The evening world., 1908-10-22

Cross overinIiatei reputation, pun
Chicago. The hollow SrCanlng sou
the same time came from the heaVi
sat two or more in seat in the ar
mont A. c. and struggled for stahu''s
room on each others Corns al - PEI
stand The wild pcan of triumph cam
from few loyal Irish and others ""o
wanted to see Cross beaten on se'ie' a'
principles.
Psckey Mcfarland outclassed cross III
five of the six rounds so far ihat ''e
latter locked like a tifth-rater' AS "
coming lightweight champion OIL ''e
world" Cross is now coed JOKE
The fight was ushered in win mu""
oon-p 70 he delight OF a crowd tha'
filed :.s Fal:.ron; from floor 10
raf,rs in layers Ike a chocolate cake
vhew, What i moo a fire in the
Fa.-nnnt las, n.shi would have let'
New York LOOKING ike village we
were all there. and then few more
fro: out wing districts.
A Good-Naturcd Crowd.
I: was : good-na,ured crowd. Those
tina: cou.dn', find room TO get both
feet on tle IDul StOS' ga S''N -
co,.pl1lnin.tv from S O'Clock TO near
midnight Four sluggins pre!im'naries'
winding up with a ca:nclys. between
two walloping .ightweigh:s known as
Willie Herman and Ben Douglas made
TIE mop lick It's lips and gro"l 10Y the
main course.
A; las; Cross came into the ring cIad
in a blue 5athro9e. Immediately NC
Farland followed. with towel thrown
carelessly over his shoulders and LOOK
ing anxious TO begin. WIFE little ceTe-
mony the preliminary CHATTER vas
chopped short and the bell rang. NC
Fa-land. in his green tights and stock
inss and SHOES. tore after Cross. ana
+he east slider missed a wel-Teant but
nervous jab j: him. Instantly McFar-
lana ore II ai-l ara chased &m around
ont around the. ring. Cross, driven into
corner after corner bent double, COW
cred his face with both hands, and re-
fused 10 fish:. Now and then he tried
a purcA, but couldn't land on the Chi
ca-oan, who ei, her blocked or ducked
with mastery SKILL. In the middle OF
the roand Mcfarland pulled Cross to
his knees, and al soon as he rose chased
HI? in-o a corner and beat him until!
Cross escaped ard ran COZ MS life.
Caught again. Cross tried to stand up
to the mixing. bu: Mcfarland easily
r-zae5 him off his feet and forced him
to -.a-caa steadily During the round
Cross ,za-e5 one olow-a paving right
-c ne eye--as McFa-.ana ran him into
q co-.e:.
Second Was McFarland's.
easily in the second session. whipping
him from post to post and corner to
corner Cross, unable to stop running
u!tlo ut hacking into a corner and COW
ering up viii e Mcfarland pulled his
hands away and tried to find openings,
became utterly bewildered and badly
frightened. Just al the end Of the round
Cross stopped running long enough to
reach Packey with a light left-the only
blow he landed in the second round.
Cross himself was in bad shape, one
eye b ackening and swelling his face
bruised and only enough strength left to
elinch and hang on.
lie recovered quickly. In the third he
was ready for another sprint When
Mcfarland cOrnered him Cross slipped
down 10 lis knees When he rose PackeY
went after lin relent.cssly and knocked
him Hat with a night hook on the chin.
Cross got up and backing against the
ropes doubled over and covered again,
willie Mcfarland tried TO slip punches
through lis guard Cross wou dn't fight.
lie covered and stalled until Referee
job made Mcfarland walk away, and
then told Leach to go on ana fight"
He tried it, and Packey knocked MIN
snook Leuchs gold filings ana loosened
plate or two in his dental show win
dow Curiously enough, Cross didn't
land a sing blow during this tnird
round. lie was so afraid Of Packey that
he jumped back as he started the
punches. missing widely every time,
Knocks Cross Down.
The fourth was all Mcfarland. Cross
rushed AT him. only 10 be thrown back
by a straight left. Then Mcfarland
tore in and punched the Ghetto cham
pion around for a moment before knock
ing him down with a hard left. Half
minute later Mcfarland caught Cross
on the run and knocked him down with
the right. Then Packey knocked Leach
down again. When on his feet Cross
went back TO his covering, refusing to
fight, while Mcfarland angrlly pounded
against his gloves. II was "AIcFarlaud's
night by ten thousand miles, as Jimmie
Johnson expressed it al the end OF the
fourth.
Mcfarland walked out for the hfth.
standing straight and paying no atten-
ton 10 blows as he tried for the
knockout lie started his right. Cross
whipped his own inside Of It squarely
against McFar!and's chin, Packey was
Jared back on his hoels. Instantly
gaining heart from this, Cross threw
another risa- to MaFarland's mouth,
opening the cut ne received In training
ten aays ago, AID making him bleed
Then they mixed and as Cross landed
hook after hook and rackey tore into him
for more, The Cross crowd jumped up
and down and howled Ike ten menace
rtes In winter quarters Gross pulle }
-, ahead "a splts - h~s4ss PUSHES.