavies within the next six weeks
And gladly will his return To the ring
he welcomed By local boxing enthusiasts
witt. whom Paizer is : great favoFite. 1t
mas always been puzzle To those who
hav. seen both McCart4 and Palzer in
action jnst how the former MANAGED to
score over the Iowa farmer While the
stories Of AIS illness Vert figured as the
IlsLai ''aibi. recent developments have
proved tnat ne was, in no shape to fight
at the time. and the fact that he lasted
50 long was due his marvellous stamina
and gamcness.
One thing must be said in favor of PAL
zef-he IS as game they come He
never takes a back step and is always
tearing in That is hardly the system
most productive of good results but IT is
the only one Al knows If ever ne learns
some other method OF defense than that
OF stopping blows with his Jaw or other
parts OF his anatomy he might get by
But. as II is. when he wins he takes more
punishment as a general thing than the
man he licks. and il would take a ply
sique Of iron to stand the gaff in such
alloDathc doses
q Rourke SAYS the Palzer-Johnson bat
lie VIII take place next fail if the negro
escapes punishment by the federal au-
Johnson has gone back since the FLYNN
fight. but If stories of the life he ha
oeen leading are tr:e. it would not take
a l-angford or Jeannette to lick him
And. il he can prevent it, il is not likely
eiaier of these colored stars will get
the chance to box the title holder John
son is foxy enough to realize that he is
toe only black heavyweight cha tpion
TINS country has ever known and as
such Is an idol Of his race He womb
scarcely take the chance Of letting an
other member of the coored family rob
i MIN Of these honors-particLlarIy as
there would not be a great deal OF money
i in the transaction. while battle with
the best white heavyweight f.C the title
would mean a fortune TO win or lose and
even III defea: would mean no great loss
or prestige with the people Of his own
color.
Gotham pr"motefs-that is one or two
Oh pie gentiemen-are planning to discon-
tinue the practice OF guaranteeing boxers,
fixed sums iii the future The st Mich
, olas Athletic club hooked a loser in the
recent Luther McCarty- Frank Moran
bout and il surely does hurt a promoter
/ to have :. cut into the bank roll TO make
up a deficit
! There is one little difficuity~ however.
IN the way of an agreement between pro
motors to force the boxers to work on a
I percentage basis solely The fellows with
80 "Vhd GET Ihe tfOIce
matches and the smaller FRY would get
the pork and beaners" Naturally. a
boxer with a reputation would not hest
tate between am offer of - per cent OF
the gross" from Madison SQUARE Gar
den ana TIE same percentage from the
ST Nicholas or any other local club The
garden Is not only centrally located. but
can accommodate three times as many
people as any one of the rival institu-
tons
r. trust u3eIhodS will not work in pro-
fessional hoNlns. So far as promoters are
concerned it will continue TO be a sur
vival of the fittes,