SUNDAY BEE: TIMBER 22, lOlL-.
4-S
OMAHA
LUTHER M'CARTY IN THE WAY
Big Nebraska Boy Now Looks like
Top'Notcher.
SUltHHSED ALL BY GOOD TOHM
Ilia Fight Trlth Jim Flrnn Open
Rrr of the Comt Sportamen,
Who Look Upon Ilia aa a
Good One.
HY IV. W. XADOIITON.
saN mAKcnsco, rxc. a.-'with Jim
Flrnn. the Pueblb fireman, eliminated
front the heavyweight prospect by Luther
McChrty. white hope at largo should
breathe more freely.
Flynn for years ha been a stumbling)
block In the path of young stalwart who
thought themselves specially find owed by
nature eminently fitted by their talents
to wrest the championship crown from
whoever happened to be wearing It. Jim
wo to latter day heavlca what Peter
Maher and Joe Choynakl were to tho rl
lnsr young glove wlelder of a doaen or
mora yeara ago. He fell abort of true
championship from hlmeelf, but he could
he depended upon to shatter the dream a
of any young husky aspirant to front
rank honor.
Just at present the Ion Angela sports
are singing the praises of L.uther Mc
Carty. They are aorry they Judged him
by the -ordinary white hope standards.
They learn too late that he knew how to
hold himself together like a seasoned
heavyweight Instead of floundering Ilk
a novice. Mccarty's straight left was a
revelation and his short right, which wtw
not bo much. In evidence, was equally ef
fective. The Mg Nebraakan's pose was
such that whenever Fljmn attompted to
jump close, poor Jim ran against a
steadying', punch.
McCarty was as firm as a rock at all
times. He, was well set and he presented
an almost lmpregabte front to the fellow
who baa made a specialty of storming
white hopes forts for "years.
When llV Meeta miser.
Just how It win bo when McCarty
meets Palzer remains to bo seen. Palser,
of course, will not be as easy to handle
as Flynn. The latter compares with Mc
Carty as a bull terrier does with , a
mastiff, bat In the coming engagement
there will be no discrepancy in stae. So
far as recb and weight are concerned,
there will be nothing to choose between
Palser and 1uther, and thta means that
the coming fight will of necessity be
entirely different In character from the
Flynn-MoCarty engagement Of a surety
McCarty will not hold Palser at arm's
length with the left while picking a target
for the right.
In the arguments that are being In
dulged in at present. Palter and McCarty
are regarded aa an evenly matohed pair.
Any particular point In which McCarty
etoells la thought to be offset by some
fighting qualification possessed by Palser.
McCarty Is considered the bolter boxer;
Palmer the harder hitter. Inth matter
of' strength the men are supposed to be
on a par, but It Is thought that Pallor's
ruggedness has .been thoroughly proven
whereas nothing much Is known of Mc
carty's ability to endure rougli usage.
Contest Liom U Bin.
Whan tb varlo.ua fighting attributes
of the two big men are compared, tho
contest looms up aa an event In which
the chances are equally balanced, but
van If the participants were a pair of
tyroc, tho Impressive appearance of the
two giants, considered In conjunction,
with tho great rivalry existing between
them would lend a vast Interest to the
affair. Tho clash will probably cause
as much, furore as the two battles be
tweep Tom Bliarkoy and Jim Jeffries,
when the sailor and the bollermaker were
comparatively young at the game.
A whisper comes from the east, how
ever, that the fight whloh Is pending must
not be looked upon as the final heat In
a whlta hope Journey. It la said one Jess
Wlllard will wish It to be remembered
that he outboxed Luther McCarty In New
Torfc. -Wlllard, If report speaks truly,
wjll demand a. match with McCarty In
the event of the latter winning from
Palrer. There Is another ruuior. not so
well defined, that Tony noss will rebel
strenuously at any attempt on PaWa
jaart to claim white hope supremacy.
Xeyrr Mlml the Other.
Al and Luther will probably regard
these little Interruptions as samples of
the worry, which are rarely Inseparable
from, greatness in, any walk of life. When
the. time comes, .Wlllard or Hon or who
ever It may be. will simply be naked to
locate a promoter who will offer "suitable
Inducements," and that nv ,,!,. "
couehed In, respectful diplomatic languid
rmive. ino consideration u deserves.
Jack Johnson by common consent 'ha
beer, thrust aside, but some onahaaaked
how It will be If Ham iWord oomes
back from Australia and objects to the
white hopes, claiming a monopoly of the
- wiuaiion. This is another
U will be time enough to
crow when It 1. reached. At the same
time If Longford does put In an appear
ance and insist, that ha 1 entitled to
.v...w., lrolu mo survivor of the white
icaia one great controversy
arise.
Suggestion have been made that there be
no mixed matches In future. In such
case, a white roan refusing to battle with
Langford will, be forced to tu th. .........
that he merely claims to be the white
champion of the world.
"All right." Longford may say, "r claim
the blapk championship of the world and
In order to make the situation lnter.fin
l am gomr t0 0ijm tn, champlonilhli;
in uio wort a,"
Unless a defl of that kind Is nn.i
no -very great step win have been taken
. w..u i n puglllstio
primacy to tho whit raoe."
GREEKS LOSE GRASP
ON OLYMPIC GAMES
Nr.w vnnir ts i, .
.... .-. -mv in ureeas are
fcegjWing to sjvo up, hope of e,ver seeing
an Olympic gathering- In their matchless
iua again. ureek Olympic com
route planned a meet In 1910. hu .
upset In King George's navy, bordering
on a revolution, stopped It. Plan were
auw wen unow way ror a meeting In 1H
buWhe -Balkan war. which is just end.
I nr. ba "crabeed" that also. Now come
the Wirt .from Karose that the interna:
floyJ Olympic committee is opposed to
GUr4o aaiaea In J-Merroedtate yeara will
.taiw 4h ad" ott of the Interest In the
refills fcr-yer series. Therefore the
cipeMtem. This means a wait pf some
fttr tha Uremic. Pari and Rome
r lry nMa4 for the 1920 meet
in. wi It looks as though Athens is r
for t Uff wait unless the Crek go ahead
' ! their own hoAk and run the risk of
lucurrjiuf the iles-Uasure of the Interna'
Upufl. QlywifHc &mmm.
ITIDUnUV III WUV MAW! AM AT I
nAilMUni in lllU nAllUnftLi-lul
Old League Magnates Finally Cease
Their Squabbling.
TOM LYNCH HAS FREE HAND
IV err Sltnatlon In Hnse llnll nnl
What May Ilnpprn aa i Ileatilt
of the ' Bitter Feeling
that Bxlaled.
RV IV. II. MACRRTH.
NEW TOIUC Dec . Absolute har
mony prevails In tho National league for
tho first time In many years. For this
pleasing ,comUtlon of affairs Tom Lynch
la largely responsible. The executive
under whose administration tha parent
major league has met with such unquali
fied prosperity was re-elected to office
for another year. John A. Heydler was
chosen secretary for a period of three
more seitnons and was handed a flattering
Inorease In salary as a testimonial to his
worth.
Lynch wan unanimously returned to
of floe. But better still, his erstwhile tra
duoers proved his stoutest champions.
Charles IT. Kbbets, who was reported to
have ttix endorsements for the name of
Ilobert Drown of Louisville, proposed a
new term for the present incumbent and
C. Webb Murphy of the Cubs seconded
the motion. Only one ballot waa neces
sary to make the choice unanimous.
It was the first time In a dozen years
that some sort of scandal fight did not
develop over the annual election. Hut
this time there was no chance for a fight.
Tom Lynch assured himself another term
by so ably conducting the charge against
Horace Fojrel, which resulted In this for
mer president of the Phillies being for
ever barred from the deliberations of the
National league. Under tho circumstances
a repudiation of Lynch, after he had no
ably proven his case, would have put the
National league In a very ludicrous posi
tion.
F"os;el Incident Brian timid.
It would not be at all surprising It a
year hence Tom Lynoh or his succereor
should bo returned, to office Tor a long
term of years. The trial of Kegel resulted
In great good. It showed the National
lesguo magnates the' absurdity Yjf their
petty squabbles and proved to 'hem the
great benefit of conducting their affairs
like gentlemen and sportsmen. The long
term of President Han Johnson In the
American league has proved the greatest
good to the young major and Its example
Is likely to be followed In the Immedla'
future.
The National league seem to have put
down finally that certain element which
heretofore has caused nil the racket.
Cliarles II. Kbbets broke up the ring when
he learned his friend iforaco Fogel had
Dutched" himself ro badly. Charles W,
Murphy hod to whip Into line with the
vast majority. He may consider himself
a very fortunate financier that he was
hot Implicated in treason with Fugel.
Murphy was cunning enough tq escape by
"hedging." But he was .taught a mighty
fine lesson. lie was forced to go on
record as opposed to loose talk of or
ganised bao ball affalm, Blnoe thus go
trig oil record Murphy has been a very,
Very quiet promoter,
Murphy's Power Uroken,
Murphy's power In the National league
has been broken for all time. As a whoie
the club presidents have Improved In tho
last live years, Fugel Is out and Murphy
is Silenced. Kbbets lias lined up tor law
and order. Tho lwurue lost a "ery-.able
general in John T. Brush, but Mr. Hemp
stead, his successor, Is a inun of brains,
who Intends to pattern his Ways after
ths really succersful men of his league.
Jim Ouffncy, the now owner of the Bos
toil Nationals, Is a very sensible man and
lias added much tone to tha organization.
Everybody about New ork Is delighted
Ith the lnterleaguo trade which will
bring Frank Chance to New York as
manager of the. Highlanders. Ills presence
here should prove a great boom to tha
game. Just imagine the Interest that yl
be aroused with the Peerless Leader bid
ding for ' patronage against tho mighty
John McQraw. It Is believed that the
former Idol of the Cubs will be able to
make a real contender out of FnrreH's
sorry tallendera. He has a mighty fine
nucleus around which 'to build. It but
remains now for Ghonoe to 'select some
favorable - training quarters' and every
thing around, the local base ball camp
will -be In great shape for the big noise
of battle.
Auirast Herrmann n Sport.
Jt Is very doubtful. If Chance could, have
gotten out of the National league it
August Herrmann had not promised Joe
TJnker the management of the Tleds be
roro Murpny JPow,d " who
made his Cubs sd famous. Herrmann be-
lleves Chance is every bit as capable
as hq eyer waaand would very much
UKea 10 nave reiaineu mm tor a leaner.
He had promised the Job to Tinker, who
still a Useful player, however, and
could not bock out .with any grace. All
the other National league clubs had
been provl ' i with managers and as no
body In Jin. circuit cared to gamble
on Fratu, wroy'a playing ability. It was
an easy matter to nrranga a deal whereby
he got out of the National league.
The case of Chanco Illustrates the fact
that sentiment Is not entirely dead In or
ganlzed base ball. The cub presidents
of the National league realised what
Chance had done for their circuit In his
Chicago connections. Furrell waa pre:
pared to pay double the salary of any
body who might have been willing to bid
for the Peerless Leader and so thtnga
were mode easy for Frank enhance to ac
cept a flattering engagement.
Unfortunately fpn the National league.
GRAND CIRCUIT STEWARDS
TO MEET IN PITTSBURGH
CLEVELAND, Deo. Sl.-Tbe annual
meeting of the stewards of the Grand cir.
cult will' be held In Pittsburgh January 4
Grand Raplda, Kalamasoo, Detroit (two
clubs), Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Buffalo,
Balem. K. It; Boston, .Hartford, Syra
cuse, Columbus, Lexington and Pough-
keepsle, N- Y., will be represented, al
though Poughkeepsle has not had a meet
lng assigned for tha last two years.
It Is understood that every track that
gave a Qrand circuit meeting will be In
line for date for the coming year, but
a shift in the date of one or two meet'
Ings would not be.a surprise. It Is under
stood that the Buffalo (Fort Brie) aasocla-
tlon will apply for different dates, owing
to a conflict with another meeting tliere
next year.
KluiU for Pirates.
A Jury tn Pittsburgh found for the
Pittsburgh club In the suit of Robert A.
Bole, for $25,000 damages. Bole claimed
that in trying to dodge a foul ball dur
ing a game between the Pirates and the
Giants on September 16, 111, ho fell
through a ventilator and was, badly hurt.
compelled to auffer acutely, and finally
go to Florida for hi health. The Jury
took a look at him and concluded he had
coming coming.
1 ,u ''" "till the unpleasant
of parsing upon Itoger Uresnahans
claims against the St. Louis National
leaguo team. Tho matter will be finally
adjusted nt a meeting of tho National
league board of directors shortly before
the Joint schedule meeting In New York
on February 11. The case should have
been settled at the annual meeting, but
the owners of tho Cardinals refused to
prooced with tho case, pleading unpre
parcdness. It looked for a time as If tha
civil courts would pass on the dispute, for
both sides tentatively agreed upon a trial
before a referee In the .state of Missouri.
At tho last moment, howovcr, the owners
refused to agree on any arbitration.
Ilrennnhnn Has Good Cnae,
The opinion prevails that Brcsnahan has
nn excellent caso against his lato em
ployers. He holds a five years' contract
which has still four years to run, calling
for a salary of J10.060 yearly and lb per
cent of the profits of thp team. This con
tract Is not tho usual base ball formula,
but nn Ironclad agreement drawn by tho
best procurable talent. The lawyer who
drew up the papers is one of noger's
counsel and declares that no law court
In the country can do anything but honor
mj icniiB. nrranansn lias a jusi claim.
according to the belief of tho majority of
the National leaguo club owners. It Is
quite likely, however, that tho duke of
St. Louis will be ready to llston to some
favorable compromise, and It would not
bo at all surprising It he-settled beforo
the scheduled meeting.
In the meantime, three National league
clubs nre bidding, for tho services of
Hresriahan. Pittsburgh has offered him
a contract at J10.000 a year, It Is said,
August Herrmann Is very anxious to se
cure this rattling backstop for Joe Tin
ker's Beds. Charles W. Murphy has also
put In a claim and says he will go as
high In the bidding as either of his con
temporaries. To all Inducements Brcs
nahan has as yet turned a deaf ear. He
cannot openly negotiate so long as his
case ngalnBt ' tho Cardinals hangs fire.
However, Bresnahan ha no cause to
worry over, tho immediate future. Ho Is
prepared to tako his caso to the civil
courts, provided he cannot secure Justice
at tho hands of the National league.
This Is tho latest picture of Mrs. John
T. Brush (by , Alme Dubont), widow of
the lato owner of tho New York Giants.
Although her sonln-law, Harry Ilemp-
MAM
Contributes Observations on
the
Spirit of Yale's Success.
RECOUNTS GLORIOUS
VICTORY
He Telia IhterentlnRly of the 'dread
Uattlo 'inhich Columbia lint
verslty A'dmtnlstereil De
. , feat to . Ynlc. ,
NEW YORK, Dec, 21.-Charlos Halated
Mapes (joes not Intend to let Jhts defeat of
Yale by Harvard go'.b'y, without bringing
In the parallels In grtd'iron hlstorj'. Mapes,
who is chairman oc tne uoiumDia univer
sity committee on attvletlcs, 1911-1912. con
tributes these ' observations 'on. the JTali
spirit of success, and also 'an aocountVl
now tne uiue ana wiine inuininiou in
ISM. He writes
Yale fifteen years ago waa supreme In
foot ball. Occasionally, but only very
occasionally, ono of their great rivals,
Princeton or Harvard, would win a game
from them, but for SJiy outsider, anybody
except one of the 'Eternal Triangle, to
beat Yale was out " of the question, an
........ amnA.ii.ni,.
The psychological effect of Tittle s past
nrestlira and Dresent prowess wo an
i powerful In' every gome. The blue
Jerseyed figures with thV white Y would
tumble through the gatefand spread on
tha'fte,ld; the stands would' rise to them
with a roar of Joyou welcome that would
raise the very ekjes Y-a-i-ei x-o-i-oi
Y-n.l.! Small wonder mat eaon man
was right on Ids toes, felt aa though n
wero made of steel aprtnga. ah omer
vi tms had won. 'We, will win. of
ivllrft.'
"But the poor other aide they might
Just a well throw their canvas Jackets
and moleskin trouser in tne u
. and co home. 'Beat Yale, boys;
we're crasy-but every man. must try hi
.... t uuau 1 nt onrl
doggpnedest to Keep, inn
so tha game was won and loat before th
referee even blew hi starting;
Rule Needed Keetlon.
"Thl waa the geribral rule, but every
ruia needs an exception to prove It. and
a certain November afternoon In 1S99. we
gave them their full of exception. We
had a very atrong team that year, with
some truly great players-Harold Weeka
and BUI Morley (there never were two
mn behind the line).. and old Jack
Wright, playing equally well guard or
center, aa fine a linesman aa I. have ever
aeen. Weeks, Morley and Wright were
on the 'All America,' team oi timi j.tir
u.i w-it.r cramn In s-Jecttng his All-
America team of all tlmea, aeveral yeara
:. ninvH itornUi Weeks a his first
tinlflkAnk.
l can see th gamo-'noWi there wa
no acorlng In the first hair. i me uuy
.M-r th. imi seemed evenly matched
but we. who knew our men. thought we
saw that the power was there, and. If
they could but reallxe- their strength, that
they had It In them to lay low at last
that armor-plated old rhinoceros, the ttr-
New Base Ball Magnates
if i iiwii i ii i n
stead, is the president. of tho team, Mrs.
Brush retains the ownership. Below (left)
Governor John K. Tenor of Pennsylvania
-who heads 'a syndicate which now.-owns
nVf I .ror of th college. Jungle Yale. With" ah
DnLLljleven break of luc)c the game must be
ours.J " , ' ' '
"n' the second half, bur' opportunity
camo. By one. of tho shitting chances
of the game wp-got-the ball on about
their : tWenty-flve-yard line';- one- yard,
three, yards, two .yards. four yards, .we
wentathrough -them. ;there -was no- stop-
pingsun, nnd-at last over,-well over, Tor
a 'touchdown.. - ' .
"Througlf-s,0me . technicality. In the:. last
rush.the officials, Instead oLallowlng the
touchdown', t6ok ' tho'ball away, from us
and tguve U to Yule. 'TJlieyn-were' Tight1,
probably quite right, -but -boW' could wo
think boT. Yalo.once kicked the halt Mo
th'n mtddlai oti the) field; well out." of
dniiger. The teams Jlnedp.' On the very,
nextiday,wlth eyexy man of that splen
didly trained eleven doing his allbtted
.work, Harold Week swept around-; the
end," aided by tho magnificent Interfere
'rice of Jack Wright, which ! Raver him
his start. He ran half the length .of 4h
field, through, the entire Yale team, and
planted tho ball squaroly behind the goal
post for the touchdown, which -won- tho
game. If we had ev.er -had any -doubt
that cruel wrong Is righted, thati truth
and Justice must prevail, ;lt was swept
away that moment In a rgreat wave, of
thanksgiving. -
"I Bhall never forget that moment-
Columbia had :bcaten Yale.'.' f
Virginia; Eleven ,
to Meet St. Louis
. .
ST. LOUIS. Dec 'SI. Tne University of
Virginia Alumni, association1. of St. "Louis
... ........ .n.,nMj.n. ' nihlnh TfTI in nil
lll&B a ifti icu n iituibiitvii, ..... ... .m.
probability result nja foot' ball game 'be
tween Bt Louis-university 'and 'the Viri
glnla olevon hero next-fall. ' '-
While nothing definite haa yet, been
done toward arranging the matter, ' sev
eral of the Virginia alumni have, written
to their alma -mater requesting that an
attempt be mad to schedule the-gamev
Untie Some' Press Ajtrcitt. . j
Ttuh Marauard does a song and .dance
on the stage and tragedy in .the news
papers. Ills interviews uetamng me er
forts of John McOra'w to crush him, be
cause of greed and Jealousy are actually
"heart rendering." , According to Rube,
McQraw tried to keep him out of the
world's series, because John was afraid
Rube would hog alt. the glory. Now, that's
over and the vidian foiled, but he still
pursueth. McGraw Ib now Jealous of
Rube as a vaudeville stur, says the wry
necked one. and Is trying to do htm dam
age by making slam at his love affair
tthay wouldn't cull It that In polite so.
clety) with Blossom Beeley. But the
Rube will get even he means to' -get
110,000 for pitching next season. Either
that or he'll tiult the game, and estab
lish a free love colony. Olu well, the
game can't lose. (
Real Oivuer.
There .Is ono major league club, the
ownership of which Is not hidden from
the public and that. U the Philadelphia
Athletics. The statement Is made that
II. F. Shlbe and hla two Hons. Thomas
and John, own 50 per cent and Cpnne.
Macu, inrougn niu receni nurcnase, own
tne otner nan. Ana mere seems to be
no fear that a deadlock in ciub affairs
vin ever occur
tho, Philadelphia. Nationals. , To ,hls left Is
JolmJG. Kllng, ex-manager of the Boston
jt'iignmB.
Division Has-Arisen
Over Change in, the
Rules of Compiling
'NEW HAV,KN,-Conn.('X)e"c..21.f-A sharp
dlvlstpn4ln s.c. ntljqent, hap arisenjat.alo
oyer the proposed .change Jn.thc foot ball
coaching system. The alumni 'd'emand
strenuously the installation of a graduato
coach with experience for an appoint
ment, of a termOf yeiars, but Hie' under
graduates for the ."most part,' desiro a
continuance of' the present system, which
call's' the captain (if'eTicli eloven back to
the university the following year as head
coach- The question Is being- considered
carVfully by Captain Henry Ketcham,
'former players who'' compose an Informal
'cabinet of,' foot ball a.ayisors, and by the
newly orgonlzed'a'tHletlc' committee.
The alumni -who' we're foot ball players
may Invite Captain Ketcham to a banquet
in New York -City 'at- the Yale club during
the' Christmas vacation for tho purpose of
cohsldering the situation and preserillnff
ihetr demands that a permanent coaching
System be 'eatitbllshed through a graduate
coach appointed for several years.
' lntll the present time the power to op
point any coach he wanted has undoubt
edly been vested with, the captain of Yale
foot ball', teams. The adoption of a new
athletic 'constitution 'ana the appointment
of a -new athletic committee have, how
ever, changed this and It Is now .possible
for the -'new committee to Install! a new
coaching-system under the clause of the
new -oortstltifUon. .which-says: ."It (tho
Committee), may, at any duly called
meeting, pass rulea for the conduct of
ahy bhoich'of athletics In tlws -university,"
-This' leaves matters -affecting jathletto
policy or changes of policy to the- com
mltteo lhstead of elther.af th.e captains of
the teams, or to the separate athletic
branches. : As the captain and manager'
of-over' .major sport team, however. Is a'
member of tho committee, the changes
are hereffter to bevmade by cabinet. In-
ateail of By individual methods.
rA"yearao the alumnl demanded stoutly
a change. In the coaching-system of thej
crews.' "John Kennedy, Tthe professional
coach, was dropped and Jim Rodgers, as
graduate coach,' was installed after u
bamtuet of the alumni at -which the re
quest was made by thorn of Captain
Romeyn.-who consented to their demand.
It U doubtful. If the alujn.nl request a
similar change of Captain-elect Ketcham
of the foot ball eleven, .whether the
alteration In coaching policy, will be made .
unless It Is formally oruerea py tno newi
athletlo committee. I
, The committee ,wll meet soon after the
reopening of college in January. The pro.
poped banquet of theolumnl will un
doubtedly bring, together more of tho
fornier foot ball players than wero ever
gathccKd before.
Two Ilaareriuau.
In addition to buying Rip Hagerman of
iJncoln. the Poland Pacific Coast league
'club Is aald to bo after Casey Hagerman,
the Denver pitcher, who had a trial with
the Boston Red Sox.
WHITE HOPE M'CARTY LEADS
His Victory Over Flynn Pats Him in
Front Rank Among Fighters.
HE HAS HAD LTVELY CAREER
Stnrt Ont n K Olobe Trotter When
Twelve Yenra of Aste and Una
Followed Mnny Unnrotlt-
able 'Vocations.
NEW' YORK, Dec. 21. Tho signal vic
tory gained by Luther McCnrty over the.
sturdy veteran, Jim Flynn, removed prac
tically all doubt ns to the former's abil
ity. When McCarty appeared hero
shortly after defeating Carl Morris he
showed up sd green that he was promptly
Bet down by the majority of critics as
being a greatly overrated fighter.
After being pounded from pillar to post
by Jim Stewart, a second-rater, few
could see In the new sensation the long-looked-for
white hope. Again, against
Jess Wllllard, although McCarty won a
clone decision, his work was bo 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
ho once possessed. But Morris has gone
along winning all his bouts since his af
fair with McCarty.
After leaving here McCarty trounced
Jim Barry, the well-known Chicago
heavyweight and later knocked out Al
Kaufman. But both of these -men" had
long since passed their prime, and this
fact took away most of the significance
from McCarty's victories. No doubt
Flynn, too, has seen his best days. But
the fact remains that McCarty Is the
first white hope to get the better of the
man who had come to be known as the
destroyer of this species of pugilist.
McCarty's next match will bo with his
closest rival, Al Polaer. For tho lost year
Palzer has enjoyed the distinction of be
ing hailed as the leader Of tho future
greats. Now, however, tho Iowa farmer
will have to give place to McCarty, whose
record eclipses that of any other white
heavyweight In the ring at tho present
time.
' Will He Decisive "ilattlc.
When this pair of 3talwort battler come
together for twenty rounds the outcome
Is bound to bo decisive. Both lack the
polish of the class of men who were prom
inent ten years ago, but they compare
ravoratyly with the most rugged ana de
termine of past ring warriors. The spec
tacle they will furnish should be produc
tive of many thrills for those who favor
genuine fighting rather than scientific
boxing.
McCarty has had an eventful career.
Beforo he became a knight of the padded
mitt McCarty hnd packed enough thrills;
Into his life to satisfy the average 'tftste
for excitement. At Various times, he has'
been miner, lumberjack, cowboy,' sailor,'
roustabout and many other things as the
opportunity offered- Now he Is In a fair
way to become the heavyweight cham
pion, tind yet he Is still lacking a few
months .of hla majority.
McCarty was born on a ranch owned
by his father that was located thirty
miles out of Lincoln, Neb. His mother
died when ho was 2 years old and a few
years litter hewent to Hvo with relatives
In Colorado. At the ago of 12 he left his
home without taking the formality of an
nouncing his departure, and started on
his travels. These took htm through al
most every state in the union. He also
sailed around Cape Horn while acting as
cabin boy on a "wind Jammer," and vis
ited China and Japan on another vessel.
After his foreign travels McCarty went
back to cattle herding on a ranch. While
at Culbertson, Mont., he saw his, first
ring battle. He himself was Involved In
tho proceedings In the capacity of spar
ring partner and later tho second of one
of the principals. Boon he branched oltt
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on his own hook ns a pugilist, getting his
first opportunity when one of the prin
cipals In a bout against Walt Adams, a
Canadian heavyweight, failed to show up.
Ono of McCarty's heavy swings ended
tho battle In the second round, and he
Immediately decided that at last lie had
found a vocation which would bring him
more wealth than anything he haa yet
tackled.
To Choose Successor
to Major P, E. Pierce
NEW YORK, Dec. 21. Tho seventh an
nual meeting of the National Collegiate
Athletic association will be held at the
Hotel Astor on December 27, when a suc
cessor will bo chosen for the present
hend of the organization. Major Palmer
K. Pierce, who Is now stationed In China
with the Fifteenth Infantry. It Is likely
that because of the prominent part which
West Point men have token In the asso
ciation that Major ncrce s successor
will also bo from the military academy,
Major Pierce having recommended Major
Stuart as his successor.
At the present time the secretary-treasurer,
Frank J. Nicholson of Wcsleyan
university, Is acting head of the organiza
tion, for after Major Plerco left the coun
try the vice president. Prof. H. W. John
ston of Indiana university, died.
The various phases of amateur athletics
will be discussed, and the association will
continue Us effort to better the athletlo
situation In the colleges by educational
methods. Last year the organisation be
gan, a- campaign, against summer base
ball, and Interesting reports are expected1
on the outcome of this campaign.
Dr. George L. Moylan of Columbia uni
versity will deliver on address on ath-.
letlo training, during which he will dis
cuss the methods used In training Olym
pic teams' in the United States and Eng
land. Prof. William X. Dudley of Vander
btlt university, president of the Southern
Intercollegiate Athletlo association, will
deliver an address on "Tho Proper Con
trol of College Athletics."
Important action will probably be taken
on the report of-a committee which, dur
ing the last year, has been investigating
conditions, and will draft a statement
concerning amateurism. This report will
be made by Prof. George Elder of Wis
consin, tie has also compiled on Import
ant report on the foot ball fatalities of
the season.
The foot ball committee, of which Dr.
Harry L. Williams Is chairman, will- re
port on the last foot ball season, and It
Is not expected that they will recommend
any changes In the rules for next season.
SPRINGFIELD WANTS THE
HARVARD-CORNELL RACES
SPRING FIELD, Mass., Dec. 21.-Negi-tlat'oris
are under way to secure fori
Springfield tho Harvard-Cornell boat race,
beginning 1914. Members of the Harvard
crew.i Including pjernle, stroke of tho
varsity eight. Inspected the two-mllo
course here the other day under the
guidance of Charles T. Shean, who raised
the guarantee for the Yale-Pennsylvania
race last year. A formal offer of Induce
ments by the Board of Trade will bo the
next step.
Arrangements have already been made
io hold next year's race on tha Charles
river, so tha,t Springfield's bid will be,
ror 1914, ana sucaeeninjr years, -ine uon'
nectlcut river course at' SfcrJiyrJJeJilranilcs
as o'ne of the best straightaway courses
In the world.
Tho Yale-Harvard race were rowed
here in the 70s, and a return to the
Springfield course, has several times been
considered by rowing authorities of these
colleges.
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