The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-27

land who was introduced tonight at Madison Square Garden as Chicago s fighting Irishman, administered severe drubbing to England's lightweight cham pion, Matt Wells. The men went 10 rounds, and while Mcfarland was 10 to favorite, nobody thought that his task would be so easy. Wells was a de- cided disappointment. Mcfarland at all stages of the fight was cool and collected, while Wells lost his head early in the game. Wells did not land ten clean blows during the entire contest. It was a one sided fight and Mcfarland upheld every thing that his friends had claimed for him.
 1t was estimated that about 5000 per- sons witnessed the fight and that the re- ceipts will be over $30,OO0
 Round 1.-Wells tried left swing but missed and then landed left to the body. Packey feinted and put his left on the neck Both were wary Packey made Wells miss twice and sent him against the ropes landing rights and lefts lightly on the head. They exchanged lefts on the body. Packey sent right to the wind, Wells counterng with stiff left to the face. They were sparring at the gong Round fairly even.
 Round 2.-Packey led left to the lace. At close quarters both played for the body and then exchanged lefts on the head Wells tried for the body and after a clinch sent his left lightly to face. Wells landed hard left to the body. Packey hooked a left to the head and got in a hard left uppercut over the heart. After another clinch Packey sent right lightly to the head and Wells eoun- Do hlaa1- ing when he went to his corner. Me- Farland's S round.
 Round 3-They worked into a clinch and exchanged rights on the body. Pack ey uppercut with his right on the chest. Packey jabbed left to face and tucked safely from left swing. After some infighting Packey jabbed left to ear They exchanged rights and lefts and at close quarters both landed on body Wells bled a little from the nose as he went to his corner. Packey had shade the better of this round.
 Round 4.-Packey crowded his man to the ropes in rush and there was rapid exchange of blows on the body Packey missed a hard right uppercit but jabbed his right to the mouth, drawing blood from Wells Packey blocked cleverly and from a clinch Wells slipped to the floor. When he got up Packey shook him with a short right uppercut and Wells was on the defensive with Packey jabblng left to the face and right hooks to the body. At close quarters Wells put both hands hard to the wind but at the end of tho round he seemed distressed and 1t was McFarlands round
 Round 5.-Packey was very cool while Wells face bore an anxious look. Packey send his~ left repeatedly to the rose and mouth and hooked two short rights to the head. Wells was wild in his swings and clinched frequently. He played for the body but Packey drove him back with left jabs to the face and short right hooks and uppercuts to the body. Packey landed rights and left on the face three times alternately ani this was his round also by a big mar gin.
 Round 6.-Wells was up against series of lefts and rights to the face as soon as he came to the center of the ling, Mcfarland hitting him at will The fighting was all done by McF'ar 1end. who when Wells would crowd him, stepped back and sent right and leit to the face with Wells scarcely making a return. Wells covered up re- peatedly but Packey made him undo this with hard right uppercuts. McFar- lands round.
 Round 7-McFarland opened with a right uppercut to the chest, Wells landing a light left hook on the wind After a few light exchanges Paekey went for his man again with lefts and Tights and Wells was cautioned for holding. Paekey kept up his provoking iabbing and iabbing with left put over two hard ones on the head. Wells was cautioned by the referee again this time for hitting in the breakaway Me Farland just played with him until the sound of the gong. McFarlands round
 Round S.-Packey met Wells with a straight left as he was coming in and then drove him back with two hard up- percuts and right smash to the face Wells was unable to land a clean blow while Packey tantalzed him with lefts on the face and righthand slaps and an occasional slap with the back of the glove. Packey, forcing the fighting. put Wells to a standstll with a rain of right uppercuts and left jabs. Wells swung wildly and Packey simply side stepped or ducked safely and kept up a running fire of jabs and uppercuts till the end of the round. McFarland,s round
 Round 9.--Wells rushed to clinch in which he got in short lefts Snd rights to the bedy but Mcfarland or ~ laughed Packey took matters easy 9 xthis stage and jabbed half dozen ffs to the face. Wells made frantic brts to get back but Packey drove h back with lefts and three. right sn hes on the jaw. bursting VI Als left e Packey up- percut him o9/ body Wells made