The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-16
MPARTLAND THE WINNER.
HE OU1POINTs oIT0 SEILoFF IN
TWENTr-FIVE ROUNDS.

The Local PuEilist Is Not in His Best Form,
While tho Chicago Man Performs Cred
itably-Barrett Defeats Rysl in the Pre-
liminary Bout of Twenty Rounds.
Kid Mcfarland OF this city defeated Otto
Seiloff OF Chicago. on points. in a twenty-A
round bout at the Broadway A. g. last night.
before 5000 spectators. Mcfarland did not
show his best form. while his opponent put up
crsditable argument. The fight at times
was tame and uninteresting.
Billy Barrett OF this city and Louis Ryel OF
Philadelphia were the participants in twenty
round preliminary at 11S pounde. Odds of3 to
l Iwere offered on Barrett. but after the
first two rounds were over this was re-
garded as false price. Rysl was very
clever and landed tho cleaner blows.
Barrett was Kissed for hitting on the break.
away. The referee gave his decision to Bar
rett. 1t was said that Ryel had never been in
public ring before.
Mcfarland was such a pronounced fayorits
over Sslloff that as much as to 1
could be obtained on tine local pugil-
lists chances. MePartland's seconds were
Bob CLARK. Charley Duryea, Billy Needham and
Chip Morrison. Jim Moran and Billy Meyer.
9: strait T'Ss fs. rules s''sh s'tSh:s
came together s:lor appeared to be Re
heavier ana moro powerfully putt; ne
tried heavy swings. but they were all wide and
during the flrs fN round. seiloT rushed again
Rs . s.d IN ss e.
bis sm Sn
with poTerisl 'f Flint handler Th he KID Vas
subjected to more rushing in the fourth. Sci
lofr lsnding on the damaged eye again.
swings: as MoPartiand used his feet Tbs KID
ia Ieit handlers, j the seventh Mcfarland
ad1d quek . .wnS bs the s, eoE
rush Cd and reached the Sody and head WIN
terrific swings that were half blocked. After
air MeFsrt and nd say. avn an oSsnins for kis left on
the Jaw in the eighth and selon staggered.
and When the be rae he was resrsatne bcior:
syollsS Of hard stomach bIowe: Seilpfi resumed
ss Wild he Issas .n ss ninth; eY did tho
denty, painful. There wa. oensidsrabie
wsrned Tor using ii, Knee. Both sent hons
effective swings, McPartland's reaching their
i 0' r w'h aesa Ssqs Work in til.
SiSod from ssIioss mouth: TSe 9hissso
s 'G Wiling st0a sS a %S
on The e' Jaw SALON. However. rstsiated with
some effective body blows and a right on the
neck.
The Chicago man rssorted to heavy smuggling
IN the fourteenth and made the Kid take the
defensive until a few seconds before the close.
whom Seioff was knocked down with a terrific
left upper cut In the stomach. The bell sound
ed while Seiloff was on the floor. As soon as
the hfteenth opened ssilon rushed. He was
full OF fight and vicious. His blows were
powerful but poorly gagged Mcfarland had
his hands full at that.
The sixteenth was tame; seilof had a shade
In the seventeenth but theIrace was so slow that
the crowd yawned. Several sports were doing
during the eighteenth and nineteenth rounds.
The twentieth was also interesting. but the
twenty.fIst WAS slight improvement, In
which Seilo1 did the more effective punching.
Tho crowd woke up in the twenty. second.
in the Kids face. Mcfarland did tho leading.
however, and had the points.
Mcfarland had his man in trouble in the
twenty third. by whipping in stomach punehe
but he did not hustle enough to end the battle.
Seilons nose began to bleed in the twenty
fourth Mcfarland clearly outpointins him.
The last round was an even break.
Mcfarland was declared the winner. on
points.