Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-19
BY EDWARD p. DUFFY.
HouGH Tommy Murphy. one OF

lights of his career last night against
Packey Mcfarland, The Chicago mar
vel, Tommy's best war decidedly second
best to what the Western aspirant to
the lightweight title yhowed the nom
5ers Of the Fairmont Club.
Though Packey did not exhibit all tho
speed n Furnishing power he pos
sesses 1t was not necessary for
him to do SO, as the great powers he
did display were enough to give him
the verdict from every fight expert who
saw the fight who knows anything at
all about the game.
Murphy fought a game battle n
had Tornmy's opponent beer anybody
else but the experienced and willy Nc
Farland no doubt another knockout"
would have been recorded in the record
book of Mr.. Thomas Murphy.
In that second session Tommy's great
left hand landed squarely on Packey's
jaw. sending the Westerner to the
ropes, stunned. amazed and dazed.
Jumping back at Murphy, whose fight
ing spirit was up by his chance,
Packey met Tommy halfway, upper
cut his rushing opponent n then
with Murphy not set for further punch
ing hung on his smaller opponent until
hls mead was clear.
Mcfarland gave evidence Of being
capable Of punching Murphy from any
angle and with any degree of speed
he desired. And. good fighter though
ne Is, Tommy Murphy has no mora
show of beating Mcfarland than Abe
Attn mas. The Chicago boys extra
weisnt-he must have weighed 14o
at ring time--is a great aid to him in
meeting real lightweights who are not
even as clever as he.
One thing that struck the. writer
while watching Mcfarland hit Murphy
was that Packey's. wallop has not that
knockout snap necessary to a good
3lnisher. His blow is a punisher tina
takes more or less time to get an OPP
ponent, according to the latter's
strength.
The first round, though productive
of little real work so far as fighting
was concerned, showed Packey's won
derfui boxing ability. The Chicago boy
danced about feeling out Murphy, who
took q shy at every kind of milling
of which he Is capable. It was noticed
that McFarland had a. wonderful de-
Tense and that Murphy had a job on
his hands to get through it. Tommy
was missing his famous uppercuts and
short joits with his left hand. What
ever there was to the round, McFar-
land had a slight advantage.
The "stockyards'' champion showed
he was not only wonderful with his
hands and feet, but great with his
brains In the very next round. As. a
starter in this round Mcfarland land
ed a right TO the body, Murphy
replied with a left. Tommy was
anxious to mix It,, but Packey, who
had nee felt the power of that, was
not SO anxious, preferring to box at
long range on the defense, feeling out
Murphy. The Chicago boy did some
wonderful footwork and blocked IS
per cent. of the fast and choppy left
iolts and uppercuts Tommy Murphy
WAS trying to sneak In. A left
to the stomach, however. hurt Nc
Fsrland. but Packey promptly shot
a right to the jaw that stirred
UP Murphy's lighting spirit for fair.
After Mcfarland had returned a
stomach blow with a bang on the
nose the men got in close. While Nc
Farland was just starting to go away
Murphy let fling a left that was half
swing and half uppercut that landed
plump on Packey's jaw. Back went
the Chicago boy to the ropes, fully
seven feet. Mcfarland, as he fell
against the ropes, looked very wobbly.
The Chicago boy, however. in trouble
though he was. never took his eyes
off Murphy, who, as soon as he saw
Packey going, started after his man.
The WeSterner. though, sprang back
from the ropes and met Murphy about
half way. He sent in a right upper
cut that enabled him to stop Tommy
long enough to allow him to hold on
until his head cleared a bit. A few
moments later Packey's jaw got an
other jolt from Murphy's left, but this
blow did not carry as much damage
as before. When the bell sounded
.Packey was almost as good as ever
and boxing fast on the defense.
The danger Packey was in the pre-
ceding round had it's effect. He started
after Murphy at the clang OF the bell.
He kept putting his left hand into
Tommy's face. The latter, remembet-
ing what had happened in the proceed
ing round while in close, tried to get
Sn there again, but q straight left to
the face stopped him. For the first
time Murphy began to show how much
slower he was han Packey, for the
latter worked in ms out OF the Flat
bush lads lightning jabs that forced
Mui Thy to the ropes covering up.
Pacxey's wasp-like right, straight from
the shoulder, was in evidence. He shot
chem at Murphy so quick that, as fast
as Murphy is with his left, he seemed
3ite ? beginner at the boxing game.
-rland let up for a space in this
round ana Murphy got in close, landing
several body blows. Packey, after TAX
sng some OF this, changed the plan of
battle and at long range clouted Tom
my sauarely on the. jaw. The blow,
however, did not have the proper force
TO do any damage. This was a fairly
oven round. with a shade. perhaps, for
Mcfarland.
Murphy took the lead at the start
Of the fourth round by swapping a left
TO the nose. Packey shot in a few of
q quick lefts to the face and some
shts to the body, but Tommy came
~4ck with several right uppercuts that
he got In while close. These Murphy
blows put Packey on his mettle, for he
steod Off on the defense with his right
tpver ready and begar, measuring his
eDponent for the hardest blow he could |