Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-24
American Security Team Finishes the Season With Great Record

Brown. to box the champ. when he did.
Ad was just coming back after a long
lay-off, and the bouts were in the nature
of try-outs. His arm was doubtful
quantity, and all who saw him perform
later on with One-Round Hogan Were
amazed at the marvellous Improvement.
But Knockout achieved considerable
fame by going the course with the cham
pion. and he has a much wide-awake
manager, quick to take advantage of
anything that helps to make his boy an
attraction.
One Real Fight in Sight.
The one lightweight match I would like
to see go through would call out VOL
CAST and Mcfarland. Packey has been
knocking at the door for a long time and
deserves a chance at the title. The
weight question could be amicably set
tied, believe. If it were the inclination
of the Woigast party to continue the hard
campaign begun several months ago II
was Ads plan, from all accounts, "a
take things easy between this and
Thanksgiving, with. six-round affair
now and then where a nice piece OF
1noI,ey can be picked up without being
forced to work hard for it.. Mcfarland
can make the weight all right. That is.
the weight Wolgast's manager suggested
when the fight was talked of following
the Moran affair-133 pounds three hours
before the contest. 1 have this on the
authority of a close friend of the Chi
cagoan. But Packey is wise boy and
is going to get the best of 1t whenever
possible, for which no sane persons car
blame the lad.
The unbelievers who claim Mcfarland
to be no longer q lightweight and that
he has grown into the welter division
may be interested to know that when
Packey boxed Jack Goodman in this city
several months ago he weighed in at
1884 pounds at o'clock And the
weight called for was 1876 at that hour.
Sammy Kelly, manager of Goodman
and at one time one OF the cleverest
featherweights in the profession, is a
great believer in Mcfarland. The man.
ner in which the stockyards boy han
died and knocked out Goodman con-
WINGED Kelly that Packey could make
the 133-pound mark and still be at his
best. Sammy said, the other day:
Mcfarland can easily do 1913 pounds
and whip any man in the world. He is {
foxy chap and kids a lot of people witt
the story that he can't do the weight ant
be strong but if Wolgast makes a mattel
with him and allows Mac to weigh a few
hours before ringside time, got and be
that there will be new champion. VOL
! CAST couldn't put glove on Packey in
twenty rounds. while Mcfarland would
cut Ad to pieces and blind him long be-
fore the limit"
Packey a Wise Fish.
This. coming from such an authority
as Kelly. the developer of Goodman. one
Of the best boys ever turned out of New
York. must be given consideration.
know for a fact that when Packey
weighed in he was strong as bull. The
Z, I,.ox nd nn< o<
best were creations of his own fertile
brain.
If the match Is made, although al
this time the prospect seems slight 1of
Mcfarland is the one boy Wolgast has
the greatest respect fOr), and Packey
enters the ring anywhere near his pres
ent grand shape, l am also or the opln-
ion that the title will change hands
The champion would have to tire Packey
out before he could administer dangerous
punishment and with his wonderful skill
Mcfarland ought to have Wolgast in bad
shape before showing any signs of t1r-
ing And leave it to Packey to quickly
finish the Job, once his opponent displays
evidence Of distress.
The WEIGH Wolgast contest is a bi.
too far away to suit the fans, but il
ought to prove a great go. Next to Nc
Farland Freddie is unquestionably the
cleverest boxer in the business. When
Packey boxed the Welshman in England
to the American, although the referee
called the match draw. Since that time
WEIGH may have gone back, as the re-
suit of his bout with Wells would indi-
cate. The probability is, however, thai
Freddie underestim ated his opponent and
! was not at his best Wells has fallen
far short Of championship form in his
contests here since winning the English
title.
yua11 of Notch
At that he is the recognized champion
Of Great Britain and is deserving of con-
sideration as a challenger for the cham
pionship Of America; but with Wolgast
tied up for the immediate future there
appears to be no chance in that direc-
ton.
After Jack Johnson wipes up the ring
with Petty Officer Curran he is to give
Bombadier Wells a boxing lesson. Thirty
| thousand dollars is the price to be paid
the champion for his services as in
structor, according to the truthful cable.
A rumor was current that Jack finally
had agreed to box Sam Langford and had
| Cancelled the "easy mark" bouts, and the
champion lost no time in entering Wig
orous denial. mo blacks in mine when
this white man game is SO SOFT says
! Jack, and in truth no one can censure
him for gathering all the soft money In
sight, especially when it comes in such
| large poultices.
! Tom O'Rourke. the local fight impre-
sario. wants to match his hope" Al
| Palzer, with Carl Morris or Jim Flynn
Kaufmann's conqueror. and has wired
propositions to both men. O'ROurke be-
lieves in fighting his man as often as
possible, and thinks it is the best plan
| to develop any latent skill or talent that
may be concealed about the person.
| PalZer may be one of the entrees in the
"hope" tournament to be held at the
Twentieth Century Athletic Clubs club
house August and s. 1t is to be hoped
for the sake of the sport that the tour
ney fills with better quality than the
former gathering Of budding heavy
weight talent.
Lynch. president of the league. is quot
| ed as saying that Magee will have tC
| write retraction and have it published
| in the Philadelphia papers before Lynch
| will reinstate him. The retraction must
| be of his charge that Umpire Finneran
used language to him which no man could
| submit to. The testimony of. Roger Bres-
nahan, who heard all that was said. is
that Finneran simply said to Magee
| You are out Of the game; get off the