Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-20
M'CAREY REFUSES
AD-PACKY BOUT.
WON'T CONSIDER 1T AT TEN
ROUNDS
MCFARLAND AND WoLGAST ASK
FOR TERMS
Sion and Then Call for offers-Local
Promoter Would Stage Battle for
Forty-flve Rounds, but Dis
likes Weight

Forty-fiVe Rounds, but Dis
likes Weight
1t is rapidly becoming the fashion
for premier performers of the ring to
get together and sign articles and then
call for the best offer by a promoter
Ad Wolgast and Packy Mcfarland
have entered into an agreement to
fight and having placed their names
on the parchment, straightway nave
so declared, and announce to the world
at large that they are open to an en-
gagement. Funny, isn't 1t, how two
fighters. bitter enemies, filled with an
insane desire to hammer each other
out of a championship and into OBJ
livion, can sit quietly down In re-
mote little office, take pen in hand,
poise for a few moments of genteel
argument, and then affix their sigma
lures to articles. Thereafter, Of course,
the correct thing is to call for bids.
Jeffries and Johnson have done 1t, say
the lesser lights of pugdom, so why
shouldn't we?
Yesterday WoIgast ct al. met Packy,
etc. in the aforesaid quiet precincts,
proper to such serious matters, comes
a rush telegram TO T. j. McCarey of
the Pacific Athletic club. Los Angeles.
1t is signed by Tom Jones, manager OF
Ad Wolgast. "Have signed Wolgast to
meet Mcfarland. 1873 pounds three
hours before fight. Will you stage it?"
Reply: "Come right along for forty
five rounds. offer ESQ much) or for
ten rounds ESQ much) Former Sep
tember 9, Labor day, latter September
IA"
More from Wolgast ct al: "Will take
ten rounds after October l."
This morning the reply will shoot
back east TO the waiting warriors,
Cant use you ten rounds after Sep
tember a. VIII stage forty-fve rounds
October or November"
And thereafter a large deep, ominous
silence may be looked for in the direc-
tion taken by travellers toward Chi
cago.
Looks Like Murder
For Ad Wolgast to give away at least
fifteen pounds to Packy Mcfarland, as
he would do, should they meet at the
figure agreed upon, 1873 pounds, three
hours before the fight, would be almost
cruel. Packy would enter the ring at
not less than 138 to 40. Ad would be
in at not much more than 12S. Jones
tried his best to bring. Wolgast up to
100 for the bout with Nelson, but gave
it up. finding that Ad could do no
higher than 1877, and then only by stuff
ing to a danger point.
This meeting OF the boys in the east,
far away from the field of action, the
signed agreement, and then the call
for a ten-round fight, may be duck
soup for an Alaska or Nevada pro-
moter, who would pay 10 get the men
together as an inducement to the trust
ing prospective investor who might
thereby learn of the existence of some
undreamed of land of wealth. But in
endeavoring to bring the bout to Nc
Carey, they have served the wrong
table. Uncle Tom is too old ,in the
race, has seen too much of the inside
of pugilistic matters, to taste such
tempting dish and call 1t good.
That Hiding Pusson
It looks from afar as If a grinning
colored pusson had mingled with the
timber away off in the shadow of
corner. Ten rounds are not necessarily
decisive. Perhaps it would be pos
sible to box a good draw in the south
land at this distance. At any rate a
knockout would not be necessary.
Now II may be that this innate sus-
picion of a fighter person Is causing
me to travel farther than is necessary
to search out a basis for a little dis
trust of this latest move. But tri-
fling feeling OF disappointment comes
over one to think that the Milwaukee
mauler and the Stockyards champion
should sign for a ten-round go, when
forty-five round bout would be so much
more decisive. without questioning the
motives which inspired the above tele-
gram. it really is a blow to a fond ad-
mirer Of both men.
To sum ii all up-McCarey falls 10
fall for the ten-round bait. He VIII
be glad to accept the match at forty
five rounds. though the weight is none
too pleasing. With Mcfarland 20
heavy it looks like a good big man
against good little man, and the In
evitable result appears certain IN
less the men sign for the long route
there will be nothing doing at Los An
geles for the pair, says McCarey.
Fight Game Looks Up
Anent this forty-five round talk 1T
is timely to insert that the fans are
growing restless for the much talked
Of long distance contests to materlaiize;
The announcement that McCarey had
taken out q Vernon license settled 1t
in the minds of the Spring street sports
that the long fights would be held this
fall. In about month 1t Is probable
that a good card will be down for an
opener. The Pacific Athletic club is
fixture at Vernon for year, by the
grace of a certified check for $1,000, and
not caring to see that amount do duty
as a soft bit for tho corporation of
Vernon, Manager McCarey is casting
around for a big bout, and is also try
ing hard to decide whether to take the
Vernon arena or build a new one. A
decision probably will be made within
a few days. Meanwhile the ten-round
game will not be neglected. and with
the return of the population from the
beaches and the resumption of the nor
NAL business activity of the fall
,D,a,,tI,s, eo,yaroI a oa r1o will Ia