Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-07-04
MFARLAND AND WELSH MEET TODAY
IN GREATEST RING BATTLE OF YEARS
CHICAGO BOY is DECIDED FAvoRTE OVER UNBEATEN CHAM
Pl0N OF ENGLAND
Big Angeles Seem Disposed Take Short End AL
though Big Sum of Money Is Wagered on Star from
Windy City Stockyards District

TIME most important battle that has
been fought in a local ring IL
"A many months, and which, in pros
poet at least, is the greatest match
ever made for a local club, will be
staged this afternoon in Jeffries' Yer
non arena when Packy Mcfarland, the
indicated white lightweight champion
of the world, will give Freddie Welsh,
the undisputed light and welter cham
pion of England, another chance to
prove the superiority Of his claims upon
Joe Cans for a fight for the lightweight
championship OF the world. They will
meet over g. twenty-five round route at
1873 pounds.
Local fight fans measure all fighters
and fight cards these days by the
standard of the Attell-Neil scrap at
McCarey's pavilion two years ago this
afternoon, and any card that can COM
pare favorably with that one is re-
garded as presenting all the desired
class in the principals and the essen
tial combination of cleverness, punch
ing, speed and courage that must not
be lacking to make match absolutely
perfect from every viewpoint. The
McFarland-Wel match not only COM
pares favorably with the standard, but
it appears in prospect to be decidedly
better In every way, and 1t is the gen
eral opinion that the scrap this after
noon will be the one in future by winch
to make comparisons
This will be the second meeting be-
tween these classy topnotchers OF the
light division, and it is fortunate that
they are to meet locally and over such
an extended route. Welsh always has
claimed that he did not get justice in
the Milwaukee fight at ten rounds,
holding that the worst he should have
been given was draw, and in this
opinion he is corroborated by the mayor
of Milwaukee, who has made it tmpos-
sihle for the referee of that fight to do
any more business in Schlitztown.
Pacl<y Is to Choice
Pacly rules as favorite at odds vary
ing from 10 to 6 down to 2 to l. the
latter figures generally being accepted
as the prevailing odds. Most of the
big money that has been bet on the
result, and there has been ton of 1t
unloaded in the last three or four days
by both sides, has been placed at 10 to
6, but the Mcfarland hackers turned
their money loose too quickly ana
forced the odds to 2 to l.
Both boys are betting on their
chances. Welsh has placed probably
$1,000 on himself at odds varying from
10 to 6 down to to /, and Packyi has
bet considerably more than this sum,
getting no worse than 10 to 6, as he
will not take any less. He got on with
$1,000 last evening at these odds, and
has another $1,000 to place at the same
figure. There seems to be more Nc
Farland money in sight than in the
Welsh ranks, although it is true that
nearly all the big bettors, locally, are
taking the short end in this fight.
Weigh in This Morning
BY the terms of their articles of
agreement they are to meet at O'Clock
this morning at the Office of the JEFF
fries Athletic club to weigh in, at which
hour each must be at or below bSS
pounds There will be no more than a
mere formality to this proceeding, how
ever. as each is below weight and will
not be required to take to the woods
or the baths to make the required
poundage. Packy weighed 1921 pounds
last evening, and Welsh was about a
pound lighter. They will be close to
the 133-pound notch this morning, and
their weight will not vary to any APP
probable extent Both are natural
early day, each insisted upon making
weight has been ridiculously easy for
both. Inasmuch as this fight is re-
garded as an elimination contest, rath-
err as the senni-finals to the real fight
that viii involve the world title at an