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If TO THE TOPMANY ORSTULKS SH7T IN PATH IN KAliLY RAYS.Record Eclipses That of Any Other White Pugilist in Game.New York, Deo. 24.-—The signalvictory gained by Luther McCarty Jover the sturdy veteran. Jim Flynn, j removes practically all doubt as to j the former’s ability, When McCarty { appeared here shortly after defeating f Carl Morris, he showed up so green i that he was promptly set down by i the majority of critics as being a i greatly overrated tighter. jAfter being pounded from pillar to | post by Jim Stewart, a second rater, a few could see in the new sensation the long-loolced for white hope. Again. against Jess Willard, although McCarty won a close decision, his work was so crude that wonder was expressed as to how he managed to fell the gigantic Morris. It was surmised that Morris must have been the victim of a lucky punch and that he must have entirely lost what little form he once possessed. But. Morris has gone along winning allhis bouts since hip affair with McCarty.After leaving here McCarty trounced Jim Barry, the well known Chicago heavyweight, and later i i knocked out Al Kaufman. Both of i i these men had long since passed ;) their prime, and this fact took away .{most of Cue significance from Mlt;-uCarty's victories. No doubt Flynn.I! too, has seen hi? best days. But the C fact remains that McCarty is the first . i white, hope to get the better of the1 j man who had come to be known as I the destroyer of this species of pug-: ilist. jShari'S Honors With lhilier. :i1 McCarty’s next match will be with: his closest rival. Al Palzer. For the1, last year Palzer has enjoyed the dis-;.; tiuction of being hailed as the leader1 i of the future greats. Now. however,! the Iowa farmer will have to give.! place to McCarty, whose record ! eclipses that of any other white I heavyweight in the ling at the pvcs-i eat time. ;♦ ij When this pair of stalwart ha tilers' j come together for twenty rounds the | outcome is bound to be decisive. Both j lack the polish of the class of men I who were prominent ten venrs auo. i But they compare favorably with most rugged and determined of past ring warriors. The spectacle they j will furnish should bo productive of I many thrill? for those who favor [genuine fighting rather than scion-; tific boxing. ,•iMcCarty has had an eventful; 'nreer Before he became a knight | of the padded mitt McCarty bad j [packed with thrills into his life to' i satisfy the average taste for excite-’ j snent. At various time? he has been j minor, lumberjack, cowboy, sailor, j roust about and many other things as j the opportunity offered. Now he is i ! in a fair way to become the heavy-!i weight champion, and yet he i? still; j lacking a few months of his major-; by. !
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Waterloo, Iowa, US
Tue, Dec 24, 1912
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