Evening journal., 1910-12-28
FODDER FOR
THE FIGHT FANS
Mcfarland Will Fight Winner
of Griffin-Ahern Bout
NO COMEBACK
FOR OLD BATTLER

Packy Mcfarland, the Chicago
fighter. who aspires TO be lightweight
champion, has wired that he will fight
the winner of the forthcoming Charley
Grifiin-Young Ahearn bout when he
comes TO New York the first OF the
new year
Griffin and Ahearn clash in Brooklyn
Thursday. Ahearn has never been
beaten, while last week Griffin out
pointed Willie Beecher, one of the best
lightweishts in the New York east
side.
Chicago fight fans believe that Ad
Wolgast, lightweight champion of the
world. will soon be compelled to de-
fend his title against owen Moran, I'm
London.
Hugh Mcintosh has offered a purse
Of $4,000 for the fight, provided it
is held before the Olympia Club Of
London. Through his manager, Moran
has accepted Mclntosh's offer.
Wolgast recently announced that he
would fight Moran within ninety days,
provided he should receive $l2,500 for
his share, win, lose of draw
New York's colony OF faded prize
fighters, the most numerous Of any
city in the country. takes absolutely
no stock in the story that comes from
Pittsburg that old Battling Nelson is
to try TO rehabilitate himself
The general opinion is that the for
mer lightweight champion was in his
prime as grand fighter as the ranks
ever knew, but his star set months
ago. never to rise again Nelson's
bout with Wolgast, to whom he lost
the championship, Antoine La Grave,
and owen Moran all showed him on
the down grade, sports believe. Nelson
has probably taken more punishment
than any other man of his size i'm the
history of the ring, and when such
fellows finally "break" the injury is
usually beyond repair.
Willie Houck the Philadelphia
fighter, has added another to his long
list of victories by disposing of Benny
Riley in their ten round bout at New
York last night. Houck had the hon
ors throughout using a stiff left to
the face and right to the body, with
telling effect.
That Dave Smith. the Australian.
who won from Billy Papke on a foul in
Sydney, ~ S. W., cannot claim the
middleweight championship for the
simple reason that I'm beating Papke
he did not beat the real middle-weight
champion of the world, is the assertion
of Gotham sporting men.
Stanley Kctchel was undoubtedly
the middle-weight champion for a
while, and Papke gave him some hard
fights. But Ketchel was his master at
the game.
And there are many others who be-
lieve that Sam Langford, the Boston
tar baby" could have beaten Ketchel
all over the ring
Langford offered TO make the weight
but ketchel always avoided a fight.
Langford still offers to make the
weight for Papke, but Papke has re-
fused TO meet him because of the "col-
or line"
Leaving Langford out of the Ques-
ton, Jack CTwin) Sullivan, OF Boston;
Frank Klaus, of Pittsburg: Hugo
Kelly. of Chicago and a number Of
other middle-weights have never
recognized Papke's claim to the cham
pionship. Sullivan. the best of them
all. has been unable to get match
with Papke, though he has tried hard
enough.
I'm view of all this controversy,
sporting men have never conceded
Papke's right to claim the champion
ship. Smith. who defeated Papke, will
probably go to England, proclaiming
himself the champion There he Will
fight Jim Sullivan. the new English
middle-weight, unless the latter Is al
ready defeated boy Harry Lewis or
Papke, himself. who may arrive i'm
London before Smith Langford may
camp on Smiths trail In London or
Paris. II is probable, too. that when
Langford reaches England, he will
make Papke fight or crawl.
Tommy Duugherty, of Fond du Lac,
Is nursing a badly wrenched shoulder
to-day as a result Of his battle with
frankie Conley, which up 10 the mid
die of the fifth round was the hardest
seen in the ring there I'm years. In
the NTH, Bob Fitzsimmons, who acted
as referee. refused to allow the battle
to go further, although Dougherty
was anxious 20 stick II out.
In the first round Conley came near
scoring knockout when he caught
Dougherty of his guard. and for a
time he had the Fond du Lac lad on
the run, but Dougherty came back
and up to the time he was injured
was holding his own.
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