The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-01
PACKY M'FARLAND GETS THE DECISION Murphy Was By No Means
 Easy PACKY WEAKENED Fight Ends With Murphy Strong, While Mcfarland Was Tired-In- terest in Fight on Account
 of Wolgast's Illness

of 20 rounds of desperate milling here to- day.
 Mcfarland enjoyed a big lead for P rounds, but thereafter he seemed to slow up, while Murphy showed improvement with each round.
 More than ordinary interest centered in the weighing in this morning of Pacl1ey Mcfarland and Harlem Tommy" Mur- phy, in view of Champion Wolgast's pos sible inability to protect the lightweight crown in the near future, if at all, and the generally accepted theory was that Mcfarland could not make the proper | lightweight figures without weakening | himself
 The articles for todays contest called for 135 pounds five hours before ring time. Mcfarland mounted the scales shortly before 10 o'clock. He failed to joggle the beam and all remarked that he appeared to be down rather fine.
 Murphy did not even weigh in. Me | Farland waived this, inasmuch as the New Yorker clearly was well under the required weight. Summer weather condi- tions prevailed at the arena and many of the gallery gods'' had shed their coats and even their vests.
 There was little if any betting at the ringside. The prevailing odds were 10 to 8, with Mcfarland favorite and no Mur- phy takers with that. There was some betting at even money that Mcfarland would win within 15 rounds. The first preliminary terminated in the first round, when Joe Acheson sent Walter Kane of Chicago to the mat for the count with a left hook flush to the jaw. They fought at tn efeatherweight limit
 Murphy entered the ring at 2:52 o'clock. He was followed at once by Mcfarland. The two fighters shook hands and were at once introduced. The main event was delayed, while a collection was taken for the widows and children of the two poice- | men who lost heir lives here last Sunday morning as a result of their attempt to arrest a criminal. Several thousand dol lars was realized in a short while.
 Jack Britton, a Chicago lightweight, l jumped over the ropes and issued per sonal challenge to the winner.
 Referee H. Policy called the men to the center of the ring and time was called at 2:59 o'clock.
 Round 1. Murphy took the aggressive at once, but failed to connect with a volley of rights and lefts, Mcfarland covering cleverly. Mcfarland hooked to the stomach with his right. As the round ended Mcfarland bled slightly from the back of the neck, a scratch being opened during one of the clinches {, Round 2. Murphy worked a righ uppercut to the face. Chicago's mar then covered. New York's man drov, his opponent to the ropes, driving Jeff and right to stomach. Mcfarland ther I. across the ring with left and right short arm punches to the jaw. Murphy covered up, but the shift in the Chicago stock yard fighter easily penetrated his guard. The round was McFar- lands. a
 Round 8. Murphys right eye was slightly closed as he came to the center of the ring. Mcfarland forced him against the ropes and drove in six light lefts to the face and two rights fol- lowed. Getting Murphy into a corner he walloped him twice on the face with a singing short arm punch. The Chi cago man bled slightly from the nose as he took his seat. Again Mcfarland had the better of it.
 Round 4. Murphy opened with a left shot to the nose, then hooked with his right, but Mcfarland returned each punch with interest and Murphy slipped | to his knees. Mcfarland confined his attacks to the body and varied this with several terrific right pppercuts to the jaw, the last of which nearly floored the New Yorker. The honors were in McFarlands favor
 Round 5. Mcfarland started with a left hook to the stomach and followed it with right to the stomach as they clinched. Murphy slipped, but was up in an instant only to be floored this time for the count of two with a short arm right to the jaw. Murphy was forced against the ropes and the round ended with Mcfarland shooting short arm punches to the stomach McFar- lands round
 Round 6. Mcfarland. opened with a hard left to the stomach and ran Mur- phy to the ropes with a left to the stomach. Then he drove his right to the jaw and Murphy reeled against the ropes. That's good," said Murphy as Mcfarland keeping up his good work planted his right time and again to the jaw Mcfarland displayed great lcleverness throughout. Mcfarland g round.
 Round '. Mcfarland forced his op- ponent against the ropes and otherwise landing a bewildering succession of face punches. Murphy appeared to be in sore straits. Mcfarland pushed him out of clinch and the bell rang with
 
 ner. Murphy's left eye was swollen as he hopped to his corner.
 Round 8. Mcfarland planted left and right to the face, following this with two Lard lefts to the stomach. Murphy re- taliated with hard left hook to the jaw. The Chicago man flung his right to the jaw and his left to the stomach. Murphy again was plainly in distress. Just be- fore the bell Mcfarland shot in two ter riiic punches to the jaw and stomach
 Round 9. Murphy drove hard right and left to the stomach. Mcfarland up- percut to the stomach, then shot his right thrice to the jaw and brought his left against the stomach with a resounding whack. McFarland's arms worked like falls. In a subsequent mix Murphy land ed several punches to the face, one of | which opened a gash over Mcfarland s left eye. McFarland's round.
 Round 10. Mcfarland opened with a left to the stomach. Murphy sent a straight left to the nose and startled Mcfarland by sending two straight lefts Murphy shot his left to the face, but Il Mcfarland staggered him with straight full arm punch to the mouth, causing his man to spit blood. Murphy fought back viciously.
 Round II. They milled viciously against the ropes with Murphy landing powerful right and left short arm jolts on the stomach. Mcfarland, strengthening up, swung several times with right and left ana landed on the jaw without opposi- ton. Otherwise when brought together both fought willingly, exchangi2g wal lops. It was Murphys round
 Round F. Mcfarland in this round dis played wonderful cleverness, both in of- fensve and defensive. They battled