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Show LUTE SURE SOME BEAR Walks Around His Opponent Op-ponent Like a Cooper Around a Barrel By Charles F Eyton. Referee of the Al Palzer-Luther AfcCart) bout, the outcome of which gave McCarty the world's heavyweight heavy-weight championship. Los Angeles. Jan. 18. Luther McCarty Mc-Carty has again demonstrated that he Is the most promising heavyweight seen in years. This Nebraska row -boy is sure some bear. He shows remarkable improvement at every start. In his bout with Palzer he came through without having one round chalked against him He gave an exhibition of coolness and science that any battle scarred veteran of the ring would have been proud to duplicate dupli-cate He went around the much heavier Palzer like a cooper around a barrel and uncorked a series of offensive of-fensive and defensive tactics that left the Iowa giant helpless at all times. Has Earmarks of Great Fighter. This McCarty lad has all the earmarks ear-marks of a great fighter, and if he keeps his head and Improves as he has in the last two bouts, he un-J doubtedly will compare favorably with j the past champions who have made the fistic game famous. 1 wish also to pay a sincere tribute to the loser. Al Palzer. lie Weighs 225 pounds and it is all heart. He fought an uphill battle against odds that proved Insurmountable and he never faltered a moment. He had before be-fore him the cleverest big man in the ring today and one whom he found it almost impossible to reach. And yet round alter round he took everything that came his way, chasing chas-ing the wlll-o'-thc-wlsp McCarty with the forlorn hope of being able to land a knockout punch, but McCarty was too clever for this and in the lSth round, after the latter had landed a series of lefts and rights and Big Al's hands were at his side and his knees shaking. I stopped the contest Not that he was not willing to try to continue, but I considered the big fellow too game a man to De subjected subject-ed to useless punishment. Palzer Stouthearted. Palzer surely belongs to stouthearted stoutheart-ed class of the pugilistic ranks, but he is woefully lacking in experience in the finer points of the -aine All he knows is to wade In and beat his man down, and this could not d j against McCarty. for his opponent was too crafty and scientific, but Ir the big fellow ever learns to box he undoubtedly un-doubtedly will be at the top. for he has the weight and the wallop, reinforced rein-forced by the heart of a lion. |