The San Francisco call., 1908-04-12

over Britrs heart. Mcfarland danced about bis
pan. but Britt shot hsrd left TO the body.
AeEsrlsnd, Al close range, shot two lefts 70 the
BODY. BE then rocked BIRTHS head with two left
=. books 70 the Jaw, and moment later sent a
stralght right to the face Britt retsliating with
z LETT hook 70 the body. The bell changed with
BRITT looking anxious as be took hls chair. &c
Esrleno had the advantage.
AogEO. S-MeFarland was cheered as he came
up- he jab5ed llght left to face, but Britt
retsllateo with two lefts 70 the body and .
determined. and Mcfarland forced Britt against
tie ropes, landing 8 lef< on the face brltt
Drought his left 70 the body and Acf ar1and
epothereo several well intended lefts- Iley
elinehec and mixed L without result until parted
~ the referee. Britt 5sbbed LETT 70 the face,
% but Mcfarland drove Ia q succession OF LEFT and
r.Eht swings that made Britrs head rock.
He followed h3s advantage, shooting right ana
lett 70 the face Britt backing against the ropes.
.1Sr 2ELano landed TWO powerful punches On tne
Jaw "a The bell rang and Britt went rather
Wobely Q his corner. McFarlands round
AOCkD s-4eFarlanc shot TWO lefIE straight
. tie face. Britt coantering witk left 70 the
.oocy- The men mixed it 70 ciinch. ano Britt
fought head to head. Mcfarland landing I'VE
let's 10 the face. Britt fO1gnt with pOOr tucg-
@s5S eis blows missing sy foot AsFsF.saa ist .sil
tined short arm right and left arm jolts 70 the
jaw Britt backed away. Mcfarland landing a
Saw. Britt fought back wildly, Only 70 be sent
o the Door with straight right nush 70 the
saw. TO al lntents and purposes Britt Tas
clearly out but tie gong rang IL the nick 0f
time and he was carried 10 lis corner. The
Police had hard work 70 keep Willus Britt out
Round 5-Britt recovered and went At his
man wildly, seeking 10 land a telling blew
Mcfarland was TOO clever by far Ee got Britt
against the ropes anc planted right and LEFT
hare Tie jaw. Iley worked % the center or
tie ring and Mcfarland drove two fearful
srtEh-E 70 the jaw snd Britt stalled. At close
cEEsterS Mcfarland drove Britt 70 bis iBritt 81
corner. but failed 70 land. Mcfarland. going IN
close, forced Britt against the ropes. landing
several straight right Wellops the jaw. Britt
broke ground with Mcfarland right on top OF
him. NcFarland landed TWO straight rights on
the Jaw IS rhe bel rang and again Britt looked
Ike q beaten man as be fell into his seat
sHSs5s s Shss S %s9' s q t1 e,os & E ss@ NJ
FsrlsEG however, was too fast szd be rocked
A1trs head with right ana left 70 the Jaw.
o. ntne. He wObbied 10 his feet, but WAS in-
nediately sent down sgain by s similar punch
CLASSY. tie bout was stopped and Mcfarland
knockout, as Britt was clearly oat and unable
% gain his feet.
DISAPPOINTING CROWD
The fight between Mcfarland and
Britt did not draw the expected crowd
The receipts were about $1,000 OF this
amount Mcfarland received S3,e3S IN
der e special agreement with Manager
Conroth- Britts share was about
$1,000. so that the promoter actually
lost money on the match. the expenses
OF promotion being heavy. They viii
be more than S1.5Go. Mcfarland bet
nearly $4,000 on himself. which made
the fight the best paying one IN his
career
The boxers made the required weight
without any 6idiculry. neither raising
the bar Of the scales. There was big
crowd on hard and Britt's appearance
Impressed them so much that many
small wagers were made on his
chances There was so much of this
money that the odds went up q point
TO 20 10. Out at the ringside the bet
ting was 10 70 S, at which figure al
the wagers made there were placed
rAaIE PRELIMINARY
The preliminary between Anton La
rave from Butchertown and Nick
Iarty, lightweights, resulted IN q tame
1rt Of q scrap. as the boys failed to
splay any class After the scheduled
eight rounds had been fought Referee
Harry Foley justly awarded the palm
70 Lagrave.
Harty seemed TO posses g good wal
lop. but he saved II for another time,
and though he swung his hands IN
cIownish fashion for eight rounds ne
failed to connect with the vulnerable
point The Butchertown boy knew
little about using his left hand and he
kept Il IN Harty's face most Of the tine
and had the crimson flowing freely
from his nose However, he was lack
ing the punch, as he had plenty OF op-
portunities TO end the battle
II the last round Harty was very
tired and was backing around the ring.
staIling the round out He was more
tired from HIS Efforts TO land than from
xha beating he received, and at that
Lzgrave failed 70 end matters before
The eighth round elapsed.