The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-01-19


And this condition Of The mind is scarce.
iy less Important TO the man in the ring
than the condition OF his physical being
itseli
To this latter quality Luther McCarty
probably owes lot TO bis opcn-air life
Oh the plains oi the West, where he
spsrt the constructive period of his young
physical manhood in chaps" and astride
2 'bropc,' ropins refractory steers on
cattle ranch He fairly exudes the vim
and opcn.air eSuberance Of the Western
plains. the quality that prompts the COW
puncher 10 bust the blue vault of heaven
vide open with lssty wells and shoot
away his ammunition from sheer exuber.
ance OF animal snirils
fcCarty 5 short record in the ring
has been remarkable one. and ample
evidence not only 10 has class as q fighter.
but also 20 the power OF his punch, not
leaving 1t up TO the referee or 70 curb.
bling newspaper men 20 pick the winner,
The winner was usually standing there
leaning against the ropes and smiling,
while The loser was being dragged 70 his
corner for resuscta;ion He fought hia
hrst heht on January II, 1911, Just two
years ago, at Culhertsou. Montana, talk
ing ;he place OF another fighter who had
,-rlln out OF match with Watt Adams.
hilled as the champion hesvy-weight Of
Csnada. and although he had never
oIawled through the ropes oi prize rins
before and had never even donned the
padded mitts, except for a brief period
n ms CAPACITY rs spsrring partner for
! another man. ne knocked his opponent
Z cod in the second round Since that in
I ,tisl encounter the former cow-puncher
! hes appeared IN twentl-ons fights, IN hf.
teen of which he mas knocked ont his co.
ponent, while the remaining six were all
no-decision affairs, and he has been pitted
! against the best white men in the coun.
try as fast as they could dig 'em UP.
| You can't beat that for cleaning up IN a
|, decisive manner.
His longest fights we-s his last two.
against the two hest heayies IN the
"white hope" division, when no won The
white heavyweight championship by
stopping Al Pslzer in the eighteenth round
on New Years Day, after three weeks
| previously having removed jim Flynn
from further consideration IN The six.
tesnth round. The length of these CON.
tests resulted merely from the capacity a
Flynn aud paJzer TO absorb punishment
/ McCarty outclassing both men I'll the
I way, and the result never being in doub.
at any stage OF the game.
McCarty first received really prominent
mention in connection With the affairs
LOT the ring on the third OF last May,
when, at Springfield. Mo, he knocked
out Carl Norris, whom no other f9hte,
: had ever been ablc to make take thu
count, IN six rounds. This WAS McCarty'
thirteenth battle, which, when it is con
s,dered that he also won the whit.
heavyweight championship by stopping
Palser on the frst day of the thirteenti
year Of the pgesent century, shows thai
, thirteen is By no means an urluck,
: number for this cowboy scrapper
; After starting on a ring career b,
: knocking out Watt Adams az Culbert
I Eou, Mont. IN two rounds, on ,Janusr,
1 I. 1911. the former cow-puncher tool
40 the fighting game as regular occll
: patton. end followed up this good begin
: ning on April 4 Of the same year at Cal
I gery. Canada, ~ knocking out 10
= Grimm, the Philadelphia iron Man.
: who was generally reputed as having a
n invulnerable jaw. IN Just four rounds @
|. fighting. Then followed FIVE more knock
!. outs In rapid succession--Al Withers, o.
d June Q, thirteen, rounds; AL Wither
:, again on July d, eight rounds; Tomm
4 Crawford, on October q, one round; Jac
Q Heinen, on November 80, three round.
d and Joe Cox. on December q, in 81
u rounds. He then finished his first yea