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. W. Naughton.

CAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 17.-Some-
y one called the Gunboat Smith.
Arthur Pelky fight the battle n
the right-handers, and guess that's
just what 1t was. Incidentally
through the reputation each of the
men had acquired for WELDING q
deadly right, the contest proved A
highly interesting study. But when
1t was all over Jim Bickley's anita
contest remarks were as golden
grains of wisdom:
"Pelky's punch is only suspicion.
Gunboat's is a reality"
This is what Jim said, and az
events proved, he hit the bulrs-eve
of truth squarely in the center of the
innermost ring.
1t was Tommy Burns who gave ia
the idea that Arthur Pelky was
savage smasher with the right. He
was aided and allotted bv PeIlzv's
other sparring partners, and, for that
matter, appearances favored the
claims made in that particular re.
spect.
In his practice boxing Pelky handed
out right body blows that had all the
marks of hurtful punches. He raised
on his toes as he threw them and il
was quite common for the fellow on
the receiving end to grunt and look
appealingly at the muscular Cana
dian.
Probably the most ELOQUENT tesu-
ri ~
power was forthcoming when Tommy
Burns spared with him before the
Olympic Club members. Tommy, aft
er taking one of Arthurs short rib
pokes, just beloved in a minor kew
and shook his head deprecatinglv as
though saying For the love 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
1t, too, for after the trifle Of pecking
and flirting which marks the begin
cut loose with a right hand sweep
that would have lifted Arthur across
the ropes if it had connected
Pelky was under it like flash and
jumped close with a 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 iR many like those
he'll break that Slim wasted fellow
in two"
The close fighting was of such a
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 f1inching, 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
were. They recognized that Pelkys
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 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
Smith Feared Not Right.
1t was interesting to watch the
Gunner's 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 a full swinging right.
He shortened his right and clipped
and chopped with it 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. When
he did Pelky fell under the ropes, ana
another right snap, when he arose
caused him to take down his cham
pionship sign.