The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-07-27
NELSON TO FIGHT
PACKEY MCFARLAND
Champion Says He Is Tired of
Hearing He Is Afraid
of the Fellow.
(By Edward Geiger.)

Chicago, July 27.-Battling Nelson
VIII fight Packey Mcfarland in Tho
TALL. Unprompted by outside lntiu
,nce or encouraged by his friends oil
1Ght promoters, the Durable Dane this
morning declared that he was ready
to sign with the stockyards fighter
but before doing so the stockyards
fighter would have to show his power
by defeating Johnny Thompson. Dick
Hyland or Rad Wolgast The Hege
wisch scrappeT arrived here from Los
Angeles last night en- route to New
York. where he goes TO box at benc
fit for the Newsboys' home. It Will be
Bats fifth trip from coast to coast
since January l.
In an interview. Nelson SAYS.
II am tired OF hearing that ! am
afraid of Packey. and to prove that
can beat him just as easily as | have
all of my other opponents, / will sign
with him for a forty-tiye.round bout
before Coffroth s club some time next
fall / am all tired out from my recce
fights and business deals and / need 4
rest
by the time the cold weather comes
around / will be ready TO get into the
harness again and then | will talk fight
TO Mcfarland. But Packey must beat
Johnny Thompson, Dick Hyland or Ad
Wolgast first I want him TO show
something so that when | batter MIN
TO the floor the world will not say he
was a lemon.
will | make him do ringSide
weight Well. | VIII discuss that later,
but difference of a few pounds wont
stop me Packey looks easy TO me.
and I viii make him proposition he
cannot turn down. If he wants this
fisht with me he had better get busy
and fight some one OF the three men
toned herein.
Reports OF my fight with Wolgast
were greatly exaggerated. To read
the papers one would believe Ad bat
tered me around at will and cut me up
in fearful style. 1t wasn't anything of
the sort He is a good tough fellow
fast. elever and can hit well, but he
never distressed me in the least. That
he had a shade in the milling. ! will
admit There are many of the pres
ent-day fighters who can best me in
ten rounds, but put Ad in a twenty
who comes out on top.
1T was to the advantage of the club
and Wolgast that he be given great
credit for his fight with me and / Of
fered no objection when | read the ac-
count the next day- If fighter can
get some free advertising at my eX-
pense let him have it. | don't need
any advertising and the people can
'ay what they Will about me. always
finish up the winner.
II am going east this afternoon
where ! box at a benefit for the news
boys home. ] feel kindly toward the
little fellows who sell the papers that
tell OF my movements and never can
do enough for them. | will be back
soon TO look after my other interests
and will then so TO my ranch in Mex
leo, where | will take long rest"
Nelson looks bright and Is as active
as ever before
Mcfarland has lost much in the
past year through his hesitation and
his foolish ideas that he can dictate
10 the champion and he ought not let
this opportunity get away from him
II would he no great trouble on his
part 10 sign up With Hyland. Wolgast
or Thompson. date for a Thompson
fight already having been offered him
With a victory over one Of these three
boys he could march on TO tho Mel
son match and then the fireworks. II
would be either good beating 70:
Packcy or the championship. and the
latter is certainly worth going after