The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-09
SEEKS To MEET
PACKEY AGAIN
Freddie Welsh Accuses the
Chicago Champion of Side
stepping on Weight.
VIRTUAL KNOCKOUT WAS
MONTANA JACKS DEFEAT
kid Mccoy May Go to Paris
to Manage Big Sport
ing Club.
BY RALPH THOMPSON.
ID Wire to The Tribune.

BY RALPH THOMPSON.
| BY Leased Wire to The Tribune
NEW YORK, April S.-Freddie
Welsh, the English pugilist who is in
this country to spend year or two,
is said to be eager to meet Packcy Nc
Farland again.
The Chicagoan is accused Of sidestep
ping on the weight, insisting that it
be 1876 at 3 clock,
Welsh offers to make 1913 at o CLOCK,
and declares this was the poundage
made for their bout in London. The
matter may be compromised.
When Mcfarland fought Welsh he
did so at scale that caused him trou-
Bile TO reach. All who took any inter
est in the match were well aware of
either by Welsh or his friends. Packey
got the weight, however, and though
feeling the effects of the reduction he
was called upon to. undergo, he gave
sample of fast two-handed fighting
that proved what a dangerous customer
he was bound to be when tackled un-
der conditions that suited him. Good
Judges put Packey down as the best
man in the world at his pounds. When
he fought Welsh it was not at his
weight, that is, at scale that enabled
him to be at proper strength and thor
| oughly do himself justice. He felt
weak after his hurricane start, and did
a good deal Of open handed hitting in
consequence, There was no fault what
ever to be found with Mcfarland IS
method until the strain began to tell
Welsh, who has been training for his
bout with Pal Moore, was severely hurt,
and the bout may have to be post
poned for couple of weeks.
Virtually Knockout.
Frank Klaus virtually knocked out
Montana Jack Sullivan in the third
round of their battle at the Fairmount
A. G..
Sullivan landed the first punch, n
short left on the mouth. that angered
Klaus, and the fun began at once. Sui
livan repeated tho punch and added
right as good measure. There was some
lively work then and Klaus dropped
Jack He was up in a second, however
and Klaus tore after him. intent on
making it short fight. Jack kept out
Of harm S way, though until the bell
rang.
Klaus fought for Sullivan g body in
the early part Of the second round and
Jack suffered some terrific punches
amidsbips. Klaus dropped one over on
Jack 8 left ear that started the blood,
but was repaid with stiff left flush
on the mouth
In the third Jack kept pushing his
left into Klaus's mouth uptil Klaus
dropped him for the count of nine.
When he arose Frank dropped him
again. and repeated it when be got up
the second time. Klaus was battering
him when the referee halted the fight.
Mpuianu t1pk mt UlcrDnPappd
over his defeat Klaus can probably
whip any man of his weight. Sullivan
never. 10 my knowledge. claimed that
he could whip Klaus. He said he was
willing to try. and he did--and lost.
Any man who can work a left jab
as effectively ms does Sullivan can
worry almost any of them. He may
never win championship. Jack will
put good man down for the count
before he quits the ring.
As for Klaus. he is eager to fight
any man who can rightfully lay any
claim Of pretcnse to the title, He has
defeated Leo Houck. Frank Mantell,
Jimmy Gardner. Porky Flynn and Will.
lie Lewis. Neither Papko nor Hugo
Kelly holds decision over him,
First Conviction.
The first conviction under the new
anti-betting law was handed down a
few days ago in special sessions as
result of the johnson Jeffries fight of
last July, when Roy Salt was found
guilty Of holding money stakod upon
prize fight.
Joseph Robinson was the complain
ant md alleged that on July 4, the
day Of the .Iohnsou-J -Jeffries fight, he,
with four other men, put up 800 to
$1,000. they taking tho johnson side of
the bet, He claimed that the wager
money was placed with Salt at the Ho.
tel Albany. but that when they came
to claim the money Salt had vanished
a complaint was then lodged with
the police and search Instituted for
Salt But not until FIVE days ago was
Buffalo and brought here
''Kid - Mccoy, who has been rest
ing in Philadelphia, has returned tol
this city, He says he has been con
templating a trip to Europe. He states
that he has been offered the manage
ment of big sporting club in Paris
and may accept it. The rest in Phila.
deIphia seems to have done him good,
as he is looking ten years younger.
"It would be easy for mo to get
back in the condition to fight as I used
to fight, +" he says. 81 have decided
to get back into condition by easy
stages. Ny friends advise me to go
abroad to try few easy ones so as
To get in shape. Within the next few
weeks I II make the trip, Perhaps IN
accept the offer the Parisians have
made me TO manage their club. f"
Mccoy attempted to 'feome back
rccontly in Philadelphia at tho Amer
lean A. C., but was outpoiuted by Jack |
Fitzgerald, slow, unschooled heavy
weight.
1t was dismal bout, with scarcely |
three clean blows struck 1t was sim
ply long series of punches. or Mccoy |
missing his blows by several inches and |
Fitz running into clincb.
Mccoy did his work in the first round |
when he landed eight taps with his left.