Evening star., 1908-01-15

the second round and again in the
tenth but he kept trying for a knock
out until the end.
After the first round. which aS about
even. Mcfarland completely outclassed
his opponent. and the fight became a
test of keyeS ability TO withstand pun
ishment. From the time tha. the bell
ushered in the second round McF arland
Kept after keves. and the boy from
the west fought So fast that Bert went
to his corner almost completely eX-
hausted at the end of every round.
Packyf didn't give his opponent a
chance to do any fighting; keyes was
kept too busy vainly trying To avoid
the varied assortment cf bows that
the ShicSroaE r@iEsi ION him
Mcfarland chafed under the necessity
of restraint during the minute periods
of rest between the rounds, and when
the bell rang to let him loose again he
rushed at keyes as if anxious TO an
initiate him. Poor keyes was complete
ly bewildered by the suddeaness and
ferocity of the attack, and the blows
game SO thick and fast that Bert's ia
nous wild swings did not have tirae to
Get started.
Three Cities Represented.
Sportdom from three cities was we'll
represented at the fight. A large dele
cation from New York occupied seats
at the ringside, and fight fans from
Philadelphia, there to cheer for keyes,
fianked the Gothamites. They were re-
inforced and surrounded by non-par-
tisan Bostonians. who threw their pro-
verbal icy reserve to the winds and
loudly proclaimed how they wanted to
bet.
Mcfarland was the favorite in the
betting at 10 to I. and many bets were
made at even money that Keyes would
'stay the limit
Both fighters entered the ring looking
in the pink os condition. and. each was
no haggling or delay, and a few min
utes after entering the ring the men
were called TO the center to receive
their instructions from Referee Shee-
han Then the bell rang and the fight
was on.
AS is always the case the fighters
began to feel each other out. they
boxed with caution, but every time
blow slipped out it was well meant and
had an interesting sound when it landed
The round was fast but compared with
those that followed il was as slow as a
wrestling match.
Mcfarland had evidently gauged his
man in the first round, for when the
bell rang for the second he rushed from
his corner and began a fusllade of
blows that staggered Keyes. Bert tried
landed hard and often. but not half as
hard or half as often as did Mcfarland
Near the end of the round Mcfarland
caught Keyes on the jaw with right
at full length on the canvas. He took
only three seconds to get his bearing,
and then he arose and fought back. But
there was not much time. and the round
was all McFarland's.
McFarland's Rushing Tactics.
Then began McFarland's real rushing
tactics. He came tearing out at Keyes.
smashing the Philadelphia against the
ropes and banging him across the ring
keyes has never been knocked out and
for while he tried to fight with Nc
Farland. thinking he could stand the pun
ishment and mayhap land one of those
paralyzing swings of his. But he landed
only infrequently. and even when he did
he only hurt his hands. He surely didn't
hurt McFarland's jaw. for the westerner
never even slowed up in his onward rush
ing.
One round was like another until the
tenth. Mcfarland relentIessly rushing in
with damaging punches and Keyes trying
10 land and clinching to stay. In the
tenth Neyes came up tired. and McFar-
land. the tireless. kept up his continuous
rushing. Near the end of the round Nc
Farland slammed his left fist against
keyes jaw and the Philadelphia again
hit the canvas. This time he sank to
his knees. and he rose painfully.
In the eleventh round Keyes Tough,
hard again. the rest between the tentf
and eleventh rounds SEEMING to refresh
him greatly. But he soon resorted tC
clinching.
Mcfarland tried hard for knockou,
in the twelfth round. but keyes was
game. and although his knees sagged
when he received the heavy punches or
the Jaw and in the body he clung or
tenaciously and when the bell rang at the
end of the fight he staggered to his cor
ner beaten. but triumphant in having
lasted throughout the twelve rounds.