Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-01
MCFARLAND WINS.
Given Decision at End Of
Twentieth Over Murphy.
Has All The Best Of First Twelve,
Then SLOWING Up"
Murphy Finishes Strong, But The
Decision Is All Paekey's.

San Francisco. Nov. 30.-Packey Nc
Farland. the idol of the Chicago stock
yards, won and lost, today when ht
got the decision over Harlem Tommy
Murphy at the end of 20 rounds OF
fighting before 5000 spectators.
McFarland's victory over the New
Yorker whom 80 per cent. Of those
present expected him TO knock out
was clean and left little room for ar
gament. But the rank and file of ex-
perts and fight followers seemed
unanimous that as an opponent OF
Champion Ad Wolgast, the GhIcagoan
was an impossibility.
Mcfarland and his handlers said
that he broke his right hand in the
18th round A cursory examination az
the conclusion Of the fight showed the
hand to be much swollen; but of this
the public was not aware until after
he had left the arena.
San Francisco, Nov. 30.--Packey Nc
farland of Chicago, fighting d polish
ed battle, was awarded the verdict
over Tommy Murphy of New York, at
the end of 20 rounds of desperate mill
Ing here, today. Mcfarland enjoyed a
big lead after the contest had been
under way for L rounds. but there
after he seemed to slow up, while
Murphy showed improvement with
each round.
Round Murphy took the aggressive
at once. bur failed to connect with a
volley of rights and lefts. Mcfarland
oil Oh
sharply to the stomach with his right.
Round Murphy worked a right
uppercut to the face. The Chicagoan,
however, countered with three straight
lefts to the face. Murphy backing Me
Farland against the ropes, drove
right and left to the stomach. McFar-
land then took command and forced
his man across the ring with left and
right short arm punches to the jaw
, Murphy covered up but the shifty
stockyard's fighter easily penetrated
his guard. The round was Mcfarland s
Round 3-Murphys right eve wat
slightly closed as he came to the cen
ter nj the ring Mcfarland forced hin
against the ropes and drove in hal
a dozen light lefts to the face and fol.
lowed this with two rights. Getting
Murphy into a corner he walloped him
twice on the face with singing short
arm punches The Chicagoan bled
slightly from the nose as he took his
seat. Again Mcfarland had the bet
ter of the round.
Round 4-Murphy opened with left
shoot TO the nose. then hooked with his
right but Mcfarland returned each
oh rtFifh int \,
slipped to his knees. Murphy brought
blood from McFarlands nose with q
straight left. Mcfarland confined his
attacks to the body and varied this
WITH several savage right uppereuts to
the jaw, the last of which nearly
f1oered the New Yorker. It was a vic
iously contested round with the hOnors
in McFarland's favor
Round mcfarland started out
with left hook to the stomach and
quickly followed ii with a right TO the
same place in which they clinched
Murphy slipped but was up in an in
slant. 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 end
ed with Mcfarland landing a volley of
right and left short arm punches to the
stomach. McFarland's round.
Round 6--McFarland opened with n
hard left to the stomach and forced
Murphy back to the ropes Then he
drove his right TO the jaw with great
force and Murphy reeled That s
good" said Murphy, as Mcfarland.
keeping up his good work. planted his
right time and again to the jaw. Me
Farland's round.
Round mcfarland forced his OPP
ponent against the ropes, landing a
hewildering succession of face punch
IS. A powerful right kept Murphy s
head bobbing. Murphy seemed TO he
in sore straits
Round S-McFarland planted left and
right to the face. following this with
two hard lefts to the stomach Muir
piy retaliated with a hard left hook
to The jaw. The Chicago man swung
his right over the jaw and his left Ia
the stomach. Murphy again was plain
~ in distress. Just before the bell Nc
Farland shot in two terrific punches
TO the jaw and stomach.
Round 9-Murphy was willing and
drove a hard right and left to the
stomach. Mcfarland uppercut to the
stomach, then shot his right thrice to
tie jaw and brought his left stiffiy
against the stomach. Mcfarland
arms worked like fails. In subse.
quent mix Murphy landed severa
punches to the face, one of which
opened a cash over McFarland's lief
eye. MeFarland's round.
Round 10-McFarland opened witt
left TO the stomach. Murphy sent !;
straight left 70 the nose and startled