Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-20
THE PUCILISTS
No One in Sight Yet Fit to Tackle NeIson- The Freekled One
 Still Lives.

Packey Mcfarland and Tommy Mur- phy in Philadelphia on Wednesday night showed conclusiyely, Tn the opinion of competent ring followers that neither man has any license ,o challenge Battling Nelson TOT the lightweight championship. Mcfar- land had a slight advantage over Murphy, but the latter nnisneu strong. That both men cannot nil with power enough to warrant tne statement that they are Of cham pionship calibre cannot be den'ed. Mcfarland has good left hand ana is a fast, scientific boxer, but he can, not wallop with the right hand enough to score knockout. In look ing back over former great nght- weights who have shown real class it cannot be said that either McFaf- land or Murphy rate equally with Joe Cans, Kid Lavigne, Frank Erne or Jack McAuliffe, all of whom at dii- ferent times held the title. Murphy is a showy boxer but that is about all. If he should meet Mcfarland Tn a long mill the opinion is general that he would be put away, but that does not mean that Mcfarland is a world beater. for if he had been one he could have stopped Murphy In the early-rounds of Wednesday battle when he had the Harlem boy ill trou- ble. A pugilist without a knockout punch never won a championship. Nelson has repeatedly declared that Mcfarland is not in his class ana many sporting men. said yesterday that the present lightweight cham pion has correct line on the Chlca- go fighters ability.
 The, conditions governing the Papke-Ketchel middleweight cham~ pionship fight, which will be decided Thanksgiving day in Frisco, call for twenty rounds at 15S pounds, the men to weigh ill at 11:3O a. m. or about three hours before entering the ring. The way the money will be cut up has not been made public. At present the betting is 10 to ' on Papke, with some takers, but it is be- lieved that the odds will by then be to 1 before the day of the fight. Both men are doing much road work and their handlers say they will be in splendid shape when the bell rings As Papke beat Ketehel to a stand still the last time they met he has the Indian sign on his rugged antagonist and the Indian sign in pugilism has always been a factor in deciding ring contests. That Is why Papke Is re- garded as practically sure winner. After being knocked out by Larry 1 Temple in Boston the other night l Joe Walcott, now back number went to Easton, Pa. where Jack Rob inson, a Chicago welterweight, treat ed him to another sound beating Walcott is but a shadow of his for mer self. but he is fighting still be cause he needs the money.
 1 Freddie Welsh, the English boxer l is at present a 10 to favorite fol his fifteen round battle with Feather weight Champion Attell, which vii | be decided at Los Angeles mex 1 Wednesday night. This is said to bt due to the fact that Attell will go cu of his class to meet Welsh at l3( pounds. '-'a r's-&.
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 l Not so very long ago rumor had l
 that Bob Fitzsimmons, of the sorre
 top and freckled visage, once tho greatest heavyweight fighter in th'
 world, was posing as a model fo
 some prominent sculptor, undoubt edly Bob would hake fine model fo
 a statue of Truth, not because he ha been crushed to earth" so often, bu on account of his ability to "ris'
 again" Fitz's latest is that he !!
 going to Europe to fight as many o
 the heavyweight fighters as can b
 herded together for the slaughter
 Bob has finished his theatrical en agreements in Jersey and now hi home in Dunellen, N. J., is the seem
 of busy preparation for the tril
 across the ocean which Ruby Roo
 ert" intends to make on board tn
 steamship Celtic, which sails to-mor | TOW, IH6 EuEOpSdAs lllp VIII pS lh
 result of a proposition made to Fitz simmons some time ago by the man agers of the National Sporting clu
 of London, in which they offered t
 guarantee the ex-champion $25,00
 to fight four battles at that club, tw
 of them to be with Gunner Moir an
 Jem Roche. Between packs yester
 day Bob declared that he is goo
 enough yet to beat all of the "eas
 money getters" in England, and afte
 he gets through with them he'll sci
 tie down and conduct "mammot
 athletic retreat for broken dow
 business men. In conjunction wit
 the retreat will be physical cultur
 academy.
 A clean knockout by Jim McCu'
 tough, the bantamweight, of Belfas
 Ireland, Wednesday night. owe
 Pinkey Freeborn of East Providence
 opened the new East Side Countr
 club boxing show at Boyden Height
 and caused the police to stop tn
 main bout between Dyson and Tick