El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-29

He will be given a try-out in this city
within the next few weeks.
Packey Mcfarland could not resist
the tempting offers promoters have
been shoWering him with since telling
the folks he intended taking vaca-
ton to the other side. He has already
signed to box in Cincinnati next week,
and manager Gibson, of the Garden,
has Packey's promise to appear at the
big arena once or twice during the
summer.
There is more talk of matching
Packey with Mike Gibbons, but doubt
very much if the men agree to do
battle Packey is willing to meet the
st. Paul 'phenOm," but would insist on
142 opunds ringside, and I know Mike
balks at making such a low figure.
Packey is at his best around 1876, while
Mike usually scales in the neighbOr-
hood of $50 ringside a disparity n
Queensbury experts from minglin-
which is to be greatly deplored. They
would put up an exhibition worth go
ing many miles to see.
Speaking of Gibbons. that clever
young man will soon have to box IN
the middleWeight div sion If he hopes
TO continue making money at his pro-
fessiOn- I thought he had long ago
exhausted the available supply of well
ters, but he manages to dig one up now
and then As Mike is a good card at
the local clubs it is not a difficult
proposition to find a matchmaker will
ing to gamble on any old match in
which he is a principal
Gibbons would have things pretty.
much his own way in the middle divis-
ion, with Eddie McGOorty out of 1t.
The latter party is unable from all ac-
counts to make 15S pounds, and to me
he looks the only one of the bunch
who might hold his own with the st.
Paul whirlwind- From what I have
seen of Klaus and Dillon in action. I
should say 1t would be cOmparativel
easy for Nike to best them. Both are
husky individuals, but neither is any
where near Gibbons's class as a boxer.
Jack Britton, the Chicago light
weight, has not yet succeeded in per-
suading any of the local boys TO agree
to box him. AS in the case of Willie
Richie, his rep" preceded him to town
and scared all desire to meet him out
OF the New Workers. Brittons man
ager has tried in every honora bic vay
to get Leach Cross to consent to
match, but the latter is evidently afraid
to take chance with the clever west
erner- Seems a shame to let a boy of
the admitted skill of BrittOn get away
without having an opportunity Of
showing his wares Possibly McFar-
Lard might be willing to accommodate,
If 10 one else wilt
Abe Atten will have another try at
fame and fortune in the ring. His Op-
ponent will be Tommy Murphy. The
boys meet at Jim Coffroth's san Fran
cisco arena the afternoon of the
Fourth. Abe has been putting in the
ast few months at Billy Nolan's ranch
near Hardin Springs, California, and
Judging from advices that have reached
ne the long vacation in the hills has
the former king of the
-eatherweights. I am informed that
Abe is now a regular lightweight and
hat the conditions of the Murphy
match calling for the men to weigh
It 133 the morning OF the contest are
made to order for him. An Attell
1913 pounds, and in good phys
cal trim-Wel il seems to me such a
,arty ought to clean up in the light
weight division. But 7 doubt that Abe
viii ever regain that great asset OF .