Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-18
PELkY SADLY
LACKS STEAM
bACK0F PUNCH
Naughton Declares That Arthur's
Dreaded Right-Handers Have
Been Greatly 0verestimated.
By W. W. Naughton.

GAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 17.-soms.
y one called the Gunboat Smith
Arthur Pelky fight the battle n
the right-handers, and I guess that's
just what 1t was. incidentally
through the reputation each Of III.
men had acquired for wield,ng
deadly right, the contest proved a
highly interesting study. But when
it was all over Jim Bickley's anita.
contest remarks were as goIdA,
grains of wisdom:
"Pelky's punch is only a suspicion;
Gunboat's Is a reality"
This is what Jim said, and. 90
events proved, he--hit the bull's-eve
OF truth squarely in the center Of the
innermost ring.
1t was Tommy Burns who gave ne
the idea that Arthur Pelkv was q
savage smasher with the right. Ha
was aided and Allotted by PeIkvs
other sparring partners, and, for that
matter. appearances favored the
Claims maze In that particular re
spect.
In his practice boxing Pelky handed
out right body blows that had ali the
marks Of hurtful punches. He raised
on his toes as he threw them and II
was quite common for the fellow on
the receiving end to grunt and look
appeal1ngly at the muscular Cana
dian.
Probably the most eloquent testi
mony to Arthurs Wanted punching
power was forthcoming when Tommy
Burns spared with him before the
Olympic Club members. Tommy, aft
er taking one Of Arthur's short rib
pokes, just beloved in a minor kew
and shook his head deprecatingly as
though saying For the love Of Mike.
tone 'em down"
Big Punch Sadly Missing.
When Gunboat and Arthur stood
forth to do battle at DAILY City on
New Years Day the thought upper
most In the minds Of the watchers
was that the first solid right-hander
that landed would have a signal in
tluence on the result of the bout.
Maybe Gunboat felt that way about
1t, too, for after the trifle of pecking
and flirting which marks the begin
ming of so many glove encounters he
cut loose with q right hand sweep
that would have lifted Arthur across
the ropes If it had connected.
Pelky was under it like a flash and
jumped close with brace of lifting
punches that caught the Gunner just
above the waist line.
by heck, this is getting interest
ing" said one of the first nighters.
IF Pelky sends in many like those
he'll break that slim WASTED fellow
In two"
The close fighting was of such
character for about five rounds that
Pelky had no difficulty in getting
nome with his right rip. But it
daWned on the spectators presently
that the blows were not as damaging
as they appeared to be-
The Gunner not only took them
without fiinching, but fought back
with spirit and acted generally like
man who was not troubled with
thoughts of an impending knockout.
Then the crowd saw things as they
were. They recognized that Pelky's
right had been overbilled and they
wondered how long it would be. be
fore the Gunner got to work with his
'old reliable"
Just for few seconds along about
the eleventh round Pelky created a
fresh suspicion by cutting loose with
two rights which found lodgment be-
tween ear and chin, but it was soon
seen that these were as harmless as
his alleged rib Blenders.
They were what a tennis player
might call lob hits, and while they
made quite noise, they had literally
no sting.
Smith Feared Not Right.
1t was interesting to watch the
Gunners confidence increasing while
Pelky's oozed. Smith became brisk
and Pelky got loggy. But for quite
while the Gunner could not find the
jaw with full swinging right
He shortened his right and clipped
and chopped with 1t both on body ana
head, and he wore Pelky down grad
ually
1t was not until the fifteenth round
had started that Gunboat scored MS
first clean long range right. Whenl
he did Pelky fell under the ropes, ana
another right snap, when he arose
caused him to take down his cham
pionship sign.