Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-15
McFARL AND TOO CLEVER FOR !.
MORAN IN 1O-ROUND BOUT
Chicago Lad Feints His Adversary Into
Knots and Gives Him Scien-
tific Beating.

NEW YORK, March 15--In light
ning-fast bout OF ten rounds. with every
second spent in getting scores of punches
hooks. swings and jabs, Packey McFar
land. the stockyards champion of Chica
10, outpointed Owen Moran of England al
the Fairmont Athletic Club last night
In every session of the milling. with the
possible exception of the fifth round and
the ninth round. which were even, NC
Farland proved his superiority as boxer
as a puncher and as a heavy-hittins
lighting man.
II was a rare fistic treat between the
two opponents of the art Of boxing. 1t
was bout between the two cleverest box
ers in this country, men who excel in
cIeverness to punch and block blows bet
ter than Champion AID Wolgast. the hold
er of the lightweight title, the laurel
wreath of which Mcfarland and Moran
covet.
1t was an international battle. Nc
Farland represented America and Moran
England. Mcfarland was the asgressor
throughout. and he was always NOV
around Moran, shooting over owen
guard, finding ragged openings In ms
defense and planting blows beneath the
Englishman's guard as well.
Moran could not locate PackeN. M.
Farland was like a flash Of light thrown
from search lamps of man-o'-war-
here. there. but not where Moran eN-
pected him to be.
Time and again Moran tried with
swings 10 hit Packey and flew wide OF
the mark by many feet. Moran was
amazed. He could net credit that such
things could happen to his mode OF at
tack Surely Packey was in front OF
him when he started his punch. put
rln
He could not tell; hence his amazement.
Packey was too clever for Moran, his
brain was too sharp and active. ....
Clubhouse damned.
The clubhouse was damned with a
cosmopolitan crowd of fight fans. Tier
upon tier. the seats, ranging from floor to
ceiling. were filled with spectators. The
men were packed together shoulder to
shoulder. Fat men who occupied more
than average space were squeezed until
they fairly gasped for BREATH Thin men
were welcomed with cries of JOY. Before
o'clock every seat save those in the
boxes was taken and even those who held
tickets in this exclusive section came
early fearful Of being crowded out. The
cheap reservations were filled early.
Mcfarland and Moran fulfilled the con-
dtionss Of the bout as to weight at
o CLOCK. Inc DdidnCe DdT was H&cu at
135 pounds. Packey jumped upon the
scales and failed to bulge the beam.
Moran was so far below the specified
number of pounds that he was unable
to make the beam CULVER.
Mcfarland was the first to enter the
ring. He climbed between the ropes at
1890 pm, followed by his seconds. Young
Corbett, Emil Thiery, Bob Cannon and
Johnny Mcfarland. Packey, cool and
calm, without the slightest indication of
nerves" sat in his corner and passed
jokes with his friends seated in the
boxes.
Moran did not appear for several min
utes II II was hts aim to make McFar-
his effort. Owen was accompanied by
Jimmy Johnson, Charley Harvey, Jen
Perry and Fred Sears. They quickly
donned the gloves and Referee job sig
The Fight by Rounds.
Both men tented for an opening
Packey was the first to find it and sent
in a light left to the body and clinched.
Owen tried an uppercut. but Packey
blocked it. Packey made Owen miss
a wild right swing, but later Moran shot
over a hard right to Packey's left ear.
Owen rushed and Packey met him with
a right uppercut to the face. He came
back with two light blows to the face.
The round was light one. with no
damage done On work 1t was McFar-
lands round.
Packey shot over a strong left to
Owens face early in the second round
and followed with a right to the body.
Owen missed right and left swings to
the face. In the clinches Packey back
heeled with his glove Mcfarland soon
after found Moran's face for two sting
ing blows with the left At the might
1T tpc &c
right and left hard TO the stomach. Mo-
rams best blows were two weak left jabs
to Packey's neck. 1t was Packey's round.
Moran started off the third with
short hook to Packeys face. Packey
then rushed and sent Moran off his bal
ance with a left and right to the face
and body. Moran laughed. In the
clnches Packey worked his left and right
back-handed McFarland's face and the
crowd hissed. Then owen started his
jumping tactics. They enabled him to hit
Mcfarland two light taps on the face.
Packey sent in hard right 10 the jaw
just at the bell. IL was Packey's round
Packey rushed from his corner i'm the
fourth and landed light left TO owens
face. Moran came back with two left jabs
TO the face. In a whirlwind rush Packey
shot over left twirled his arm around
owens neck and uppercut him savage
Iy II robbed Moran of his smile Owen
jabbed and then missed an uppercut.
Later he sent in left to Packeys face.
Packey measured Owen and staggered
him with a right IL was Packeys round.
Three times In one, two. three order
Packey sent over his left with hook
To the jaw in the fifth. Owen was ready
and planted left to the face. McFar-
land made a wild swing and while off
his balance owen Init him in the face
with an uppercut- He came back with
a right jab. Psckev swung to the face
and turned Owen half way round. The
round was even.
Moran began the rushing act in the
sixth round with a straight left. Packey
came back with shower of lefts. He
then began his famous uppercuts. After
a left TO the face he caught Moran around
the neck with his left glove and, swing
ing him around at arms length, shot up
a fierce right to the jaw. The blow
knocked Moran several feet across the