The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-04
M'FARL.AND-WOLGAST
 BOUT DEMANDED BY BOXING FANS
Jim Corbett Says Champion Is Willing to Meet Packey If Financial Terms Can Be Arranged.

Be Arranged.
 fBy James J. Corbett, Former Heavy
 weight Champion of the World)
 Special to the Farmer.)
 New York, May 4.-Packey McFar- land easily demonstrated that he's the master of Matt Wells, England's light weight champion, and is now prepar- ed to argue the matter of superiority with Ad Wolgast. whenever the latter feels so disposed.
 The Garden Athletic Club would like to stage a ten round bout between the pair, and guarantee the champion substantial sum, with the privilege of d liberal percentage of the gate re- ceipts-
 The Chicagoan has accepted Match maker Tim Hursts offer and stgntfed a willingness to do 13S pounds for Adolph scaling at o'clock in the af-
 That Mcfarland is the logical op- ponent," as the saying Is, for Wolgast, his record proves beyond the shadow of a doubt. Packey has never been defeated in the ring and is conceded
  to-day. No other contest that could be arranged would so appeal to the Great American sporting public as a wolfAst-McFarland set-to, and it is earnestly hoped the champion decides to settle the long mooted question Of superiority as soon as he has properly attended to the case of Senor Joe Rlv- CTS on Independence Day.
 If Ad '.comes back with flying col ors in the Rivers try-out, (and any where near his best form that should not prove an exceedingly difficult job), he will be compelled to take notice of the Chicagoan's defy. The latter will make the weight concessions stip- ulated by the champion and if know wolgast, and think do he will rot be averse to the meeting, provided the financial inducements are attrac- tive On this score the Garden club promises to satisfy even the extrava- gant demands of Tom Jones, Wolgast's capable charge d'affaires.
 A great many folks, including yours truly, thought Packey had erred in judgment when he accepted guaran- tee to box Wells and refused to gam ble on the gate. I for one take on my chapeau to the young man. He is a wise kid, sure enough. The gross take of about $26.000 supplies the nec- essary evidence on that point. Wells
  the same percentage of the future earnings of the movies" and paid Mcfarland $10,00O out of his draw down. Matt got little less than SeOOO cash, but has since sold out his share of the picture scheme, so that after all he will not fall much behind Packey in the deal. But 1t goes to show that the Chicago boy is a shrewd little party and had pretty good line on the drawing capacity of the match
 About the fight itself? We'll, Matt gracefully took a good licking; was completely outclassed from start to finish. Some say the game little Eng lishman did not show the form of pre- vious starts in this country. Mebbe not. He was laid up for several months during the winter and may not have been keyed up to top speed, but at his very best form it is ex- tremely doubtful if he could hope to do much better. Even allowing for the long lay-off, Matt might have shown at least a flash of form if only bout he was never in the hunt-as the pictures will show. Mcfarland has the habit of making an opponent look foolish and Matt discovered early in the contest that he was competing with a much classier boxer than he had met in his previous excursions to this country. It is all we'll enough to boast of victories over the Knock Gu. Browns, the One-Round Hogans, and the Leach Crosses, but McFar- lands superiority over that class of boys was never more strikingly em- phasized than by the manner he ham dled Wells throughout. One thing Wells proved, however: he is game. He took considerable punishment and was always the aggressor, even though his efforts to land on the willy Packey were sometimes extremely ludicrous.
 
 Freddy Welsh may be given a chance to box Mcfarland within the next few weeks. The former British champion claims to be fully recovered from the i'll effects of the recent in- jury to his neck muscles. and in the best of condition once more. The on- " barrier in the way of a duel be- tween this clever couple is the matter of avordupois. Welsh is a 133 pound CT and wants Mac to make that weight the latter will agree to that figure for any other than Wolgast, so 1t is a question if the match is made. At that Freddy would much prefer to fight 1t out again with Wells, the man who stole his job as English champ.
 Hughey Mehegan, Australia's bes, lightweight. will sail for this country on the same boat that brings back the lunch of American beauties who were attracted to the land of the Kanga- roo by the munificent offers of Hugh Mcintosh. From several letters to the writers I gather the inference that this Mehegan party is the best little man developed in that far off land since the days of the marvellous Grif- fo. He can fight at 133 without trou- ble, my informants state, and doesn't object to taking on heavier lads if he has to. His aim in heading fo1 the States is to arrange a match with Wolgast and in order to convince pub lie and promoters of his "class' will first take on any good boy that may be selected for him.
 All of which, if true, has the req championship ring, and MT. Megehar will find, if he makes good, shat