The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-11-28
CHANGE
AWAITS PACKEY
Is Probable That a Match
With Wolgast Is Near
at Hand

a Francisco, CAL. Nov. 28-Aftcr
several years of hard struggling,
Packey Mcfarland of Chicago now
seems to be in line to nave his name
inscribed on one of the pages of
Queonsburg's historic book. He has
been Il close runner up. Il near cham
pion. a local idol and Il white Joe
Cans for many a year, but he never
seemed to he able to cross the thres-
hold. Hard luck, an obstinate spirit
against the chances of this great fight
er during all this time and he con-
tented himself by dallying with the
dubs When he should have been flirting
with champions.
Mcfarland is t. meet Harlem Tom
my Murphy in a 20-round bout nero
Thanksgiving afternoon. Harlem Tom
great record as a fighter, but he has
been Il very steady consistent per-
former for several years past and he
looms up as a very suitable opponent
for the Chicago boy who seems to have
inaugurated his campaign in his effort
to become lightweight champion.
The a n of a Francisco will hail
this match as q sort OF life saver. 1t
will mark the renewal of pugilistic ac-
tivities here after many a lonesome
dull month. 1t will bring out the mar
whom everyone looks upon as the only
n who has a possible license to go
against Woigast for the title. It's
hound 10 wake them up and make
them root.
AS a matter Of fact. Mcfarland
should be wearing the crown which
now adorns the head of the little fell
low from Michigan. With II sort of
careful. handling he could easily have
landed. But he remained in the back
ground when Nelson WAS throwing
slurs at him. Hc refused to take a
chance on the weia 1T question I'M he
contented himself with lighting a lot
OF stiffs around the middle west when
a fortune awaited him here.
Nelson All In
Nelson was all in the day that VOL
CAST beat him. It's barely possible that
Nelson might have beaten Mcfarland
that day, but the students Of the game
can't see this. But. anyhow, McEar-
He would be debating to Wolgast now
if he had.
The present champion must be given
all the credit in the world for showing
his nerve and his willingness on thai
suspicious occasion. Coming here prac-
tically an unknown. he signed up for
practically nothing. waded in. made
good, and We all now that the rest
was easy for him. And i'm the mean
time Mcfarland was sticking around.
telling What he could have done.
h champion has shown his ability
as Al bread winner. After his long
lay off after the battle with Nelson,
he came on with Il lot OF renewed
vigor and strength and has been going
like u whirlwind ever since, getting
the money every time he started. He
has forced the a II throughout the
country 10 recognize him and there
fore he gets what he demands.
Paving the Way
1t is generally conceded that the two
big matches Thanksgiving day, the
Mcfarland Murphy affair mere and the
will eventually pave the way towards
a meeting between Wolgast and Nc
Farland either New Years day or
WashirSton's birthday. All indications
point to this at h present writing.
If Tom Jones. Wolgast's manager, is
on the SQUARE with that talk about al
lowing Mcfarland to come in at 1873
pounds four hours before the bell
rings. then there should be little left
to settle. Mcfarland never need hope
for a better weight layout than that.
He could have waited for Il century
ere Nelson would have stood for any
thing of the sort.
This is Netherlands golden oppor-
tunity. Ii he let's the champion get
" iiotli iiiNi lliis tiHte. inc cllnceS
are that he will be gone for many a
long day. Like the others III have
climbed to the top of the ladder, the
present lightweight champion is pre-
pairing himself for Il tour of the world
and once lie starts on this. Packey
must make up his mind tn wait.
a twenty round battle between Nc
iarland and Wolgast takes the shape
of the great bluc ribbon event in pugi-
listic circles. There is no other card
that even begins to compare with it.
for the lightweight division contains
tho few remaining live performers
wEo are left in the realm of Queens
bury. The game is not what it used
to lie ten wears ago.