Los Angeles herald., 1909-01-15
BY JAY DAVIDSON

One of the most important light
weight scraps of year will be staged
tonight at McCarey's Maud Junction
pavilion when Packy Mcfarland Of
Chicago and Fighting Dick Hyland, a
native son, meet in their ten-round
bout. 1t IS more important than the
average lightweight battle because both
boys are at the top of the heap and
recognized as high class, experienced
and game contenders for the champion
ship. 1t also is of importance because
it seems certain that Battling Nelson
has retired permanently and that the
title will be abandoned to the big bunch
of ar-champions of the world, among
whom Mcfarland and Hyland are very
prominent. Interest in the bout, there
fore, is not local only, and the result
Of the scrap will be awaited with much
interest far beyond the Rockies and
across the seas.
Mcfarland and HyIand will weigh in
this afternoon at o'clock, and must
be at or under the 133-pound mark.
Neither will have the slightest difficulty
in making the weight, as each has been
reducing gradually for ten days or
more and has approached the required
notch gradually and surely, but not
with any i'll effects or at the sacrifice
of condition. Packy will have some adj
vantage in the mater of weight, as he
will take on four or five pounds be-
tween the hour for weighing in and
that of the scrap. Hyland naturally is
a lightweight and could make $50
pounds just as easy as he can make
1873 pounds, and he will not take on
much weight afterward.
The fans generally select Mcfarland
as the most likely winner, owing to his
great cleverness, speed, generalship
and wallop, and have made him favor
itn q al IN I VyIof hOf -
have been recorded on the basis of a
Mcfarland victory before the limit.
Hyland is not outclassed by McFar-
land, however, and as he has the sitter
punch, is thoroughly game and a fast
fighter when he gets warmed up, he
does not figure to be the shortender
of a to betting proposition. He really
believes he will win by the knockout
route, and is going after Mcfarland
from the first tap Of the gong with this
end in view.
Hyland very properly reasons that if
he can stop Mcfarland in a ten-round
scrap he will become the lightweight
sensation of the day, and will be looked
upon as the one who will succeed Mel
son as champion. He has trained
faithfully, Systematically and without
any letup ever since he started and
will go into the ring tonight in perfect
trim, fit to fight for his life and conf
dent of an early and most decisive
victory. He will be hard to trim, too.
Mcfarland is not worried in the least
regarding the result, figuring that he
will stop Hyland within the limit, but
he is too good a ring general to become
the victim of overconfidence. He will
not be guilty of the mistake Of holding
an opponent too cheaply. He will be
at his best weight, strong, fast and
clever, and will scrap in that same
business like manner that caused so
much admiration for his style when he
fought Phil Brock. 1t must be recalled
that Freddie Welsh is the only scrapper
who ever was so fortunate as to get
even as good as q draw with McFar-
land, and considering the class of boys
he has been fighting this is a most re-
markable record.
All the preliminarieS should be inter
esting and exciting sessions, as the
boys are willing workers in the ring
and know the game. There will be
three preliminary bouts, each at six
rounds, and the fans are assured of
plenty of fun and excitement, even if
none of the bouts goes to the scheduled
limit.
Manager McCarey announces that
sawdust walks will be laid this even
ing from all the car tracks to the var
ious entrances, and says that suffi-
cient amount of Sawdust will be laid
to guarantee that the patrons will not
spoil their shines in going from the
cars to ringside AS past experience
proves, the pavilion roof is thoroughly
waterproof, and regardless of the down.
pour Of rain there will be no leaks to
render the fans uncomfortable.