Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-13
THE PUGILiSTS
BRITT WAS NOT
IN THE HUNT
Packey Mcfarland Hands Him One
Of the Worst Beatings He
Ever Received.

San Francisco, April 13.-Packey
Mcfarland, the Chicago lightweight.
made good Saturday at Colma pavil-
ion. Outclassing Jimmy Britt In
every part of the game. he fought
the Californian to a standstill In the
early stages. He all but wound up
the fight in the fourth ind finally
knocked out his opponent In the
sixth round with a succession or
straight rights to the jaw that sent
Britt helpless to the floor three times
in rapid succession.
The final count of ten was spared
because Britt's father jumped
through the ropes, fearing lest his
son might once more try TO get on
his feet. Jimmy had taken world
of beating He was knocked out
with no Ifs or ands" and his seconds
carried him to his corner In dazed
condition. barely conscious he had
lost his fight.
Britt's old stamina and whirlwind
rushes were lacking. He could not
land on Mcfarland and at the same
time was unable to guard himself
Ii was the spectacular showing Of
Mcfarland, far more than the down.
fall of Britt, that stood out prom
inently in this fight. Once McFar-
land had proved to the satisfaction
OF himself as we'll as that Of the
crowd that Britt could do him no
harm. he demolished with few well
placed punches the theory that he
could not hit hard enough to break
eggshelIs.
At the beginning of the second
wild rushes with swings, but he
could not connect with the left to
the stomach, nor could he come back
with right to the jaw. Packey
blocked every blow, and when Britt
swung wild Packey hit him as he
pleased. and in clinches uppercut
Britt fiercely. All through this
round Packey measured Britt with
his left and hit him at will. left and
right to face and jaw; then he would
vary this with heavy half arm jolts
to stomach and uppercuts mat shook
Britt up.
In the third Packey began forcing
the fighting, following Britt up and
around the ring, hitting him vicious
~ with left and right iabs to the
face. In clinches he got In upper
cuts that brought blood to Britt's
nose.
In the fourth round after follow
ing Britt around the ring. now and
then forcing his man TO the ropes.
In tsyhE min
clean to the jaw that dropped Britt.
Jimmy rolled over to the floor and
1t looked as though the contest
would end then and there. Four
seconds were counted waen Harting
rang the bell for the end of the
round as Britt lay stretched with
his face down.
Nerve and desperation :hat Was
partially born of the wild rleadings
of his brother Willie 20 hght and
fight like demon was what helped
Britt to last through the ifth. The
early part OF the sixth told the story.
RelentlessIy forcing Britt into a
position that favored him, McFar-
land crushed into Britt's unprotect-
ed Jaw with his right and Britt
dropped like a log. partially turned
over and just as Welsh repeated the
ninth second Britt struggled up.
Packey was waiting for MIN. and al
short range sent in another straight
right to the same spot. For the
second time Britt vrithed on the
floor and finally stood on pair Of
legs that totteTed under him. For
the third time he was met with a
right TO the jaw and il was evident
he was out for good