Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-30
By 7. S. Andrews.


Special Dispatch TO The Star.
MILWAUKEE. Wis, July 29.-Will
packy Mcfarland, the Chicago lad.
share the glory of the lightweight
honors with Ad Wolgast, the present
world S champion. after their meeting in
this city September 16? That is ques-
zion that is agitating the minds Of sport
ing men hereabouts and especially Tom
Jones. manager for the little Michigan
wildcat
wolcast has made the match at a
weight that will suit Mcfarland better
than any proposition ever before made to
him by the champion. and it IS question
now whether the Chicago lad will be able
to take advantage of the situation and
grab off a share Of the honors as re-
suit The weight is to be 1873 pounds at
o'clock which means that Mcfarland
will enter the ring at about lS7 POUNDS,
while Wolgast will hardly scale over iS2
ut the most. Can WolgaSt afford TO give
away that much weight to clever man
like Mcfarland? Ad thinks he can. but
there arc many who think he Is making
a serious mistake, for Mcfarland Is a
different class boxer to what the CHAM
zion has been meeting and he can also
punch when he has his strength with him,
not being Slapped away by making 1mpos-
sible weights IT will mean lots Of hard
work for McE aTland 10 make even loo
pounds at 3, but he can do it and retain
his strength. according to Manager
Thiery. and he should know If any one
does. If that is the case then it will
mean a hard proposition for Wolgast to
face.
Mcfarland and his manager have con-
sIdered all these points beforehand.
There is no doubt on that score, for when
Packey was asked through his manager
to go ahead with the proposed match
with Matt Wells he baked and said it
would be impossible now as he had to
post a forfeit OF 5000 to guarantee re-
surn match with Wolgast over the long
route That goes to prove that Wolgast.
while being confident, is taking no
chances on losing in a no-decision bout.
He wants to be protected should the
StockyardS boy put one over on MIN, as
he feels he is Packey's master over the
long route no matter how the short one
may terminate.
Tt is McFarland's plan to grab off
few weeks of easy stage money after
the bout with Wolgast for he knows that
II ne holds the champion even it will
mean big Inducements from the vaudeville
or burlesque houses, and that is the goal
Just now. Manager Thiery not only eX-
poets him to hold Wolgast even, but to
score victory over him. point deci-
sion that none of the papers can deny
him. After that he will want a rest, for
over the long route he Will be obliged
to make 1872 pounds four hours before the
contest. which will he harder. and it will
mean extra hard work TO get down grad
raIly so as to retain his strength Packey
knows that January | is a big date for
boxing shows on the coast and 1t Will not
he surprising to hear of the two meet
ing before Jimmy Coffroth's San Fran
cisco club on the first of the new year.
Coffroth has offered Wolgast a guarantee
of SIT 600 for his end and Mcfarland
$1,000. or s2I.oo for the match, and 1t
seems certain that the Frisco man will
land it. no matter how the bout here may
turn out. Should Packey score a knock
out here il would upset the dope some
what. but that would not cause the
coast bout TO fall through: 1t would sim
ply reverse matters, with Mcfarland
drawing down the long end of the money
and WolgaSt tho short end.
There has been much talk about the
Wolgast- Freddy Welsh bout for Turkey
DAY at Los Angeles, but the champion
stated here the other day that the con-
test has not been definitely arranged for
that date before Tom McCareys club, and
there is suspicion that ii will not go
through. although Wolgast says he wants
20 treat Tom McCarey right. and give him
a date. but it may be with some one be-
side Welsh. He states further that the
side bet has never been posted (Which, by
the way. McCarey objects to, and rightly
sol. for the battle with Welsh, nor has
articles been signed. Reports from the