Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-08

my way OF thinking, would make him .
sure victor over the champion. And
his manager. feel the same way about 1t.
and for that reason will not match with
Packey unless tho latter agrees to weigh
In at 1873 ringside.
Lightweights Dodge Mcfarland.
Packey is sore over the way the boys in
the division are inclined to dodge and
use the weight subterfuge to avoid box
ing him. He clAims to be q legitimate
lightweight and entitled to the right to
battle for the title. In support Of his
claim he points to the fact that the old
time champions. Lavigne. Erne and Cans.
generally fought out their disputes 1T 135
or. 1875 weigh in during the afternoon.
and until Nelson was championship there
was no such thing as q 13S pound limit.
Mac says to satisfy. the sporting public
that he is q lightweight he. win agree to
make the disputed figure II Wolgest viii
box him for tho championship. but that
weighing in time Is to be In the after-
noon not later than s o'clock.
1t Is q cinch that Ad will turn Paokey
down hard, and while I do not in q way
marks first. what Is he going to do whom
the supply runs out. II the champion
defeats frankie Burns and Owen Moran.
which Is most likely. there will not be
K. o. Brown; and think he would be
easy for Ad in q long bout. As fight
followers the country over have come to
look upon Mcfarland as the best man in
embarrassing at times to explain his rea-
sons for not giving the Chicago boy Q
chance at the title.
Quiet In Heavyweight Ranks.
Sporting scribes can thank the light
weights for furnishing material to write
about. Really. there Is hardly anything
Of import happening in the other divisions
Of professional pugilism.
Former Champion James ]. Jeffrieo has
been ''vacationinE" In New York. and.
always q taciturn individual. Il has been
next to impossible to get word out OF
terprising youth started q story that IN
attempt would be made to match the big
fellow with Carl Norris. the Oklahoma
engineer. who aspires to the place once
would more than likely throw the man
out Of a window were he to make any
such proposition to him.
I do not believe JEFF ever will tight
again. He had all he wanted Of It At
Reno that eventful Fourth OF July. At
that, q man can change his mind. He
has the privilege Of doing so. and time
may have healed UP the soreness, but.
II 1 am any Judge, there 10 not the
slightest chance OF his exercising that
prerogative.
JEFF Not to Fight Again.
A match between Jeffries and Morris
would run a bona nde championship con-
test q close second as q money getter. II
nothing else. Jeffs friends have con-
tended that the big fellow was "doped'
the day Of the Johnson fight. ! have
argued his condition was the result OF
nervous breakdown. due to the terrific
strain attendant upon the approaching
contest. II Jeffries were to make q re-
appearance In the ring and clean up tho
youngster without much trouble he would
20 a long way toward re-establishing
himself in the hearts and affections OF
the sport-loving public. I am merely
stating what might be. and do not enter
tain the thought that the big fellow will
ever put the gloves on again. AZ for
Morris, the sooner he is given q real
try-out the better for him. The dead
ones he has met to date furnish Us with
no line on his ability.