The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-06-19
For the Lightweight Champion.
ship Of the World
MCFARLAND MEETS WELSH
VIII 90 a 2s-Round Bout on July 4th
at the Jeffries- Vernon Arena With
Big Jim as Rcieree--An Immense
Crowd is Expected to Attend.

| Not long ago group OF Sportinl
men gathered around a table in jim
Ietfries cafe on Spring Street, Lo'
| Angeles, when the talk turned on tht
champions permanent cessation d
ring activities II hate to do it. Sait
Jeff For ! love To be around fighters
But | whipped everything they had
so its % for the glove game SO lar n,
big Jim is concerned"
That was a chance for Baron Long
a newcomer TO the Southern Calf
ornia metropolis, and he was moi
slow in grasping il. Jeff, whats the
matter with the promotorial part oi
it? "he queried." You could start a
club and put on shows around here
that would certainly please"
Jeffries is slower in thought .han
he is in the ring action, and he pound
cred over the subject before making a
reply Finally he turned to Long and
said There's so much erookedness, or
talked OF crookedneSs, connected with
the business, Baron, that I'll have to
be shown some way where 1t can be
made absolutely above suspicion be,
fore I'll tackle it,"
Long was right at home and came
back strong Easiest thing in the
world, Jim, Wen start the club and
make you president and referee, and
then you will be right in a position
to nip in the bud anything that looks
the least bit shady"
Jeff stayed up late that night
threshing out the subject with Long,
but the next day found him convinced
and the Jeffrcs Athletic club was the
result And now that he has broken
into harness again, only in a different
way, the greatest fighter the world
ever knew is making as good as he
did when wearing the gloves.
AT present the wole Gstic world is
eagerly awaiting the next card at the
Jcffries Vernon arena, which is situat.
ed just outside the city limits, Recent
ly the city council put the lid down
and placed a tcn-round, no-dcsision,
dampcr on the game within the vii
lage confines, so Jeff got out where
he could stage decisive mills and rem
der a verdict in accordance with the
merits Of the fighters, Freddie Welsh
and Packy Nc Farland will be the
contestants over the twenty five
round course, and Jeff himself will
act in the international bout.
There is no doubt as to the class
OF the boys. Nc Farland presents a
clear record to the readers OF the dope
book, and Welsh, in fifty battles, has
but one defeat, and that at
the hands of Mcfarland.
Many think that Welsh should pre-
sent as clean a bill OF health as the
stockyards wonder, for although the
decision OF referee Malachy Hogan
was adverse to him, some of the
greatest fight experts in the country
who occupied seats at the ringside
him an even break with !
Packy.
But the question promises to be
settled for good and all on the Fourth |
Of July, as instead Of ten rounds to
battle in the boys will journey over
he longer course. Unlimited conf |
lencc rcposes in the breast Of each,
out as both Mcfarland and Welsh .
'eaize that on the outcome Of their
meeting rests the white lightweight
championship OF the world, they arc
rot taking any chances by being out
If condition.
Nc Farland has selected a place
lose to the Vernon arena in which
o train, and Wclch has hed himself
o Venice by the Sea, where his cray
ng for the ocean can be gratiied by
stretch Of Pacific from California
o China.