The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-24
ENGLAND NOW
FIGHT CRAZY
(By Eddie Smith }

| Chicago, May 2i-PHckey McFar-
land. Chlcago's lightweight fighter
! who has hopes OF meeting Ad Wolgast
| i'm the ring for the championship when
he returns TO this country. Is immense
| Is popular among the sporting fra
! tcrnlty abroad His willingness 10
adopt the suggestions OF the English
press when he was negotiating for
+ his match with Freddie Welsh aud
his determined fight for Eugene Cor
| nj as referee of the contest were two
| points that brought him into high
favor and as a result he rules a CaV-
orito In the betting
Packey's personality alone is enough
10 win many friends. but tho fact that
he put himself into English hands
when he was arranging the Welsh
| fight has made him well liked by the
people, And what Is more. he has
Fashion Plate" Jimmy Britt in his
camp and James Edward is probably
the most popular fighter that ever
went there.
Britt Proves Good Booster.
James Is member OF the Natl
onal Sporting club and highly respect
ed and has been strong booster for
Packey. Although Jimmy has an
nounced his retirement from the ring
he is training the Chicago fighter
and will he his chief adviser when
Paokey is sent after the British light
weight
Britt Is Just the kind of an adviser
that Packey needs, somebody full OF
CONFIDENCE. aggroSsiyeneSS and
shrewdness and his aid Will be a big
factor TO the stock yards fighter.
Word from abroad reached this side
OF the Atlantic from three or four
sources and all bear out the story
that the little Irishman is not
stranger in strange land.
Callahan Praises Packey.
When Packey steps into the ring
with the Englishman fully 500. 900 VIII
back him. according TO a letter re-
ceived here from Jimmy Britt. Tom
Callahan says:
"Packey has won himself many ad-
mirers and hackers in his stay abroad.
and although few have seen him per
form, they Judge his ability by his
bout With Jimmy Britt, whom he stop
| ped in this country in six rounds.
You know James is about fellow as
| any American that ever trod on for
eign soil and James word goes
| big way In sporting circles on the
other side He IL a member OF the
National Sporting club and has toutcd
| Packey so strongly that / have no
doubt but the every cent OF $4,000
Will be wagcred on him.
The National Sporting club people
arc all a wealthy lot, and. Judging
them from Eugene Corri. also a Nom
Der. who thinks nothing OF betting $l0,-
| | would not be surprised If McF0r
lands backing would not go 10 double
that amount Packcys ability was
lauded greatly by Doc Krone khen the
latter was abroad and the English
papers printed much about Packeys
great fighting
Loss Means Much to Psckey.
England IS fight crazy. especially
over this match. and wo Americans
cannot realize tho intense interest in
the contest From what ] know of
| both men ! am sure Mcfarland will
win He was in excellent condition
when | left him abroad only a short
time ago. and Packey Ia the kind OF
fellow who knows how TO handle
himself He will be fit Should he
lose, however. the match will be a H.
nancial failure TO him The loser is
to get S1,500. with $4,000 going TO the
winner But Side bet OF 81 900 ac-
companied the signing OF the articles,
and should Packey lose he viii have
$500 for all his trouble"
Jimmy Britt In his letter says:
"Packcy will go into the ring here
against Freddie Welsh the most pcr-
fectly trained athlete that ever crawIed
through the ropes, and when the fight
Ing starts, he will 60 into the lead and
never he headed / look for him to
knock out Welsh. but there can be no
mistake about his winning the de-
cision II the battle goes the limit.
Declares Paekey Has Improved.
j am training Mcfarland and know
what he can do. He did it To me and
Welsh Is not in my class. McFar-
land possessed plenty of speed and
cleYerneSs when We battlod i'm Cali
fornia two years ago but TO have
seen him then and TO see him now
ono would he surprised at the mar.
yclous change
Mcfarland is faster. more clever.
and can land a harder punch than
when he put me away I'm six rounds
lie has learned to shift. which re-
minds ono OF Ketchers fighting and
he has mastered il we'll"