El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-02
Referee Saves
Cowboy" Fighter From
Missouri Now Leads the
White Heavyweights.
McCarty, After Victory, Re
iterates that He VIII Not
Fight a Negro.

MS battered lace ana Wnen referee
Charles EytOn walked between the men
and hoisted the hand of the smiling
cowboy pugilist, the decision was re-
ceived with cheers.
McCarty's victory, following his oe-
cisiVe victory. three weeks ago, over
Jim Flynn, places him at the top OF
white heavyweights McCarty has an
nounced. and reiterated the statement
that he would never fight negro
Palzer, in spite of superior height
weight and reach. was no match Tor me
cool headed. agile youngster- lie IT
orally stumbled through the 1lsht as
similating awful punishment and ms
rushes were wholly Ineffective he
scarcely landed a clean blow through
cut the fight
NcCarty fought ceveriy throughout
taking his time and beating down his
man systematically. he seldom wasted
a blow and hit with deadly precision
AcCGrty landed at viii and with an
accuracy that became monotonous-
IaIZers face was badly dfsfigured
and he showed the effects Of his beat
ing even more than McCarty's last VIC
tim.
In the 18th round PaIzer walked IN
steadily to the center of the ring and
literally fell into left hook that oazeG
him. He chung to McCarty.s shoulders
aud when they separated, McCarty shoI
two lcits TO the jaw AlcCarty, appar-
entity unwilling to administer the I'M
ishing punch backed away and the
referee stopped the fight
MCCaTty's only mark was snght
cut under the right eye
IsOund one.
The fight started at S;1S. Palzer
rushed AcCarty and McCarty wallopcd
with a left and right to the head. Nc
Carly drove q hard right to PalzerS
eye Palzer missed two hard rlSnts
and q left. McCarty ducked some Wl+d
swings PalZer reached McCarty's jaw
with a hard right. Palzer staggered
McCarty with a hard straight left TO
the chin. Palzer brought blood from
McCarty's lip with another straight
left They clinched. AS the bell rang
Palzer stepped to shake hands with
McCarty. Round even
Hound TIVE.
McCarty landed a hard right to Pal
zers jaw and forced Palzer TO make
several vicious swings They cx-
changed rights to the head and hard
BODY blows in a clinch. McCarty drove
a terrific left TO PaIzer's left eye Pa
ger reached McCarty's face with two
straight lefts and McCarty sent Pal
zers head back with left to the fac.
Both landed hard let's to the face
MCCarty brought blood from Palzer's
nose with a right swing and sent swift
let's and rights to the stomach. Nc
Carly apparently landed at will on
PalzeTs stomach. It was McCarty's
Round Three.
Palzer sent a right to the body and
put two hard rights to the stomach
Both missed and they went into
clinch. AIcCarty rammed a straight
left into Palzer's face and followed
with a right and a left to the body.
McCarty landed a light left to the face
ar3d cleverly blocked a terrific swing.
PaIzer, in a clinch, crossed with a left
to McCaTty's face. McCarty rammed
Palzer's jaw with a right and left
with terrific speed. They exchanged
blows in the center Of the ring It
was McCarty's round
Round -Four.
After feinting, McCarty landed Ieft
TO the face and drove right to the
stomach McCarty missed left swing
and Palzer drove a right to the wind,
following it with a left to the head.
Despite Palzers great strength, Nc
Carly had little difficulty in holding
him in the elinches- McCarty swung
hard right and left to the face and
Palzer sent three straight lefts TO the
Saw. McCarty put right to Palzer's
jaw. The round was even.
Round Five.
Both of Palzer's eyes were swollen
when he came up in the fifth. Nc
Carly drove a hard right to the ribs
and they exchanged blows at long
distance in the center OF the ring. Nc
Carly sent a right to the chin and
swung a hard right uppercut. Pal
-zer drove a vicious right to McCarty's
heart Palzer's head rocked from right
to left under McCarty's well timed
swings. Palzer missed swings and Nc
following with two let's to the face,
causing PaIzer's mouth and nose to
bleed. PaIzer drove a hard left TO Nc
Carty's chin, but the cowboy merely
grinned. It was McCarty's round
Round Six.
Palzer put two straight let's to Nc
Carty's face. McCarty swung his right
to the jaw, causing another flow OF
blood from Palzer's mouth They eX-
changed blows to the head. McCarty
sent PalzeT's head back with left
Sab. which he followed with a hard left
swing He again rocked Palzer's mead
with a, short left swing and caused
PalEer to miss vicious right upper
cut Palzer sent McCarty to the
ropes with two let's to the face, out
McCarty bounced back smiling Nc
Carly landed three hard let's to the
face. McCarty worked left swings
with good effect TO PaIzer's face. Pal
ger went to his corner looking groggy.
It was McCarty's round
Round Seven.
Palzer sent three lefts to the face
and McCarty retaliated with a hard
right to the stomach in the clinch that
followed McCarty drove a terrific
right to PalZer's jaw, nearly throwing
him off his feet. Two straight let's
IN rapid succession sent Palzer's head
back and McCarty followed with a
yolley Of swings to the face. Palzer
reached McCarty's jaw with left and
the Missourian came back with a right
NUN ~ AAtc GlLu. RdlLeE lGLL ear
bled. Both were laughing as they went
to their corners 1t was McCarty's
round.
Round Eight.
McCarty failed Palzer's head with
rights and let's. Neither attempted tc
do any fighting in the clinch that
followed McCarty sent a hard right
to the wind and left to the face Pal
ger rocked McCartys head with two
straight lefts. McCarty put a vicious
right to Palzer's jaw and followed v
a hard left to the chin Both ex-
changed blows TO the body. It was also
McCarty's round, by a shade.
Round Nine.
Palzer rushed into a clinch and Nc,
Carly sent a right to the body and A
left to the jaw. McCarty again reached
Palzer's jaw and stomach with rigbts
and let's. Palzer staggered McCartv
with q left to the face and thew
clinched. AIcCarty drove a right 10
the stomach and both rested in a
clinch- Palzer put right to the
stomach. McCarty's smile showed th5t
Palzer's blows did little damage. PAR
ger drove a terrific left to the wind
and McCarty followed with a vicious
right swing that sent Palzer's head
back Palzer had bis eyes most Of
the time on his own corner, where his
manager, Tom O'Rourke, coached him
through megaphone. The round was
even
RcurT Ten