Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-09
THOMPSON EASY
FOR MCFARLAND
PACKY OUTP0INTS THE SYCA-
MORE CYCLONE
TEN-ROUND FIGHT is WON BY
cHlcAGoAN
Victor Is Uncertain of Verdict Until
After End of 5out--Johnny Bores
In, but stockyards Boxer
Is Too Clever
EBy Associated Press. ]

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Nov. 9.-PacKy
Mcfarland, the idol of the Chicago
stockyards district, was given the de-
cision over Cyclone Johnny Thompson
Of Sycamore, ILL.,, in a whirlwind fight
of ten rounds here tonight.
The battle was that of a scientific
l-xer who was able to hit and get
away against a man whose main asset
Is smuggling and who could not get near
enough TO his shifty opponent to land.
In but one round, the second, was
Thompson able to send home enough
telling blows to make it appear that
his strength would carry the fight
home to him. Thompson also took a
brace in the last three rounds and did
some good work.
When Referee Joe Coffey of Chicago
raised Packy's glove Mcfarland did
not realize that he had won. Two min
utes after the decision had been rem
dered he hurried across the ring to
the press box and asked, Ibid l VIM"
When assured that he was the victor
a broad smile overspread his face and
he said, 1--WE got rid of the last man
who blocked my path to a scrap With
Nelson"
Thompson expressed the opinion that
he could defeat Mcfarland In q longer
fight.
The receipts tonight were aobut
$4,000. Sixty per cent of this went to
the fighters, who divided so per cent
to the winner and 40 per cent to the
loser.
Fight by Rounds
Round 1-Both advanced with eau
ton. Thompson led with a left and
was blocked. Thompson landed light
left TO stomach. Mcfarland feinted-
with left n With stir forht
to jaw. Mcfarland landed two upper
cuts and crossed with a hard right
Mcfarland sent right to eye. Thomp-
son rushed Mcfarland to the ropes
Mcfarland landed hard right to ear
as gong sounded. Even round.
Round 2-Thompson rushed McFar-
land to the ropes and sent a hard
right to ear. Packy returned straight
right Jab, catching his opponent on
the jaw. Thompson rushed Mcfarland
to the ropes and the referee broke
them. Thompson landed two hard
rights to the jaw, staggering McFar-
land They clinched and Mcfarland
hung on desperately and seemed weak.
Thompson's round.
Round 3-McFarland landed right to
the Jaw They clinched Thompson
landed good right to the body. McFar-
land drove right to the jaw and stag
gered Thompson. Thompson rushed
NIT drldhu TO the ropes. Mcfariand
uppercut hard with his right and
bored in, landing three stiff uppercuts
without return. Mcfarland seemed
stronger at the end of the round.
Round 4-McFarland opened with a
savage right uppercut. Thompson
bored In but could not land. MeFar-
land landed two rights to jaw. Nc
Farland sent hard right to jaw and
right to heart. Thompson rushed Nc
Farland 10 ropes. Thompson rushed
Mcfarland and received two upper
cuts. Thompson's right ear was pulled
at the end of the session and McFar-
land was bleeding at the mouth. I
Round 5-Thompson case in with a
rush and met a short right He land
ed two straight lefts and crossed with
right. The men exchanged rights.
Mcfarland uppercut with the savage
rights. They clinched and Packy
sent in another. Thompson drove a
right to the body and Mcfarland re-
turned right and left but they lacked
steam.
Round 6-Thompson carried the fight
to his opponent and landed hard
right to the jaw. Mcfarland backed
away but when Thompson followed,
landed two staggering rights McTar-
land drove a light right and left to.
the jaw as the round ended.
Thompson Is Staggered
Round 7-Thompson landed good left
to body and swung right to jaw. Nc
Farland staggered Thompson with
right TO jaw and followed with a left.
Thompson rushed Mcfarland to ropes
Mcfarland landed the hardest blow of
the fight right uppercut to the jaw,
sending Thompson back. Thus far the
flight was in MeFarlands favor.
Round S-The men came from their
corners with a jump and clinched.
Thompson sent a left to the body and
seemed trying hard to gain lost ground
Mcfarland sent hard right to the top
of the head and Thompson answered
with staggering right to the jaw. Nc
Farland was perceptibly tired as the
round ended.
Round 9-Thompson waded in with a
right. Mcfarland landed right to body =
but Thompson chased him about the
ring Thompson drove in hard right,
both men fighting hard. They ex-
changed hard lefts and rights as Me-
Farland backed away. Mcfarland was
bleeding profusely from a cut above his
right eye when the gong sounded.
Round 10-Thompson refused to
shake hands and they went to clinch.
Thompson rushed Mcfarland to the
ropes. Mcfarland drove a left to the
jaw. Mcfarland sent right and left
to the head, but they were weak.
Thompson drove Mcfarland to the
ropes and sent hard right to jaw.
Thompson rushed and landed two hard
rights to the jaw. Thompson landed
a hard right 40 the hell rang