El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-27

HICAGO. H., Jan. 27.-Cruel fate
stlI continues in hot pursuit
~ Of the star light weights First
IL was the American champion,
Ad Wolgast. who was stricken on the
eve OF battle and rushed TO the operat-
1ng table
Then came the cabled news that Matt
Wells. Eugland's star, was suffering
from an aggravated attack OF eryslp-
elaes on top OF this the wall from Nc
Earland's headquarters that the reason
for Packey's disappointing showing
with Tommy Murphy was due 70 a
wound from Cupid's dart
And now Freddy Welsh, just as be is
about 10 appear in tie same identical
Ftng where he was scheduled TO box
Wolgast when the latter was suddenly
taken sick. is carried 10 the hospital
instead.
Tie head-Ilners are up against the
old hard-luck thing for fair Wolgasr
viii be unable 90 do battle Tor some
months yet' Wells IS IN no shape 70
box. and Mcfarland has not been seen
in public since The Thanksgiving day
stunt with Murphy
Welsh is said TO have severely
strained the tendons Of his neck and
back The little EnEiishman was
booked 10 go twenty rounds with Bob
BIZ Waugh. the Texan, last saturday
out was forced 10 call the thing OF
81 the last minute. just as happened
Wolgast two months ago
With the important guys all laio
up the Msndots, HOgans, Browns, say
1Ors and others viii have chance 70
jump right into the front row Of pub
lie attention. There is some talent In
the 'near-champ" ranks that may
make good IL given the opportunity.
one round Hogan is promising
boy He satisfied critics that ne pos
sessed considerable cleverness IN re-
cent bouts with Knockout Brown ana
Battling Nelson Hogan outcLassed
Brown and displayed remarkably deN-
terlty and generalship in the Nelson
contest
Hogan boxes Tommy Murphy before
Jim Coffroth's san Francisco club next
Wednesday. The Harlem boy IS a dan
Terous foe. From all accounts he gave
MCFARLAND plenty trouble In their
Thanksgiving match Knockout broWn
put over one Of those lucky punches
70 Tommy's jaw last spring, but II was
q scratch victory, II ever there was
one. Upon his showing against the
experienced and clever Murphy experts
viii calculate HOgan's championship
chances.
That much talked-Of match between
Packey Mcfarland and Nike Gibbons.
the St Paul marvel, may be arranged
after All. Gibbons manager recently
made OTertures to Packey and while
The latter was rather coy about It he
intlmated that he could be coaXed 10
make the match II a suitable purse
on this score Mr.. Mcfarland need
have no worry. He is a big card in
New York. where the match viii take
place. II at all and Gibbons Is one OF
the white haired boys in Gotham
right now. Mikes clever stuff has
Tnads an awful hit with the fight bugs
II the big town
u this team comes together it viii
take another Madison Square Garden
To accommodate the sports who VIII
want 20 see two real clever boys put
IN their maulies. Packey and Nike
are much alike in battle array, box on
the same style and both have left
hands that il is a treat to look at.
Gibbons is thought a harder walloper
fiar the Chicazoan. but at 142 pounds
he might not carry any heavy artiI-
1ery- And Paczey is not so easy to hit
anyhow not so you can notice It.
Mcfarland not forced to reduce may
prove sturdier than most people think.
The stock-Fards' boy was quite some
heavy puncher a few years ago when