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Show WHY DOES MCARTY PASS UPJIIAIID? Naothton Believes "Late" May Fear That He ll Get Another Lacing. (By International Newe Her vice.) 1 BY W. W. XAUOHTOlf. BAN JltANOISOO, Jan, 7, Who ! It Mid that pugtltsm 1 simply Jum-bl Jum-bl of got, greed, ilugglng and sor-dldnars. sor-dldnars. with Bvr a gleam ( homer about It anywher? Just read thla from th middle wort: "Chic (jo, Jaa. 8 Billy MoCar-er, MoCar-er, manager of Lather McCarty, th now king of tbo whit heavy weight, aid ia effect todr, in a telegram to a Chicago newspaper, that Jess Wil-lard, Wil-lard, tbo local fighter, mult make a reputation befora be would bo give a Bght b.r tha rulor of the bin divuloa." You fail to aa a "gleam of homor" ia that, yon aayf Well, that 'a bo-cauaa bo-cauaa you ara aot posted. If too kaaw tha facta, tha steam woald be aa apparent ap-parent aa tha glow that surround! "a bad lobster In a dark eellar." Jena Willard ia tha one maa among tha hope who gav Lather McCarty a than ping that he will never forget. That he doe Dot forget it ia made rident by Manager McCernev' ubtei fug that Willard mutt mate a reputation. The writer ha br him clippings I showing the manner ia which various eshtorn critics viewed the lacing which Lnlher got from Jesa at Madison Madi-son Square Harden last Angtiet. "He's a Creek god!" exclaimed a man at tbo flardea aa eoo a Met arty came is. "Look at him ba'a built like a Greek god. I never saw sack a piece of anatomy before." In telling Willard to go and get a reputation. Bill McCVrney shows he Is lacking in aplomb or nneesa, er whatever what-ever It la that distinguishes a good manager from a bungler. Here ta what he should have esld. "lather MoCartr recognise that J ace ' Willard le a worthy candidate for the white heavy weight championship and fully Intends that Willard shall get a cliance at the title. Just at present. however. McCarty la arranging the da-; da-; talis of a theatrical tour, and wban that ; la over be will probably he matched with Bombardier Wells. McCarty rather rath-er favora the latter match on account of ita International alrntfteanoe. but when ha is through with Mr. Walla he will not hesitate to entertain a challenge chal-lenge from Willard." MoCarnev might have gotten away with eomethlng Ilka tha foregoing, but by falling back on tha old "go and get a reputation" sidestep, he has left an .menlng which Willard might take advantage ad-vantage of aa follows: "Why. why, J licked the men you are toting around aa champion of the world. What better reputation do I require re-quire 7- |