Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-01-25
MfARLAND AND
YOUNG ERNE SWAP
PUNCHES TONIGHT
Men TO Weigh in at 1876 Pounds
at 3 O'clock, Giving Both Men
Plenty of Leeway-Knockout
Brown Meets Bert Reyes at
Empire Tonight.
~PHIkApELPHIA. Jan. Is.

nACKEY MCFARLAND, the stocks
yards champion arrived here
yesterday, in fine fettle for his
bout with Young Erne at the National
Club tonight. Under the terms of the
agreement the contestants are to weigh
in at 1876 pounds at 3 o'clock this after
noon, at which weight both should be
exactly right.
Mcfarland has been a rather busy
boy of late, and, what is more to the
point. he has been uniformly success
tut, his last victory being over Jack
Goodman. whom he knocked out. Erne
has worked for this bout as he never
worked before, and should be right on
edge.
\ victory over Mcfarland at this
stage would mean much to Erne. 1t
would put him right in line for a meet
ing with Wolgast.
Knockout Brown meets Bert Keyes
at the Empire Club In New York to-
night. Reyes takes the place Of
Tommy Murphy, who was compelled to
cancel his engagement with Brown to-
night.
The departure Of AL Kaufman to the
East at abou the same time that Jack
Johnson has nou his intention to
go to San Francisco for a rest precludes
any talk of an immediate matching Of
the heavyweights. Kaufman left for
New York yesterday.
Lightweight Champion Ad Wolgast
went to bed in Philadelphia last night
about as tired as any champion ever
felt. Wolgast finished a 28-hour rail-
road journey from his home, in Cadii-
lac, Mich, was entertained at dinner.
told h story of his life, went to a
theatre, and Their took a six-mile auto
spin to the stock farm of Herman HUT.
where he will train for his bout With
Knockout Brown.
Willie Lewis, who has been taking a
good rest, has just been signed up for
two battles by his manager, Dan Nc
Ketrick. His first will be with Eddie
McGoorty, the Western fighter. for ten
rounds at the Milwaukee A. c. OH
February 8, n his second with
! Sailor Burke for ten rounds at the
Vanderbilt A. c.. of Brooklyn. on Feb
ruary 8. The weight for each bout will
be 1853 pounds.
Leo Houck, the great middleweight
fighter of Lancaster, Pa, who has been
laid up with a broken hand since his
battle with Frank Mantell, at Provi-
dence, r. l.. several months ago, Is
ready to fight again and has been
matched to meet Joe Thomas, of Cali
fornia, for six rounds before the Lam
caster, Pa, A. c., on Thursday eve
ming, February 2.
Johnny Coulon will be kept busy
lighting the early part of next month.
as he is already matched for two bouts
within the short period of three days,
On February . he will lake on Harry
! Forbes. of Chicago. for ten rounds at
Milwaukee, while on February l. he
viii hook up with frankie Conley, the
Western featherveight, in a twenty
round bout at the West Side A. c., of
/ New Orleans.
Jim, Barry, the Chicago heavyweights
moi only won the decision over Sandy
Ferguson in their twelve-round bout at
the Amory A. A., of Boston, last night,
but he gave Ferguson the worst whal-
Ing he ever got around there.
According to reports from PhiladeL
phia, Digger Stanley. the English ban-k
tam champion, is a faster man in every
way than Jem Driscoll. Stanley is
training in "Slowtown'' for his bout
with Frankie Burns at the National
Sporting Club Friday night. and Philas
delphia experts say he will easily de-
feat the little Jersey cyclone. Stanley
is a wonder at long-range fighting n
has a f~einting style peculiarly his own.
He feints his sparring partners inta
knots whenever he wants to, and he
has q wallop that is surprising for q
boy of his weight.
Patsy Brannigan, of Pittsburg. last
night was given q decision I've Johnny
Albanese, of Columbus. in a twelve