The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-09
Contest in Detail.


Round both men advanced with
caution. Thompson led off with a left
and was blocked. Cyclone" landed a
light left to stomach and Mcfarland
missed a right to the jaw. Mcfarland
tented with a left and crossed with a
stiff right to the jaw. Mcfarland land
ed two upper cuts and crossed with
hard right to eye. Thompson rushed
'Packy' to the ropes. but fought wild
Mcfarland landed a hard right to the
ear just as the gong sounded.
Round 2-Tnompson rushed McFar-
land to the ropes and sent a hard right
to the ear, "Packy" returned three
straight right jabs. one catching "Cy-
Clone Thompson rushed Mcfarland
to the ropes and the referee separated
them. thompson sent two hard rights
to the jaw, staggering ''Packy.' They
clinched and Mcfarland hung on des-
rerately. 1t was Thompson's round.
Round 3-McFarland landed right to
sent singing right to the body. Nc
Farland drove vicious right to the
jaw staggering Thompson. Thompson
ushed Mcfarland to the ropes. Nc
Farland upper cut hard with his right
and bored in, landing three stiff upper
cuts without return. Mcfarland SEEM
ed to be getting stronger.
Round 4-McFarland opened the round
with a savage right upper cut to the
jaw. Thompson bored in but could not
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the jaw ard followed with a cross to
the ear. Mcfarland sent a hard right
to the jaw and 4 right to heart. "Cy-
Clone again rushed Mcfarland to the
ropes and received two stiff upper cuts
for his effort. Thompsons right ear
was badly puffed. Mcfarland was bleed
| irg at the mouth when the round ended
Mcfarland Lacked Steam.
Round 5-Thompson came in with a
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| two straight lefts and crossed with
right. The men exchanged rights. Nc
| Farland upper cut with two vicious
rights and as they clinched he sent an
! other. Thompson drove a right to the
| body and Mcfarland returned right
and left, but they lacked steam.
Round 6-As usual Thompson carried
the fight to his opponent and landed
hard right to the jaw. Mcfarland
backed away but when Thompson fol-
lowed him too closely "Packy" landed
! two savage rights that staggered the
Cyclone" Thompson tried with a
right and received two stiff upper cuts.
At every breakaway Mcfarland met
Thompson with an upper cut. "Packy"
closed the round with a light right and
| left to the jaw.
Round They came up smiling.
Thompson drove home, left to the
body and a right to jaw. MCFARLAND
staggered Thompson with right to jaw
and followed with left. the crowd cry
ing out, Finish him, 'Packy.''' Thomp-
| son missed right to jaw Mcfarland
| crossed with right. Thompson rushed
| Mcfarland to the ropes Throwing tE>
| Cyclone" off, ''Packy'' then landed the
| hardest blow of the fight, a sizzling
right upper cut to the jaw, The blow
knocked Thompson half way across the
| ring. McFarland's round.
| Round S-The men came up from
their corners with jump and clinched.
| Thompson sent a left to the body and
seemed trying hard to regain lost
| ground. "Paeky'' sent hard right to
| the jaw and Thompson missed right
| Mcfarland pelted Thompson on the top
| of the head and Thompson answered
F.! with a right to the jaw.
Round 9-Thompson waded in with a
right. Mcfarland landed right to
body. but Thompson chased him about
| the ring without getting in a blow.
Thompson drove in a hard right. Both
men were fighting hard. They ex-
changed hard lefts and rights as Nc
Farland backed around the ring.
Thompson landed right to Jaw and
| "Packy'' returned a left to body. Nc
| Fariand was bleeding profusely from a
cut above his right eye. but smiling
confidently.
Round 10-Thompson refused to shake
hands and they went to clinch.
ropes. 'Packy'' drove a left to the jaw
and followed with right and left to the
head; Thompson drove Mcfarland t.
| the ropes ard sent a hard right to the
jaw. Cyclone rushed at "Packy' but
| Mcfarland met him with two hard
| rights to the jaw. Thompson landed a
4 hard right as the bell rang.