Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-04
M'FARLAND AND
WELSH SEEM SURE
PACKEY SUBMITS FINAL WORD
AND JEFFRIES ACCEPTS
RRIToN WILL GIVE ANSWER TO
TERMS TODAY
Outlook Is Good That Two Fast and
Clever Lightwelghts viii Clash
at Vernon Fourth of
July

Late last night officials of the JEFF
fries Athletic club announced that
wire had been received from Packey
Mcfarland offering to meet Freddie
Welsh on July at the Vernon arena,
on a basis of 65 per cent OF the light
ers' receipts to the winner and 80 per
cent to the loser. This is Packeys
final ultimatum, and was accepted by
the club. Efforts were made to get
into communication with Welsh and
sign before morning, but he could not
be located. 1t is believed that this
news ends all trouble in securing the
match, as the terms are agreeable to
Welsh according to the repeated state
ments he has made regarding the
financial considerations. Welsh will
give his decision this morning in all
probability, and there is a fine chance
that Sam Berger, the northern promo
ter who is reported on his way to Los
Angeles from San Francisco to bind
that match, will get into the game too
late to draw a good hand.
Jim Jeffries slipped one over on sam
Berger and the San Francisco fight
promoters yesterday when he prac-
tically secured Freddie Welsh and
Packey Mcfarland for his Fourth of
July card at Vernon. Berger was con-
fident of landing the go, and sent Billy
Nolan to Chicago to get Mcfarland to
sign, but at the last moment, after
victory seemed certain for the north
erners, Long grabbed the plum.
Should Be Star Card
Based solely on the merits of the
men and the regulations they bear in
the fistic world the McFarland-Welsh
affair seems about the classiest match
ever staged in Southern California.
For some time Mcfarland has been
10 III of ha w f.
weights, but because of the showing
made by Welsh at Vernon on Decora-
tion day opinion is evenly divided as
to which is the better of the two. This
will all be decided on the big national
holiday next month, for twenty-five
rounds, at which the men are billed,
is long enough to settle any diner
ences.
1t should be a fight all the way. and.
while Mcfarland will probably be
slight favorite in the betting, there
are plenty who will support the Eng
lish boxer Still the fight is some
weeks off yet, and the big money will
not begin to arrive for many days.
So far as fighting goes, the men are
in about the same class, taking their
styles, weight and records into con-
sideration. Both are rated as the
cleverest boys in their division aside
from Cans, and neither is known to
have a faint heart.
Their one meeting, which occurred
in Milwaukee few months ago, must
have been about as close as they come,
for, although Referee Malachy Hogan
gave the decision to Mcfarland, most
of the noted sporting writer's who wit
messed the affair called 1t draw. 1t
was a whirlwind battle all the way.
with honors even at every stage of
the game.
Frank Carsey has settled down to
hard work at the South Sioe club, and
promises to be in fine fettle to tackle
Kiddo Dalton. The latter has not yet
started to work for his part in the en-
tertainment which will be staged in
the Vernon arena on the afternoon of
the goth, but will line up at. the East
Side club next week and commence the
hard grind.
Carsey will be assisted in his pre-
liminary stunts by Peter Sullivan, who
also has a little trouble on his hands
in the shape of Howard Baker. Pete
is anxious to redeem himself for his
defeat at the hands of Dalton, and
will leave no stone unturned in con-
ditioning for the meeting with the
newcomer.
Baker has not decided where he will
work, but in all probability he and
Dalton will perform together. Howard
is in good shape because of his recent
fights and will be content to take 1t
easy until a week or so before the
Saturday afternoon on which he is
slated to appear.
Welsh and his sister probably Will
leave today for the beaches to spend
week, after which the clever little
Englishman will again settle into the
routine of training camp preparations.