Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-21
KfARLAND READY
FOR MADOLE At
AMERICAN CLUB
Pair of ~Lightweights Will Go Six
Rounds at O'Brien's Place To.
: morrow Night--Packey Boxes
Tony Biddie Today in a Work.
Out-Abe AtteIl Has New
Champion.
Feb. q.
to the Newark star.1

1890
~ ACKY MCFARLAND, the only
Chicago lightweight who ever
divided honors with Battling Mel
son, will make his appearance in a
Philadelphia ring tomorrow night.
meeting tough frankie Madole. at the
American Athletic Club. M~cFarland's
record includes victories over Cyclone
Johnny Thompson, Freddie Welsh, Young
Erne. Young Loughrey. Jimmy Britt,
Bert keyes, Leach Cross. Tommy Muir
ply. Dick Hyland and scores of others
of lesser renown. He arrived in Phila-
delphia Monday night, and on Tuesday
took a day Of light exercise in the ring
In which he meets Madole.
Madole, who meets Mcfarland, is one
Of the hardest youngsters developed in
Pennsylvania in years. He is a native
or Pittsburg, and since coming to Phil
adelphia has been boxing In wonderful
form. He is every bit as fast as Nc
Farland, Is a hard hitter, has a perfect
defense, n lacks only the experience
to make him a favorite over the Chi
cago a
Since Slavin fought jackson no match
has excited the keen interest OF the
English pit ss III public as the con
test scheduled for tonight between Bill
Lang, the electromagnetic champion
of Australia, and Sam Langford, the
American colored fighter, who hollis tn
championship of England. The betting
odds rather favor Langford.
By the flip of a coin Tommy walls
was last night selected to referee the
Couion and Conley twenty-round bout
next Sunday afternoon at the West
Side Athletic Club, of New Orleans, to
decide the bantamweight championship.
The choice lay between Walsh and DR..
Wallace Wood, but no agreement could
be reached until coin tossing was sug-
gested. The betting is Z to 5 IN Con
ley's favor,
Joe Mendot, of New Orleans, disposed
of Steve Kennedy. of Boston. in the
first round of their bout last night at
Memphis, Mendot knocking his man to
the floor tho instant the referee 0 n :
rleted his Instructions. and continuing
to floor him as rapidly as he Regimes
his feet After the SEVERITY knock
down the decision w-as awarded to Men
dot. Investigation showed that Ken
neuy ; ANNIE Ndo bFohFh ~ MS H.
fall.
Clarence English. OF Omaha, and
Harry Brewer, of Kansas City, welter
weights, fought ten rounds to a ORA"
last night.
Mickey Sheridan, of Chicago. was
given the decision over Joe Phillips. OF
Providence, in a 6fteen-round bout last
night near Cleveland. o. George Xii
son. the New York bantam. fought a
draw with Fighting Mungie. of Cleve-
land. o., as a preliminary.
The members OF the Olympic Club.
of Harlem, braved the deep snow and
cold weather last night to witness the
ten-round battle between Paddy Sulli-
van and Kid Burns, and after 1t was all
over it was the unanimous opinion that
1t was hardly worth while.
1t was not because both boys didn't
try nor that neither was there with a
punch, but it Just happened that their
styles wouldn't allow them to make It
a good fight.
Abe Attell. the featherweight cham
1 p1On, mas imported d near -Shdhtpiv'
He has Attell's stamp of approval n
IS at present working under Abes
direction for his American debut. The
newcomer is Joe Shear, of England.
He weighs lis pounds and, ACCORDING
to Attell, is the cleverest boy Of his
weight on the other side of the AT
lantic. Attell has assumed his man
agement and says he will make his
first appearance at the National sport
ing Club, New York. OF Thursday night
in a preliminary match TO the Dave
Deshler-Kid Burns bout. Tom O'Rourke
has promised to provide a good yam
kee to give Shear a thorough tryoot.
The west side fans are all exeited
over Kid Burns's return to New York,
Burns is conceded to be one of the
most promising iightweights in the
country and he has built VI a great
following. In Deshler he will meet the
most rugged %scrapper in New England,
and a great contest is assured.