The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-20
packey Mcfarland Makes a Hit
With the London Sportsmen;
Challenges Welsh.
STOCKHOLM GETTING READY
FOR 1912 OLYMPIC MEET
Battling Nelson Is Being Raked
Over Goals hy European
Sporting Writers.
BY RICHARD DAHLGREN.
Ca ole To The Tribune.

could have been worse. | have heard
many expressions of regret that the Lib
eral party was not utterly defeated. for
sportsmcn look upon the Liberals as
busybodies and fear future enactments
OF laws pertaining 10 racing and book
making.
King Edward now finds himself in a
situation that gives little time Tor
thought OF sport. The royal stable Will
not lack attention for il is in the hands
OF the best turfrnen in England. but the
King mas not be able to give the per-
sonal attention 10 racing that he did in
the past 1t has been the custom OF his
majesty To attend the Liverpool spring
meeting, and this month preparations
were merrily going forward 10 that end
when Lord Derby came forward with the
following announcement:
His majesty. King Edward authorizes
me to announce that. owing TO the pres
sure OF affairs OF state. he viii he uu-
anle TO attend the Liverpool spring race
meeting "
! look for many such announcements
before The year IS through But. as /
said before, the royal stable will not
suffer.
have seen many keen Yankee tourists
upon our shores who arrive at Fisheua Cd
I'M the morning and Dcmoan their fate
because they cannot get an interview
with the king the same evening bat ]
don't know OF an American who set
about seeing Great Britain in .the bust
ncsslikc manner of ''Packey" McFar-
land. tho Chicago stockyards fighter
Personally ] was surprised mt the quiet
clean spoken, finc- hammered young chap
Who sped away into Scotland and Ire
land Just as soon AS he had hurled his
deii at Freddy Welsh "Packcy" does
some OF my Yankee friends who have
seen The Chicago lad i'm action say that
he has a lighting face which viii work
wonders.
'Paekey arrived at Liverpool in the
morning, In the afternoon OF tho same
day he struck London. Before tho din
nor hour he had visited Manager Bet
tinson at the National Sporting club and
arranged 10 post d side bet OF $1,000 for
20 with Welsh IIc also asked Mr..
Beitinson Ia post his name as an aspir
ant for Freddy's pugilistic horors. LeaN-
ing the National Sporting club with his
manager, Patrick Kenncaliy. he dashed
10 his hotel bolied a meal. seized lot
ter Of Introduction from Ed Smith, n
Chicago sporting writer. and hurried over
10 the office of Sporting Life, where ne
set down in black and white why he was
In ENGLAND and tho. the conditions condition, s nndsr
ing 10 ;hc stories which arc now appear
ing in SportInG Life. "PaclSoy'' took well
there. Indeed all the British ring fol-
lowers like the young fighter MeFar-
land lost no time
My name is Irish and want To sec
Ireland and maybe light in Dublin said
he, Then want 10 visit Wales and see
whst kind OF country could turn out
a chap Ike Welsh. Hastily packing his
bags again he sailed forth.
Olympic Meet.
itcord!ng 10 NJ r. Hellstrom OF Stock
holm. Sweden. chief secretary of the
Olympic games OF 1912. the waning in
followed ncHt year and the next by Il
greater impetus than has vet been en-
ioyed. Mr. Hcllstrom spent some time
IN LONDON before going TO France where
lie is at the present time Angling for
French representation in 1912. The 1912
olymriad viii he held in Stockholm, and
] am under tho impression that the hus-
ilirc secretary will make at least one
tjir 10 America to stir up interest there
long before the year OF the meeting.
While ] say. that Mr. Tlellstrom halls
in England and is a moving member of
VIC London Athletic club In 4 recent
talk with the new secretary ! asked him
foy an expression upon the future of in
terDationaI athletics and the Olympiad
in particular He replied
''Therc will always he International
athletics. but there must he some central
event like tho Olvmpiad 10 maintain cur
rent interest. Sine" the last Olympiad
there has becn n waue OF interest. but
this is entirely dpe 10 the diatory tao
tics of the officials. We hope to make
the 1912 Olympiad the most successful
ever hold
The fiual details for the worlds scull-
Ing championship meet on the Zambcsi
river near Victoria Falls in British South
Africa were settled up this week. The
contestants are Richard Arnst OF New
Zcaland. the present holder Of the
worlds scullng championship. and E.r-
nest Barry. champion OF England. The
date Will he either August Is or 20 next
] understand that ship will be char
tered To- take n party OF English and
American people The purse is 5000 OF
which $4,000 sors to the winner and $500
10 the loser. The Thames river rules will
govern tic contest and the usual dis
covered
Nelson Gets Roasted
No american prize fighter has ever
come into the lambsstng which Eattline
Nelson IS getting from every sporting
writer Of England. Wales and Ireland.
Nelson has bccn called everything from
q dnitt.r IN spoiled sport because he
Turned down divers offers TO come TO
Londen md fight FREDDY Welsh This
case reminds me OF rctort heard an
american mako IN the Cecil hotel the
oiier day.
Firs, Amerlcan--Jones IS thin
slinned chicken. hearted gutter That's
second American-Oh. wouldn't say
he is chicken hcar;cd--but really be-
lIeye he has feathers on his legs,
Lord Rosebery who has come closer
than any other stable owner to equal
Ing the record of King Edwards s horses
VIII attempt 10 establish himself this
wear in the. unique niche of having wor
the Derby four times with horses bred
bv himself II the American jockey
Danny Maher. Is able to pull Lcmbere
80 victory Lord Rosebery viii have ac,
cornplished this As Il is now. LORD
Rosebcry Is the only living tnrfman who
has won the DERBY three times witt
horses bred by himself King Edward
haa won three Derbes. but one OF the
horses was bred by another The kinl
will make a particularly hard effort this
gear 10 win The Oaks. an event which n,
has never captured.
Lorandc PietIi. the Italian marathon
runner. will return TO England before ar
rlving home from the states. English
men have been trying 10 induce Dorandc
10 become professional pedestrian and
give up marathon racing, but the littl,
fellow has been too busy collecting mono,
in the states 10 give ear 10 this plea.
match between Dorsndo and 6. w
Gardiner, ;hc professional pedestrian o.
tbs city may be arranged