The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-06-26
1l3" BELIEVED
TO HAVE BEEN
MCARTY'S JINX
Number Seemed to Bring Him
Luck at First, and Manager
Liked It
SUPERSTITIOUS BUGABOO
STUCK CLOSE TO FIGHTER
Went Into Ring Last Time At Is
OClock-McCar Quits
"Charm"

All over the country there we're ex.
hioauons OF steadfastness to the
charm Of IL last week on Friday, June
~, 1913. and a. matter of coinci-
qence there we're many 13-inning base
ball games, some Ia which 13 play
ers were used. and q chapter OF Incl
dents to bring the number into public
notice. Yet when Luther McCarty,
who was killed 10 days ago In the ring
at Calgary. and Billy" Mccartney
formed the most sensational combina-
~ tion ever known In the boxing world
they astonished every one by announc-
Ing that their lucky number was the
one the world had always regarded
as indicative OF hard lex and misfor-
tune.
The fact that they had as their
guiding figures the tough-luck number
y was commented upon everywhere. Nc
Carly and Mccartney, as we'll as the
men identified with the training stan,
Fred Sears and Al Norton. known
here az Young Al Kaufman. wore in
the lapels OF their coats little pins
with the number "13" In a circle.
How they arrived at the conclusion
that the number generally dreaded
was their omen of good luck Is ex.
planned by Mccartney as follows;
There has been quite bit OF talk
about our having selected the fatal
combination Of numbers for our en-
blem,' said Mccartney, when spoken
TO about the pin In his lapel, but
the number simply forced itself on
us after the bout with Carl Morris.
., That bout was the thirteenth In the
career OF Luther McCarty, and was
the turning point In his career. Then,
you see, there are Is letters In the
name Luther McCarty.' as well as In
my name, Billy Mccartney The cor
rect name OF the lad who was McCar-
tvs boxing partner. young Al Kauf-
man. Is Albert f. Norton, and the man
who trained McCarty for all his bouts
In the east. and who following the
Palzer bout, was with him as trainer
and secretary, was Frederic Sears.
There are Is letters in each name.
Then, again. the bout with Palzer
was the thirteenth match McCarty
had engaged in within year and we
!. won from Palzer on the first day OF
the year 1913. For the two most i'm
portant battles OF his career, those
with Flynn and Palzer, McCarty re-
ceived Just $4,000. In the name OF
Albert Kaufman, whose quick defeat
by McCarty opened the way for Luth-
er to, get the matches with Flynn and
!. Palser, Is also the supposed lucky num-
Der 10. When McCarty and rode
from st. Louis to Chicago to close
the match with Jim Flynn, the first OF
the two elimination bouts, we rode
In section "13" OF dissection sleeper.
Every way we looked at 1t we had the
number 10 confronting us.
Then. when We made the match at
Calgary, Canada-count the letters
and YOU will see there are 13 OF them
we were to meet Arthur Peltier, the
correct name OF Arthur Pelkey. and
we counted over the letters Of the
name and found our lucky 10. We
thought It BODIED no good luck for the
man Tommy Burns was preparing FOR
the championship. In western Can
Nadia. the Canadian Pacific railroad Is
installing the~24-hour system OF tim
ing thus doing away with the a. m.
and n. m, and we found that accord
ing 10 the schedule OF time prepared
for the show by Burns. We were to go
into the ring at 12:45 o'clock. We
delayed matters by means OF the talk
nv the Rev. DR.. Walker, OF the Church
OF England. for Is minutes and the
bell sent McCarty into action with a
smile. on his face as our watches
showed the time to be exactly il
o'clock.
"poor Luther! He, like all OF us
in his corner, thought 1t spelled our
certain good luck. Not one OF us
thought anything but a quick victory
Y could result from so many lucky l3s
beins 80 closely associated with the
bout.
"Dame Fortune not only deserted
M hut waved the wand Of dire disas-
ter over our heads. resulting In brave
Luther going to his death and shat
terinR the lives Of three OF us who
.,baA heen 90 intimately associated
with him In his great successes.
"Needless to say, ! have forever
nssaed I'D nv faith In the charm OF
the number 49,"
star PAGERS Matched.
Detroit horsemen are interested In
a race which has just been arranged
hstveen James Bells Directomer.
e.ooH. by Director Moore, and Joseph
Mel ,oughlin's Sara Ann Patch, 2:06%,
nv Dan Patch 1888, which will take
Mace over the Belmont track on We'd
nesday, August 8.
The pacers will race best 3 in 8,
mile heats, for a purse OF $500 side,
and the winner will take the entire
purse and gate receipts. and will pay
an necessary expenses. The agree
ment provides that IL either horse
fails to appear for the race on the
date set the owner will forfeit the
entire purse John p. Kirk has been
eelected to start the horses, and T.
r. wallace. of Wilmington, and DR..
q. n. Magill and Joshua Evans, Of
Phflsdelphia, will be the judges. Harry
Banner and p. Donohue will be two
Of the three timers. and each owner
reserved tho right to select a nag
man. Michael Kelly and Harry Billey
being chosen.
The match was almost settled some
time ago, Bell readily accepting the
challenge issued by Mclaughlin. but
tho settlement hitched on the choice
. OF q day for the race. Being the
challenged party. Bell reserved the
rfsht to select the day and picked
wednesday, while Mclaughlin held
out for Saturday. The reason given
for this was that Walter Cox, the
0rund Circuit driver. would probably
be brought here to drive McLoughlin's
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