Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-31

hACKY MCFARLAND is in training
in Chicago for future engage
Il ments and may be matched with
Kid Herman for q return engagement.
They fought once no-decision engage
ment at Burlington, Iowa, which Nc
Farland claims as a victory for him
self. Now the Milwaukee clubs are
anxious to match them back. and it is
probable that Kid will accept, as he is
known to have a longing for a return
to the ring. Leach Cross. Tommy Muir
ply and Dick Hyland also are after
Packy, and If the Inducements are suf-
ficient for Packys idea of his value
as drawing card he will meet all OF
them before returning to Los Angeles
late in the fall. There is much doubt
whether Packy and Freddie Welsh will
be brought together again in Los m
geles.
Johnny Coulon continues to win all
his fights down east, and while he Is
unwilling to take any desperate chances
with the 115-pound boys in nights for
the bantamweight championship ne
claims he is growing heavier at fast
rate and will begin soon to meet these
heavier boys. Johnny is the 105-pound
champ, but hardly can lay claim to the
bantam title as long as he refuses to
meet the legitimate bantam scrappers.
BY the way, another year should give
the fight world a bundle of real cham
pions of championship caliber. with
| Coulon in the bantam division, Attell
! in the feather, Nelson or Mcfarland IN
the light, Papke in the middle, Ketchel
| in the light-heavy and Burns in the
premier division. At this time 1t seems
! improbable that any of these champions
will be so unfortunte as TO uncover q
new champ from the class of lighters
now doing business, as all the champs
seem to thoroughly outclass all rivals.
The welter division is woefully weak,
but with Jimmy Burns, Mcfarland and
a few other heavy lightweights knock
! ing at the welter door, real champ
should be developed III the next twelve
monfhsi MemSic seems to be the most
likely one of the bunch, as he Is
natural welter, and if he obtains ease
| of mind and returns to the management
of Tommy Burns he should go back
up the ladder, from the top ruhg OF
which he slid to the bottom in hurry
He is too heavy for the light division,
while the welter limit would enable
| him to make weight with greatest ease
He is a great little fighter and his
| friends hope he will return to form IN
the near future.
The promoters of the outlaw half
/ mile race tracks in Louisiana have
opened up their plants and Will race as
Of vore. minus bookmaking, OF course
| Memory wagers only Will be pernltteo
The merry-go-round affair at Algiers
across the river from New Orleans
started up a week ago and IS patron
ICED by horsemen who own has-peens
like the once great Coppernelos DaS
Dollar. Rebo, Dapple Gold, First mason
and Others once as great as metropolis
tan racers, but now are In the down
and-out class.
! Toe Murphy, who is being mentioned
as the successor to Col. A. w. Hamll'
TON as presiding judge at Santa Anita
next winter. has accepted the appoint,
ment as presiding judge for the Hous'
TON. Beaumont and Dallas meetings Il
be held this next fall. Murphy is i'm
| n1ensely popular in the Lone Star state
| and horsemen all over the country vii
find In his selection an additional at
traction to attend these meetings
| Texas will have the highest class rae
ing during the fall that it ever had, thu
majority of horsemen on the way K
| the coast meetings having indicated
! that they will drop off and race at the
meetings. Texans will give them {
| cordial welcome and support the sport
as racing seems to have a strong holt
upon them.
Texas is about ready to graduate
| from the ''bush" class as a racing
| center. 1t has no cities as large a
Los Angeles. but the average Texaf
| win travel many miles to attend gooi
''hoss" race, and when any Of the re-
formers get busy with suggestions Il
| kill the sport he is squelched In al
| original manner. 1t will be a Ions
time, from present indications, befors
racing Is killed in that state. Cite:
like Beaumont, with 10000 inhabitants
and Houston, with about 10000, support
the half-rnile tracks with attendance
every day much greater than tbs
average attendance at Ascot or Santf
| Anita 1t was no unusual thing las
spring for from 5000 to 10000 persons t
attend midweek racing. Beaumon