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


CAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 17.--some-
one called the Gunboat Smith
Arthur Pelky tight the battle OF
the right-handers, and I guess that's
Just what 1t was. Incidentally,
through the reputation each Of the
men had acquired for welding a
deadly right, the contest proved
highly interesting study. But when
1t was all over Jim Bickley's ante
contest remarks were as golden
grains Of wisdom:
Pelky's punch is only a suspicion;
Gunboat's is a reality"
This is what Jim said, and as
events proved, he hit the bulIs-eye
Of truth squarely in the center of the
innermost ring.
1t was Tommy Burns who gave us
the idea that Arthur Pelky was
savage smasher with the right He
was aided and abetted by Pellzy's
other sparring partners, and, for that
matte, appearances favored the
SpeCt.
In his practice boxing Pell<y handed
out right body blows that had all the
| marks of hurtful punches. He raised
on his toes as he threw them and it
was quite common for the fellow on
the receiving end to grunt and look
appealingly at the muscular Cana
dian.
Probably the most eloquent testi-
mony to Arthur's 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
pol1es, Just beloved in minor key
and shook his head deprecatingly as
though saying For the hove of Mike,
tone EN- 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
huence on the result of the bout
Maybe Gunboat felt that way about
it, too, for after the trifle of pecking
and flirting which marks the begin
| ming of SO many glove encounters he
| cut loose with right-han sweep
| that would have lifted Arthur across
| the ropes If it had connected
Pelky was under it like q 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 IKE those
he'll break that slim waiNfad fellow
in two"
The close fighting was of such
character for about five rounds that
Pelky had no difficulty in getting
home 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 a
man who was not troubled with
thoughts Of an impending Knockout
Then the crowd saw things as they
We're. They recognized that Pelkys
right had been overbiled and they
wondered how long it would be be-
fore the Gunner got to work with his
"old relia Die"
Just for few seconds along about
the eleventh round Pelky created a
fresh suspicion. by cutting loose with
two rights which found Judgment be-
tween ear and chin, but 1t was soon
seen that these were as harmless as
his alleged rib benders.
They were what a tennis player
, might call lob hits, and while they
made quite noise, they had literally
no sting.
omth Feared Not Right.
IT was interesting to watch the
Gunner's confidence increasing while
| PelkYs oozed. Smith became brisk
and Peky got loggy, But for quite
while the Gunner could not find the
jaw with full swinging right.
lie shortened his right and clipped
and chopped with it both on body and
head, and he wore Pell<y down grad
ually.
1t was not until the fifteenth round
had started that Gunboat scored his
first clean long range right. When
he did Pelky fell under the ropes, and
another right snap, when he arose,
caused him TO take down his cham
pionship sign.