Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-21

excellent education and who is as
much at home in the drawing room
as In the prize ring. He does not dis-
sipate In any manner and does not
seem to be afflicted with the offensive
disease of too much talk.
Neither boy will talk in a bragga-
docio spirit regarding his chances OF
winning when they fight on the Fourth
of July. Each respects the other as a
worthy and dangerous foeman, and
Welsh, the boxer, Is as confident as
Mcfarland, the fighter, that his style
of scrapping is one that will win out.
Mcfarland was asked to explain the
controversy over the decision given In
the previous observation-disclosures light,
and he said: Welsh is a fast anc
clever boxer, but has weakness, the
lack OF a stiff punch, and feel conf
dent that I shall be able to defeat hin
when we meet next month. must adj
init, however, that Welsh gave me the
hardest fight of my career and mace
better showing than any other nghtei
I have tangled up with"
Welsh says: 1--WE fought once before
and 1t was a tight fit, but now am
better. acquainted with his style OF
ighting and I. ell more confident of beat
ing him than when we first met.
believe I will be too speedy for him and
I expect to be able to chop him up so
much that can put him away. L Will
he in the best OF condition and ready
to fight at my best clip from first to
last"
That Milwaukee Affair
Local fight fans have been up In the
air as to the merits Of the McFarland-
welsh fight in Milwaukee, and the fol-
lowing statement Ly T. s. Andrews OF
Milwaukee, recognized as one OF tne
ablest pugilistic experts OF the coun-
try, will supply the desired details:
welsh. the English lightweight, and
Packy Mcfarland at Los Angeles this
month is attracting considerable atten-
tion in the far west. Mcfarland mas
shown in San Francisco and Welsh has
made good at Los Angeles, SO the card
should be a good one. II Will De ali tne
more interesting when 1t is CONSIDERED
that the winner will be next IN line Tor
a battle for the lightweight champion
shin. Then, too, Mcfarland and Welsh
have an old score to settle-that alleged
foul when they met in Milwaukee rev
months ago. Packy won the decision
on points, but 1t was also agreed py
many that he had fouled Welsh early IN
the bout. which hurt Freddte's chances
However, the alleged foul was passeo
over. as Referee Malachy Hogan dio
not see 1t land that is truc, for Nc
Farland had his back to him at the
tinoe). and Packy won on his merits
When welsh did recover himself aftei
the seventh round he put up grea'
tile and there are many VINO tnlnf
he will give Mcfarland a much haroei
battle than Britt or any or the otnei
men did that Pecky has met. Welsh
work against Phil Brock SHOWS ina,
he can go the twenty-five rounos Jus
as we'll as Packy can. McFariano II
more rugged than Welsh and ne nope'
| to wear his man down ano then peat'
| ing him. While the betting VIII taVol
Packy. still the short end Will not pc
had proposition in this case. III Freddl'
could could hit harder he would pt
| the favorite. 1t should be a gooe
hattie and worth going long distanc'
| to see."
Betting Sports Differ
The fight will be one of the classl'
est and prettiest pugilistic. events ever
nulled off anywhere, as Is periectiS
natural when two high class nghters
one a clever knockout specialist ano
tbe other a master of the art OF SCI
entific boxing, and they are so eveni,
matched that already partisansnlp u
aivdent everywhere the fans meet u
discuss the probable result OF the
fight. ,, Da,,, xy,,, n.
r,ada the favorite because OF his re-
r,arlsable record, the fact that he OBJ
tained a decision over welsh Wnei
betting sport, as rule. wants TO De
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