The evening world., 1908-01-15
Packy Hit New Yorker When and
Where He Pleased, but the Lat
ter Intended to Stay
and Did.
BY ROBERT
,s,.,,,, 10 IN. Eyan.s WORLDLY

Especial TO Inc EgaIdEs Worhl
ROSTON, Jan. b.-Packy Mcfarland
hit Bert Keyes about a miinsn and q
half timAs in twelve round here last
uisht and failed to put him out
Perhaps Mcfarland doesn't pack that
wonderful punch that we have been
hearing so much about. Perhaps Reyes
~. go awkward. as Packy explained
.f.srward. that he couldn't get a chance
10 land his blows s~cuarely. 1t surely
looked as II Packy meant well he was
b,ey as a bird dog in every second or
the fight. He kept right after keyes.
dabbing and tapping and confusing with
a continual massage of feathery punches.
4, nersistence he was q Battling Nelson.
Reyes didn't have a chance at n
.taee. Mcfarland outclassed him an
tirely as a boxer. and Bert famed h
~, about q yard away from Paoky
x~henever he let fly his wild swings OF
course, Reyes did land a few punches.
and on these rare occasions his hackers
rose and howled in Elee. But they
never had a chance to howl very long.
Mcfarland whenever no was stunE at
all. came back with a rush that carried
Keyes off his feet. bewildertng him with
. rapid tre Of 5olts and slaps and jaba
xeyes There to Stay.
This Chicago boy can box Hes
as fast as a dancing master on his
feet. He has q left hand that drops
into every opening. But there u
NOT a sting in II. Or, II there Ia he
didn't show the sting last night He
has nice judgment OF distance. which
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without an effort
1t was evident after a round or SO
that Keyes was in the ring to stay.
He was on the defensive. n fight
was held under straight rules the boys
protecting themselves at all cmeA
Keyes clinched continually. holding on
until the referee was forced TO pry
the boys apart. After q couple OF
rounds Keyes began catching a sort OF
strange hold on McFarland's neck with
the crook OF his elbow. he would
wrestle and throw his weight on Nc
Farland. jerking and hauling ham about
Packy neyer protested. but as soon as
he could get clear he invariably dived
in again, only to find himself In an
other cl!nch.
Best on Defensive.
Keyes didn't do much hghting him.
self. He wal on the defensive. McFar-
lands glove was in his face so much
of the time that he must have thought
the air full OF glovss. Bert a habit
of doubling up awkwardly and getting
away from the punches. and Packy'
being unable TO get a fair crack at hlm'
stuck out his long left arm and tried
10 push the tow head around into a po-
s!tion where it would be good for a
target.
AS a Slayer keyes was a success.
In the eighth round he began to show
signs OF wear. His left eye was pufed
q little, and his face was red from the
pushing and Jabbing. His arm was
tired. Once in a clinch he caught
Packy's glove in his teeth and held on.
Mcfarland yelled to the referee. "Look
there. He's biting my fingers! A laugh
came from the Reyes corne law,
he's only kidding!' yelled a second.
Sure, I'm only kidding" said keyes.
Mcfarland seemed to think differently.
The gloves aren't very thick over the
finger tips.
At the end OF the tenth round keyes
kept on after the bell, which made it
look very much like a real fight for a
moment. In the eleventh Bert. who
looked tired, backed through the ropes