Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-22
PACKEY MCFARLAND
DEFEATS FRED WELSH

M1IIN Al EE, WIS, February =
Packey Mcfarland of Chicago last night
received the decision at the end OF ten
rounds of fast fighting with Freddie Welsh
of England. The men fought at top speed
In nearly every minute of the contest.
Welsh landed numerous jabs and hooks
with his left on McFarsnd's face, but his
blows lacked steam Mcfarland did by
far the better work at in-hghting, and
his blows were also much more effective.
Packey scored the only knockdOwn of the
contest in the fourth round ami in the
tenth round he had Welsh weakening from
his savage attack.
Welsh opened the fight by j3bbinS Nc
FarIand in the face, and Packey hooked
his left and swung his right to the Eng
lishmans face. They ciinched. Welsh
sent his left to Netherlands stomach and
got away from right-hand swing for his
Jaw: Freddie alternatcd left iabs to Nc
Farlands face and body, and the latter
came back with swings to the foreigner s
head and ribs. The round ended with
honorS even.
Mcfarland did some jabhing at the start
of the second round. and Welsh sent his
right to Packey's head and they clinched
They mixed 1t up. with Mcfarland upi err
cutting Welsh on the face and neck, and
Freddie got in some good jabs and hooks
to the Chicagoan's face. They again mixed
1t up. Welsh working his left to McFar
land S face and trying to get away. but
the Chicagoan was too fast for him and
caught Freddie left hook and right
swing on the face at the bell
Welsh started out fast in the third
round. He planted both gloves in
PackeyS face and got away from right
swing for his jaw. Welsh continued to
Keep the fighting at long range Freddie
reached Packeys body with two short
rights and his face with two straight
lefts. Mcfarland got in left and right
swings to Welsh's body. and the latter
did some more neat jabbing. 1t was
Welsh's round. Mcfarland rushed at
the opening of the fourth round. and they
exchanged swings on the face. Packey
twice hooked Welsh on the jaw with his
left and they clinched. Mcfarland then
knocked Welsh down with right swing
to the stomach. AS soon as Welsh got up
jaw. sending the Englishman back.
Packey forced Welsh about the ring,
landing some singing blows. Near the
bell Welsh came back with some straight
lefts and right-hand uppercuts to Nc
Farland's face.
Welsh tried to keep the fighting at
long range In the fifth round and sue
ceeded for time. Then Packey rushed
and got in some damaging blows to
the sixth round with straight lefts to
McFarlands face, but Packey came back
with stiff lefts to Freddie's face and
stomach MCFARLAND also reached %1,e.
stood up and slugged. with Mcfarland
landing swings and Welsh doing good
work with right-hand uppercuts. The
round was even
Mcfarland rushed across the ring at
the opening of the seventh round and
caught Welsh on the jaw with LETT
swing They clinched and then ex-
changed swings on the body. McFar-
land worked fast and got in swings to
WelSh's body. but missed leads for Fred
dies jaw. The latter got in a number
Of good jabs to Packeys face and then
sent the Chicagoan's head back win a
right swing to the jaw Welsh won the
honors of the round.
Welsh started out in the eighth round by
keeping Mcfarland off with straight letts
to the face and left hooks to the BODY
besides getting away from Packey $
swings on the face. Mcfarland again
reached Welshs body with short swings
and Freddie got back with left hooks ana
right swings to the ChicagCans head.
with a straight left. They mixed it up,
with each landing about the body. The
round was even.
Welsh jabbed Mcfarland in the face at
| the start of the ninth round. and after a
| clinch Packey sent both gloves to Fred
dies head. Welsh reached Packey's body
with two right swings and also swung
| the same member to Packey's head NC
Farland then swung his right to Welsh
Jaw Welsh hooked his left to McFar-
lands ribs and they clinched. They ex-
changed swings on the face. Mcfarland
sent both to Freddie's face at the bell.
1t was Netherlands round
Mcfarland opened the tenth round by
swinging both hands to Welsh's head
They clinched. Mcfarland swung left and
right to F'reddies head and they again
clinched Welsh tried to keep Mcfarland
off with jabs, but Packey bore in aud
swung both hands hard to Freddie S face
and body Welsh was unable to keep Nc
Farland off and was weakening. Packey
several times sent hard swings to Welsh s
face and body and apparently didn't mind
the left iabs and hooks which the English
man sent his way.
In the semi windup Steve Kinney of
Milwaukee and Jack Kenny of Chicago
boxed draw.
In the opening preliminary Sailor
Thompson knocked out Frank Neborg
| in the second round. Eddie Greenwald
| got the decision over Tommy Game of
Rrnoklyn after six rounds of fast fighting.