The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-02
Referee Eyton Stops Fight to
Prevent Palzer's Punish
ment When Victory
is Decisive.
TO DRAW COLOR LINE
New Champion Declares That
Negro Will Never Have
Chance to Claim Title
he Holds.

UNITED Press Leased Wire seryice,l
LOS ANGELES. Cal, Jan. s.-No
fighter whose skin is not white wiz
ever have chance al the heavy
eight title.
This was the first announcement
today made By Luther McCarty, the
Nebraska cowboy, following his defeat
OF Al Palzer, OF Iowa. yesterday after
seventeen and onehalf rounds OF ter
rife milling. In the middle Of the
eighteenth round Referee Eyton stop
ped the battle 10 save PalzeE from
further punishment.
i will not meet any negro but viii
draw the color line absolutely was
afccartyss statement. = have no in
tention OF burying nv title. however,
ard any fighter who IS worthy NAY
have crack at it
While / am willing TO go against
any fighter who is picked for me, /
prefer 10 meet Bombardier Wells, in
order to clear up any talk that The
English may have OF his supremacy.
i viii probable meet Wells on July (.
Palzsr's conqueror then paid trib-
ute to his defeated foeHlan
Paizer is the gamest boy ! hare
ever met. said he He took a good
deal more than Jim Flynn and be did
nj finch once. He can hare another
chance at ne after The other contend
ers are disposed Of
a person knowing nothing q the
result OF yesterdays battle, would
have no difnculty telling which was
winner and vhich loser Aside froE
q slight cut under one ere. 3icCarsy
did not show a marx OF the eneoun-
Ter, while PaIzer was terrificaily
beaten mp. Both eyes we're pufted a.
NOS. shut, his nose ard face we're 1
bloody mass and one ear was terribly
cut.
McCa7ty vas better than had
eYer expected said the conquered
pugiiist. aut want another chance
and am Wiling 10 prove M right
10 II If necessary
Billy McCarney. 3fcCarty's mana
ger, ard Tom McCarey. wto promoted
yesterdays mill boh said trey Eere
endea Toring 10 arrange Z mztch EIsh
Wells here On Independence Da5 Nc
Carey today called me Britisher AID
expects 4 Favorable reply -odaE.
Fans who Witnessed yesterdays
battle today we're universally Of the
opinion thar Palzer vas out-classad Il
every sage OF the battle. DszpiTe
his tremendous advantage IN Tsaca
and size, his blows seemed 70 Eack
furnishing poFer and re ras raoily
without Initiative Ears declare e
would have made 4 better Ehov 1g
had he CIT loose from me saougasr
and gone ahead on bis ovn aook-
Throughout the entire battle Pzjzer
looked to 0'Rourks 10 tel nsn zEz.
to do and Tom relied through z meg.
aphone what tactics to pursue BE
Carly merely smiled when be hea q
these instructions aud easily autiea-
pated every move OF the Iovan. Pal.
ger was game throughout and stood
toe TO toe and fought courageously
when It vas apparent he had NJ
chance, but he looked awkward q;
the side of the cowboy.
McCarty's display Of scientific boy
ing was a complete revelation to ms
fans They had expected to see trc
novices at the fighting, who WON'T
turn the affair into Singing match
Instead, they saw one noyice-P aizel
and one cool, calculating, cleve
boxer All pronounced McCarty b,
far the most promising heavyweigh
In the white division since the day
of Jim Jeffries In the early stage
when Palzer assumed the aggressive
he had no difficulty in eluding hir
and then, after the seventh round, b
began a systematic effort to put hi
man away. His best blows were
straight left--the same punch he use
against Jim Flynn-and a wicke
right cross. Landing these two blow
without difficulty he kept Palzer shall
en- up and worried at all stages. |
the last six rounds these blows Gu
Paizer's face 10 ribbons and close