The San Francisco call., 1908-04-05
Chicagoan Is Made
Public Choice
Pressure Of Public Money
Makes Him a Nine to Ten
Faporitc
BY r. a. Sr1,yth


weight boxer, in action, the fight fans
of the coast are about to have their
curiosity as TO his ability in the ring
satisfied. The most talked about light
weight now before the public will meet
Jimmy Britt at the Mission street
arena next Saturday and his status in
the race for the lightweight champion
ship will then be firmly fixed
In the middle west Mcfarland is
considered a star of the first magni-
tude. Out here the followers of the
ring go over his record with the air
of book keeper going over. columns
of figures. They display no feeling in
the matter, but they feel that he must
meet men of more class and promi-
nence than he has in the past before
his name can. be bracketed with that
lof Joe Cans. Mcfarland has done ali
that has been asked of him, as is
shown by his record in which he is
credited with having knocked out SO
men and secured the decision over nine
Others.
If his manager has been shrewd enough
to steer him clear of the hard men in the
class, that shows his ability as ham
ler of boxers. Mcfarland is only 20
years of age, and he has been fighting
four years. or the men he has de-
| feated Benny Yanger is the only one
of any prominence who has been seen
in action here He lasted only four
rounds with Mcfarland last August.
Mcfarland has beaten Kid Herman, Kid
Goodman and Charley Neary, and these
are the only names of prominence in
| his list of victims.
LIKES CLOSE FIGHTING
His work in his training quarters
stamps him as being a classy fighter.
He likes to get into close quarters,
and if allowed to stand head to head
with an opponent he has an unusually
effective style. He seems a hard hitter,
although lie does not carry the muscu-
| lar development of Abe Attell. He
has more the rounded appearance of
Young Corbett. Like the latter his
muscles show when he is in action.
This is particularly noticeable about the
shoulders, which show great driving
| power.
| Britt will prove a good trial horse
| for the Chicago man, and IL he can
| get past him it will be hard to stop
him. Britt showed in his fight with
! Nelson at Los Angeles that he has all
| his old eleverness. If there is a ques-
tion of his having lost any stamina
it is answered by saying that he was
in bad way in the sixth round and
then recuperated and improved in the
remaining rounds of the fight. Had
1 Britt's vitality been impaired this
would not have been possible, and once
he was on the down grade he would
not have been able to stop
His friends think Mcfarland is just
the kind of fighter Britt can beat.
| Clever fighters with the exception of
Cans have been the easiest of his vic
tins in the past. In Mcfarland he is
sure to find a heady fighter. and their
meeting will mean a battle of wits.
Britt is training unusually well this
time his weight being taken off grad
ually. He enjoys his training, which
is big factor in sending man into
competition with confidence and a
cheerful view as to the outcome of his
engagement. Britt is trying an inno-
walton in going on the road at 1880
o'clock in the morning. While this is
close to breakfast time it brings him
j off the road at an early hour After
being rubbed down he has an hour
and half of rest before his luncheon.
ATTELL MATCHED
Abe Attell and Brooklyn Tommy
Sullivan agreed upon terms for a match
last night, their meeting in the ring to
take place late in the present month
before Luke Marisch's club. They are
to weigh 123 pounds at o'clock on the
day they fight. Attell insisted that Sui
livan be in the ring ready to fight at
n.
!, eastern man taking long rest after
weighing in. should he be weakened in
. making the weight.
Billy Roche was selected as referee
! and Eddie Graney as stake holder. The
men are to meet again Tuesday night
when they will sign the formal articles
of agreement and at which time they
must post their forfeits. This match
will take the place of the one between
Kaufman and Flynn, which was called
off because the latter has signed for a
fight in Los Angeles during fleet week
For the first time since betting
opened on the Mcfarland Britt fight
the Chicagoan was backed into favorit-
ism yesterday. The price quoted was
10 to 8 and there was a lot of McFar-
land money to be placed at that figure
Abe Attell has increased his reputation botf
showing he has made in the ring here during
his recent engagements. 1t would seem vel
for him. however. to remain in his own class. a.
these hard hitting lightweights will shorten hii
ring career II he hooks up with them too often
, He took lot Of punishment from Nelson with
ont finching, but that cannot go indefinitely
He has built up large following and IL h,
meets owen Moran the little Englishman, agair
| he viii be heavily backed; Some people are in
! when he met Moran. 1t is possible that thu
, latter is the kind OF fighter who can make At
the men would attract large crowd and Il
the weights were properly adjusted the contes
should prove a memorable Both want t.
( fight aud as these profitable days for th
, successful fighter 1t should not be difficult Il
, bring them together. There is no other oppo
nent OF class In sight which makes it all tn
more reasonable that the best little men In thei
2 division will meet.
Z Now that Stanley Ketehel is matched wit
, | Jack (rwin) sullivan both Papke and Kelly ar
after him. Papke had every possible chance t
sign with the Montana and showed no In
: clination to do 1t is generally believed tina
. Papke wanted the match to take place Il
Milwaukee, where 10 rounds Is the limit o
distance the men could go under the law.
Eetchel has hard to beat in Sulliya
9 | and IL he can clear that hurdle he will be anx
: | ious TO meet Papke. Owing to the unsettle
condition of the middle weight division Ketche
| and sullivan can fairly be said to be hghtin
= Tor the championship. The title is credited t
: | Bob Fitzsimmons. the time is ripe for ne,
? holder Of the title
: The Cans Nelson bout has been added to til
: classy attractions which will be offered the fo
a lowers of boxing during the next two months
| II now only remains for some promoter to Ian
| the Burns johnson match and the card will
o comuIete Both Nelson and Ben Selir wh
| represents Cans, think they made a good matct
! Nelson did not want to appear to give in in tIl
2 | matter OF Cans weighing In with his fehtin
d 49, h,,f rhen SeIio nrnroaod thet E-1~,,