The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-06
What's Doing in the World of Sport
Bat Nelson Hands Out Hot
Roast for Packy M'Farland
(By Battling Nelson.l


When Ad Wolgast, Packy McFar.
land and myself me- in Nate Lewis
gymnasium last week. I refused te
shake hands with Packy Mcfarland
/ have been asked my reasons for the
act, and will answer that I hate and
despise a four-f1usher. And L con.
slider Mcfarland the biggest. four.
flusher in the ring.
I don't want to appear small, but
cannot belittle myself and forfeit my
own self-respect by even speaking t.
Mcfarland. If there is one man on
earth whom l a whip. that one /,
Mcfarland. Other fighters may beat
me to a fare-thee-well. but McFar.
lland-never.
The two bitterest battles I evel
fought in the ring were the forty-two.
round fight at Goldfield with Joe Cans
and the Foreground affair with Ad
Wolgast at Point Richmond. When ]
met Cans afterwards on two occasions
ton. But the last time / ever saw
Joe Cans was in Baltimore. a few
months before his death. Joe came ia
my dressing room, we shook hands
chatted together, went on the stage
together. and when Joe went to New
Mexico for his last trip. I gave him
letters of Introduction to friends
down there. Joe Cans was a real
man.. despite his color. and l am
proud to have been numbered among
his opponents and friends.
Wolgast and myself fought perhaps
the greatest lightweight fight Of mod.
ern times. But Wolgast is a real
champion. who will fight for his title
as often as matches offer. and when
We met last week 1t was as friends, and
l am glad it is as such. And l think
But l cannot be blamed for passing
up Mcfarland. When Mcfarland first
started his ring career was his
booster. friend and to a certain extent
his adviser. l took him to a clipping
bureau. where l had an account and
asked that they extend him credit.
holding myself morally responsible for
his dealings with them.
He ran up a bill Of $3.50 and then
refused to let go Of this large amount.
The clipping bureau sued him. ana
Packy pleaded infancy in the courts.
He was Il minor. and he took this
mean. little step to avoid paying his
just debt. ] did not wan any man
to say that he had lost money through
me. so sent my personal check to the
manager of the clipping bureau. and
paid the bill. 1 still have the receipt,
which Mr.. p. Mcfarland can look at
any time. but which he cannot buy for
$4,000. 1t remains a silent indict-
ment against the most u%ngrateful
fighter in the ring.
Mcfarland continually four-hushes
about wanting a chance at the light
weight title" He gets matches with
~lightweights. then enters the ring him
self as a welterweight. In challenging
Wolgast for the lightweight title he
specifies 1875 pounds at 3 o'clock. APP
pendicitis may have worked havoc
with Wolgast's rugged frame-I hope
not-but If 1t is the same Wolgast who
fought me at Point Richmond and
Los Angeles he could whip McFar-
land even If Mcfarland weight a ton.
Why Toes this welterweight trial up
and down the country meeting fourth
rate fighters. and then challenge for
the lightweight title? AS a real cham
pion, how does he stack up against the
men who have held the lightweight IT,
tle-Kid Lavigne. Frank Erne. Joe