Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-07

NEW YORK, August HAS the
worlds lightweight champion, AID VOL
CAST made q serious mistake in consent
ing to meet Packey Mcfarland in a ten
round contest at Milwaukee September
1872 Sporting men who have followed the
work Of these crack boxers cannot agree
IN framing an answer to this oft repeated
question. James j. Jeffries, for instance
declares that wolgast has blundered in
allowing Mcfarland to weigh 1913 pounds
at o'clock. and even Tom Jones, VOL
CASTS manager. holds a similar opinion
wolgast, on the other hand, is as stub
born as a mule and refuses to admit thai
vantage in physical strength. although he
admits that Packey will enter the ring al
least six pounds heavier.
1t was just after Wolgast knocked out
One Round Hogan in Jig time and Nc.
Farland had put II all over Harlem Tom
my Murphy without attempting to send
the latter into dreamland that the riva
| lightweights met in local sporting re-
sort.
do you want to box me?" asked Nc
FaTland with his usual politeness.
Under certain conditions, yes" replied
the champion.
What are they?'
You must do 1873 at the r1ngside."
That is out of the question, but I'll
make 1913 at 8 o'clock
mo, Packey, not in 100 years. You'd
be a welterweight and that wouldn't be
fair
Then we can't agree, and I'm sorry.
Are you afraid OF me, ADJ"
Not a bit, but i don't intend to risk
my title except at the lightweight limit. "
Mcfarland and Wolgast then shook
hands and parted without the slightest in
dication of Ill feeling. Wolgasts refusal
then to let Mcfarland weigh 1873 at was
due to the warning OF Jef1ries, who had
said several days before:
Don't box Mcfarland under any
circumstances my boy. He's too clever
and you wouldn't put glove on him
He's the best man in the world at his
own weight, so don't let him dictate
or BLUM you into a match"
Wolgast went to the coast to meet
Burns and Owen Moran, determined to
keep Mcfarland permanently on the
waiting list. but when he had beaten
Moran with greater ease than he had
that Mcfarland wasn't SO dangerous
after all He recalled that Mcfarland
in ten rounds hadn't seriously injured
Moran. and from the Englishrnan VOL
CAST learned that Packey did not pos
sess knockout blow. With renewed
to be Influenced by Jeffries any longer
and also ignored Jones. AS soon as
Mcfarland hurled challenge in his di-
rection, Wolgast was ready 90 talk
business and before Jones could get fr
his say a match was arranged at Nc
Farlands own weight terms. Jones
wanted to make Packey weigh in al
6 pm, but he was too late, for when
he Joined Wolgast in Milwaukee the
articles had been signed and sealed
and each man had posted a one-thou-
sand-dollar forfeit.
It Is understood that when Wolgast
signed articles he did not believe Nc
Farland could make the stipulated
weight at the required time and would
enter the rinf. physically handicapped
but since theI. the champion has heard
the story of how Mcfarland actually
weighed 1881 pounds at o'clock for
Jack Goodman, who was knocked out In
Ave rounds. Mcfarland did not have to
weigh less than 1856 pounds for that
mill. but he was in such splendid con-
for him to reduce. Furthermore, he
had been annoyed by various persons
who insisted that he should box in the
welterweight class for the reason that
he could not do himself Justice at a
lower mark than 1875 at g.: When Nc.
Farland actually tipped the beam at
1891 for Goodman he declared that he
could do 1913 at the ringside and prove
just as formidable. White preparing
for the bout with Murphy, also at 135.
scaling at 8, Mcfarland jumped on the
Weighing machine and showed that he
carried 1874 pounds. That was four days
before the scrap. and Mcfarland. TAX
Ing the writer into his confidence, said
II am fooling lot of people in regard
to my weight and there's a good reason.
BY holding out for 1876 at 8. I am keeping
certain rivals from insisting upon q lower
weight limit. I could do 1873 ringside IL /
found 1t was absolutely necessary. but
then I'd have to make that weight FOR
everybody. I made 1913 at 2 o'clock in
Englani for Freddie Welsh and clearly
beat him. I was never in better form,
and that convinced me that could whip