New-York tribune., 1912-02-07
M'FARLAND BEATS BURNS
Big Crowd Sees Lively Bout with
Plenty of Action.
CHICAGO WIZARD CLEVER
Finds His Hands Full, However,
and Forced to Show His
Best Skill.

"Packey" Mcfarland. the lightweight
from Chicago, defeated kid" Burns, Of the
West Side, in a lively ten-round bout AT
the Fairmont Athletic Club. Of The Bronx.
last night. The pace was fast faster than
most Of the three thousand fans" antici-
pated. and Burns made the stockyards
wizard box harder than any one else who
ever faced him in New York ring. There
was never minute when the West Side
boy was not willing to fight. but class told,
and the better man won.
In nine of the ten rounds the clever
Mcfarland held sway. He beat his man
to the punch. blocked and slipped leads in
mastery fashion. Fast on his feet, he
made Burns miss and 20 to the ropes sew
eral times and then lcaped in 10 try for
knockout. but lie evidently lacked the
punch, for although in trouble several
times. Burns held his feet 10 the end
Burns was first 10 land. hooking Il light
left TO the body and, backing away. he
smothcred McFarlands effort 10 feint
The stockyard boy banged short right
home. but Burns blocked a left and right
for the jaw and hooked a left TO the body.
Mcfarland carried the fight. but Burns
covered well and was In no danger.
Burns tore in Ike a bull in the second
round. but the shifty Mcfarland blocked
his efforts easily Burns hooked n left on
the face. but ha paid dearly for n. as
."Packey" smashed left and right 10 the
Jaw and body A hard left on tho nose
drew blood from Burns, and his hardest
wallops displaced only the empty air.
"Packey' boxed as he alone can. and while
Burns was always dangerous he was CON
fronted by a master Mcfarland easily
had tho round
Burns did something in tho fourth round
that no other lightweight who ever faced
"Packey" has done before. He deliberately
held his jaw out and then made the chi
cago boy miss by ml" Indignant at
sucn tactics "Packey" Whaled him all over
the ring. He stood Burns up with a left
on the Jaw, and a savage uppercut fol-
lowed 10 the same place. 4 right 10 the
head caused slight discoloration Of Nc
Farlands left eye but It did li,tl" harm
"Packcy" did about as he pleased in the
fifth round but In his anxiety he landed
several blows which appeared 90 %" low.
a volley Of lefts on the head pufod Burns q
eye and cut his lips but the West side boy
blocked many hard walops
In the eighth round "PaCkey' hooked a
left 10 the face and body letting right
slide over his shoulder upporcut 10 the face
with the right Burns landed hard at times,
but It counted for little.
The ninth period saw Mcfarland carry
ing the battle, but ne ran into right
hand wallop on the eye that carried all
Of Burns's now desperate power. Tho
member all but closed A. the crowd
Cheered
Burns tore out in the final period,
swinging his right Fight. KID uRht""
bawled his seconds, and Burns dashed out
with both hands "Packev' smashed him
on the jaw with his right and then
whipped home one-two punch. but BURNS
was both strong end game and would not
go out.
Louis Dc Pouthieu, the French boxer. out
pointed Joe Coster, the Brooklyn feather
weight. I'm a tcn-rOund bout at the Royale
Athletic club Brooklyn, last night
Willie Howard, Of Brooklyn. and
Young" Hickey. Of Harlem. two light
weights. boxed a ten-rOund draw at
Browns Gymnasium last night