The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-30
PACKEY IS IN
CLASS BY SELF
Ten-ROund Bout With Murphy,
Pride Of Flatbush,
Proves This.
BEST MAN In WORLD
AT 135, SAYS THOMPSON
Paris May Limit, if Not Check,
Prize Fights, Say
Reports.
BY JEFF THOMPSON.
sed Wire to The Tribune.

by Leased W1re 10 1ne tribune.
NEW YORK, April 29.-The latest
triumph of Packey Mcfarland has caused
considerable discussion as TO whether or
not he ought not to go into a heavier
class.
In his defeat OF Tommy Murphy-the
Pride OF Flatbush"-in a ten-round
bout before the Fairmont club. Packey
proved conclusiveiy that he is In class
by himself. II is no exaggeration to say
that he is the best man of his weight
In The world. AT 1S5 pounds ringside-
and he says he can make that weight
without any trouble-he can outpont any
of the men now contending for light
weight honors After the first two
rounds he toyed with Murphy. The lat
ter won admiration for his gameness.
Wolsast, Hogan and Welsh were there
and Packey was none too eager TO give
them a line on what he could do II
pressed hard.
Bill to Regulate Boxing.
The Frawley bill. which, it is an
nounoed, was framed To regulate boxing
exhibitions, will be introduced at Albany.
If the advance programme Is adhered to.
II provides for a commission Of three
10 run the business and stpulates that
other in Brooklyn. Kid Broad and Gus
Rubin are candidates. They might.
however, get an appointment as "char-
ac:er examiners" under the new commits
sion. The senator has wisely provided
in his measure that his commission of
three shall pass upon the moral char
acter OF boxers before they enter the
ring. No provision is made for an open
Ing prayer.
Under the provisions Of the bill the
governor is directed to appoint within
thirty days after the passage OF the act
three persons to he members OF the ath-
l6tlc commission. commission
appoint and remove al pleasure n secre-
tary and the necessary travelling and
other expenses OF the members of the
commission. with the salary of the sec
retary, shall not exceed $4,000 a year,
Frawley's measure gives this proposed
commission absolute control. 1t would
exact licenses, prescribe regulations, Is
sue permits, appoint examining physi-
clans. pass upon the moral character and
htness of athletes, control referees, be the
sole Judge OF whether OF not a club
should be permitted TO conduct eXhibi-
tions. exact $4,000 bonds from such clubs
as 1t might be pleased to license and the
Lord only knows what else.
1t would be within the commission s
discretion 10 declare that a bout was a
fake and cancel the participants license
to box within the state. And among 9TH
er things the law would compel princi-
| pals to use eight-ounce gloves.
In view OF the fact that Wolgast has
engaged in four contests In six weeks.
Manager Jones remarked that the local
SpoTllHS "IllSTS "Oulu PEODdDIN cease
accusing the champion OF lodging light
weights after the title.
Not only that continued Jones, "but
! Wolgast is signed for two other battles
between now and July f."
The champion Will return TO the Pa =
cifc coast. where he will meet frankie
| Burns in A twenty-round battle in San
Francisco, and then take on owen Mo-
| ran for a forty-five round contest July 4.
| Wolgast will then lay off until Sep
| tember. when he will be ready 10 meet
any lightweight in the world.
Ex-Champion Jim Jeffres is said to
| be worth S250,000. He will sail from this
city Nav for Europe, where he will
| pass the summer.
Declaring that the exhibition was one
| OF the most brutal he ever witnessed,
Police Captain McElroy justihes his ac-
| ton in stopping the mill between Young
kurz and kid" Wilson. Neither man
had an advantage when both resorted TO
| rough house tactics in the ninth and
were parted by McElroy just when it
seemed there would be a free -for-all
| fight.
Paris May Check Fighting.
letter from Paris hints that 1t is
| likely that the police authorities will limit