New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-27

both as fast as a streak and few effective
punches were landed.
Wells slipped McFarland's left lead for
the head and drove "Packy>' back across
the ring with right TO the head at the
start Of the fifth round. In an exchange
Mcfarland drew blood from the mouth and
ear with left hooks. "Packy' wrested the
Rriton to the floor and the latter jumped
up at once. He ran into q right upper cut
to the body, and while in close Mcfarland
landed hard and often. He was winning
easily and the crowd cheered him.
Wells came in for a terrible licking in
the fifth round. The Wizard Of the Middle
West went at him and, jabbing him with
that whiplike left hand, made Wells look
like an untried novice He drew blood from
the Britons nose. Once "Packy' made
Wells miss and landed five blows without
return.
The battle became q routine I'm the sixth
round and "Packy" had his man bordering
on knockout Wells's science was gone,
ne was fiat-footed. slow and unable to land
an effective blow. In front of him the cool.
unmarked American lad pumped in hard
wallops without return. Grim and dogged,
Wells waded in and took II all over. There
vas no mercy asked, none granted, and
"Packy' landed with cruel precision.
His eve puffed, his ear swollen and his
nose bleeding. Wells came up for more In
the seventh. "Packy" landed al the ex.
pense Of q cut over his left ear. Wells was
warned for using the kidney punch in this
round, and then Mcfarland dressed him
IA hA ,hnr "a he
Briton's body with right uppercut, but ne
lacked the wallop 10 win by a. knockout.
In the eighth and ninth "Packy" con-
tinued his right hand uppercut to the body
and jaw and landed it freely. Wells
blocked many of the leads. but the major
ity thudded home. Mcfarland fouled Wells
In the ninth round, but It was clearly an
accident and Weiss plea was not allowed.
| IL was the wonder of all that Wells ever
stood up under the lacing. but he was
sturdy and strong, and never once was
knocked off his feet
Wells smiled as he touched McFarland's
glove in the last round, and at once plunged
In with lead for the face. "Packy" brushed
II off. snapped the right home to the body
and shifted the left to the head. Wells set
ton and went right ahead. He had forced
the pace nine rounds In the face Of ter
rible beating, and was not to be denied now.
He landed q right TO the head and shot his
left in to the face. 'Packy" backed away
and sneered as he leaped In with crusher
under the heart. and then sunk broadside
of right hand punches to the body.
1t was terrific work up under the blind
| ing light of the picture arcs. which threw
off a sweltering heat, but the boys fought
on as fast az ever. 'Packy' went In
close and smashed away at the body with
| his two hands and had an easy time Of
| it He made Wells miss several punches
and, dancing up and down before him.
| landed three or four times without re-
turn. Soon however, the bell rang well
come respite to the tired and bleeding
ears OF Wells. and he walked to his cor
| ner.
The faithful band OF English gathered
| around him to sympathize and tell him the
fine fight he fought. over in "Packy's' cor
ner the Americans were cheering their idol,
| who left the ring almost as fresh as when
he entered. and with scarcely mark on
| face or body.