The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-03

Especial from United Press.


Especial from United Press.)
Lawrence, Mass. Feb. 3.-Fans
said, today, that the best efforts of
Harry Powers. of Brooklyn, to land
on Jimmy Moriarity, was the main
feature in the IL round bout between
the two, last night.
New York. Feb. 3.-Announcement
Packy Mcfarland and Bert Reyes, at
the Duquesne Garden. Pittsburg, on
next Monday night. Keyes made
such a good showing against Knock
out" Brown, last week, that it is be-
lieved he will be able to make Nc
z Memphiss Feb. 3.-Matchmaker
Hack, of the Armory A. c., charged,
today. that Packy Mcfarland, the
Chicago lightweight, asked Jack Brit
their Hei re recent a bout here. Hack says
the two boxers whispered to one an
other in the fourth round but at the
time he didn't know what the con-
versation was. After the match he
the latter told him that Mcfarland
asked him to take one on the jaw
and end the bout"
New York. Feb. Sits kansas
Zephyr" Phil Knight, today, instead
came out of the west, last night,
bearing the title of ''cycline'' but
after 10 round mixup with Johnny
Mario at the National Sporting Club,
the spectators voted him no more
than a gentle breeze. The Missourian
made wretched showing and Mario
is blamed for not knocking him out
instead of merely winning on points.
Frank Moran, the Pittsburg heavy,
who made such a good showing,
Tuesday night. by knocking out Jack
Reynold, could only draw with Dunn
my Maxson, the Michigan miner en-
try in the Hall of White Hopes. The
men fought 10 slashing rounds. at the
Brooklyn Beach A. c., without de-
cfded advantage to either. e
New York, Feb. 3.-Hugh McIn-
tosh and Jimmy Britt, who are pro-
noting fights in London and Aus
tralia, have decided to give Al Kauf-
man the chance of his life; match
with the winner of the Langford-
Mcintosh and Britt would like to
have Jack Johnson meet the winner
of the Langford-Lang bout and they
are said to have cabled the champion
an offer of $4,000. johnson. how
ever. hasn't shown any eagerness to
engage in real battle since his de-
feat of Jeffries and it is assumed that
Kaufman can get the engagement If
he wants it. The purse offered Cor
fight with kaufman on one end of it
has not been made known.
Abe Attell, who recently broke his
arm in fight with Johnny Kilbane,
has been offered a match with Jem
Driscoll, for the latter part of March.
He will not be able to accept this
date as it is certain his arm will not
he for ri EerI,
Paris, Feb. 3-Harry Lewis, the
American welterweight, won last night
from Bl nix McClosksy In what was
scheduled to be a fifteen-round fight.
McCloskey abandoned the contest af-
ter the third round as the result of
singular accident, his second throw
ing ammonia instead of water in his
face which temporarily destroyed the
sight of his only eye.
Sam T4angford has gone into train
ing near London for his twenty round
fight with Bill Lang, the Australian
heavyweight champion, at Hugh Nc
lntosh's Olympia Club on February
IS. Langford intends to weigh about
1856 pounds, or fifteen pounds less than
the antipodean. The Boston Tar Baby
has big following OH the other side,
where he is regarded as Jack john
wagers have been made that Lang will
not be able to stay. Mcintosh, how
ever. thinks that Lang is a world
beater, and is assuring the Engltsh
sportsing public that he will outpoint
Langford if he doesn't put him to
sleep. Over here those who have seen
Lang believe that he is too slow and
awkward to Withstand the fast attack
of the Boston negro and that If Lang
ford forces the fight from the start
for all he. is worth there will be a
quick ending in his favor. Mcintosh
expects a crowd of 10000 spectators
and has fixed scale of prices ranging
all the way from So to SIS for box
seats.
Scranton, Feb. 3-"We expect any
day, now. to close with Jack Johnson
for battle for the heavyweight cham
pionship of the world, so I prefer to
delay action on McIntosh's offer for
match with the winner of the Lang
ford-Lang bout"