Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-05

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-.'..a.----a round bout be-
tween the pair, and guarantees the, cham.
pion substantial sum with the priyi
lege of liberal percentage Of the gate
receipts
Ehe Chicagoan has accepted Match
maker Tim Hurst's offer. and signified a
Willingness to do l33. pounds for Adolph.
scaling at o'clock in the afternoon.
That Mcfarland is the logical onpo-
nent as the saying is. for wolgast. his
record proves beyond the shadow of a
doubt Packy has never been defeated
in the ring. and IL conceded to be the
cleverest boxer in the game today. No
other contest that could be arranged
would so appeal to the great American
sporting public as a wolgast- Mcfarland
set-to. and 1t is earnestly hoped the
champion decides to settle the lonR-moot-
ed question Of superiority as soon as he
has properly attended to the case Of
Senior Joe Rivers Independence day.
II AID comes back" with flying coIors
in the Rivers try-out (and anywhere near
his best form that should not prove an
exceedingly difncult job he will be COM
PEELED to take notice Of the Chicagoan's
defy. The latter will make the weight
concessions stipulated by the champion,
and IL I know Wolgast. and I think
do. he win not be averse to the meeting,
provided the financial inducements are
attractive. On this score the Garden
club promises to satisfy even the extrava-
CANT demands of Tom Jones, Wolgasrs
capable Charge d'affaires.
4 great many folks, including yours
truly. thought Packy had erred in judz-
ment when he accepted a guarantee to
box Wells and refused to gamble on the
gaze. I for one take on my chapeau to
the young man. He Is a wise kid, sure
enough. The gross take Of about $26. 900
supplies the necessary evidence on that
point. Wells accepted so per cen, Of the
gross and the same percentage OF the
future earnings Of the movies" and
down.. Matt got a little less than s., 600
cash, but has since sold out his share Of
the picture scheme, so that after all he
did not fall much behind Packy in the
deal But t goes to show that the Chi
cago boy is a shrewd little party and had
pretty good line on the drawing capac-
~ Of the match.
About the fight itself? Well. Matt
gracefully took a good licking: was COM
pletely outclassed from start to finish
Some say the game little Englishman did
not show the form Of previous starts In.
this country. Nebbe not. He was laid
up for several months during the win
ter. and may not have been keyed quite
UP to top speed, but at his very best
form 1t Is extremely doubtful il he could
hope to do much better. Even allowing
, for the long lay-on. Matt might have
shown at least a flash Of form IL only
for round or two: IN the garden bout
ne was never in the hunt-as the pic
lures will show. Mcfarland has the
habit OF making an opponent look fool
ish. and Matt discovered early in the
contest that he was competing with q
much classier boxer than he had met in
his previous excursions to this country.
il 10 all well enough to boast Of victories
over the Knockout Browns, the One
round Hogans and the Leach Crosses. but
McFariand's superiority over that class
OF boys was never more strfkingly en-
phasized than by the manner he handled
Wells throughout One thing Wells
proved, however-ae Is game He took
considerable punishinent, and was always
the aSgressor. even though his efforts
to land on the willy Packy were some
times extremely ludicrous.
Freddy Welsh may be given a chance
to box Mcfarland within the next few
weeks. The former British champion
effects OF the recent injury to his neck
muscles, and in the best Of condition once
more. The only barrier In the way Of q
duel between this clever couple Is the
An&SSSI u dNOT0upOlS. welsh Is q lstS-
Founder and wants Mac to make that
weight at 3 in the afternoon. 1t is not
likely the latter will agree to that figure
Tor any other than Wolgast SO Il "a q
question II the match is made At that.
Freddy would much prefer to fight Il out
again with Wells, the man who stole his
Job a. English champ
Hu8hey Michigan. Australia's best light
weight. will sail for this country on the
same boat that brings back the bunch OF
American beauties who were attracted
to the land Of the kangaroo by the mu-
nfdcent Offers Of Hugh Mcintosh From
several letters to the writer / gather the
Information that this Michigan party is
the best little man developed in that
far-oh land since the days of the mar
Vicious Critic. He can fight at las with.
out trouble. my informants state. and
doesn't object to taking on heavier lads
II he has to- His aim In heading for the
states IL TO arrange a match with VOL
CAST and In order to convince public and
promoters OF his ''claSs'' will first take
on any good boy that may be selected
for him.
All Of which. II true. has the real cham.
piouship ring. and Mr.. Mehesan vii
ind, Il he makes good, tina: American
sports appreciate quality In fonedEners
cutie as much AZ In the home product.
/ note that the elephantine Carl Nor.
sis plans another invasion Of the east