The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-11-18
Murphy ana Mcfarland VIII
Be the Big Noises Tonight
All the Way From Harlem
to Old Philadelphia.
TO-NIGHT the fireworks!
But they come off over IN
- Philadelphia.

This won't stop Harlem, which
goes over at o'clock on a special
train to see Harlem Tommy Murphy
fight Packey Mcfarland.
It's the common tip that this will
be the hottest fight Of the year. And
I It will. Tommy Murphy never takes
q back step. Neither does Packey
Mcfarland. Neither ever stops
punching for a second 1t will be the
Irresistible force meeting the i'm
movable body-the ancient scientific
puzzle-and It will take a savant
of prize ring affairs to pick the win
ner before the fight is over.
They say Mcfarland Is a cinch. But !
can't see 1t just that way. Tommy Muir
ply up to date has always arisen to the
occasion. The harder they were, the
harder he fought. His only setback &C.
CURED Just as he was about TO finish
Terry McGovern. He had Terry topping
when the Terror winged over one OF the
old-time wallops and dropped Tommy
instead At that Murphy got up again
ana again. although practically knocked
st1n by the first punch, and was on his
rect when the sponge ended the slaugh-
ter.
Murphy Is Game.
Murphy is game as they make EN-.
Johnny Summers nearly had him with
: q fierce swing in the first round, yet
; Tommy got strong again after a couple
OF terrible knockdowns, and finally tore
the lining out OF Summers before ths
bout was over.
Bert keyes dropped Tommy twice. but
: Tommy never hesitated. Murphy has
Knocked out lot OF good ones him
SELF. 1t was Murphy that gave Bat
Ting Hurley the beating that put him
out OF the game for months. and prob
ably FOR good. They never get over
the sort handed out by Murphy.
Tommy didn't make Leach Cross run
quite as hard as Pacl;ey did. but he
came near 1t. He gave Leach fully as
hard trimming.
Murphy is in splendid shape to-day.
And when in shape he's a dangerous
man for any of them TO tackle, not even
excepting Packey Mcfarland. Of Chi
cago.
As for Mcfarland, he's a wonder OF
course. He is the personlfication OF
aggressive fury in the ring, and is fast
and clever. and can punch. There's a
chance that he may put Murphy away
In less than six rounds. But 1t ism,
any cinch.
Whoever wins, this will be rat
Ting fight.
The Fight Bug" announced his in
tention of visiting Mcfarland at nj.
quarters yesterday. AS he has a goot
line on fighting men, l asked him Il
wire The Evening World some rea
dope. hot off the gr!ddle. as soon a.
he had seen Packey work.
What Flight Bug" Thinks.
Here's the Fight Bugs" opinion:
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. lS.-Philadel
phia is indeed lucky city. for good o.,
New York is not going TO see tn
Packey Mcfarland Murph.
bout. which comes off here to
night. That Is 10 say, the rank and fl
OF New Workers will have to be salts
fed with newspaper accounts OF wha
will unquestionahly be the fastest
bout between evenly matched men tina
has taken place in the East for man
years.
class OF all Eastern lightweights, 1t i
the writer's opinion he has never beel
given his full credit, as one OF the reall
great fighters before the public to-da y
which Is simply because Tommy ha
never been sent over the California
opinion thai Packey, McFariand vi
give Tommy the hardest bout he ha
ever INDUCED In, and for the first tim
since Tommy is before the public / an
forced to give my !, ognIIon against h
iand just shade. too good for him.
Mcfarland is in magnificent cond
ton, and what betting is done to-da
around the hotels and sporting resor,
Farlsnd Most men are having thei
bets made VIII the provision Of Rober
prevailing ODDS that Packey gains III
award, leaving the decision 10 any tnre
PaeKey arose Tuesday morning at
o'clock. took long walk and breal
tasted at 80; he took an auto ride froi
70 TO Y, then had his lunch. He, LEI
Up Nj and is putting UP at The Bin.
ham Hotel, in Philadelphia. Packe
weighed yesterday 1872 pounds IN II
National Athletic Club, where the BOZ
iqkes place, This accounts for his da
Oh rest as the weight the boys are
make is 1873 pounds at 3 =, NJ, hence
will not be necessary for Packey TO d.
out-somethlng that he las been con
PEELED 10 do on several occasions in ii
past.
Mcfarland in Fine Shape.
II will not be necessary in this cas-
% he has been IN constant tralpir
bince coming East He is a genu
lightweight with several pounds I
spare. PRckey never looked better Z
the eve OF battle His brown eyes al
sright. his skin is glowing with perfe
health. He Is absolutely confident, ar
NJ ease, and seems 10 be no more agitats
! over the coming battle than a man pla,
ing a game Of solitaire. Several
Packey's close friends have tipped hi
OF that be Is going against The re
thing in Tommy Murphy, that he is
far different opponent than the tim
Leach Cross. He Is aware OF the IA
that te.nigh, he Is going 20 face q
most dAngerous opponent he has "
met In lhe ring. but notwk AlstandiL